I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty __1__ on the wall, and the tattered(撕碎) magazines on the table __2__ a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to __3__ the time watching people around me.

A young man beside me was turning over the __4___ of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was ___5__ to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would ___6__ the magazine on to the table, seize ___7__, and sink back into his ___8___. Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from ___9___. The boy had clearly grown tired of ___10___. He had placed an ash-tray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast __11___, and the boy’s mother was afraid __12___ sooner or later her son would ___13___ the gentleman. At the same time the __14___ man next to me kept sighing loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began __15___ the pictures on the wall. Soon growing __16___, he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother’s arms.

There was a complete __17___ in the room as the door opened and a nurse ___18___. The people looked up with a ray of __19___ in the eyes, then settled down again as the next __20____ patient was let out of the room.

1. A. notice　　　　　　　　　 B. pictures　　　　　　　　 　 C. maps　　　　　　　　　 D. holes

2. A. were made of　　　 B. changed into　　　　 　 C. looked like　　　　 D. were same as

3. A. cost　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. pass　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use

4. A. stories　　　　　　 　　 B. articles　　　　　　　　 　 C. books　　　　　　　　 D. pages

5. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. possible　　　　　　　　 　 C. useless　　　　　　　 D. hard

6. A. throw　　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. drag　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. the others　　　　　　 B. other　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. another　　　　　　　　　　 D. the other

8. A. chair　　　　　　　　　　 B. pocket　　　　　　　　　 　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　　 D. picture

9. A. hurting himself　　 B. tearing the magazine　 　 C. falling asleep　　　　　　 D. making a noise

10 A. sleeping　　　　 B. waiting　　　　　　　　 　 C. reading　　　　　　　　　　 D. playing

11 A. in sleep　　　　 B. asleep　　　　　　　　　 　 C. sleepy　　　　　　　　 D. sleeping

12 A. what　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

13 A. do harm to　　　　　 B. knock into　　　　　　　　　 　 C. turn against　　　　 D. wake up

14 A. old　　　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. young　　　　　　　　 D. handsome

15 A. drawing　　　　 B. taking down　　　　 　 C. examining　　　　　 D. putting up

16 A. glad　　　　　　　　　　 B. unhappy　　　　　　　 　 C. angry　　　　　　　　 D. uninterested

17 A. loneliness　　　　　　 B. hopelessness　　　　 　 C. tiredness　　　　　　　　　 D. silence

18 A. entered　　　　 B. turned out　　　　　　　　　 　 C. entered in　　　　　 D. came out

19 A. success　　　　 B. satisfaction　　　　　 　 C. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

20 A. unlucky 　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. lucky　　　　　　　　　 D. happy　　

15. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, ______ is often the case in other countries.

A. as　　 B. that　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. this

14. Finding her car stolen, _____.　　

A. a policeman was asked to help　　 　　　 B. the area was searched thoroughly

C. it was looked for everywhere　　　 　　　 D. she hurried to a policeman for help

13. _____ a reply, he decided to write again.

A. Not receiving　　　　 　　　　　 B. Receiving not　

C. Not having received　　 　　　　　 D . Having not received

12. It is in Qingdao _____ you’re going to pay a visit to _____ this kind of washing machine is

produced.

A. / , that　　　 B. where,　 which　　 　　 C. / , where　　 　 D. that, which

11. He recommended that a special committee ______ to look into the incident.

A. were set up　　　　　 B. was set up　　　 　 C. be set up　　　　　　 D. set up