3. A. streets　 　　　　　　　　 B. towns　　 　　　　　　 C. classrooms　　 　　　　　　　　 D. homes

2. A. pupils　 　　　　　　　　　 B. teachers　 　　　　　　　 C. parents　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. passengers

1. A. big　　 　　　　　 B. nice　 　　　　　 C. different　 　　　　　　 D. primary

20. A. interests　　　 　　 B. experience　 C. mind　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heart

(九)

Mary was seven years old. Her parents had recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a __1__ school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived now. A school bus going around picked up __2__ every morning and brought them back to their __3__ every afternoon , and as both of Mary’s parents __4__ to go to work , she always went on this bus. She had to be at a __5__ twenty metres from her front door by half past eight every day and the __6__ was usually on time.

Mary’s parents always __7__ their alarm clock every morning so that none of them would be __8__ . But one morning the alarm __ 9__ to go off, and it was not till a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly woke up, looked __10__ the clock and said, “ What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then __11__ into Mary’s room. Mary was fast asleep, __12__ her mother woke her up and told her to get ready for school.

“I’m __13__ , dear,” she said, “but you’ll have to wash and __14__ very quickly, have an even quicker breakfast　 and then I’ll __15__ you to school on my way to the office.”

“But how can you __16__ the way, Mum?” Mary said “You’ve only been to school once.”

“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the __17__ several times now in the bus, so you can be by __18__ to get there, can’t you?”

“Oh, yes, “ said Mary, “I suppose __19__.” She　 washed, and dressed and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to __20__ each time they came to a place she recognized. In this way she made her mother drive round __21__of the town before they got to her school. When they arrived , her mother __22__ that it was not really very far from her house.

　　 “Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most __23__ way?” her mother asked her.

　　 “Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know how else to get __24__ . That’s the way our bus __25__ goes to pick up the other children on the way to school.

19. A. on which　　　 　　 B. in which　　 　 C. which　　　 　　　　　 D./

18. A. can　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. does not　　 　 C. probably　　 　　　　　 D. perhaps not to

17. A. so　　　　　 　　　 B. Then　　　　 　　　　 C. Just then　　　 　　　　　　　 D. Maybe

16. A.. lovely　　　　　　　　　　 B. rare　　　　 C. obvious　　　 　　　　　　　 D. tiresome

15.A. was interested　 　 B. was clever　 C. was not interested　 　　　　 D. was not clever

14. A. from which　 　　　　　　　　 B. from that　　 　　　　　 C. for which　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. for that