He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.

“Is your taxi  1  ?” I asked when he finally looked  2  at me. He nodded, then said  3  as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a  4  .” He  5  as if he had a cold .

“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He  6  his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I  7  know it by heart.”

“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”

“This isn't  8  ,” he replied. “Although it  9  just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at  10 .”

“I don't think any of us keep  11  our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've  12  quite a while?”

“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the  13  through high school.”

“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.

“ 14 ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I  15  away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch  16  you never forget.”

“You said 'was'. Does that mean—?” He nodded. “ 17  a couple of weeks ago.”

“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is  18  tougher.”

He didn't  19  to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”

“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things  20  and we just don't seem to find the time.”

When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

1. available    B. acceptable          C. beneficial       D. occupied

2. A.       down      B.    up    C.    to    D. off

3. A.       unexpectedly      B. curiously        C. apologetically D.  definitely

4. A.       booklet       B. novel              C.       book          D. letter

5. A.       sounded   B. spoke  C.    seemed    D. continued

6. A.       hung      B.       nodded       C. shook       D. kept

7. A.       anyhow   B.    hardly     C.    almost     D. really

8. A.       friendship       B.    family     C.    leadership       D. colleague

9. A.       could      B. might  C.    maybe     D. would

10. A.     writing    B.    reading    C.    talking    D. earning

11. A.      up    B.    with C.    on    D. in

12. A.     found      B.    written    C.    known     D. seen

13. A.     curriculum      B.    coincidence     C.    life  D. way

14. A. Eventually   B.    Actually  C.    Additionally   D. Besides

15. A. removed      B.    left  C.    headed    D. moved

16. A.     even though    B.    as though C.    when       D. whereas

17. A.     Died       B. Suffered     C. Choked      D. Survived

18. A.     ever B.    even C.    fairly      D. quite

19. A.     appeal          B. reply    C.    adapt       D. talk

20.   A.    take up         B. pick up          C. come up             D. break up

I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the    _ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the ___. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly____

  When I had a rest at a __ , a man came, who was about my __ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _ _ , my friend!” he said as he _  _ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live __ , do you?” “No, I’m just _  _ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _  _  .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.

Now he had my _  _ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by __ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _  _ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _  _ . “What do you do for a living?” “_  _  I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _  _ what I see in my job. My words can _  _  the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _  _ here so long. So you can imagine how _  _ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”

If you had to _  _ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.

1.A. cool        B. hot        C. strong         D. cold

2.A. schedule    B. weather    C. calendar       D. experience

3.A. start       B. change     C. worsen         D. disappear

4.A. chair       B. table      C. restaurant     D. station

5.A. height      B. weight     C. accent         D. age

6.A. night       B. afternoon  C. evening        D. morning

7.A. sat         B. settled    C.  calmed        D. lay

8.A. distantly   B. nearby     C. comfortably    D. alone

9.A. passing by  B. giving up  C. thinking over  D. walking off

10.A. designer    B. thinker    C. painter        D. writer

11.A. interest    B. secrete    C. trust          D. patience

12.A. shouting    B. working    C. smiling        D. looking

13.A. busy        B. scenic     C. wide           D. peaceful

14.A. career      B. situation  C. history        D. advantage

15.A. Originally  B. Actually   C. Really         D. Recently

16.A. report      B. consider   C. remember       D. study

17.A. record      B. decorate   C. monitor        D. reflect

18.A. watching    B. waiting    C. living         D. traveling

19.A. funny       B. important  C. truthful       D. numerous

20.A. copy        B. describe   C. draw           D. guess

 I took a trip after lunch and on my way home I stopped at a park in this beautiful little town. I really wanted to enjoy the  31_ wind of one of the last days of summer. I know I still have a lot of time left according to the _32__. But I’ve seen too many summers suddenly__33__

  When I had a rest at a _34_ , a man came, who was about my _35_ . Maybe we could have common topics. “Good _36_ , my friend!” he said as he _37_ down on the opposite side of the table. “You don’t live _38_ , do you?” “No, I’m just _39_ . I live about an hour and a half from here.” “What do you do for a living?” he asked. “I’m a _40_  .” “Well, I should have known,” he said.

