完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Tom was crossing the road the other day  36  he saw a red car coming in the distance. He thought the car would  37 , as the lights had turned red.  38 , the car was going too  39  and Tom soon realized that it couldn’t stop in time. He  40  to move out of its way but it was too late. Tom was knocked  41  by the red car and lay almost dead on the road. Passers-by quickly went to him and an ambulance was sent for. The driver of the red car did not stop,  42  one of the men had written down the  43  of the car, which he gave to the police who arrived at the site(现场).

At the same time, Tom was taken to the  44  and his parents were called for. They were very surprised to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his side. For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he might die. But on the fourth day Tom  45  and spoke softly. His parents were glad. The police by then had followed the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last.

36. A. when          B. while            C. since           D. before

37. A. start           B. stop             C. move           D. break

38. A. Unfortunately   B. Obviously        C. Besides         D. However

39. A. fast           B. slow             C. far             D. late

40. A. tried          B. managed          C. failed           D. was able

41. A. at           B. down             C. on             D. for

42. A. but           B. and              C. or              D. so

43. A. type          B. name             C. number         D. address

44. A. station       B. school            C. hospital         D. home

45. A. felt sick       B. got up            C. fell asleep       D. woke up

Tom was about to close the window ______ his attention was caught by a bird.

11. Tom was arguing _____ the payment of the bill_____ John.

短文改错（共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
My brother Tom was very selfish when he was little boy. He did not want share things with
other people. For example, when he bought a chocolate cake, he put them in a secret place,
that I couldn’t find. Then he ate it all by himself. He never helped other. He said he is busy.
In other words, a game of tennis made him very busy. He did not care if something that he did
it made people angry. For instance, one night he played strongly and loud music till four o’clock
in the morning. But he is difference now. He often helps grandma with houseworks, helps mom
with cooking and helps his classmates with their lessons.

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.、Tom went into the station cafe because           .

2.、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

3.、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find    

   .

4.、Which of the following is true?

5.、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?