中考英语完形填空练习题经典

1、中考英语完形填空练习题经典一、中考英语完形填空（含答案详细解析）1.完形填空Dear teacher,I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I'm 1 this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me.I know I 2 be very quiet in your class, and you never said mu

2、ch to me. But you did something that made a big 3 in my life. You see, all through my first year in schools, I hated to read. Books were just words that had 4 to do with me, and I felt bored while reading them. I'll never 5 the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to r

3、ead the story to our class. It 6 that your voice changed with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read 7. Since that day, I always waited forthe time that you read to the class. You 8 us all kinds of wonderful stories.During the summer after my year in your class, I 9 th

4、e stories you read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all by myself. I found out that I could make the words 10,too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.Yours, Linda1. A. watching2. A. usedB. readingB. used toC. writingC. was usedD. gettingD. was used to3. A.

5、 differenceB. mistakeC. decisionD. progress4. A. nothingB. everything C. something D. anything5. A. rememberB. knowC. forgetD. understand6. A. likedB. lookedC. looked like D. seemed7. A. loudlyB. quietC. aloudD. quietly8.A. toldB. readC. borrowedD. taught9. A. finishedB. practicedC. missedD. kept10.

6、 A. boringB. patientC. interestingD. necessary【答案】(1)C;(2)B;(3)A; (4) A;(5)C;(6)D;(7)C;(8)A; (9)C; (10) C;【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文是一封琳达写给史密斯夫人的感谢信。以前琳达不喜欢 读书，但是自从上了史密斯夫人的课后，尤其是听了她讲故事后，就爱上了读书，她很感 谢史密斯夫人为她打开了书的世界。(1)句意：我写这封信是因为我想让你知道6 watching观看；reading读；writing写；getting收到。结合语境可知琳达是在写信。故选C。(2)句意：我知道我过去在你的课上很安静

7、，你从来不说我。used用；used to过去常常；was used 被使用； was used to 被用来做。根据并列成分 and you never said much to me. 可推知我过去常常做某事，故选 Bo(3)句意：但是你所做的让我在生活中有很大的不同。difference不同；mistake错误；decision决定；progress进步。联系后文内容可知我的生活变得不一样，故选 A。(4)句意：书中的话与我无关，我觉得无聊。nothing没有事；everything每件事；something 某事；anything 任何事。根据上句I hated to read 结合下

8、句 and I felt bored whilereading them 可知与我无关，故选 A。(5)句意：我永远不会忘记六年级的第天。remenber记得；know知道；forget忘记；understand 理解。根据后文 Since that day, I always waited for the timethat you read to the class可推知说明作者不会忘记老师第一次给他们读故事。故选Co(6)句意：在你朗读的时候，似乎你的声音随着故事中的人物改变，画在我的脑海中。liked 喜欢；looked 看；looked like 看起来像；seemed 似乎。It s

9、eemed that 是一个固 定句型，故选Do(7)句意：在你朗读的时候，似乎你的声音随着故事中的人物改变，画在我的脑海中。loudly adv.高声地；quiet安静的； aloud大声地；quietly安静地。read aloud,朗读，固定短语，故选 Co(8)句意：你给我们讲各种精彩的故事。told告诉；read读；borrowed借；taught教。讲故事常用动词tell,故选Ao(9)句意：我错过了聆听你读的故事。finished完成；practiced练习；missed错过；kept保持。根据后文 So one day i picked up a book and read i

10、t all bymyself.可推知说明她很想念史 密斯夫人读故事。故选Co(10)句意：我发现我也可以说出有趣的话。boring无聊的；patient有耐心的；interesting 有趣的 necessary 必要的。根据最后的句子Nou, I love to read!与 Thank you foropening the world of books for me.可推知我现在也可以让单词变得很有趣。故选C。【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意文中前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时

11、没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通 顺，语意连贯。2.从每小题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。My best friend Ally and I spare a few hours of our time every week as volunteers for BuddyBall.It's a 1 that helps disabled kids do sports and make new friends.So what does a buddy (伙伴) do?

