阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳　　　　 答案。

　　     It was Friday, Andy Barton was in a 1 mood (情绪).　　　　 At six o'clock his 2 programme. "Travel with us" was on TV. Andy　　　　 liked to get home 3 good time for that. But then, just as he was　　　　 leaving the office to get home a little 4 a customer rang up with a few　　　　 complaints (牢骚, 抱怨) for the next fifteen minutes. "I can 　　　　 5 get home in time if I hurry." Andy told himself as he 　　　　 6 out of the office. But then, as he drove off in his car, he 　　　　 7that he was almost out of 8. " I'll have to stop at Fenton's." Andy thought. He 　　　　 9 Fenton's because it was a 10 petrol station. "You do all the work yourself, but you　　　　 pay 11for the petrol." he used to 12.

　　 　　 　　 　　

    But at Fenton's, the pump was not working properly and it 　　 13 ages to get petrol. 14 when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six.　　　　 Just then the phone rang. "Shall I 15 it?" Andy thought. He tried to　　　　 16 his attention on the programme and forgot the phone. But it 　　　　 17 ringing and finally he picked it up.　　　　 "Mr. Barton?" 18 said, "Fenton's Garage here."　　　　 "Fenton's?" said Andy. " 19, I was at your place only a few minutes　　　　 20, getting some petrol. Did I 21 something behind or what?" "No, you　　　　 didn't, Mr Barton." The voice went on. "That's just the 　　　　 22! You didn't leave anything behind! You went off without paying for your petrol, you　　　　 23! Now normally, when that happened, we ring up the police. But 24 I　　　　 recognized you and I know it was a mistake."

　　 　　 　　 　　

    "I'm really very sorry." Andy said.　　　　 "Oh, 25, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your　　　　 petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!"　　

　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A. good　　 　　　　　　B. bad　　 　　  C. happy　　 　　  D. worse  [    ]

　　

(2)A. favourite 　　   B. music　　 　　C. news 　　   D.　　 cartoon[    ]

(3)A. in　　 　　　　　　  B.　　 at 　　   C. on　　 　　　　 D. for    [    ]

　　

(4)A. late　　 　　　　　　B. later　　 　　C. earlier 　　D. early  [    ]

　　

(5)A. surely 　　　　  B.　　 yet 　　  C. still　　 　　  D. also   [    ]

　　

(6)A. rushed 　　　　  B.　　 went 　　 C. walked 　　 D.　　 stepped[    ]

(7)A. observed 　　　　B. noticed　　   C. understood  D. decided[    ]

　　

(8)A. order 　　　　   B.　　 work 　　 C. breath 　　 D.　　 petrol[    ]

(9)A. liked 　　　　   B.　　 loved 　　C. pleased 　　D. hated  [    ]

　　

(10)A. self-service    B. good 　　 C.　　 strange 　　D. funny  [    ]

　　

(11)A. less 　　　　   B.　　 much 　　 C. the same    D. more　　   [    ]

(12)A. say　　 　　　　　　B.　　 complain  C. explain 　　D. talk   [    ]

　　

(13)A. took 　　　　   B.　　 cost 　　 C. spent 　　  D.　　 spared[    ]

(14)A. But　　 　　　　　　B. So　　 　　   C. For　　 　　　　D. And    [    ]

　　

(15)A. receive 　　　　B. accept　　    C. reply 　　  D. answer[    ]

　　

(16)A. draw 　　　　   B.　　 pay 　　  C. fix　　 　　　　D. get    [    ]

　　

(17)A. kept 　　　　   B.　　 kept on   C. went on 　　D. stopped[    ]

　　

(18)A. he　　 　　　　　　 B.　　 a man 　　C. Mr. Fenton   D. a voice[    ]

　　

(19)A. Well 　　　　   B.　　 Oh 　　   C. Why　　 　　　　D. Oh well[    ]

　　

(20)A. ago　　 　　　　　　B.　　 before    C. later 　　  D. earlier[    ]

　　

(21)A. lose 　　　　   B. leave 　　C. get 　　　　D. take   [    ]

(22)A. trouble 　　　　B. worry　　 　　C. programme   D. thing  [    ]

　　

(23)A. look 　　　　   B.　　 say 　　  C. see　　 　　　　D. think  [    ]

(24)A. suddenly   B. certainly C. unfortunately   D. luckily[    ]

　　 (25)A. that's all right  B. don't mention it C. you're welcome  D. all the same[    ]

　　

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意。然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。

(A)

　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last　　 guests took their leave, and although we had enjoyed their arrival,　　 my wife and I were quite 1 to shut the door behind them. We left all　　 the dirty dishes and glasses 2 they were and, after opening a few　　 windows to let some fresh air in and the 3 of stale tobacco out, we　　 climbed into bed and fell 4.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour when I woke up with a 5 smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked　　 into the hall, and there, through dense clouds of smoke, I saw that　　 one of the curtains was 6. I should have closed the windows then 7　　 delay, but 8 I tried to beat out the flames with a newspaper. When　　 this failed I 9 into the kitchen to grab a bucket and fill it with　　 water. At the 10 time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade 11 coming to my help. We had to work at 12　　 speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the　　 flames fanned by the wind from the windows, 13 spreading. We were　　 unable to put out the fire but we 14 to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty 15 putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

