1. (2017七下·萧山期中) 通读全文，根据短文理解，选择正确答案填空。         John is an artist(画家). He lives next to Jane. He spends(花费) much 1 drawing pictures and he is2 all the time. He doesn't like to talk to others when he is 3. His friends 4 him well. If they want to visit him, they often 5  first. They go to John's home only when he is not busy.     Jane is a nurse in a 6  . She has many friends and they often go to her house and talk with her. But Jane hopes to 7 books when she is at home. She doesn't know 8 to say that to her friends.

    Now Jane is 9  her problem with John in front of their building. John wants to help her. But he has no idea. At last, he says, "You can 10 your hat and coat when you're at home. If your friends come, you say to them 'Sorry, I need to go out'."