12、2, I am a buddy for an eleven-year-old boy Tom.He is in a wheelchair and is a good basketball player, but just like any kid, it upsets him 3 he misses a shot or makes a bad pass. He starts to cry and doesn't want to play. Sometimeshe even wants to 4. So, as his buddy, I encourage him. Now we'

13、;re working on ourbasketball skills together. It's great to see how he has 5 and he doesn't get upset so easily.Ally is a buddy for Clara, a kid with very few language skills. She is also a bit 6! She likesrunning away. Ally has learned how to work with Clara and to get her to join in the 7.

14、Now she loves baseball and has more friends. Next week she's playing in a team. Her parents are 8 happy about BuddyBall and they say that Clara is more confident (自信的) and 9 after her BuddyBall sessions.BuddyBall is a great chance for everyone! Differences 10 and we realize that we're all ju

15、st kids loving sports. I love doing BuddyBall because I know I'm doing something meaningful!1. A. decision B. subject C. program2. A. In the end B. On the way C. At the moment3. A. when4. A. keep on5. A. dreamed6. A. wild7. A. games8. A. hardly9. A. carefulB. untilB. get downB. improvedB. friend

16、lyC. beforeC. give upC. preparedC. easy-goingB. discussionsC. lessonsB. trulyB. sociable10. A. increase B. remainC. possiblyC. creativeC. disappear(6) A; (7) A; (8) B; (9)【答案】(1)C;(2)C;(3)A;(4)C;(5) B;B; (10) C;【解析】【分析】文章主要讲述了作者和朋友去帮助残疾小孩的一个叫BuddyBall的项目充当志愿者，在此期间她们帮助了小孩重获自信，变得身心健康，也因此体会到了这个项 目的意义。(

17、1)句意：这是一个帮助残疾小孩运动以及交朋友的一个项目。根据上文as volunteersfor BuddyBall,可知是一个公益项目，A决定，B科目，C项目；故选 C。(2)句意：在那时，我是一个11岁叫汤姆的小孩的伙伴。上文说去当志愿者，帮助残疾小孩，因此是指在当志愿者时，充当什么角色；A最后，B在路上，C在那刻；故选Co(3)句意：当他某次投篮没投中或者传球没有传好的时候，他感到很失落。篮球没打好和感到失落，两个动作同时发生，因此用 when,表示动作同时发生。A当时，B直到时候，C在之前；故选Ao(4)句意：有时候他甚至想放弃。根据 He starts to cry and does

18、n't want to play ,开始哭并 且不想打球了，与放弃意思相近，A保持；B下来，C放弃；故选Co(5)句意：看到他如何进步，并且不再那么容易感到沮丧，是一件非常好的事情。上文说道篮球没打好，就直接感到沮丧，而下文说道doesn't get upset so easily ,可知是产生了进步，A梦想，B进步，C准备；故选Ao(6)句意：她也有点无法无天。根据 She likes running away.,可知性格比较随性放肆，A无法无天的，B友好的，C随和的；故选 Ao(7)句意：爱丽学习如何与卡拉合作，并且带领她一起进入游戏。根据Now she lovesbase

19、ball,现在她喜欢棒球，可知带卡拉一起玩游戏，A游戏，B讨论，C课程；故选 A。(8)句意：她父母真心地开心有BuddyBall这个项目。A艰难地，B真心地，C可能地；故选Bo(9)句意：并且他们说卡拉现在更自信了，并且在参加了一学年的BuddyBall项目之后更合群了。根据 she's playing in a team ,她在小队里打比赛，可知卡拉已经能进入了团队，变得合群，A小心，B合群白1 C有创造力的；故选 Bo(10)句意：差异消失了，我们意识到我们都只是热爱运动的孩子。根据句意可知，差异消失，大家都是同样的热爱运动的孩子，A增加，B保持，C消失；故选Co【点评】考查完形

