If only I _____ a few days ago！Then I wouldn’t have been feeling so worried now.

    A．looked ahead                     B．could look ahead   

    C．were to look ahead               D．had looked ahead

 

 If only I _____ my watch! 

A．hadn’t lost

B．haven’t lost

C．didn’t lost

D．don’t lose

 

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___55__ them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36. A. given    B. written    C. told    D. taught

37. A. successful B. helpful    C. tiring   D. surprising

38. A. shook    B. put       C. bent    D. kept

39. A. difficult  B. boring     C. important D. easy

40. A. eyes     B. mind      C. heart   D. legs

41. A. nicely   B. exactly     C. curiously D. carelessly

42. A. realized  B. reminded   C. learnt   D. dreamt

43. A. decision  B. fortune    C. business  D. plan

44. A. cooking  B. reading    C. running   D. babysitting

45. A. just     B. ever       C. even     D. only

46. A. selfish   B. proud      C. stubborn  D. sensitive

47. A everything B. something  C. anything  D. nothing

48. A. tried     B. arranged   C. managed  D. prepared

49. A. Panic    B. Pain       C. Noise    D. Stress

50. A. frozen   B. dragged    C. pushed    D. brought

51. A. because  B. until      C. as        D. unless

52. A. smoke   B. light       C. water    D. fire

53. A. cheerful    B. strange   C. guilty     D. confident

54. A. busy       B. hungry   C. worried   D. asleep

55. A. promised   B. allowed   C. expected  D. persuaded

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  36  on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them.  ]

This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  37  IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table  38  for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  39  self(样子)?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  40  the time.”

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   41   and I’ m going to register when I get   42   money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  43  broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”

“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  44  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  45  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t  46  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  47  you could solve your problems.”

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  48  they faced, there was no way he could help!   49  , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   50  : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   51   .”

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   52   of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   53  : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   54   talk about what they had  55  ! 

1. A. agreed 2. A. sensed	B. focused B. insisted	C. relied C. declared	D. took D. promised
3.A. cleaned	B. made	B. bought	D. reserved
4.A. sensitive	B. honest	C. cheerful	D. clumsy
5.A. had	B. spent	C. seized	D. valued
6.A. notice	B. job	C. course	D. chance
7.A. lucky	B. pocket	C. enough	D. paper
8.A. computer	B. fridge	C. camera	D. recorder
9.A. or	B. but	C. for	D. so
10.A. drier	B. colder	C. wilder	D. nicer
11.A. take 12. A. if	B. decline B. where	C. support C. why	D. watch D. how
13.A. changes	B. expenses	C. challenges	D. possibilities
14.A. Anxiously	B. Curiously	C. Surprisingly	D. Stubbornly
15. A. saying	B. story	C. habit	D. fiction
16.A. rose	B. grew	C. removed	D. remained
17. A. tired	B. proud	C. ashamed	D. aware
18. A. ambition	B. conclusion	C. description	D. agreement
19. A. even	B. only	C. still	D. thus
20. A. discussed	B. promised	C. arranged	D. achieved

 

 

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

     阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

IF and WHEN often had lunch together. Their conversation always  16  on the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them. 

This particular Saturday when they met for lunch, WHEN  17  IF wasn’t in a great mood（心情）. After they sat at the usual table  18  for them, WHEN asked IF, “You don’t seem your usual  19  self?” IF replied,“Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take. If only I  20  the time.”

WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, “I too saw a   21   and I’ m going to register when I get   22   money.” WHEN then questioned IF, “What about the new job you were going to apply for?” IF answered, “I would have applied, but my  23  broke down. I couldn’t type my resume(简历).”

“Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about looking for another job also,  24  I’ll wait and when the weather gets  25  I will look then. I hate this awful weather.”

The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that. When he couldn’t  26  it anymore, he went to them and said, “I think I know  27  you could solve your problems.”

IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the  28  they faced, there was no way he could help!   29  , IF asked the man for advice. The man said, “Your conversation reminds me of an old   30  : IF and WHEN were planted, and nothing   31   .”

IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel   32   of living their life for the “ifs” and “whens”. Finally they came to a(n)   33  : next time they met, there would be no “ifs” or “whens”; they would   34   talk about what they had  35  ! 

1. A. agreed 2. A. sensed	B. centered B. insisted	C. relied C. declared	D. took D. guessed
3.  A. cleaned	B. made	C. ordered	D. reserved
4. A. sensitive	B. honest	C. cheerful	D. clumsy
5.A. had	B. spent	C. seized	D. valued
6. A. notice	B. job	C. course	D. chance
7. A. lucky	B. pocket	C. enough	D. paper
8.  A. computer	B. fridge	C. camera	D. recorder
9.. A. or	B. but	C. for	D. so
10.. A. drier	B. colder	C. wilder	D. nicer
11. A. take 12. A. when	B. decline B. where	C. support C. why	D. watch D. how
13.A. changes	B. expenses	C. challenges	D. possibilities
14.  A. Anxiously	B. Curiously	C. Surprisingly	D. Stubbornly
15.A. saying	B. story	C. habit	D. fiction
16. A. rose	B. grew	C. removed	D. remained
17.A. tired	B. proud	C. ashamed	D. aware
18.  A. ambition	B. conclusion	C. description	D. agreement
19.A. even	B. only	C. still	D. thus
20.A. discussed	B. promised	C. arranged	D. accomplished