Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was 16 __ in career and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was 17 __disappointed with the city that he had to 　18 .

　　　 So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday 19 __. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly 20 _ and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have 21 to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light_ 22 __on his door.

　　　 “Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew__ 23 _ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 24 __. He opened the door impatiently. At the door was a little 25 _, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have 　26 _? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door 　27_.

　　　 After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and 　28 the same little girl outside. But this time she was 　29 two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said, “My grandma told me the 　30 _ neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to 31 _ you these.”

　　　 At that moment Terry suddenly realized what 　32 _ his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and 　33 _ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else 34 _ himself, for his eyes had been covered by his 35 mind.

16. A. experienced　 　　 B. unsuccessful　 　　 C. interested 　　　　　　 D. unlucky

17. A. very 　　　 　　　　B. so　 　　　 　　　　C. such　 　　 　　　　D. rather

18. A. leave 　　　 　　　　B. travel 　　 　　　　C. stay　 　　　　　　 　　D. choose

19. A. morning　　　　　 　 B. afternoon　 　　　 C. noon　 　　　　 　　D. evening　　

20. A. went down　 　　　　　　 B. went out 　　　 　　C. went by　 　　　　　　 　　D. went on

21. A. wanted B. decided C. forgotten D. remembered

22. A. knocks　　　 　　 B. calls　 　 　　　　C. strikes　　　　　 D. sounds

23. A. everybody　　 　　 B. anybody　　 　 　　　 C. somebody 　　　　　　　 D. nobody

24. A. troubled　　　　　　　　 B. followed　　 　　　 C. liked　　 　　　　　　　 D. learned

25. A. boy 　　　　　　 　　　　B. girl 　　　　　　C. postman　　　 　　　 D. shopper

26. A. candies 　　　　B. toys　　　　　 　　　 C. lights　　　　　　 D. candles

27. A. easily　 　　　　　　　　 B. worriedly　 　　　 C. happily 　　　　　　　　 D. heavily

28. A. found 　 　　　　B. met　 　　 　　　　C. touched 　　　　D. knew

29. A. bringing 　　　　　　　　 B. seeing　 　 　　　　C. holding 　　　　　　　　　 D. drawing

30. A. poor　 　 　　　　B. kind　 　　 　　　　C. new　 　　　　　　 　　D. young

31. A. buy　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　 　　 C. borrow　 　　 　　D. sell

32. A. made　　　　　　　　　　 B. caused 　　 　　　　C. developed　　　　 　 D. stopped

33. A. laziness　 　　　　　　 B. sadness　 　　　　C. unkindness　　　 　 D. unhappiness

34. A. besides　　 　　　 B. except　　　　 　　 C. but　　　　　　　 D. than

35. A. open 　　 　　　　B. right　 　　 　　　　C. warm　 　 　　　　D. cold

（2010·福建省石狮石光华侨联合中学高中毕业班5月份高考模拟）26. —          I’m very busy now. Could I call you back after work?

   — OK. I’ll wait for you.

A. Probably   B. Occasionally    C. Frequently    D. Actually

（2010·黑龙江大庆实验中学高三第二次月考）    26. – I’m sorry, but I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

   -- You ______ your temper but that’s OK.

  A. have lost      B. had lost    C. did lose    D. were losing

（2010·安徽野寨中学高三上第二次月考）      26. I’m caught in the traffic jam now. I________ arrive late, so could you wait for me a bit longer?

A. must           B. need               C. may                 D. can

（2010·安徽师大附中高三二模）    26. —I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.

     —______! I’m going up there too.

 A. What a coincidence    B. Good luck     

C. Congratulations     D. Good idea