“Just a couple of hours, ” said Dad, “and we’ll be at our campsite !” The year was 1950 and we were on our family 21 ,doing what we usually did together- camping. I 22 in my corner of the back seat to take a nap. The rhythm of the 23 car soothed(哄) me into a 24 sleep.
Wham ! I 25 with a start, my face on the floorboard of the back seat. Dad had 26 the car suddenly. “ What happened ? ” I asked. “Where are we ?” “ Half an hour from our 27 ,” he answered, “and I don't know what the problem is, 28 all the cars have stopped . I’ll go to see what’s going on.” Dad 29 out of the car. Mom, my little brother David and I 30 . “ I bet there has been an accident !” David was excited. Mom 31 her head. She said, “ There is 32 a bear crossing the road.” David bounced up and down in his 33 . That was even better than a(n) 34 !
Dad came running back to the car. “ Come on !” he said very 35 . “Come on, kids ! You’ve got to see this!” I jumped out of the car and ran to catch up with him. “What is it, Daddy?” I asked. He smiled and 36 my hand. “Come and see, Carolyn,” he said. I knew that, 37 it was, it was good, because my father was 38 about it . I grabbed his hand and skipped excitedly along beside him. We walked past a dozen parked cars. 39 ,a group of people stood talking and laughing.
Looking in the same direction as everyone else, we saw a mother duck, sleek and proud, walking up the middle of the road, nine little ducklings waddling 40 her. The babies were marching single file behind their mother, totally ignoring the people and the automobiles.
21. A. party B. vacation C. way D. rest
22. A. settled down B. worked out C. fell asleep D. got across
23. A. sleeping B. racing C. starting D. moving
24. A. quiet B. cool C. deep D. calm
25. A. thought B. jumped C. cried D. woke
26. A. driven B. pulled C. stopped D. pushed
27. A. campsite B. house C. starting D. station
28. A. until B. but C. then D. so
29. A. stepped B. looked C. pulled D. slipped
30. A. followed B. slept C. continued D. waited
31. A. shook B. nodded C. moved D. dropped
32. A. suddenly B. probably C. predictably D. surely
33. A. car B. position C. seat D. chair
34. A. accident B. play C. toy D. race
35. A. worriedly B. hurriedly C. excitedly D. sadly
36. A. reached for B. went for C. cared for D. looked for
37. A. whichever B. wherever C. whatever D. whenever
38. A. happy B. eager C. upset D. worried
39. A. Backward B. Besides C. Along D. Ahead
40. A. after B. in C. before D. at
20. You need a password to get ______to the computer system.
A. entrance B. way C. means D. access
19. I was lost in the strange city; ______it began to rain heavily.
A. having made things worse B. to make matters worse
C. to worse still D. make it worse
18. -Did you pass the oral exam yesterday ?
-No, without luck. How I wish I ______ the pronunciation.
A. paid attention to B. could pay attention to
C. had paid attention to D. pay attention to
17. ______ I attended the lecture, I ______a good knowledge of how this happens now.
A. Were; would have had B. Had; would have had
C. Had ;would have D. Were; would have
16.-The concert was wonderful yesterday. Didn’t you go to it ?
-______. I ______, but I had to look after my sick baby at home
A. No ; would love to have B. No; would love to
C. Yes; would love to D. Yes; would love to have
15.Before an exam, parents are advised to take______ off their children and give them some encouragement.
A. pressure B. curiosity C. excitement D. eagerness
14.______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.
A. It B. As C. That D. What
13.The more careful you are while writing a composition,______ mistakes you will make
A. the more B. the less C. much fewer D. the fewer
12.Miss Brown is a fashion designer, so she ______fashion.
A. has an eye for B. has a gift for
C. looks up to D. looks forward to
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