-- Could I have a word with you?

     -- Sorry, I am busy ________．Shall we do it later?

      A．at the moment               B．for a moment                k+s-5#u 

       C．the moment             D．in a moment

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home.

On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow.

 “Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack.

It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”

 In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help?”

I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing.

“It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A. would like very much to buy          B. badly wanted 

C. was glad to have bought                           D. would rather not buy

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A. carrying a cupboard to the church

B. sending flowers to the church

C. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D. going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A. driving in gathering darkness

B. in great sorrow (悲痛)

C. driving with wild flowers in the car

D. carrying furniture

4.What did the husband think of the whole matter?

A. It was very strange.                                                 B. He felt ashamed of it.

C. He took great pride in it.                                    D. He was puzzled at it.

 

——Could I use your English dictionary for a few moments?

—— ________．I’m not using it myself．

       A．Come on       B．It depends C．Go ahead            D．That’s great

When I was a sixth grader, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving   4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend followed the teacher's   5  without a fault．I received nothing but handmade cards with nice words about me．

On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't   10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers  12    I thought about my words．It wasn't   13  like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me, tears   14   down her face．

From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the   16  and the horrible treatment silently．

I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）

And I had   18  everything for her．

I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .

"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

1.                A．behind         B．like            C．through  D．for

 

2.                A．convincing      B．rewarding       C．encouraging   D．reminding

 

3.                A．dragged        B．picked          C．found    D．drew

 

4.                A．chances        B．gifts            C．hope D．help

 

5.                A．guidance       B．admission       C．directions D．patterns

 

6.                A．discovered      B．held           C．grasped  D．opened

 

7.                A．blamed         B．commented      C．laughed  D．shouted

 

8.                A．special         B．embarrassing    C．worrying  D．delicate

 

9.                A．mentioned      B．suggested       C．showed   D．saw

 

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

 

11.               A．remarks        B．reactions       C．suffering  D．feeling

 

12.               A．if             B．because        C．since D．as

 

13.               A．exactly         B．necessarily      C．normally   D．perfectly

 

14.               A．dashing        B．streaming       C．smoothing D．getting

 

15.               A．goal           B．wonder        C．centre    D．target

 

16.               A．challenge       B．ignoring        C．teasing    D．puzzle

 

17.               A．powerful       B．scary          C．tense D．hurtful

 

18.               A．ruined         B．disturbed       C．changed   D．broken

 

19.               A．turn off        B．fit in           C．get in D．show off

 

20.               A．optimistically    B．honestly        C．persuasively    D．understandingly

 

 

—Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

—Sure. I ______ a report at home.

A．will be writing                          B．will have written

C．have written                           D．have been writing