Mr.West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present,but he was always very busy,so he was never　 21　 to find time to go to the shops.At last,when it was the week 　22　 Christmas,and the shops were very crowded,he　 23　 that he could not wait any longer.He worked in an office,and　 　24　 　had lunch in a restaurant,but one day he bought some sandwiches,ate them quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch 　25　 .The shop was full of women,who were also buying presents during their lunch hour.

Mr.West stood politely at the edge(边)of a crowd of women who were　 　26　 　forward to try to get to the people who were　 27　 necklaces and earrings.He tried to move forward slowly,taking his turn with the others,but more and more women were 　28　 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly past him.

After half an hour,he was just as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been 　29　 he came in,and his lunch hour was coming to an end,so he decided to change his　 　30　 of doing things:he put his head down,　 31　 　a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the　 32　 of the crowd as hard as he could.

The women around him became very 　33　 when they saw what he was doing,and began to scold him.“Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?”they shouted.

“Ladies,”he 　34　 them,“I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour,and it has done me no 　35　 ,so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

1.A.sure　　　　　　　　　　　 B.certain　　　　　　　　　　　 C.able　　　　　　　　　 D.possible

2.A.before　　　　　　　　　　 B.after　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.till　　　　　　　　　　 D.within

3.A.promised　　　　　　　　 B.decided　　　　　　　　　　 C.agreed　　　　　　　　 D.insisted

4.A.never　　　　　　　　　　 B.sometimes　　　　　　　　 C.seldom　　　　　　　 D.usually

5.A.hour　　　　　　　 B.moment　　　　　　　　　　 C.minute　　　　　　　 D.second

6.A.pulling　　　　　　　　　 B.pushing　　　　　　　　　　 C.gathering　　　　　　 D.managing

7.A.selling　　　　　　　　　　 B.buying　　　　　　　　　　　 C.choosing　　　　　　 D.seizing

8.A.going　　　　　　　　　　 B.entering　　　　　　　　　　 C.fetching　　　　　　ing

9.A.where　　　　　　　　　　 B.until　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　 D.even if

10.A.habit　　　　　　　　　　 B.way　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.action　　　　　　　　 D.sign

11.A.caught　　　　　　　　　 B.made　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.blew　　　　　　　　　 D.gave

ter　　　　　　　　　 B.end　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.front　　　　　　　　　 D.back

13.A.patient　　　　　　　　　 B.angry　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.surprised　　　　　　 D.nervous

14.A.hated　　　 　　　　　　　 B.waved　　　　　　　　　　　 C.explained　　　　　 D.answered

15.A.treasure　　　　　　　　 B.good　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.respect　　　　　　　 D.present

15. We arranged to meet at 8:00, but she never ______.

A. turn down　　　　 　B. turn off　　　　　　 　C. turn over　　　　　　 　D. turn up

14. ---- Do you know Tom, ______ father is an engineer?

　 ---- Yes, quite well. He ______ always be the first to offer me help when I meet with prolems.

A. the; would　　 　B. which; used to　 　　C. that; used to　　　 　D. whose; would

13. ---- It’s a pity that Mr. Smith died last night.

　 ---- Really? The police may never discover what ______ that night, for he was the only eyewitness (目击者).

A. happened　　　 B. took place　 　　C. was happened　　 　 D. was taken place

12.We’re going to _______ with some friends for a picnic. Would you like to join us ?

A.get in 　　　　　　　 B.get over　　　　 C.get along 　　　　 　　D.get together

11..Missing the flight means _______ for another three hours.

A.waiting　　　　　　　　　　 B.to wait　　　　 C.wait　　　　　　 D.to be waiting

10. He is looking forward __________his father.

A. of receiving　　 B. of hearing from　　　 　 C. to hearing from　　 D. to hear from

9. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who ________ have taken it?

A. should　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　 C. could　　　　　　　　　　 D. would

8. - The room is so dirty. ________ we clean it?

- Of course.

A. Will　　　　　　　　　 B. Shall　　　　　 C. Would　　　　　　 D. Do