20、填空，先通读全文，了解文章大意，再认真阅读选项，掌握选项的词义 和用法，再根据句意或者上下文选择正确的选项。最后选择完毕后，带着选项通读全文进 行检查。3. 完形填空At a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly1 at the end of the road. It came from a 2 which was carried by a man. A villager nearhim said," Here Blind Sun comes

21、.""Blind?" the man said," That's too 3. A blind man has no idea of day and night,can't 4 the beauty of nature, or even doesn't know what the light is. Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern?"As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved gradually to the

22、man. The man asked,"5, may I ask you whether you're really blind?"The blind man answered," Yes, the moment I stepped into the world, I can't see 6."The man asked," In that case, 7 do you carry a lantern?" The blind man smiled," Atnight all the people withou

23、t light are just as blind 8 me, so I light a lantern."The man said," I see, you light for others."But the man said," No, I do it for 9.""For yourself? But there is no 10 to do that." the man felt surprised again.The blind man explained," Were you ever knocked

24、by others 11 the dark?"The man nodded," yes, sometimes."The man said proudly," Believe it or not. I 12 knocked anyone. Although I'm blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but let others see me, 13 they won't knock me."After hearing that, the man was l

25、ost in thoughtIn fact, everyone has a lamp in himself, light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself!一Never put yourself in a dark 14 when you feel left out and find it hard to15 well with others, are you ready to light your lamp?1. A. appeared2. A. basketB. fellB. toyC. wentC. lanter

26、nD. closedD. bag3. A. easyB. clearC. usefulD. strange4. A. hearB. enjoyC. touchD. play5. A. Excuse meB. Come on C. I'm sorryD. Never mind6. A. somethingB. nothingC. everything D. anything7. A. howB. whyC. whereD. which8. A. asB. likeC. toD. of9. A. yourselfB. himselfC. myselfD. ourselves10. A. t

27、imeB.needC. wayD. problem11. A. such asB. instead of C. because ofD. as for12. A. alwaysB. neverC. oftenD. usually13. A. afterB. soC. ifD. because14. A. situationB. villageC. dreamD. country15. A. turn onB. hold onC. put onD. get on【答案】(1)A; (2)C; (3) D;(4) B; (5) A; (6) D; ( 7) B;(8) A； (9)(12) B;

28、( 13) B; (14) A; (15) D;C; (10) B; (11) C;【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要叙述在一个漆黑的夜晚一个盲人提着个灯笼。旁边 的人问他为什么。他回答道：虽然他是盲人，但他提着灯笼，不仅为别人照亮，而且让别人看见他，这样他们就不会撞到他了。在文章最后告诉我们一个道理：事实上，每个人都有一盏灯在自己身上，它不仅为别人，而且为自己积极地点燃！当你觉得被忽视了，很难与他人相处时，千万不要把自己置身于黑暗中，你准备好点灯了吗？”(1)句意：当他慢慢地走的时候，一盏黄灯突然亮在路的尽头。A: appeared出现；B:fell 摔倒；C： went 去;D： clos

29、ed 关闭。根据 a yellow light 和 at the end of the road 只能用 出现，故选Ao(2)句意：。它来自一个一个男人提着的灯笼。A: basket篮子；B: toy玩具； C:lantern灯；D： bag包。根据下文 Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern?" 可知那个男人拿的是 灯笼，故选Co(3)句意：A: easy容易白B: clear清晰的；C: useful有用的；D： strange陌生的，奇怪的。根据下文Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern?"

30、可知一个盲人提着灯笼，被人认为奇怪的，故选 D。（ 4）句意：盲人不知道白天和黑夜，不能享受大自然的美丽，甚至不知道光是什么。 A： hear 听见； B： enjoy 喜欢；C： touch 触摸； D： play 玩。根据上文A blind man has no ideaof day and night, 可知盲人不能享受自然之美。故选 B。（ 5）句意：对不起，请问你是不是真的瞎了？”A： Excuse me 打扰一下； B： Come on 加油；C： I'm sorry 抱歉； D： Never mind 没关系。根据下文是打扰别人，要用 Excuse me ，故选 A。（

