Once a foreign tourist traveling in France came to Paris for a few days. __1__ the very first day of his stay in the French capital he sent a __2__ to his wife __3__ the name and the address of the hotel __4__ he was staying. Then he decided to go out and see the places of __5__ in the capital. He __6__ a long walk along the __7__ of the city, __8__ a few museums and by the end of the day he felt terrible __9__.

　 He wanted to __10__ to the hotel to take a rest there, but suddenly he realized that he remembered __11__ the name, nor the address of the hotel. He felt quite __12__ and slowly walked along the street, not __13__ what to do. Suddenly he found __14__ in front of a post-office. He quickly ran inside and said to a clerk in a(an) __15__ voice, “Give me a telegram form, please.”

　 “__16__,” the clerk answered, giving him a form. It didn’t __17__ the tourist long to fill it in. A minute later he handed in the telegram and __18__ the money.

　 The tourist’s wife was greatly __19__ when an hour later she received the second telegram from her husband. “__20__ me my address at once.”

1.　　 A. On 　　　　　B. At 　　　　　C. In 　　　　　　　D. For

2.　　 A. letter 　　　B. note 　　　　C. telegram 　　　　D. message

3.　　 A. using 　　　　B. with 　　　　C. by 　　　　　　　D. about

4.　　 A. when 　　　　B. where 　　　　C. which 　　　　　D. that

5.　　 A. happiness 　　B. interest 　　C. enjoyment 　　　D. joy

6.　　 A. took　　 　　　B. tried　 　　　C. got　 　　　　　D. made

7.　　 A. building 　　B. places　 　　　C. houses 　　　　　D. streets

8.　　 A. watched 　　　B. visited　 　　C. paid visit 　　　D. observed

9.　　 A. tired　 　　　B. hungry　 　　　C. thirsty　 　　　　D. asleep

10.　 A. come　 　　　　B. get　　 　　　C. return　 　　　　D. go

11.　 A. either　 　　　B. neither　 　　C. no　　 　　　　　D. not

12.　 A. glad　 　　　B. lost　　 　　C. happy　 　　　　　D. tired

13.　 A. thinking 　　B. realizing 　　C. knowing　　 　　D. recognizing

14.　 A. him　 　　　　B. his wife 　　C. his hotel 　　　D. himself

15.　 A. surprised　 　B. strange 　　　C. excited　 　　　　D. loud

16.　 A. Here is it 　B. Here you are C. Give it to you 　D. Surely

17.　 A. take　 　　　　B. have　 　　　C. get　　 　　　　　D. spend

18.　 A. paid for 　　B. paid　 　　　　C. paid off　 　　　D. paid on

19.　 A. happy　 　　　B. surprised 　　C. excited 　　　　D. angry

20.　 A. Give　 　　　B. Post　　 　　　C. Send　 　　　　　D. Pass

20. ---Would you like some coffee?

　 ---Yes, and please get me some milk, too. I prefer coffee 　　　milk.

　 A. to　　　　 B. than　　　 C. with　　　 D. of　

19. We can use a short-wave radio to　　 VOA English programmes

　 A. pick up　　　 B. pick out　　 C. take up　　　 D. join up

18. ---How long ____ you____ in Singapore?

　 ---For just the weekend. I’ll be back next Monday morning.

　　　 A. have; stayed　　 B. are; staying　　 C. did; stay　　 D. do; stay

17. ---Where is Helen?

　 ---She　　 America for a week.

　 A. has gone off to 　B. has left for 　C. has been off to 　D. has set off to

16. In the evening I enjoy　　　 by the fire　　 violin.

　 A. to sit; play 　B. to sit; playing the 　C. sitting; playing 　D. sitting; playing the

15.　 My father usually ______a bus to work instead of going by taxi.

A.　　　 takes　 　　　B. carries 　　　C. gets　 　　　　D. sits

14.　 We all tried to stop him _____ in bed but he wouldn’t listen.

A.　　　 smoke 　　　B. to smoke 　　C. smoking 　　　D. smoked

13.　 How long will it take to swim ______the river?

A. over　 　　　　B. across　 　　　C. through　 　　D. in