I was born and grew up in the small town of Peneville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years __1__ I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who,　__2__ as ever, was head of a readers’ club. He was busy getting ready to welcome a famous writer, who had been　__3__ to come to give a talk on novels at the public library that very evening. Since I happened to have read a book or two by this famous writer, when Tom asked me to go with him, I　__4__ accepted(接受).

Tom was going to introduce the writer to the audience. So we went to the library a little __5__ to welcome him. __6__ the writer hadn’t arrived yet, I left Tom and went into the reading room. A large number of people had already been there. I was sorry to find that I didn’t know a single person. So I found a　__7__ in the corner and sat quietly waiting.

When it was just about time for the __8__ to begin, I saw Tom standing at the door making a sign for　__9__ to come out. He looked __10__ something, so I got up right away and went to him. He said that he had just had a telephone call from the writer. He had　__11__ his flight and would not be arriving!　__12__ we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I　__13__ mind giving a talk instead of the writer. I　__14__ had time to think about it when all at once I found I was being pushed back into the reading room to　__15__ to the waiting audience!

1. A. ago　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　 C. earlier　　　　　　 D. before

15. Can　you　tell　me　____________?

A.　how　much　does　it　cost　　　　B.　how　much　it　is　 C.　how　much　it　costs　　　　D.　Both　B　and　C　

14. --Could you please tell me _____ the Bamboo Garden?--The day after tomorrow, I think.

A. when will you visit　　　　　　B. when you will visit　

C. when would you visit　　　　　　D. when you would visit

13. If you want to _____ the homework later, it’s better to ask the teacher beforehand.

A. hand in　 B. hand on　　 C. hand over　　 D. hand down

12. There are long white beaches _______ in Hainan Island.

A. to go with　 B. walking along　 C. going along　　 D. to walk along

11. Tom and his friends used _________ at malls. but now they go to a music club.

A. hang out　 B. hung out　　 C. to hang out　　 to hanging out

10. I like to spend hours _______ with my son.

A. play　　 B. playing　　 C. to play　　 D. to playing

9. The Fine Arts Museum is ________ interesting ________ facinating.

A. either…or　 B. neither…or　　 C. both …and　　 D. between …and

8. I live right next to a supermarket. It’s very _______ .

A. convenient　 B. beautiful　 C. safe　　 D. delicious

7. I wonder _______ he can come. But _______ he comes, please tell me as soon as possible.

A. whether, if　 B. if, weather　 C. weather, if　　 D. whether, whether