XI. Fill in each numbered blank ONE suitable word. (20 points)
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) _____________ of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) _____________ herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) _____________antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) _____________an art gallery. I remember my father (5) _____________ that she was a “Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) _____________ idea what he meant. I (7) _____________ out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) _____________ her. My sister Alice, (9) _____________ was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) _____________ saw him again!
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Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) .......................one............... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...............by....................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ..................of .................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...............like...................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ........................saying .............. that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) .............no......................... idea what he meant. I (7) ......................found................ out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ................about...................... her. My sister Alice, (9) .......................who............... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) .............never......................... saw him again
.1. one
2. by
3. of
4. like
5. said
6. no
7. found
8. about
9. who
10. never