31、6）句意：我一踏入这个世界，就什么也看不见。A ： something 某事（物）； B ：nothing 什么没有； C： everything 一切； D： anything 任何事（物）。根据can't ，可知是否定句，要用 anything ，故选 D。（ 7）句意：既然这样，你为什么要提灯笼？ A： how 怎样； B： why 为什么；C： where何地； D： which 哪一个。根据下文so I light a lantern." 可知上文应该询问为什么提着灯笼，故选B。（ 8）句意：晚上所有没有光的人都像我一样瞎，所以我点了一盏灯笼。A ： as 与 一样

32、；B: like像；C: to向。至U; D： of的。as+形容词/副词原级+as与一样，固定句型，故选A。（ 9）句意：我是为我自己照明。 A： yourself 你自己； B ： himself 他自己；C： myself 我自己； D： ourselves 我们自己。根据下文"For yourself? 可知是为自己，故选C。（ 10）句意：但没必要这么做。A： time 时间； B： need 需要；C： way 方法； D： problem问题。根据上文For yourself? 可知对一个盲人来说提着灯笼为自己照明确实没必要， 故选B。（11）句意：你有没有因为黑暗而被

33、别人撞到？ A： such as 例如； B： instead of 代替； C： because of 因为； D： as for 至于。根据Were you ever knocked by others 11 the dark? 可知被撞是由于天黑，故选C。（ 12）句意：信不信由你。我从未撞到人。A： always 总是； B ： never 从不； C： often 经常； D： usually 通常。根据上文The man said proudly ，可知一定是没有撞到过人，故选B。（ 13）句意：这样他们就不会打我了。A： after 在 之后； B： so 因此；C： if 如果

34、； D：because 因为。根据上文Although I'm blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but letothers see me ，可知这样做的结果，别人就不会撞到我。故选 B。（ 14）句意：当你觉得被忽视了，很难与他人相处时，千万不要把自己置于黑暗的境地。A： situation 情况； B： village 村庄 C： dream 梦想； D： country 国家。根据下文when youfeel left out and find it hard to 15 well with others

35、 ，可知不要让自己处在这种情况下，故选A。（ 15）句意：当你觉得被忽视了，很难与他人相处时，千万不要把自己置于黑暗的境地，你准备好点灯了吗？ A： turn on 打开； B： hold on 握紧，等一下；C： put on 穿上； D： geton 上车。根据get on well with sb. 与某人相处的好，固定短语，故选 D。【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。4.阅读下面短文，从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文完整、通顺。On a hot summer morning,

36、an old fisherman was fishing near a river. A child went by seeing him fishing. After a few minutes, the child found that the fisherman was really good 1 fishing. Because he didn't spend long 2 a full basket of fish. As the fisherman feltthat the child was clever, he offered him some fish. But th

37、e child 3 his head. Thefisherman asked in 4, "Why not want the fish?"The child pointed at the fishing rod （杆） in his hands and said, "I only want that.""Why do you only want the rod?" Asked the fisherman."Eating up all the fish you gave doesn't take long. But i

38、f I have a fishing rod, I can go 5 by myself and I won't be afraid of not having any more fish to eat."Ithink you will 6 say that the child is very cute. Wrong! I think if he doesn'tknow7 to fish, he can't have fish to eat, even though he has the fishing rod. So it's8to onlyhave

39、 a fishing rod. Fishing skills are the 9 important, not the fishing rod.In modern society, some people think that if they have a "fishing rod" in their life, they'll 10fear the wind and rain, just like the child who thought that if he had a fishing rod, hewould have fish to eat.1. A. f

40、orB. inC. atD. with2. A. to catchB. inC. for catching D. catching3. A. liftedB.noddedC.shookD.shaked4. A. surprisesB. surpriseC. surprisedD. surprising5. A. fishedB. fishingC. fishesD. fish6. A. mainly7. A. howB. finallyB. whereC. exactlyC. whatD. certainlyD. when8. A. harmlessB. homelessC. uselessD

