2. A. read　　　　　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　 C. to read　　　　　　　　　　 D. am reading

1. A. as long as　　　 B. as soon as　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　 D. as much as

15. C。根据句子结构分析，此空后面是一个非限制性定语从句，故选关系代词whose。

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I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed 　1　 　I like, drinking tea and 　2　 　those thick newspapers that are brought 　3　 　the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 　4　 　I haven’t got time to read during my work time.

When I 　5　 　the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 　6　 　of the week. There's no need to hurry because there’s no bus to 　7　 　and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of 　8　 　by the telephone.

9　 　spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 　10　 　boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 　11　 　when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.

Then there’s the 　12　 　ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema 　13　 　a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 　14　 　pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting 　15　 .

14. D。In the way是“挡路”的意思；On the way是“在路上”的意思；In a way是“从某种程度上”的意思；In this way是“以这种方式”的意思。

13. A。shoot是“射中、射死”的意思；shoot at是“瞄准、朝……射击”的意思，故选A。

12. A。根据文章的意思应是疼痛使那人不能射杀小鸟。

11. A。由下文可知它是飞向那个人的眼睛，使他无法射击小鸟。

10. B。宾语从句中需要一个作宾语的连接代词，故选what。

9. B。小鸟坐在树枝上，介词应用on。

8. D。B、C显然不可选。根据上下文可知，事情发生在那件事情(that)之后，故选D。