IV.完形填空

Last Sunday,in my return from a weekend in the country,I took a taxi from Waterloo Station to my home in North London. We hadn’t gone very far 1 we had to stop at one of the many traffic-lights. Just as the light was changing to 2 a policeman pulled 3 the door of the taxi,jumped in,shouted to the driver,“4 that blue car in front.

It's been stolen. ” and he sat down on the seat beside me. Then he seemed to see me for the first time 5 he said quickly but clearly ,“Sorry Sir,but I've got to catch that car. ” The taxi driver 6 the speed without saying anything. After a few hundred yards the blue car stopped at 7 traffic-light and we drew up alongside. The policeman got out,ran round to the 8 of the blue car,opened it and 9 the driver out. I couldn’t hear what was said,but after a few minutes the policeman 10 to me and I went up to him. He asked me to help him take the car thief to the nearest 11 . The three of us got into the 12 .

We drove off 13 the taxi following. I didn't like sitting next to the 14 ,who was a young,rather tough-looking man,but I had no 15 Luckily,it wasnH far to the police station. When we got there the policeman 16 my name and address,thanked me for my 17 and said I could go. So I got back into my taxi and we drove off again. The taxi driver said 18 that it was the second time in a month he had been 19 to help the police,and he 20 it wouldn’t happen again.

1. A. until   B. because   C. after   D. before

2. A. orange   B. yellow   C. red   D. green

3. A. out   B. up   C. open   D. aside

4. A. Follow   B. Catch   C. Knock   D. Watch

5. A. after   B. before   C. so   D. because

6. A. increased   B. kept

   C. slowed   D. removed

7. A. a   B. the   C. another   D. the other

8. A. back   B. top

   C. driver's door   D. passenger^ door

9. A. brought   B. helped

   C. pulled   D. pushed

10. A. smiled   B. came

   C. referred   D. gestured

11. A. car park   B. police station

   C. traffic light   D. railway station

12. A. blue taxi   B. stolen car

   C. passing car   D. first taxi

13. A. with   B. by   C. of   D. in

14. A. thief   B. driver

   C. policeman   D. man

15. A. luck   B. choice   C. reason   D. way

16. A. learned   B. gave   C. stored   D. took

17. A. deed   B. action   C. help   D. words

18. A. happily   B. angrily   C. worriedly   D. proudly

19. A. made   B. seen   C. begged   D. allowed

20. A. thought   B. guessed   C. believed   D. hoped

10. The book is .

   A. worth being read

   B. worth to be read

   C. worth of being read

   D. worth reading

9. He told us whether to have a picnic was still under.

   A. construction   B. control

   C. attack   D. discussion

8. The two girls are so alike that strangers find difficult to tell one from the other.

   A. it   B. them

   C. her   D. that

7 . No one was permitted the empty house without his permission.

   A. entering   B. to enter

   C. entering into   D. to enter into

6. It is usually warm in my hometown in March,but it be rather cold sometimes.

   A. must   B. can

   C. should   D. would 

5. If,we can meet at half past seven tomorrow evening to discuss the matter.

   A. you are convenient

   B. you will be convenient

   C. it is convenient for you

   D. it will be convenient for you

4. Due to the traffic jam,thousands of passengers remained on the freeway.

   A. stuck   B. sticking

   C. to be sticking   D. to have stuck

3. — Why do you ask me to take that early bus?

—Because that bus the 9：30 a. m. train at Boston.

   A. joins to   B. joins up

   C. unites with   D. connects with

2. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that man began to space.

   A. explain   B. expect

   C. explore   D. experience