-- Do you mind my closing the window?

-- _____. It’s much too noisy outside.

　　　　　　 A. Yes, please　　　　　　　 B. Of course not　　　　 C. All right

Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to Sydney to visit my sister. We had taken more

clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train.

In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, _16__ six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and 　17 , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 18 themselves and they 　19 a foreign language.

As we went quickly 20 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them got 21 , I relaxed a little. The rest of them 　 22 to laugh and joke in their own language.

When we finally arrived at our 　23　 , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously 24 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李), he reached out and asked in English: “Want a hand with that, mate?”

He 25 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

16. A. sat　　　 B. stood　　 C. lay　　 D. lived

17. A. polite　　 B. quiet　　 C. lazy　　 D. noisy　

18. A. helping　 B. enjoying　 C. teaching　 D. devoting

19. A. told　　　 B. spoke　　 C. said　　　 D. talked

20. A. above　　 B. onto　　　 C. over　　 D. through

21. A. off　　　 B. up　　 　　C. along　　 D. on

22. A. wanted　　 B. started　 C. stopped　　 D. continued

23. A. house　 B. hotel　 C. station　　 D. shelter

24. A. bored　　 B. worried　 C. excited　 D. frightened

25. A. carried　 B. left　 C. brought　　 D. bought

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better