Mr. Hall was a rich businessman and lived in a big house beside a beautiful river.
The river usually __16__ over in winter, and one year __17__ happened very early, so that by Christmas time it was covered with really __18__ ice. People could walk across it safely.
The sight of this ice gave Mr. Hall __19__. He decided to have a big Christmas party on the ice. He would have all the furniture in his living-room _ 20 _ out onto the ice. He would have pretty colored lights _ 21 _ all around, and they would have a wonderful party. So he sent out __22__ to all his important friends, and on Christmas Eve they all began to _ 23 his house and then went onto the ice. They were all in very good _ 24 and thought that it _25_a wonderful idea of Mr. Hall to have a party on the ice.
The party 26 until late at night, and as the _ 27 guests said their merry Christmas, Mr. Hall was pleased with himself for the __28 party.
He had drunk rather 29 at the party, so he did not wake up very early __30 morning. In fact, it was 31 midday when he got up and looked out of the window at the spot where the party was held last night. __32__ he saw there made him wonder whether he was still 33 _. He closed his eyes, opened them again but there was no mistake! The ice had __34 up in the early sunshine and had carried all his living-room furniture out to __35 .
A.flows C.freeze D.froze
A.freezing B.ice C.snow D.rain
A.thin B.thick C.deep D.shallow
A.a wish B.an idea C.a hope D.a plan
A.selling B.carrying C.sold D.carried
A.lay B.lain C.hung D.hanged
A.introductions B.invitations C.informations D.lights
A.look for B.come to C.see D.leave
A.spirit B.strength C.condition D.manners
A.would be B.had been C.had had D.would have
A.went to B.kept on C.happened D.took place
A.first B.last C.most D.important
A.big B.new C.interesting D.successful
A.many B.little C.a lot D.more
A.next B.the next C.following D.followed
A.most B.mostly C.near D.nearly
A.Where B.What C.That D.Which
A.afraid B.awake C.asleep D.alive
A.dried B.come C.frozen D.broken
A.his house B.the sea C.the river D.land