Jonathan lived alone in a house，which he looked after carefully．One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4：53．When he opened the front gate， he suddenly noticed something   2 ．There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds．Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  ．Jonathan never did it like that．
He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly．He   7  carefully for a few seconds．  8  could hear nothing．The front door was half-open．Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning．He had   10 forgotten before．He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room．The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight．He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return．Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly．Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  ．The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that．He beat him with his umbrella．Three minutes later the police   19  ．Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

Jonathan lived alone in a house，which he looked after carefully．One summer evening Jonathan returned home   1 usual at 4：53．When he opened the front gate， he suddenly noticed something   2 ．There was   3  in the earth in one of the flower beds．Jonathan was just going to blame(责备)the milkman or the postman   4 he noticed that one of the curtains(窗帘)in the front room downstairs was   5  ．Jonathan never did it like that．

He walked up to the porch(门廊)and   6  it quietly．He   7  carefully for a few seconds．  8  could hear nothing．The front door was half-open．Jonathan studied it carefully,  9  if he had forgotten to close it that morning．He had   10 forgotten before．He stepped silently    11 the hall to the door and looked   12  the room．The shadow(影子)of a man was clearly    13 on the far wall in the evening sunlight．He had clearly been standing  14 the door since Jonathan’s return．Jonathan closed the door and turned the key quickly．Then he quietly picked up  15   and began to call   16  ．The thief, a tall young man, tried to climb     17   a window to get out but Jonathan   18   that．He beat him with his umbrella．Three minutes later the police   19  ．Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with     20  .

1.                A．to             B．1ike           C．as   D．for

2.                A．good           B．beautiful        C．badly     D．strange

3.                                  A．a heavy footprint．   B．a beautiful flower

C．a newspaper                      D．a bottle of ink

4.                A．when          B．while           C．as   D．since

5.                A．trouble         B．out of place      C．wrong    D．shining

6.                A．closed         B．looked         C．opened   D．knocked at

7.                A．watched        B．1istened        C．studied   D．waited

8.                A．and            B．while           C．but D．so

9.                A．seeing         B．wanting         C．wondering    D．waiting

10.               A．always         B．never          C．ever D．sometimes

11.               A．in             B．around         C．over D．across

12.               A．inside          B．out of          C．at    D．after

13.               A．shone （照耀） B．reflected （反射）   C．given     D．put up

14.               A．in front of       B．in the front      C．beside    D．behind

15.               A．a stone         B．a stick          C．a knife    D．the telephone

16.               A．the neighbour   B．his friend       C．the police  D．the thief

17.               A．by            B．onto           C．through   D．to

18.               A．had hoped      B．had thought     C．had wished     D．had noticed

19.               A．1eft           B．arrived         C．reached   D．spoke

20.               A．himself         B．the police       C．the thief   D．the house

Ever since Jonathan had set up the house in Comton Street, she had looked after it very  1  . Before she left the house in the morning, she carefully closed all the  2  downstairs, opened some windows to  3  the air in and looked at the front gate for the safe. Everything Jonathan did was  4  .

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　　　   C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

One summer evening Jonathan returned home  5  at five minutes to seven exactly. When she opened the front gate she immediately noticed something  6  . There was a heavy footprint in the   7  in one of the flower beds.

Jonathan was just going to blame the milkman or the postman  8  she noticed that one of the curtains in the front room downstairs was out of order. Jonathan never  9  anything out of order.

She walked  10  to the front door and opened it quietly. She  11  carefully for a few moments but could find nothing. The front room door was half open. Jonathan studied it thoughtfully,   12  if she had forgotten to close it that morning. She had never forgotten before. She stepped silently  13  the hall to the door and looked  14  the room. The shadow of a man was clearly reflected on the far wall in the afternoon sunlight. He had  15  been standing behind the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonathan grabbed the door handle,   16  the door quickly and turned the key. Then she calmly  17  the telephone in the hall and set about calling the police.

The thief tried to  18  through a window to get out but Jonathan had  19  that. Three minutes later the police arrived on the scene. Jonathan was a little angry that she  20  have dinner later than usual but on the whole she felt quite pleased with herself.

