Fill in the Blanks

Though ________ (tell) many times, he still couldn't fully understand it.

I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very      and it was snowing, but I was too excited to       _. From the airport, my friend and I        a taxi to my          . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the       _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made        . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and       to return the next day.

           my friend had left, I went to a      near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single      of English, I couldn’t tell the       what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some    , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was      . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway       I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I       to walk around the city. I wanted to see     _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

  When I     to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay     and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of      and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to       English.

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

2.A.look    B.      listen         C.      enjoy         D.      mind                  

3.A.sat       B.      took C.      rode D.      used         

4.A. home          B.      hotel         C.      office        D.      school               

5.A. first    B.      one  C.      last   D.      only          

6.A.satellites     B.      lakes          C.      beauty      D.      parks                 

7.A.advised       B.      liked C.      promised  D.      hoped               

8.A.Before long         B.      Shortly after      C.   Soon          D.  Then

9.A.restaurant  B.      shop C.      supermarket     D.      pub           

10.A.letter         B.      word         C.      sentence  D.      phrase               

11.A. boss          B.      cook C.      waiter       D.      waitress            

12.A.voices       B.      suggestions       C.      sounds      D.      gestures            

13.A.looking      B.      ordering   C.      picking      D.      eating                

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

15.A.tried B.      stopped    C.      decided    D.      continued                  

16.A.anything   B.      everything         C.      something         D.      some things      

17.A.came         B.      went          C.      returned  D.      arrived              

18.A.asleep       B.      awake       C.      afraid        D.      alive         

19.A.noise         B.      voices       C.      streets      D.      places                

20.A.say    B.      talk   C.      speak        D.      tell            

My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane 1at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 2and it was snowing, but I was too excited to3. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my4.On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the5time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their man-made6.7me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
8my friend had left, I went to a9near the hotel to get something10. Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the11what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some12,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the13thing as the man at the next table was14. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway15I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I16to walk around the city. I wanted to see17on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay18and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of19and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      took off
   2. B.
      landed
   3. C.
      dropped
   4. D.
      reached
2. 2.
   1. A.
      hot
   2. B.
      warm
   3. C.
      cold
   4. D.
      cool
3. 3.
   1. A.
      look
   2. B.
      listen
   3. C.
      enjoy
   4. D.
      mind
4. 4.
   1. A.
      home
   2. B.
      hotel
   3. C.
      office
   4. D.
      school
5. 5.
   1. A.
      first
   2. B.
      one
   3. C.
      last
   4. D.
      only
6. 6.
   1. A.
      satellites
   2. B.
      lakes
   3. C.
      beauty
   4. D.
      parks
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Helped
   2. B.
      Helping
   3. C.
      Had helped
   4. D.
      Being helped
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Before long
   2. B.
      Shortly after
   3. C.
      Soon
   4. D.
      Then
9. 9.
   1. A.
      restaurant
   2. B.
      shop
   3. C.
      supermarket
   4. D.
      pub
10. 10.
    1. A.
       to drink
    2. B.
       to read
    3. C.
       to eat
    4. D.
       to listen
11. 11.
    1. A.
       boss
    2. B.
       cook
    3. C.
       waiter
    4. D.
       waitress
12. 12.
    1. A.
       voices
    2. B.
       suggestions
    3. C.
       sounds
    4. D.
       gestures
13. 13.
    1. A.
       similar
    2. B.
       different
    3. C.
       same
    4. D.
       right
14. 14.
    1. A.
       looking
    2. B.
       ordering
    3. C.
       picking
    4. D.
       eating
15. 15.
    1. A.
       until
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       after
16. 16.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       determined
    4. D.
       continued
17. 17.
    1. A.
       anything
    2. B.
       everything
    3. C.
       something
    4. D.
       some things
18. 18.
    1. A.
       asleep
    2. B.
       awake
    3. C.
       afraid
    4. D.
       alive
19. 19.
    1. A.
       noise
    2. B.
       voices
    3. C.
       streets
    4. D.
       places
20. 20.
    1. A.
       drive a car
    2. B.
       cook meals
    3. C.
       teach Chinese
    4. D.
       speak English

My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .