Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked　16 beside a window when he was　17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he　18　 a window seat. He　19  that all of them had already been taken  20  one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21  that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .

When he  23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24  ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane  25 ,but he thought that the plane  26   be carrying something particularly heavy in 27  baggage room which made  28  necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and  29  another empty seat, not beside the  30 ,to sit in.

Two or three other people tried  31   in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32  the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33  the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and  34   that way succeeded in  35   the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.

1.	A．sitting B．to sit C．sat D．sit

 

2.	A．traveling B．sitting C．flying D．sleeping

 

3.	A．found B．looked for C．noticed D．searched

 

4.	A．found B．looked for C．saw D．observed

 

5.	A．besides B．except C．expect D．except for

 

6.	A．glad B．pleased C．surprised D．surprising

 

7.	A．it B．one C．got D．reached

 

8.	A．get to B．arrived C．got D．reached

 

9.	A．by B．with C．in D．of

 

10.	A．past B．then C．ago D．before

 

11.	A．may B．must C．would D．should

 

12.	A．her B．plane C．its D．it's

 

13.	A．that B．this C．it D．everything

 

14.	A．see B．seeing C．finding D．found

 

15.	A．one B．window C．soldier D．girl

 

16.	A．to sit B．sitting C．to seat D．seating

 

17.	A．watched B．saw C．read D．found

 

18.	A．seeing B．watching C．seen D．watched

 

19.	A．in B．by C．on D．for

 

20.	A．failing B．having C．missing D．helping

 

He　　 office in 2000 and　　  office a year later.

A.takes;leaves　　　　　　　　　　　B.took;resigned

C.takes;left　　　　　　　　　　　　D.resign;take

Ten students have failed in the exam,______.

A. include him　　　 B. him including.　　　　　 C. including he　　　 D. him included

 

 

For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been   21  along the banks of Lake Waco with little   22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith　33　　that there were still several hours of daylight　24　　and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 　25　.

Smith drove his pickup（小货车）a couple of miles along the　26　road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy　27　area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the　28　of trees formed a leafy　29　over the road and it suddenly seemed 　30　in the evening.

“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.

Smith smiled, “We’re　31　there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 　32　　from his face.

“What the hell is that?”

　　He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a  33 .

　　For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup　34　to decide whether they had happened to　35　someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 　36　walked towards that thing some distance before them.

It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell　37　. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road　38　he could turn around, then　39　back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he　40　　they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.	A．playing　 B．boating　　 C．fishing　　　　 D．walking

 

2.	A．failure　 B．success　 C．disappointment D．interest

 

3.	A．quarreled B．argued　 C．reasoned　 D．shouted

 

4.	A．remaining B．staying　　 C．keeping　　 D．leaving

 

5.	A．starting off B．running out　 C．sending away　 D．giving up

 

6.	A．winding B．widening　 C．leading　　　 D．blocking

 

7.	A．grassed B．wooded C．iced　　　　 D．snowed

 

8.	A．trunks B．shadow　　 C．shade　　　　 D．shape

 

9.	A．hat B．umbrella　 C．sheet　　　 D．overcoat

 

10.	A．foggy B．late　　 C．early　　 D．rainy

 

11.	A．almost B．already　　 C．only　　　 D．fairly

 

12.	A．escaped B．lost C．gone　　　 D．missed

 

13.	A．body B．trap C．pile　　　　 D．stream

 

14.	A．talking B．hoping C．wanting　　 D．trying

 

15.	A．come across B．turn out　　 C．bring about　 D．make up

 

16.	A．loudly B．quietly　　 C．quickly　　　 D．slowly

 

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

 

18.	A．until B．before　　　 C．after　　　 D．when

 

19.	A．turned B．ran C．headed　　　 D．walked

 

20.	A．expected B．hoped C．wished　　　 D．prayed

 

短文改错

Once a man got on a bus for New York. He
hid in toilet, because he did not want to pay.	1．________
But a passenger saw her. She tapped the person in	2．________
front of her on the shoulder and say, “There's a	3．________
bum （流浪汉） in the toilet. Tell the bus driver. ”
The message was past from person to person.	4．________
But anywhere along the way, it changed. The bus	5．________
driver was told that there was a bomb in the toilet.
He immediate stopped the bus and telephoned the	6．________
police. When the police came in, they told the	7．________
passengers to get off the bus or stay far away. Then	8．________
they closed the highway. This soon caused a 15-miles-long	9．________
traffic jam. Under the help of a dog, the police	10．________
searched for two hours. Of course they found no bomb.