Question

完形填空，阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even _________ . Many people have to walk a long way to work _________ they can’t even afford an old, used car.

Yesterday I _________ one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a _________ from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by. _________wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. _________ I drove back and gave him a ride.

As I drove along, we had a conversation and I _________ that the man was trying all his best to support his _________while working a temporary(临时的)job. Every coin he had was going to _________ the house and food.

But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow _________. His little girl was playing in the front yard and _________ into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the _________ . I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said _________ to them and wished them future happiness. Then I _________ .

That day, the journey home which used to seem so _________ became very short.

1.A. easier B. harder C. faster D. greater

2.A. and B. but C. because D. so

3.A. called B. followed C. saved D. saw

4.A. ride B. coin C. job D. map

5.A. He B. I C. They D. We

6.A. Actually B. Finally C. Firstly D. Similarly

7.A. decided B. hoped C. learned D. said

8.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. partners

9.A. depend on B. make up C. pay for D. take away

10.A. dry B. small C. dark D. bright

11.A. climbed B. fell C. knocked D. ran

12.A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train

13.A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. yes

14.A. drove off B. sat down C. stood up D. walked away

15.A. boring B. interesting C. long D. unusual

Answer 1