A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman
struggle（奮力）with a large box. It was half in and half 1
of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and
said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very 2 .
” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of 3
with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）. ”
“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He 4_ into the
back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m
ready. ” And he began to_ 5 hard. For several minutes the man and
the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were 6 in the face.
“Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it 7 stuck.
” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?” 8 of
them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went
on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You
are 9 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we
can get it out of the car. ” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m
trying to get it 10 !”
1. A．in B．out C．on D．off
2. A．heavy B．strong C．dear D．new
3. A．trouble B．questions C．matter D．accidents
4. A．got B．stepped C．came D．walked
5. A．pull B．carry C．push D．take
6. A．white B．tired C．red D．hurt
7. A．goes B．falls C．grows D．seems
8. A．Every B．All C．Either D．Both
9. A．ready B．right C．clever D．sure
10. A．of B．in C．out D．fro
