A 31 　thing happened 32 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day 33 I drove to go for a look in the country.

　 On the way back home, my 34 stopped. It was out of gas on a 35 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 36 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 37 I finally found a house near the 38 I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

　 I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 39 . She said, “I’ve been 40 for you here for a long time. Come in. 41 is almost ready.”

　 “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 42 what she was talking about.

　 “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 43 tea,” said she.

I quickly 　44 that my car was out of 　45 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 46 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 47 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 48 .

　 Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 　49 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 50 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

31. A. happy　　　　 B. strange　　　　 C. common　　　　　 D. bad

32. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. to

33. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　 D. that

34. A. car　　 　　　　B. bus　　　　　 C. bike　　　　　　　 D. truck

35. A. narrow　　　　 B. lonely　　　　　 C. crowded　　　　　　 D. busy

36. A. what　　　　　 B. whom　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　 D. how

37. A. before　　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. while　　 　　　　　D. as

38. A. street　　　　　 B. path　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　 D. road

39. A. came　　　　　 B. answered　　　 C. opened　　　　　　 D. appeared

40. A. asking　　　　 B. looking　　　　 C. calling　　　　　　　 D. waiting

41. A. Gas　 　　　　 B. Coffee　　　　 C. Tea　　　　　　　　 D. Lunch

42. A. consider　　　 B. understand　　　 C. accept　　　　　　　 D. think

43. A. like　　　　　 B. love　　　　　 C. used to like　　　　　 D. liking

44 A. answered　　　 B. explained　　　 C. refused　　　　　　 D. promised

45. A. gas　　　　　 B. tea　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　 D. energy

46. A. calling　　　　 B. call　　　　　　 C. to call　　　　　　　 D. called

47. A. until　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 　　D. when

48. A. could　　　　 B. can　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　 D. wanted

49. A. accident　　　 B. incident　　　　 C. experience　　　　　 D. surprise

50. A. hit　　　　　 B. injury　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　 D. frighten

I asked my uncle, who plays __31_______ piano well, __32_______ he would assess (评定) the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived __33_______ the house and Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then __34_______ (sit) down and played a mixture of honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that we would call ___35_______ in 15 minutes.

Outside, Uncle Frank said that ___36________ the wood was battered (坏掉的)，the sound was good and we should buy it.

When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she was crying. __37____ (concern), I asked, “What’s the matter?”

“We didn’t know the piano_38______ play like that,” she replied. The piano wasn’t __39_______sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新开始) taking piano __40___________.

 

I asked my uncle, who plays __31_______ piano well, __32_______ he would assess (评定) the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived __33_______ the house and Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then __34_______ (sit) down and played a mixture of honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that we would call ___35_______ in 15 minutes.

Outside, Uncle Frank said that ___36________ the wood was battered (坏掉的)，the sound was good and we should buy it.

When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she was crying. __37____ (concern), I asked, “What’s the matter?”

“We didn’t know the piano_38______ play like that,” she replied. The piano wasn’t __39_______sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新开始) taking piano __40___________.

Many animals  31         (disappear) during the history of the earth.       32          (famous) of these animals were dinosaurs. They lived on the earth        33           (ten) of millions of years ago, long    34        humans came into being. There were many different species of dinosaur and several of them have been found in China. The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan Province, and not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. The scientists were surprised      35         (find) they could run    36      other dinosaurs, but also climb trees. They could tell this from the way the bones   37          (join) together.

Dinosaurs died    38        quickly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it was after a large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got    39        hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more. Nobody knows   40          sure. In the same way there are animals that have died out more recently and no one knows why. Listen to the story about the dodo, an animal that has disappeared from the earth.

 

Many animals  31         (disappear) during the history of the earth.       32          (famous) of these animals were dinosaurs. They lived on the earth        33           (ten) of millions of years ago, long    34        humans came into being. There were many different species of dinosaur and several of them have been found in China. The eggs of twenty-five species have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan Province, and not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. The scientists were surprised      35         (find) they could run    36      other dinosaurs, but also climb trees. They could tell this from the way the bones   37          (join) together.

Dinosaurs died    38        quickly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it was after a large rock hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got    39        hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more. Nobody knows   40          sure. In the same way there are animals that have died out more recently and no one knows why. Listen to the story about the dodo, an animal that has disappeared from the earth.