1. By the end of last year, I ________(be) to the West Hill Farm three times.

2. By the time I got up, Mom _________(go) out for some exercise.

3.I __________(learn) 1,000 English words by last term.

4. By 9 o’clock last night, we ________(get) 200 pictures from the spaceship.

5.When I went into the classroom, the final bell ________(ring). I was happy that I wasn’t late.

We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（处理）by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment．   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport．   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

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

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

5．A． look after                B． wait in            C． look at                 D． wait for

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． woken up              B． paid for          C． given up               D． agreed with

We got up late as usual. My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden_______ leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage(处理)by _______, he asked me for help at last moment. _______now we had an hour to get to the airport. _______, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went to a big hall to _______our flight to be called. We waited and waited but no announcement(通知) was made. In the end there was an announcement_______us that passengers could get a free meal. The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems. We waited again for a long time until late evening_______we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel.

The next morning after a _______night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the _______. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had _______in the night to catch the plane, but for some reasons or others we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt.

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

2 A. herself    B. himself   C. itself      D. themselves

3 A. So        B. Unless   C. Although  D. Because

4 A. Friendly   B. Luckily   C. Terribly   D. Possibly

5 A. look after  B. wait in    C. look at    D. wait for

6 A. agreeing   B. telling    C. asking     D. shocking

7 A. where    B. which    C. when        D. what

8 A. bad      B. good     C. dangerous    D. interesting

9 A. home     B. hotel     C. station      D. airport

10 A. woken up  B. paid for  C. given up     D. agreed with