An old friend from abroad(国外)__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell
me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to
get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him
__18__ I had left the key under the doormat(门垫). __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked
him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.
Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the
moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful
meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from
the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped
I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__,
he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As
the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had
climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front
of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.
1.A.
what B.
as C.
which D. whom
2.A.
room B. office C.
station D. airport
3.A.
that B. where C.
why D. how
4.A.
For B. When C.
So D. As
5.A.
late B. soon
C. on time D. early
6.A.
eat B.
help C.
cook D. make
7.A.
airport B. station C. bus
stop D. living-room
8.A.
I B.
he C.
she D. my boss
9.A.
repairing B. buying C. listening
to D. hearing
10.A.
after B. before C.
as D.
while
11.A.
to B.
with C.
for D. from
12.A.
cold B. hot
C. new D. warm
13.A.
and B.
but C.
because D. though
14.A.
help B. see
C. join D. join in
15.A.
got B. arrived C.
reached D. came
16.A.
joy B. regret C.
thinking D. difficulty
17.A.
also B. always C.
not D. none
18.A. in front
of B. near C. far away from D. around
19.A.
open B. dirty C.
closed D. shut
20.A.
silence B. surprise C. the
room D. the office