Dad loved children and always wanted a (36)family.Eventually (最终),he got what hewanted (37)there were twelve children in the family.Without fail,he would show us off to visi-tors.
once,Dad (38)presented the first three children in the family,Anne,Mary and Ernestine ,to some visitors.Then he picked up the fourth child,Martha,and said,’-And this is our (39model,complete with all the improvements.And don ’t think that this is all;we ’re (40)the1951model some time next month.’
But what he (41)most was taking us out for a drive in the car.Just the (42)0f all of uswould cause people t0(43)their houses.On one occasion (场合)a man in a village we werepassing through shouted (44)that he had seen eleven people in our car,not (45)Mum and Dad.(46),Dad called out over his shoulder,’You (47)the second baby up from the front here,Mister.’
Another time,Dad told us this joke,(48)we were not sure then whether he was telling usthe (49).Mum,who was a psychologist (心理学家),once went to give a lecture and left Dadin charge of the (50).When Mum returned,she asked him if everything had run (51).He said that everything was fine (52)0ne of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been (53).When he pointed at the child that had been (54),Mum looked at him calmly and said,’That’s not one of ours,dear.He (55)next door.’
A.rich
B.lovely
C.close
D.large