1. A. thanks　　 B. thanking　　C. thankful　　D. awful　　［　　］ 2. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　C. in　　　　  D. at　　   ［　　］ 3. A. smile　　  B. smell　　   C. ash　　　　 D. dust　　 ［　　］ 4. A. sleep　　  B. sleepless   C. asleep　　  D. sleeping ［　　］ 5. A. dense　　  B. heavy　　   C. lot　　　　 D. strong   ［　　］ 6. A. on burning B. in burning  C. on fire　　 D. in fire  ［　　］ 7. A. with　　   B. without　　 C. against　　 D. by　　   ［　　］ 8. A. in place   B. in stead　　C. instead　　 D. in time  ［　　］ 9. A. hurrying   B. hurried　　 C. worried　　 D. worrying ［　　］ 10. A. next　　  B. correct　　 C. right　　   D. same　　 ［　　］ 11. A. till　　  B. and　　　　 C. before　　  D. when　　 ［　　］ 12. A. height　　B. face　　　　C. top　　　　 D. bottom   ［　　］ 13. A. for　　   B. from　　　　C. out　　　　 D. to　　   ［　　］ 14. A. failed　　B. tried　　   C. managed　　 D. succeeded［　　］  15. for　　　　  B. to　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. on　　   ［　　］

(B)

　　One Sunday morning in 1959, a group of friends met for lunch after a 16 party the night before. They were pretending (假装) to watch TV, 17 most of them were half asleep. To 18 the others up, one of them 19 said, "I am going to 20 to fly." The speaker was Sheila Scott. She was already over thirty and she had a son and two daughters. She had been a nurse in the Second World War, now she was 21 in films and the theatre, but she did not 22 very successful(成功的). She could not pass her driving 23. Her friends laughed. Sheila could not 24 a car, she would never be able to fly 25. What a joke (笑话)!

16. A. early　　B. short　　C. late　　D. happy　　　　　　［　　］ 17. A. but　　  B. and　　  C.so　　   D. or　　　　　　   ［　　］ 18. A. put　　  B. take　　 C. get　　 D. wake　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. bravely  B. suddenly C. only　　D. quickly　　　　  ［　　］ 20. A. learn　　B. teach　　C. want　　D. tell　　　　　　 ［　　］ 21. A. studying B. making   C. waiting D. working　　　　  ［　　］ 22. A. turn　　 B. become   C. feel　　D. get　　　　　　  ［　　］ 23. A. subject  B. test　　 C. work　　D. business　　　　 ［　　］ 24. A. buy　　  B. drive　　C. sell　　D. ride　　　　　　 ［　　］ 25. A. home　　 B. a kite   C. high　　D. a plane　　　　  ［　　］ 

　

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　    I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the Jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper 　　 1 that you could buy tickets at the 2　　 box office in Richland Hills 3 day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o'clock to 5:30, the 4 time I could go to the　　 theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. 5 the theater is on the　　 6 side of the town, and the bus 7 between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But 8 you are lucky, you can make the 　　 9 trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for 　　 10 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come 　　 11 the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I 　　 12 and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and 13 , on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck 　　 14 . I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theater in 15 　　 twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a 16 line of people　　 at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. 17 I would not have enough time to 　　 18 in line, I caught the next bus and headed back 19 the town. By Friday I realized my only 20 was to make the trip by taxi. It was 　　 21 but I felt it would be worth it to 22 the concert. The trip by taxi only 23 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the 24 , I was relieved to　　 see 25 was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold　　 all the tickets.

