江西省莲塘一中2016届高三英语课时练（1）英语试题
Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife. She burst into 1 . I took them to the shoemaker to get them 2 .
The young apprentice(学徒) glanced at the opening and said, “ 3 I can do except replace the upper.” His master looked at them and said to me, “If you 4 me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes.”
I was 5 and asked why.
He explained, “As if the openings were made 6 for the sake of special style and reuse.”
Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on 7 shoe, but all the openings were patched(打补丁) by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread, 8 more unique and interesting than ever. I couldn't help but 9 the master's skill.
Another time, my wife’s sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back. My wife 10 the blouse carefully, and then said, “Let me take it 11 and mend it.”