1. A. easily　　　　　　　　    B. carefully　　　　　　　　   C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

2. A. windows　　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　   C. rooms　　　　　　　　　　  D. house

3. A. send　　　　　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. blow

4. A. slow　　　　　　　　　　 B. quick　　　　　　　　　　   C. orderly　　　　　　　　　　 D. disorderly

5. A. as usual　　　　　　    B. all the same　　　　　　   C. right away　　　　　　    D. as soon as

6. A. usual　　　　　　　　    B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　    D. happy

7. A. circle　　　　　　　　    B. surface　　　　　　　　　　 C. land　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. earth

8. A. that　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　　　    C. when　　　　　　　　　　   D. because

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. designed　　　　　　　　   C. arranged　　　　　　　　   D. planned

10. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. on

11. A. listened　　　　　　   B. heard　　　　　　　　&nbs
Jp;　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　  D. watched

12. A. thinking　　　　　　  B. guessing　　　　　　　　   C. wondering　　　　　　    D. surprising

13. A. across　　　　　　    B. along　　　　　　　　　　    C. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. onto

14. A. at　　　　　　    　　   B. through　　　　　　　　    C. inside　　　　　　　　　　   D. over

15. A. happily　　　　　　    B. frightenedly　　　　　　  C. calmly　　　　　　　　　　  D. angrily

16. A. opened　　　　　　    B. locked　　　　　　　　　　  C. shut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

17. A. picked away　　    B. picked up　　　　　　　　 C. picked out　　　　　　    D. picked down

18. A. roll　　　　　　　　　　 B. climb　　　　　　　　　　   C. rush　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dive

19. A. hoped　　　　　　　　 B. wished　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　  D. supposed

20. A. must　　　　　　　　   B. had to　　　　　　　　　　  C. should　　　　　　　　　　  D. ought to

It must have been around nine o’clock when I  1   back home from work because it was already dark. As I approached the gate I turned   2   the headlamps of the car   3   prevent the beam from swinging in through the window and   4   Jack, who shared the house with me. But I needn’t have bothered．I noticed that his light was still   5   , so he was awake anyway   6   he’d fallen asleep while reading. I put the car away and went up the steps. Then I opened the door   7   and went to Jack’ s room. He was in bed   8   but he didn’t even turn towards me.

    “What’s up, Jack?” I said.

    “For god’s sake don’t make a noise,” he said.

    The way he spoke reminded me of someone   9   who is afraid to talk in case he should do himself a serious injury.

    “Take your shoes off, Nellille,” Jack said.

    I thought he   10   ill and that I had better humor him to keep him happy. “There’s a snake here,” he explained．“It’s asleep between the sheets. I was lying  11   my back reading when I saw it. I knew that moving was out of   12   I couldn’t have moved   13   I’d wanted to. ” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to   14   a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on. “It hasn’t   15   me yet but I   16   do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m   17   of this,” he said．“I   18   you’d be home an hour ago.”

　　 There was no time to   19   for being late. I looked at him as   20   as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.

1. A．drove

B．walked

C．moved

D．stepped

2. A．on

B．up

C．off

D．down

3. A．so that

B．so as to

C．in order not to

D．in order that

4. A．waking

B．to wake

C．interrupt

D．to bother

5. A．in

B．off

C．out

D．on

6. A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．otherwise

7. A．loudly

B．quickly

C．quietly

D．anxiously

8. A．awake

B．asleep

C．reading

D．crying

9. A．with pain

B．in pain

C．with joy

D．of sorrow

10. A．must be

B．can’t be

C．would be

D．had been

11. A．in

B．on

C．beside

D．below

12. A．question

B．questions

C．a question

D．the question

13. A．if

B．even if

C．because

D．so that

14. A．call

B．see

C．ask

D．send for

15. A．interrupted

B．moved

C．bitten

D．bothered

16. A．must

B．needn’t

C．daren’t

D．wanted to

17. A．short

B．fond

C．ill

D．sick

18. A．think

B．made it certain

C．am sure

D．took it for granted

19. A．apologize

B．excuse

C．talk

D．discuss

20. A．bravely

B．encouragingly

C．hopelessly

D．helpfully