Question

I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane _______at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was ______ excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared ______astonishment at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their ______beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then ______me because he ______go back to work. He ______to return the next day.

______my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I _______speak a word of English, I couldn’t _______the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ________to make some gestures, _______the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I _______the same thing the man________the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway________I came to Time Square with its movie theatre, and huge ______people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk _______the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I _______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I _______awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

1.A. took off B. landed C. got out D. took down

2.A. too B. so C. very D. much

3.A. got B. took up C. got on D. took

4.A. in B. at C. for D. to

5.A. old-made B. man-made C. newly-made D. natural

6.A. had left B. would leave C. left D. was leaving

7.A. must B. had to C. should D. ought

8.A. agreed B. said C. told D. promised

9.A. Shortly after B. Long before C. Shortly D. soon

10.A. couldn’t B. could C. didn’t D. did

11.A. ask B. say C. tell D. order

12.A. begun B. started C. must D. started to

13.A. and B. so C. then D. but

14.A. ordered B. booked C. asked D. got

15.A. on B. for C. at D. to

16.A. when B. until C. after D. before

17.A. crowds of B. groups of C. crowd of D. group of

18.A. around B. in C. by D. near

19.A. was B. went C. kept D. started

20.A. lain B. lay C. laid D. was

Answer 1