I’d meant to go to Miros that day. I’d packed my bag and was ready. The motor-boat ? ? in on time. The sky was cloudy, but the wind wasn’t too strong for the two-hour ? ? ?? . I stood at my window, staring at the boat. Then I lost ? ? ? of her, an old light-house partly blocked my view of the harbor. A dozen passengers were? ? ? ?? ? their way there. I was about to join them --- when a man’s face? ?? ? ?? at the light-house window.

This was strange, because the light-house had been empty, unused and ? ? ?? for thirty years. It was stranger still --- because I’d seen that ? ? ? before. I couldn’t place it but it was, or had once been, familiar to me. I opened my window and ? ? ? across. “I know we’ve met before, but I can’t remember where.”

I ? ? ? him to open his if he could and answer me. He did neither. The face behind the glass ? ? ? motionless (静止). Seeing him more clearly now, I knew he was not looking at me. He seemed to be looking upwards, ? ? ? the clouds. How well I’d known that face, sometime, somewhere!

I ? ? ?? again. “We met years ago. Was it in Athens in the 1950s? I used to live in Plaka.”

He didn’t reply nor give any ?? ? ? that he’d heard. I went back further, to ? ? ?? I was in the navy. “Perhaps we met at sea during the war,” and that thought at once ?? ? ? him to mind. Commander Leftis! He was Commander Leftis of course! How could I have forgotten? I’d saved his life once. But surely he …

The motor-boat ? ? ? her bell. I turned my eyes. The wind had risen, but she was pulling ? ?? . Laughing, I called, “Now I’ve missed her, and it’s your ?? ? ? , Commander!”

As the boat drew away, the face at the window faded. ? ? ? minute it was there. Looking up, I could see the whites of the eyes. The ? ? minute it was gone.

Well, I didn’t rush to the light-house. I knew that Leftis was dead. He died at sea in 1963 or 1964. But there’s one other thing I ought to tell you: the motor-boat never reached Miros. It was lost in a storm, with all the passengers.

1.A. reached??? ????????????? ????????????? B. arrived????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. went????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. came

2.A. voyage??? ????????????? ????????????? B. crossing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. travel????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. boating

3.A. sight?????? ????????????? ??? B. way????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. patience????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chances

4.A. searching??? ? ????????????? B. finding????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. hurrying

5.A. placed?? ????????????? ????????????? B. existed????????????? ???? ????????????? ????????????? C. occurred????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. appeared

6.A. locked? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. opened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. rebuilt? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. chained

7.A. man??? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. face????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. window????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. light-house

8.A. jumped?? ? ????????????? B. ran????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. shouted????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. screamed

9.A. expected?? ????????????? ????????????? B. hoped????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. believed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. asked

10.A. became??? ????????????? ????????????? B. remained????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. seemed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. grew

11.A. through? ????????????? ????????????? B. after????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. for????????????? ?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. at

12.A. persuaded? ????????????? B. repeated????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tried????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. continued

13.A. suggestion? ????????????? ????????????? B. answer? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. sign????????????? ? ? ????????????? ????????????? D. action

14.A. when?? ????????????? ????????????? B. which????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. where????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. how

15.A. kept??? ????????????? ????????????? B. brought? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caused????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. changed

16.A. beat???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rang????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. turned on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. put on

17.A. up?????? ????????????? ????????????? B. down????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. in????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. out

18.A. problem ????????????? ????????????? B. question ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. duty????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. fault

19.A. Each????? ????????????? B. Every???? ????????????? ????????????? C. One????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. Some

20.A. next???? ????????????? ????????????? B. rest????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? C. other????????????? ??? ????????????? ????????????? D. last

______yourself stand out at a party, you should play some funny games.

         A.Having made         B.Make    C.Making D.To make

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子) bites.Right before   36   Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes.”Not   41    it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!”

Well,less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being   44   ，but they all proved useless.

Late one   45   in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the   46   of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I   47   my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being   48   she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously(妒忌地)   49   her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would

   50   on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed(惊奇的),I ran to others’   51   ,only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites,I came to   53   my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives’ tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36.A.leaving                 B.passing               C.visiting                            D.finding

37.A.persuaded             B.reminded            C.warned                      D.informed

38.A.students                B.foreigners           C.passengers                 D.visitors

39.A.earlier                  B.longer                C.sooner                       D.later

40.A.grows                   B.goes                   C.flows                        D.remains

41.A.expecting              B.understanding     C.recognizing               D.believing

42.A.after                     B.before                C.when                        D.as

43.A.shade                   B.pile                    C.cloud                        D.blanket

44.A.touched                B.bitten                 C.defeated                    D.discovered

45.A.morning               B.afternoon           C.evening                     D.night

46.A.noise                    B.hit                            C.pain                          D.effect

47.A.woke up               B.shouted at           C.looked for                 D.dropped on

48.A.blamed                 B.interrupted         C.moved                      D.frightened

49.A.having                  B.watching            C.making                            D.helping

50.A.land                            B.fly                     C.fall                           D.wait

51.A.houses                  B.flats                   C.rooms                       D.homes

52.A.joyfully                B.anxiously           C.soundlessly                D.worriedly

53.A.tell                       B.know                 C.remember                  D.accept

54.A.open                    B.active                 C.clear                         D.honest

55.A.and                      B.so                      C.because                     D.until

It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites.Right before   36   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me. She said, “There’s an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes.” Not   41   it, I replied, “Grandmas, that’s just an old wives’ tale!”

    Well, less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   44  , but they all proved useless.

    Late one   45   in my cousin’s home, I couldn’t bear the   46   of the bites, Hoping to find some comfort, I   47   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   48   ,she said, “There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep.”With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (嫉妒地)   49   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   50  on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的)，I ran to others’   51   ,only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

    From those bites, I came to   53   my grandma’s silly tale. From then on. I’ve always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives’ tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36. A. leaving              B. passing                           C. visiting                           D. finding

37. A. persuaded           B. reminded                 C. warned                           D. informed

38. A. students             B. foreigners               C. passengers               D. visitors

39. A. earlier                       B. longer                            C. sooner                            D. later

40. A. grows                       B. goes                       C. flows                             D. remains

41. A. expecting           B. understanding          C. recognizing              D. believing

42. A. after                         B. before                            C. when                              D. as

43. A. shade                        B. pile                         C. cloud                             D. blanket

44. A. touched                     B. bitten                             C. defeated                  D. discovered

45. A. morning             B. afternoon                        C. evening                   D. night

46. A. noise                        B. hit                          C. pain                               D. effect

47. A. woke up             B. shouted at                C. looked for               D. dropped on

48. A. blarney              B. interrupted               C. moved                            D. frightened

49. A. having               B. watching                        C. making                           D. helping

50. A. land                          B. fly                          C. fall                         D. wait

51. A. houses               B. flats                        C. rooms                            D. homes

52. A. joyfully             B. anxiously                 C. soundlessly              D. worriedly

53. A. tell                           B. know                     C. remember                D. accept

54. A. open                         B. active                      C. clear                              D. boneset

55. A. and                           B. so                           C. because                          D. until

Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _________ jokes.                       

A. turning up   B. putting up   C. making up   D. showing up