One day, the sewer line (污水管道) under our house burst.My first __1__ was to call the plumber (水管工)．An hour later, Steve arrived in his truck.I __2__ anxiously as he walked down into the damp depths.A few moments later he __3__， saying, “It's broken.”
“Can you fix it？” I asked with a mixture of doubt and __4__.
Steve looked at me as if scolding me for my lack of __5__， saying, “Sure.” Then he told me he had to get a backhoe (挖土机) and __6__ the street to the main sewer line and that it wouldn't be done until evening.
I didn't __7__ to watch the excavation (挖掘)．All I wanted was to __8__， go somewhere, and, upon my __9__， see everything the way it was before the damage.
I felt somewhat __10__ upon driving off in my clean vehicle, leaving Steve to such a(n) __11__ task. I went into town and visited a few friends. Around 6 p．m., I went home and saw a sweeter __12__： the newlypaved street and a coveredup excavation across my front garden — all was tidy.
I was taken by the very idea that, sometimes terrible things might happen to an unlucky homeowner, __13__ there is always somebody __14__ in its solution.If that's not the reason for __15__， I'm not sure what is.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的下水道污水管破裂，一位水管工费了很大的功夫帮作者修好了。他的工作一丝不苟，为此作者感激不尽。
1．A.requirement B．solution
C．schedule D．response
解析：选D 作者家的污水管道破裂，作者的第一反应(response)就是打电话给水管工，故选D项。
2．A.shouted B．watched
C．hesitated D．explained
解析：选B 该水管工进入下水道的时候，作者在一边焦急地看着(watched)。
3．A.refused B．dropped
C．nodded D．appeared
解析：选D 该水管工出来(appeared)后将污水管破损情况告诉作者。
4．A.hope B．anxiety
C．happiness D．regret
解析：选A 根据作者的问题“Can you fix it？”和句中的“mixture”可推断，作者既怀疑又希望(hope)该水管工能胜任该工作，故选A项。
5．A.wisdom B．strength
C．faith D．courage
解析：选C 根据上文“a mixture of doubt”中的doubt可推断，该水管工似乎在责怪作者对他没信心(faith)。
6．A.go along B．get through
C．drive into D．tear up
解析：选D 根据“backhoe”和“the main sewer line”可知，问题比较棘手，需要将主管道上的路挖开(tear up)。
7．A.accept B．desire
C．volunteer D．agree
解析：选B 根据下一句“All I wanted was to ________， go somewhere”可推断作者不想(desire)看这挖掘过程。
8．A.perform B．relax
C．leave D．entertain
解析：选C 根据空后的“go somewhere”可推知，作者想离开。
9．A.return B．retirement
C．disappearance D．arrival
解析：选A 作者想离开，希望一回来(return)就能看到一切都恢复原状，故选A项。
10．A.proud B．upset
C．relaxed D．guilty
解析：选D 根据空后的“upon driving off in my clean vehicle, leaving Steve to such a(n) ________ task”可推知，作者应该是有些内疚(guilty)。
11．A.dangerous B．unpleasant
C．urgent D．meaningless
解析：选B 根据上文语境作者感到内疚，再结合常识可知，修下水道的污水管应该不是一件好差事，unpleasant“不愉快的，讨厌的”。
12．A.situation B．phenomenon
C．environment D．sight
解析：选D 根据“the newlypaved street and a coveredup excavation across my front garden — all was tidy”可推断此处指作者所看到的情景(sight)，故选D项。
13．A.but B．so
C．and D．for
解析：选A 根据语境可知，本句前后为转折关系。尽管有时候不幸的房主会遇到一些糟糕的事情，但(but)总有一些有经验的(experienced)人会为你解决。
14．A.interested B．fortunate
C．successful D．experienced
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
15．A.kindness B．gratitude
C．generosity D．reward
解析：选B 如果那不是感激(gratitude)的原因，那“我”不知道什么是。