(1)A. talked　　  B. said　　 C. wrote　　 D. told　　   ［　　］ 

(2)A. theater　　 B. hall　　 C. center　　D. side　　   ［　　］ 

(3)A. all　　　　 B. whole　　C. some　　  D. any　　　　［　　］ 

(4)A. first　　   B. next　　 C. only　　  D. last　　   ［　　］ 

(5)A. luckily　　 B. Unfortunately　　   

    C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 

(6)A. left　　　　B. near　　 C. same　　  D. other　　  ［　　］ 

(7)A. service　　 B. driver    C. stop　　　　D. station　　   ［　　］ 

(8)A. if　　　　  B. unless   C. became　　D. as　　　　 ［　　］ 

(9)A. returned　　B. round　　C. single　　D. happy　　  ［　　］ 

(10)A. fiftieth　　B. fifty　　C. forty　　 D. fifteen　　［　　］ 

(11)A. at　　　　  B. in　　   C. around　　D. on　　　　 ［　　］ 

(12)A. gave away   B. gave up  C. gave out  D. gave in　　［　　］ 

(13)A. again　　   B. then　　 C. next　　  D. at last　　［　　］ 

(14)A. returned　　B. went　　 C. lost　　  D. changed　　［　　］ 

(15)A. exactly　　 B. over　　 C. more than D. less than  ［　　］ 

(16)A. short　　   B. long　　 C. narrow　　D. strange　　［　　］ 

(17)A. Hoping　　  B. Expecting  

    C. Realizing   D. Understanding　　　　　　　　    ［　　］ 

(18)A. wait　　　　B. keep　　 C. write　　 D.get　　　　 ［　　］ 

(19)A. on　　　　  B. across   C. through   D. over　　   ［　　］ 

(20)A. time　　　　B. ticket   C. dream　　 D. hope　　   ［　　］ 

(21)A. valuable　　B. cheap　　C. expensive D. new　　　　［　　］ 

(22)A. join　　　　B. hear　　 C. buy　　   D. listen　　 ［　　］ 

(23)A. took　　　　B. spent　　C. used　　  D. had　　　　［　　］ 

(24)A. bus stop　　B. theater  C. concert   D. corner　　 ［　　］ 

(25)A. somebody　　B. nobody   C. a person  D. a woman　　［　　］

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个　　 最佳答案。

　　     It was Friday, Andy Barton was in a bad mood. At six o'clock his 1　　 program "Travel with us" was on TV. Andy liked to get home 2 good　　 time for that. But then just as he 3 the office a little earlier, a　　 customer rang up with a few 4 for the next fifteen minutes." I can　　 still 5 home in time 6 I hurry." Andy told himself as he 7 out of the　　 office. But then, as he drove off 8, he 9 that it was almost out of　　 petrol." I'll have to stop at Fenton's. Andy thought. He 10 Fenton's　　 because it was a self-service petrol station. "You do all the work　　 yourself, but you 11 the same for the petrol." He used to 12.

　　

　　     But at Fenton's the pump was not working properly and it 13 ages　　 to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past　　 14. Just then the phone 15. "Shall I answer it?" Andy thought. He　　 tried to 16 his attention on the program and forgot the phone. But　　 it 17 ringing and finally he picked it up.

　　

　　     "Mr. Barton?" 18 said, "Fenton's Garage here."

　　     "Fenton's!" said Andy." Why? I was at your place only a few　　 minutes ago getting some petrol. Did I 19 something behind or what?"

　　

　　     "No, you didn't," the voice went on." That's just the 20 you did　　 not leave anything behind! You went off without 21 your petrol, you　　 see! When that happened, we rang up 22. But luckily I 23 and I knew it　　 was a mistake."　　 "I'm really 24," Andy said.

　　

　　     "Oh, 25, Mr. Barton, But could you come round now and pay for your　　 petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!"　　

   

(1)  A. music    B. cartoon    C. favorite    D. news    

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(2)  A. in    B. at    C. on    D. for 　　　　　　　　  

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(3)  A. will leave    B. was leaving    C. would leave    D. left

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(4)  A. satisfaction    B. praise    C. complaints    D. complain

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(5)  A. reach to    B. arrive in    C. come to    D. get

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(6)  A. unless    B. before    C. if    D. because 　　  

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(7)  A. rushed    B. went    C. walked    D. stepped 　　

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(8)  A. in his car    B. on his bike    C. by motor    D. by bus

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(9)  A. observed    B. took    C. noticed    D. watched  

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(10)  A. liked    B. hated    C. pleased    D. loved 　　 

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(11)  A. cost    B. buy    C. spend    D. pay 　　　　　　

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(12)  A. say    B. complain    C. explain    D. speak 　　

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(13)  A. spared    B. brought    C. ran    D. took 　　   

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(14)  A. five    B. six    C. seven    D. eight 　　　　  

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(15)  A. telephone    B. call    C. rang    D. rang up    

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(16)  A. pay    B. fix    C. give    D. show 　　　　　　 

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(17)  A. kept    B. went on    C. stopped    D. happened  

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(18)  A. a man    B. a noise    C. a voice    D. a sound  

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(19)  A. lose    B. leave    C. forget    D. take 　　　　

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(20)  A. trouble    B. worry    C. program    D. difficulty

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(21)  A. taking    B. returning    C. buying    D. paying for

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(22)  A. the station    B. the judge    C. the police    D. the office

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(23)  A. noticed    B. recognized    C. realized    D. found

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(24)  A. happy    B. sad    C. sorry    D. excited 　　   

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(25)  A. that's all right    B. don't mention it 　　　　 

C. you are welcome 　　D. not thinking about it 　　

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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are filled with 1 jobs of hiding presents from 2 young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 3 . On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable（不可忍受的）. They are 4 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will 5 their presents quickly, and the wish to stay up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves 6 . But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake in bed for a long time, hoping to 7 Father Christmas.

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I 8 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I 9 the moment when our son, Jimmy, would ask me where the new bike had come from, but 10 he did not see it.

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 11 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 12 stockings. Then I 13 in the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much 14 that night, for the children were sure to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were 15 by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they shouted excitedly! 16 I had time to get out of bed, Jimmy came 17 into our bedroom on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, 18 close behind, pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved on the 19 and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it 20 . That woke us up completely. The day really begun with a bang.

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