By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43 . My phone call really made her   44 , and she   45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47  what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48  seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49 .
My first   50  was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51  person in the world. Even after I was able to   52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53  at the wall in my  54  and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55  with any of my old friends.

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43 . My phone call really made her   44 , and she   45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47  what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48  seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49 .

My first   50  was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51  person in the world. Even after I was able to   52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53  at the wall in my  54  and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55  with any of my old friends.

Sophia Brent came to visit me nearly every day. She didn't make me angry most of the __1__ , though she smoked continually and __2__ used an ashtray. She followed me into the __3__while I made tea or coffee or supper and helped herself __4__ the children's orange juice. She was very __5__ with my two-year-old daughter Flora, who would hang about her for hours and __6__ to her lovingly as "Sofa", and she was always talking about my husband and asking me __7__ he was.

I could not decide why she chose my __8__ , although I realized that nobody __9__paid her very much attention. Her __10__ was very difficult in that she was straight out of a drama school and only nineteen, being required to __11__ a lead part with a fairly experienced __12__. They would not have liked her much__13__ she had been good. They took every opportunity to speak evil(坏话) __14__her. I think she thought I was the __15__ person around who was both unconnected with the __16__and really patient. For my__17__ , although I was sometimes made angry by her I did not __18__ her. There was something attractive in her enthusiasm(热情) and she had __19__ physical charm that with me she could get away with anything. She was__20__to have around, like flowers or a bowl of fruit.

1. A. time B. care C. need D. step

2. A. never B. almost C. even D. ever

3. A. room B. kitchen C. garden D. car

4. A. at B. to C. with D. about

5. A. hard B. strict C. angry D. successful

6. A. listen B. stick C. refer D. devote

7. A. where B. that C. which D. when

8. A. model B. neighbor C. company D. help

9. A. else B. one C. another D. other

10. A. clothes B. family C. appearance D. situation

11. A. accept B. play C. control D. like

12. A. actor B. friend C. enemy D. husband

13. A. even if B. as if C. so that D. now that

14. A. for B. of C. near D. around

15. A. other B. alone C. only D. exactly

16. A. anywhere B. things C. theater D. people

17. A. news B. opinion C. idea D. part

18. A. like B. dislike C. allow D. obey

19. A. very B. quite C. such D. pretty

20. A. nice B. difficult C. painful D. serious

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand1my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the2, I phoned his 3. His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got4. “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was5that she didn’t tell me where he was or 6to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it7. I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang8. My phone call really made her9, and she10they talk to me. Later that night, my mom11. Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had12what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the13seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my14.
My first15was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the16person in the world. Even after I was able to17several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just18at the wall in my19and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like20with any of my old friends.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      if
   2. B.
      whether
   3. C.
      how
   4. D.
      why
2. 2.
   1. A.
      pain
   2. B.
      doctor
   3. C.
      nurse
   4. D.
      wound
3. 3.
   1. A.
      company
   2. B.
      office
   3. C.
      school
   4. D.
      house
4. 4.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      quiet
   3. C.
      calm
   4. D.
      excited
5. 5.
   1. A.
      unfair
   2. B.
      wrong
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      unnecessary
6. 6.
   1. A.
      offer
   2. B.
      allow
   3. C.
      permit
   4. D.
      refuse
7. 7.
   1. A.
      down
   2. B.
      alone
   3. C.
      be
   4. D.
      go
8. 8.
   1. A.
      off
   2. B.
      up
   3. C.
      out
   4. D.
      back
9. 9.
   1. A.
      disappointed
   2. B.
      shocked
   3. C.
      anxious
   4. D.
      excited
10. 10.
    1. A.
       hoped
    2. B.
       wished
    3. C.
       insisted
    4. D.
       ordered
11. 11.
    1. A.
       went by
    2. B.
       came by
    3. C.
       called back
    4. D.
       passed by
12. 12.
    1. A.
       understood
    2. B.
       believed
    3. C.
       no idea
    4. D.
       wondered
13. 13.
    1. A.
       passenger
    2. B.
       drive
    3. C.
       front
    4. D.
       spare
14. 14.
    1. A.
       doctor
    2. B.
       friend
    3. C.
       luck
    4. D.
       seat-belt
15. 15.
    1. A.
       view
    2. B.
       reaction
    3. C.
       action
    4. D.
       idea
16. 16.
    1. A.
       luckiest
    2. B.
       happiest
    3. C.
       worst
    4. D.
       most lonely
17. 17.
    1. A.
       stand up
    2. B.
       get on
    3. C.
       go home
    4. D.
       eat out
18. 18.
    1. A.
       looked
    2. B.
       stared
    3. C.
       glanced
    4. D.
       glared
19. 19.
    1. A.
       sickroom
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       dormitory
    4. D.
       bedroom
20. 20.
    1. A.
       drying out
    2. B.
       taking out
    3. C.
       setting out
    4. D.
       hanging out