单选题
阅读下面的句子和对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

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A、

A. old
B、

B. young
C、

C. few

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 根据上下文可知，此处应选young。

A、

A. importance
B、

B. idea
C、

C. thoughts

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 根据上下文可知，此处应选B

A、

A. good
B、

B. bad
C、

C. wrong

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] right和wrong是一对反义词。

A、

A. swim
B、

B. walk
C、

C. rest

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考固定搭配。take a walk意为“散步”，have a rest意为“休息”。

A、

A. on
B、

B. after
C、

C. round

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] stand on意为“位于，坐落于”，stand after意为“站在……之后”，stand round意为“站在……周围”，根据题意，此题选C。

A、

A. that
B、

B. how
C、

C. what

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[详细解答] what is happening意为“发生什么事了”。这是这是一个固定用法。

A、

A. telling
B、

B. saying
C、

C. talking

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[详细解答] 此题考固定搭配。tell a lie意为“撒谎”，句中用的是复数形式。

A、

A. kill
B、

B. keep
C、

C. beat

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 上下文呼应，最后一句说“这猫归你了”，因此此处应选B。

A、

A. always
B、

B. never
C、

C. sometimes

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[详细解答] 根据文中表述，此处老人的意思应为“我一生中从未撒过谎。”因此选B。

A、

A. won
B、

B. failed
C、

C. lost

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[详细解答] 最后一句说猫归老人，因此可以推断孩子们的意思是说老人赢了。