41、. careless9. A. mostB. leastC. lessD. more10. A. not longB. not longer C. no longD. no longer【答案】(1) C; (2)D; (3) C;(4) B; (5) B; (6) D; (7) A; (8) C; (9)A； (10) D;【解析】【分析】主要讲了 授人以鱼不如授人以渔”的故事。(1)句意：孩子发现那个渔民真地擅长钓鱼。be good at doing sth.擅长做某事，固定搭配，故选C。(2)句意：因为他没有花费长时间抓住满篮子鱼。spend+时间+doing sth.花费多长时间做某事

42、，固定搭配，故选 D。(3)句意：但是孩子摇头。 A.抬起；B.点头；C摇晃。D.无shaken。根据前句 he offered him some巾sh.可知渔民想给孩子鱼，但是孩子不想要鱼，所以摇头，shake one's head摇头，时态是一般过去时，所以 shake用过去式shook,故选C。(4)句意：渔民惊讶地问。(5)句意：我可以自己去钓鱼。in surprise ,惊讶,固定搭配，故选B。go doing sth.去做某事，固定搭配，故选B。(6)句意：我认为你一定说孩子是非常可爱的。 孩子要钓鱼的技巧而不要鱼，孩子确实是可爱的,A.主要地；B.最后；C确切地；D.一定

43、。 所以我们一定认为孩子是聪明的，故选Do(7)句意：我认为如果他不知道怎样钓鱼。 后句可知没有鱼吃是因为不知道怎样钓鱼，A.怎样；B.哪里；C.什么；how to do sth.怎样做某事,D.什么时候。根据 固定搭配，故选Ao(8)句意：所以仅仅有一个鱼钩是无用的。A.无害的；B.无家可归的;C.无用的；D.粗心的。根据后句可知钓鱼技术也是重要的，所以仅有鱼钩，没有技术也是无用的,故选Co(9)句意：钓鱼技术是最重要的。前句可知仅有鱼钩是不足够的，钓鱼技术important ,故选 A。(10)句意：他们将不再害怕风雨。A.最多；B.最少; 是最重要的，C.更少；D.更多。the+最tWj

44、级，根据important 的最高级是 the mostno longer, 不再,固定搭配，故选Do【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺 单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。5 .先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。It was more than 80 years ago, when an army quietly passed across the Yudu River in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. They were the Chinese Central Red

45、 Army. They decided to start a 1 and hard march. It was 2 known as the Long March. This year is the 83"' year of the victory of the famous march. Let's learn something about it.During the Long March, the Chinese Central Red Army passed many places. They 3 from Jiangxi, passed through se

46、veral provinces and finally arrived in Shaanxi. It is said that they 4 about 25,000 li (about 12,500 kilometers ) during the Long March.At school, you may have learned in books that soldiers 5 many difficulties. They lived a 6 life and fought against the enemies. They crossed Chishuihe for four time

47、s, 7 manykinds of difficulties. In Sichuan, soldiers spent a hard time creeping(匍匐) across Luding ChainBridge, which was 813 iron chains (铁链),in the middle of gun fire. They also climbed9 the snowy Jiajin Mountain, which was 4,930 meters high. They didn't have enough food toeat, so they often we

48、nt 10 for days. And they didn't have enough 11 to stay away from the cold. Many soldiers 12. About 86,000 people took part in the march,13 only about 7,000 were left when they arrived in Shaanxi.Today, we can visit the places that they once passed through. This way, we may trulyunderstand the 14

49、 of the Long March : Never be15_ of difficulties and never giveup hope.1. A. shortB. longC. slowD. quick2. A. finallyB. graduallyC. famouslyD. probably3. A. returnedB. studiedC. hidD. started4. A. droveB. flewC. walkedD. rode5. A. looked throughB. went throughC. thought of D. heard of6. A. hardB. no

50、rmalC. boringD. successful7. A. remainingB. makingC. avoidingD. facing8. A. made up ofB. made intoC. made byD. made for9. A. throughB. overC. intoD. on10. A. hungryB. thirstyC. lonelyD. angry11. A. energyB. moneyC. matchesD. clothes12. A. escapedB. diedC. criedD. feared13. A. thoughB. becauseC. soD.

