【Ifyouhaveawatchdon'trepairit!Iknowit1OnceIhadabeautifulwatch.Andthiswatch2perfecttime.ButonenightithappenedthatIforgotto3itup.NextmorningIwenttoawatchmakerasI】
Ifyouhaveawatchdon'trepairit!Iknowit1 OnceIhadabeautifulwatch.Andthiswatch2 perfecttime.ButonenightithappenedthatIforgotto3 itup.NextmorningIwenttoawatchmakerasIwantedmyperfectwatchtobe4 bytheexacttime.Thewatchmaker5 mywatchandsaid"Theregulator(校准器)istobepushedupasyourwatchisfourminutes6 ."
Itriedtostophimandtriedto7 himunderstandthatmywatchkeptperfecttimebuthedidnotlistentomeandpushedtheregulator.
Mybeautifulwatchbegantogaintime.It8fasterandfasterdaybyday.Bytheendofthesecondmonthithad9 alltheclocksandwatchesofthetownfarbehind.
WhatdidIhavetodo?Totakeittoanotherwatchmakertoberegulated.Iexpectedhimtoregulatethewatchimmediately10 heaskedmetocomeinaweek'stime.WhenatlastItookmywatchfromhimitbeganto11 down.AndIbegantobelatefortrainsbusinessappointmentsandevenmissedmydinners.
NowIwenttoa12 watchmaker.WhileIwaitedforhimtorepairmypoorwatchhe13 ittopiecesandsaidthathecouldfinishthiswork14 threeorfourdays.Icoulddonothingbut15 .Thattimemywatchwentforhalfadayandthenstopped.
SoIkept16 mywatchfromonewatchmakertoanotherforaconsiderableperiodoftime.
Andasaresultofitthecleverestmanintheworldcouldnot17 thetimebymywatch.Thethingwasgetting18 .Mywatchhadcosttwohundreddollars19 butIpaidforrepairsmorethantwohundred.AtlastI20 tobuyanotherwatchwhichIdid.
( )1.A.forever B.foronce C.forcertain D.forfree
( )2.A.kept B.told C.observed D.struck
( )3.A.turn B.wind C.pick D.put.
( )4.A.turned B.taken C.put D.set
( )5.A.examined B.checked C.studied D.observed
( )6.A.fast B.short C.ahead D.slow
( )7.A.get B.persuade C.make D.explain
( )8.A.gained B.lost C.went D.won
( )9.A.remained B.left C.stayed D.fallen
( )10.A.however B.and C.but D.therefore
( )11.A.go B.walk C.slow D.fall