十：附加题：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
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I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car   1  (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 2 should have the honor of receiving me  3 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   4  (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 5  small town some 20 kilometres away   6   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.    7   villagers brought me goat's cheese and hone. We drank together and talked   8   (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   9   the trouble I had caused  10   .