51、 but14. A. influenceB. meaningC. spiritD. result15. A. afraidB. shyC. tiredD. proud【答案】(1) B;(2) C; (3)D; (4) C;(5) B; (6)A; ( 7) D; (8) A; (9)B; (10) A; (11)D; ( 12) B;(13) D;(14) C; (15)A；【解析】【分析】主要讲了中国的长征及长征精神。(1)句意：他们决定开始一个长的艰苦的旅行。A.短的；B.长的；C.缓慢白D.快速的。根据the Long March ,长征，可知这个行程的路途遥远，因此用 long,故选

52、B。(2)句意：这是众所周知的长征。A.最后；B.逐渐地；C著名地；D.很可能。be famouslyknown as,固定搭配，众所周知，故选 C(3)句意：他们从江西开始，经过几个省，终于到达陕西。A.归还；B.学习；C.隐藏；D.开始。根据finally ,最后到达陕西，可知最先提到的江西是长征的首发地，故选D。(4)句意：据说长征期间他们步行大约25000里。A.开车；B.飞；C步行；D.骑自行车。根据历史知识可知，长征是步行，故选Co(5)句意：你可能在书本里已经学过士兵经历许多困难。A.浏览；B.经历；C.思考；D.听说。go through difficulties ,经历困难，

53、固定搭配，故选 B。(6)句意：他们过着一种艰难的生活。A.艰难白B.正常的；C.无聊的；D.成功的。根据前句go through difficulties ,可知士兵经历许多困难，所以生活是艰难的，故选A。(7)句意：他们四渡赤水河，面对许多不同的困难。A.保持；B.制作；C.避免；D.面对。face difficulties ,面对困难，固定搭配，故选D。(8)句意：士兵在匍匐通过泸定桥上花费困难时间，泸定桥是由 13个铁链组成。A.由 组成；B.由制成；C.由制作；D.为了 被制作。泸定桥是由13个铁链组成，故选A。(9)句意：他们也翻越了白雪皑皑的夹金山。A.通过；B.在正上方；C进入

54、；D.在上面。在正上方用over, climb over,爬过，翻越，固定搭配，故选 B。(10)句意：所以他们经常好几天挨饿。A.饥饿的；B.口渴的；C孤独白D.生气的。根据前句They didn't have enough food to eat ,他们没有足够的食物吃，可知他们经常挨饿，故 选A。(11)句意：他们没有足够的用法抵抗严寒。A.能量；B金钱；C比赛；D.衣服。根据stayaway from the cold ,抵抗严寒，可知是衣服，故选D。(12)句意：许多士兵死去。 A.逃避；B.死亡；C.哭；D.害怕。根据前文可知他们没有足够 吃的东西，也没有衣服御寒，所以很多

55、士兵死去，故选Bo(13)句意：但是当他们到达陕西时，仅仅剩下大约7000 士兵。A.尽管；B.因为；C.所以；D.但是。根据前文可知大约86000人参加长征，最后仅仅7000人剩下，前后表示转折，所以用but,故选Do(14)句意：我们可能真地理解长征的精神。A.影响；B.意义；C精神；D.结果。根据后文可知讲的是长征精神：不要害怕困难，永远不要放弃希望，故选 Q(15)句意：不要害怕困难，永远不要放弃希望。A.害怕的；B.害羞的；C疲劳的；D.骄傲的。be afraid of,害怕；固定搭配，故选 A。【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺 单词的含

56、义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。6 .阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ray had a wonderful family and lived very happily. He had four grandchildren, and they all came to see him 1 their holidays. One day, Ray was preparing to welcome them as usual: cleaning the house and cooking delicious food. 2 he was working, he lost his favorite watch which was a 3 from his deceased (已故的) wife. Ray loved the watch very much, and he was very sad.When his grandchildren arrived, they 4him they would find the watch. Onegranddaughter asked, "Grandpa, where did you see the watch last 5 it w ent missing? "R