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

My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the   ( 1)    season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good   (2)   there aren‘t too many    (3)    in October. We stayed in a small   (4)   in the West End. We   (5)   most of our sightseeing (观光) on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers   (6)  . We went

  (7)  and spent too much money. What we liked most was going to the   (8)  . We don’t have the chance to see such   (9)   plays at home. A lot of people say English   (10)   is very bad. We didn‘t think so. It is   (11)   that most of the restaurants are French, Italian or Chinese, but had some very   (12)   meals. In fact, we   (13)   our holiday so much that we have already decided to   (14)    there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas,   (15)  . I’m sure we‘ll need them sometimes.

1. A. busiest 　           B. working 　             C. best 　　　            D. hottest

2. A. and 　　            B. or 　　　　           C. as 　　　　           D. so

3. A. players                B. travellers 　           C. places 　　            D. things

4. A. station 　           B. hotel 　　                     C. office 　　                    D. cinema

5. A. missed                B. showed 　　           C. used 　　　           D. did

6. A. live 　　             B. stay 　　　            C. see 　　　                    D. work

7. A. shopping 　        B. fishing 　　           C. swimming 　          D. climbing

8. A. shops 　　          B. cinemas 　             C. restaurants 　        D. theatres

9. A. well 　　　        B. wonderful                      C. terrible 　　          D. sad

10. A. language 　             B. film 　　　            C. clothes 　　           D. food

11. A. impossible         B. true 　　　            C. important 　          D. necessary

12. A. tasty 　　         B. poor 　　　           C. fresh 　　　          D. expensive

13. A. spent 　　        B. enjoyed 　                     C. paid 　　　           D. finished

14. A. live 　　　              B. eat 　　　                    C. go 　　　　          D. spend

15. A. still 　　　              B. though 　　           C. already 　　          D. yet

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　Peter works in a food shop．He helps the shopkeeper．He puts food on the shelves（架子）every day．Then people come into the shop and buy the food．Today there isn't any flour（面粉）on the shelf．“Peter,”says the shopkeeper,

　“We need some bags of flour．Bring some flour to the shelf．Hurry up!”Peter runs to get some bags of flour．They are in another room and they are on the top（顶部）of shelf．The shelf is high up．Peter is tall, but he can't reach the bags．Peter brings two boxes and puts one box on the top of the other．Then he stands on them．Now he can reach the bags on the shelf．The shopkeeper is coming．He is calling Peter．“Peter! Hurry up! What are you doing? Where are the bags of flour?”he says．He opens the door．He can't see Peter on the boxes．Now Peter is on the floor．

根据短文，选择填空。

1．Where does Peter work? He works ______．　　　

[　　]

A．in a food shop　　　B．in a book shop

C．at a station　　　　D．in a factory

2．What do people come to shop for? They come to ______．　　　

[　　]

A．look at something　　　B．borrow something

C．buy food　　　　　　D．buy books

3．What does Peter put on the shelves? He puts ______ on the shelves．　　　

[　　]

A．books　　　　　　　　B．apples

C．bananas　　　　　　　D．food

4．What does Peter run to get? He runs to get ______．　　　

[　　]

A．some fruit　　　　　　　B．some bags of flour

C．some bread　　　　　　D．some drink

5．Can the shopkeeper see Peter on the boxes?　　　

[　　]

A．Yes he can　　　　　B．No, he can't．

C．Yes, He could．　　　D．No, he couldn't．

Grandma is ill. Please take her to the ________ at once.

A. station 　　　　　　 B. hospital 　　　　    C. shop 　　　　　　   D. house

 

An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock(锁).
　　The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in your car. Someone is going to steal it. ” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money.
【小题1】 Last Sunday, an old woman ______.

A．had nothing to do	B．went out for a walk
C．went to buy something	D．went to see the man

【小题2】The man got off his car and went into _____.

A．a police station	B．the post office
C．the shop	D．the bank

【小题3】 The old lady saw ______ on the car.　　

A．a gun

B．a bag

C．a lot of money

D．the keys

【小题4】 The old lady ______.

A．knew the man	B．thought the man was a thief
C．didn’t know the man	D．wanted to catch the thief

【小题5】When she gave the young man his keys, he ____.

A．took them and ran into the bank

B．thanked her very much

C．was very surprised

D．said nothing and went to the police station