阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个 最佳答案。

    The other day I was at the railway station waiting for my sister's train to come in. 1 I was very early and had nothing to do,I 2 the other people on the platform. Near me three men who looked like college professors stood 3 something in a very lively manner. They were quite4 , for they 5 their arms and stamped their feet as they talked. Before long a train came in, but the men paid 6 attention and kept on talking. 7 the train was starting, they looked 8 , then snatched up their luggage and ran for the train. Two of the men 9 , but the other one was left behind. He looked very 10 as he watched the train growing smaller and smaller in the 11.Seeing him 12 so worried, a train official came up and spoke to him.

    "It's 13," the official said, "there will be another 14 this evening. You will soon be able to 15 your friends." "But the trouble is," replied the man, "they came to see me off."

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1.	A. For	B. Though	C. As	D. When	［    ］
2.	A. found	B. watched	C. saw	D. looked for	［    ］
3.	A. saying	B. talking	C. discussing	D. having	［    ］
4.	A. excited	B. happy	C. warmly	D. noisy	［    ］
5.	A. lifted	B. moved	C. shook	D. waved	［    ］
6.	A. no	B. much	C. little	D. a little	［    ］
7.	A. Shortly after	B. Soon	C. Just then	D. Just as	［    ］
8.	A. on	B. up	C. hurry	D. anxious	［    ］
9.	A. got on	B. caught	C. went away	D. stepped up	［    ］
10.	A. funny	B. angry	C. worrying	D. unhappy	［    ］
11.	A. platform	B. direction	C. distance	D. sight	［    ］
12.	A. looking	B. looked	C. become	D. became	［    ］
13.	A. right	B. all right	C. gone	D. never mind	［    ］
14.	A. one	B. time	C. train	D. chance	［    ］
15.	A. join	B. meet	C. follow	D. catch	［    ］

    One day a rich man met Sam. The rich man asked, "I hear you are very clever and 16 is difficult for you. Can you 17 why you are so clever?" Sam answered 18, "Oh, I am not clever. If you think I am clever, you are 19 then." The rich man became very angry.Sam said, "Please 20 angry, sir. If you don't believe 21, now 22 you a question. If you have a herd (羊群) of sheep, I send you a herd. Then how many herds of sheep 23?" "Why! That's 24 question in the world. One and one is two. 25 that. I have two herds." Sam laughed and said, "You are wrong, sir. Two herds of sheep put together is still one herd!"　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

16.	A. something	B. anything	C. nothing	D. everything	［    ］
17.	A. say with me	B. speak about me	C. tell me	D. talk	［    ］
18.	A. smiling	B. with smiling	C. with smile	D. with a smile	［    ］
19.	A. a fool	B. fool	C. a foolish	D. the fool	［    ］
20.	A. not to be	B. not be	C. don't	D. don't be	［    ］
21.	A. to what I say	B. what I said	C. that I say	D. what I am saying	［    ］
22.	A. let's tell	B. let's ask	C. let me tell	D. let me ask	［    ］
23.	A. you have	B. do you have	C. you can have	D. you will have	［    ］
24.	A. an easy	B. an easier	C. the easiest	D. easiest	［    ］
25.	A. Anybody knows	B. Everybody believes	C.Everybody thinks	D. All people say	［    ］