I have spent years of my life traveling all over the
world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed.
For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet
and very little happens.
But my first night in Algeciras was very different.
This night was very__3__and unusual.
At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty
and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As
soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small
one not far from the boat.
This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside.
But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of
Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__.
The moon was full and it was a clear, bright night. From the hotel I
could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright
moonlight.
The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went
through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first
floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was
the hotel office.
An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__.
When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more
stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting
playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was
simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him
that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and __15__to his
game of cards.
1. A.frightened B.excited C.tired D.satisfied
2. A.old B.new C.famous D.unknown
3. A.interesting B.common C.forgetful D.strange
4. A.badly B.well C.wrongly D.slowly
5. A.guide B.driver C.hotel D.dinner
6. A.friend B.address C.home D.way
7. A.small B.large C.expensive D.funny-looking
8. A.memory B.person C.reason D.sight-seeing
9. A.look down B.find out C.study D.forget
10. A.bedroom B.doorway C.stairs D.river
11. A.ran out of B.picked up C.painted D.came to
12. A.bed B.office C.desk D.doorway
13. A.over B.down C.up D.under
14. A.tired of B.enjoying C.buying D.throwing
15. A.turned back B.began C.took back D.finished