It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’   36  , he made a “great” decision to travel   37  .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a   38   time to travel in London,   39   crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He   40   to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his   41   came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller.   42  , he got the right ticket in the end and, by   43   people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was   44   with people. Unfortunately, he did not   45   to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a   46  position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was   47  forward onto the train by the force of people from   48  _ . The doors closed and the train   49   off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train   50  , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the   51  . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling   52   that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never   53  . He could do nothing but explain his   54   to a man who was standing on the platform. With   55   on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.

36. A. promise                 B. advice                     C. challenge             D. invitation

37. A. alone                       B. away                  C. along        D. abroad

38. A. certain             B. possible              C. bad                D. right         

39. A. for                           B. and                C. so                 D. but         

40. A. hoped                     B. had           C. planned               D. happened      

41. A. friend                      B. time                      C. luck                        D. turn    

42. A. In fact                      B. So                          C. As a result             D. However

43. A. leading                    B. asking                    C. pointing               D. helping

44. A. crowded                  B. faced                     C. covered                  D. linked

45. A. manage                  B. decide                    C. wish                      D. expect

46. A. safer                       B. lower                    C. better                     D. higher

47. A. kept                        B. pushed                  C. caught                 D. pulled       

48. A. front                        B. inside               C. above                    D. behind        

49. A. switched                  B. got                       C. moved                   D. lifted       

50. A. left                          B. stopped                 C. started                   D. soared       

51. A. stop                        B. arrival                    C. line                        D. train        

52. A. glad                        B. strange               C. worried                  D. bored         

53. A. heard of                  B. talked about           C. came across          D. arrived at      

54. A. design                     B. mistake                  C. difficulty          D. question       

55. A. disappointment          B. fears                      C. sadness              D. smiles

完形填空

　　It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway. Against __1__ advice of his friends, he was deter-mined to travel alone.

　　He __2__ the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to __3__ in London, because crowds of people go home from work __4__ this hour. He had to join a long queue of people who were waiting for tickets. When at last his __5__ came, he had some difficulty in making himself __6__ by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket __7__ the end and, by asking people the __8__, he also found the right platform. It was packed tight with people. He did not __9__ to get on the first train, but he was __10__ to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better __11__ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was __12__ forward on to the train by the push of people from behind. The doors closed and the train __13__ off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train __14__,but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth __15__ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom __16__ off, feeling glad that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly __17__ that he had come to a station he never heard of. He explained his difficulty __18__ a man who was standing on the platform. With a __19__ on his face, the man __20__ Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.