Now he had my _41_ . How could he possibly know what I did for a living just by _42_ at me? “You were dreaming and wondering just like an author. I could see in your eyes. Most people see how _43_ the town is, but you see many other things most people don’t take the time to see.” I just wondered about his _44_ . “What do you do for a living?” “_45_  I’m a journalist (记者) for our local paper. But I call myself a reflection because I _46_ what I see in my job. My words can _47_  the world around me. I can write about what I know faithfully and I know these people for I have been _48_ here so long. So you can imagine how _49_ the news is here. They are in turn a reflection of me.”

If you had to _50_ what a good person would be like, could you fit the description? I hope you’re a good reflection.

31. A. cool        B. hot        C. strong         D. cold

32. A. schedule    B. weather    C. calendar       D. experience

33. A. start       B. change     C. worsen         D. disappear

34. A. chair       B. table      C. restaurant     D. station

35. A. height      B. weight     C. accent         D. age

36. A. night       B. afternoon  C. evening        D. morning

37. A. sat         B. settled    C.  calmed        D. lay

38. A. distantly   B. nearby     C. comfortably    D. alone

39. A. passing by  B. giving up  C. thinking over  D. walking off

40. A. designer    B. thinker    C. painter        D. writer

41. A. interest    B. secrete    C. trust          D. patience

42. A. shouting    B. working    C. smiling        D. looking

43. A. busy        B. scenic     C. wide           D. peaceful

44. A. career      B. situation  C. history        D. advantage

45. A. Originally  B. Actually   C. Really         D. Recently

46. A. report      B. consider   C. remember       D. study

47. A. record      B. decorate   C. monitor        D. reflect

48. A. watching    B. waiting    C. living         D. traveling

49. A. funny       B. important  C. truthful       D. numerous

50. A. copy        B. describe   C. draw           D. guess

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

 He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.

“Is your taxi  21  ?” I asked when he finally looked  22  at me. He nodded, then said  23  as I settled into the back seat, “I'm sorry, but I was reading a  24  .” He  25  as if he had a cold .

“I am not in a hurry,” I told him. “Go ahead and finish your letter.” He  26  his head. “I've read it several times already. I guess I  27  know it by heart.”

“Letters from home always mean a lot,” I said. “From a child?”

“This isn't  28  ,” he replied. “Although it  29  just as well have been family. Old Ed was my oldest friend. In fact, we used to call each other 'Old Friend' when we'd meet. I'm not much good at  30 .”

“I don't think any of us keep  31  our correspondence (通信) too well,” I said. “I know I don't. But I take it he's someone you've  32  quite a while?”

“All my life. We were kids together, went to school together and all the  33  through high school.”

“There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship,” I said.

“ 34 ,” the driver went on, “I hadn't seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I  35  away from the old neighbourhood and you kind of lose touch  36  you never forget.”

“You said 'was'. Does that mean….?” He nodded. “ 37  a couple of weeks ago.”

“I'm sorry,” I said. “It's no fun to lose any friend—and losing a real old one is  38  tougher.”

He didn't  39  to that, and we rode on in silence for a few minutes. But I realized  that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch.”

“Well,” I agreed, “we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things  40  and we just don't seem to find the time.”

When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it.

21. A.available           B.acceptable            C.beneficial        D.occupied

22. A.down               B.up                   C. to                       D. off

23. A.unexpectedly       B. curiously               C. apologetically    D.  definitely

24. A.booklet            B. novel              C.    book            D. letter

25. A.sounded           B. spoke             C.seemed          D. continued

26. A.hung             B.nodded           C. shook          D. kept

27. A.anyhow           B.hardly             C.almost           D. really

28. A.friendship           B.family             C.leadership       D. colleague

29. A.could               B. might             C.maybe           D. would

30. A.writing            B.reading            C.talking          D. earning

31. A.up                B.with             C.on                    D. in

32. A.found              B.written            C.known          D. seen

33. A.curriculum          B.coincidence        C.life              D. way

34. A.Eventually          B.Actually          C.Additionally            D. Besides

35. A.removed                 B.left               C.headed          D. moved

36. A.even though        B.as though         C.when            D. whereas

37. A.Died                B. Suffered         C.Choked            D. Survived

38. A.ever                B.even             C.fairly            D. quite

39. A.appeal            B.reply                   C.adapt            D. talk

40.A.take up            B.pick up           C.come up        D. break up