To protect his new invention,he took out a patent（ ）it. on

What does the man mean？

A.He feels sorry about it.

B.He prefers his party.

C.He is worried about it.

A、put on

B、took off

C、dressed off

(A) the pat on the back

(B) a pat on his back

(C) the pat on his back

(D) a pat on the back

A.at his wits'end

B.at one's wits end

C.in his wits'end

D.out of his wits end

28． "He told his wife about it． "Here“i t”refers to

_________ ．

A． the policeman caught a thief

B． he found money in his garden

C． the coins of a shop

D． the hole in his trousers

A.time

B.thing

C.chance

D.case

B

Jim was a waiter． He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free． One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging(挖) in his garden at 8． He dug and dug． Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot． He was very glad． He put it in his right pocket． A few minutes later，he found anotherone． He picked it up and p．．．hit in the same pocket．The same thing happened for the third，the fourth and the fifth time…: He was very happy and told his wife about it． She was very happy，too． She said，"A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago． The police caught him but they didn't find any coins． Then Jim went on digging some coins，but just when he began to dig，he felt something cold in his trousers．．． It ran down one of his legs． He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand． Now he knew there was a hole in his right pocket．

( )26． There were some _________ in Jim's garden．

A．flowers

B．coins

C．people

D．trees

此题为判断题(对，错)。

He took his umbrella with him lest it______(rain).

A.to

B.beyound

C.near

D.from