Question

I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car   31  (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32  should have the honor of receiving me  33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me   34   (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to   35   small town some 20 kilometers away   36   there was a garage.

   I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table.    37   villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked   38    (merry) till far into the night.

    When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman   39   the trouble I had caused   40   .

Answer 1

31. broke。用過去式，因為前面用的是過去進行時，此句中的 when 意為“這時突然”，類似的又如：I was going to bed when the telephone rang. 我正要睡覺，忽然電話響了。

32. who。指人，且用作主語，故用 who。

33. as�？疾閔onour…as…結構，其中的 as 意為“作為”。

34. settled。注意用過去分詞，考查“get+賓語+過去分詞”結構，getting me settled into…的意思是“安排我住進……”。

35. a。表示不確指概念，故用不定冠詞。

36. where。引導定語從句，用作地點狀語；定語從句修飾名詞a small town。

37. other。指其他的村民(from www.nmet168.com)。

38. merrily。因為是用作狀語，修飾動詞，故要用副詞形式。

39. for�？疾� reward sb for sth 結構，其意為“因某事報答人”。

40. her。因前面提到是一位 old woman，故用 her。