1InFebruarylastyear,mywife1herjob.Justassuddenly,theownerofthegreenhouse2Iworkedasmanagerdiedofaheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedto_3__it.Thingslookedpretty__4___.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwas___5___"GoingoutofBusiness"signatthegreenhouse,thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanager___6__companyhasjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeoftown.Shewaslookingforpottedplantsto___7__inthereceptionareasandoffices."Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants,"shesaid,"I'msure_8_afewweeksthey'llallbe__9__."WhywasIhelpingherselectherpurchases?Mymindwasracing.Perhaps___10_____adozenfirmshaverecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficepark,andtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstruction__11___way.Thatafternoon,Idroveouttotheofficepark.Bysixo'clockthateveningIhad___12____contractswithsevencompaniestorentplantsfrommeandpaymea_13__tomaintainthem.Withinaweek,Ihad____14___anagreementtoleasethegreenhousefromtheowner'sfamily.Businessisnowincreasingrapidly.Andoneday,we_15____tobetheproudownersofthegreenhouse.1.()A.lostB.loseC.leftD.gone2.()A.whichB.thatC.whereD.when3.()A.runB.haveC.keepD.want4.()A.smoothB.smoothlyC.wellD.want5.()A.hangingoffB.hangingonA.hangingoutD.hangingup6.()A.whichB.whoseC.whereD.who7.()A.placeB.occupyC.hangD.put8.()A.inB.afterC.onD.at9.()A.dieB.deathC.deadD.deadly10.()A.aslongasB.assoonasC.asmuchasD.asmanyas11.()A.inB.atC.underD.on12.()A.writtenB.readC.saidD.signed13.()A.moneyB.feeC.ticketD.tuition14.()A.workedonB.workedatC.workedoutD.workedup15.()A.expectB.wishC.hopeD.think答案及解析：1.A由Februarylastyear推断是去年二月，所以用过去时lost2.Cthegreenhouse在定语从句Iworkedasmanager中作地点状语，所以引导词用where。3.A由句意，应为经营，所以是run.4.D妻子失业，自己工作的地方也关闭了，事情看起来很不好，灰暗，故用gloomy.5.Ｃ此处应为闲逛的意思hangon意为不挂断hangup意为挂断。6.B先行词anofficemanager在后面的定语从句中做company定语，故用引导词whose。7.B此处应意为放置。Occupy占有hang悬挂put平放8.Ain此处为在多长时间之后，一般用于将来时。9.C此处应为be的表语死了的故用dead。10.Dasmanyas意为多达11.Cunderway意为在进行中12.D.signcontracts意为签合同13．Bfee意为费用