Alice’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所)。

She has a good job   1  a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life. But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature, is so  2  with British 3  that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males.

“English men are usually materialistic(追求物质享乐) and have  4  imagination,” she says.

“I have  5 years being bored by men who never do anything  6  .”

“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to   7  a husband and have  8  . I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the State for  9  six months.”

In her search for the perfect man, Alice once  10  an advertisement in a magazine for  11  people and had 400 replies.

But she says: “I only met one or two of them.  12  of the others sounded very  13  .”

Alice joined English Rose about 18 months  14  and has met 5 men  15 then.

She says: “I  16  that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men. I rang  17 in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to  18  the call.”

“I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very  19  . I’d like to find a caring, well  20  , non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a sense of adventure.”

1．A．like                       B．for                      C．as                       D．with

2．A．tired                     B．bored                  C．pleased                D．angry

3．A．men                      B．art                      C．people                 D．persons

4．A．some                    B．such                   C．much                  D．no

5．A．passed                  B．spent                   C．entered                D．cost

6．A．exciting                 B．moved                 C．interesting           D．touched

7．A．marry to               B．accept                 C．receive                D．find

8．A．a friend                 B．work                   C．a home                D．child

9．A．another                 B．some                   C．the other             D．other

10．A．wrote                  B．put                      C．gave                   D．read

11．A．single                  B．married               C．only                    D．lonely

12．A．Most                   B．Few                    C．Little                   D．Some

13．A．worrying             B．frightening           C．boring                 D．surprising

14．A．less                     B．later                    C．more                   D．ago

15．A．before                 B．since                   C．after                   D．until

16．A．doubt                  B．hope                   C．know                  D．feel

17．A．one                     B．it                        C．them                   D．him

18．A．pay to                 B．pay off                C．pay for                D．pay back

19．A．ordinary              B．handsome            C．special                D．lovely

20．A．educating            B．educated              C．to educate           D．educate

Nicollette Morganti’s friends can’t understand why she joined a dating agency(婚姻介绍所)．

She has a good job __1____ a personal assistant with a television news agency, her own house, and a full social life．But she, a 29-year-old woman, who has a degree in English Literature, is so __2____with British ___3____that she joined the English Rose dating agency to get in touch with single American males．

“English men are usually materialistic and have ___4___ imagination,” she says．

“I have ___5__ years being bored by men who never do anything ___6__．”

“I’m almost 30 now and I would really love to ___7___ a husband and have __8___．I’d like to live in London for six months of the year and in the State for ___9__ six months．”

In her search for the perfect man, Nicolette once ___10__ an advertisement in a magazine for ___11__ people and had 400 replies．

But she says: “I only met one or two of them．__12__of the others sounded very ___13__．”

Nicolette joined English Rose about 18 months ___14___ and has met 5 men __15___ then．

She says: “ I ___16__ that American men are more romantic and thoughtful than British men．I rang ___17___ in the States, and afterwards he sent me 200 dollars to ___18___the call．”

“ I’ve met five so far but I’m looking for someone very __19___．I’d like to find a caring, well educated, non-smoking, animal-lover with a professional job and a ___20___ of adventure．”

1．A．like　　　　　　 　 B．being　　　　　 　 C．as　　　 　　　 D．with

2．A．men　　　　　 B．bored　　　　　 　 C．pleased　　 　　 D．angry

3．A．tried　　　　　 　 B．games　　　　 C．music　　　 　 D．master

4．A．some　　　　　 B．such　　　　　 　 C．a little　　　 　 D．no

5．A．passed　　　　 B．spent　　　　　 　 C．entered　　　　 　 D．wasted

6．A．exciting　　　　 　 B．moving　　　　 C．interesting　　 　 D．living

7．A．marry to　　　　 　 B．accept　　　　 　 C．receive　　　 D．find

8．A．friends　　　　 　 B．work　　　　　 C．a home　　　 D．children

9．A．another　　　　 B．some　　　　　 C．the other　　 D．other

10．A．wrote　　　　　 　 B．put　　　　　　 C．gave　　　　 　 D．posted

11．A．single　　　　　 B．married　　　　 　 C．only　　　　 D．lonely

12．A．Most　　　　　 　 B．Few　　　　　 C．All　　　　 　　 D．Some

13．A．worrying　　　　 B．encouraging　　 C．boring　　　 　　 D．surprising

14．A．before　　　　　 B．later　　　　　 　 C．more　　　 　　　 D．ago

15．A．from　　　　　 　 B．since　　　　　 　 C．after　　　　　 　 D．until

16．A．expect　　　　 　 B．suppose　　　 C．know　　　　 D．feel

17．A．one　　　　　　 　 B．it　 　　　　　 C．them　　　　　 D．him

18．A．pay to　　　　　 B．pay off　　　　 　 C．pay for　　　　 　 D．pay back

19．A．ordinary　　 B．handsome　　　 C．special　　　 D．lovely

20．A．feeling　　 　　 B．sense　　　　　 　 C．way　　　　 　 D．kind