8. A. Because　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Even though　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Though

7. A. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who

6. A. highly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. poorly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. poor

5. A. such　　　　　　　　　　 B. the thing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this

4. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　　　　　 D. often

3. A. want　　　　　　　　　　 B. ask　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

2. A. lines　　　　　　　　　　 B. words　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. plays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. roles

1. A. fortunate　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unfortunate　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy 　　　　　 D. unhappy

15. A. up　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. on　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. forever

(三)

　 Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is __1__ for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same __2__ night after night. One would __3__ them to know their parts by heart and __4__ have cause to falter(结巴). Yet __5__ is not always the case.

A famous actor in a __6__successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat __7__ had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler ( 监狱长，看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. __8__ the noble was expected to read the letter at each __9__ , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke __10__ his colleague to find out if , after so many performances, he had managed to learn the __11__ of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler __12___ with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the __13__ and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in __14__ as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, __15__ to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said, “ The light is __16__. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. __17__ that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “ The light is indeed dim , sir. I must get my __18__ .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s __19__ , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the __20__ copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.

14. A. to be done　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. to be doing　 　　　　　 C. having been done　 D. being done