第三节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　 Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business: He sold machines of different kinds to farmers.

　　 He had a big car, and usually 21 driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by 22 sometimes too, especially when the 23　 was bad.　 He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow, and it was 24 tiring to sit comfortably in a train and looked out of the window without being worried about how 25 was going to get to the next place.

　　 One of Mr. Gray’s problems was often 　26 to stay when he reached some small place in the country.　 He did not 　27　 　great comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying( 使恼火) when he was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or food after a long and 　28 day.

　　 Late 29 　winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station.　 The 30 by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and 31 . He was looking forward to a simple 32 satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire. And then a hot bath and comfortable bed.

　 　33 he was walking to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also 34 there.　 "As this is my first visit to this 35 of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to 36 about hotels before l left home, I would very much like to know 37 you have here. "

　　 The local man answered, "We have 38 . "

　　 "And which would you 39 me to go to ?"Mr. Gray asked him.

　　 The local man thought for a while and then answered, "Well, it’s like this: Whichever one you go to, you’ll be 40 you didn’t go to the other. "

　　 21.　 A. considered　 B. practised　 C. imagined　　 D. enjoyed

　　 22.　 A. train　　　 B. car　　　　 C. himself　　 D. plane

　　 23.　 A. business　　 B. condition　 C. road　　　　 D. weather

　　 24.　 A. least　　　 B. most　　　 C. less　　　　 D. more

　　 25.　 A. if　　　　　 B. one　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. she

　　 26.　 A. where　　　 B. how　　　　 C. what　　　 D. when

　　 27.　 A. know　　　 B. need　　　 C. expect　　　 D. like

　　 28.　 A. comfortable　 B. tiring　　　 C. nice　　　　 D. special

　　 29.　 A. that　　　　 B. one　　　　 C. the　　　　 D. a

　　 30.　 A. journey　　 B. experience　 C. travel　　　 D. distance

　　 31.　 A. unhappy　　 B. sleepy　　　 C. angry　　　 D. hungry

　　 32.　 A. but　　　　 B. and　　　　 C. or　　　　 D. however

　　 33.　 A. Until　　　 B. After　　　 C. Before　　　 D. While

　　 34.　 A. walking　　 B. looking on　 C. waiting　　 D. visiting

　　 35.　 A. town　　　 B. station　　　 C. land　　　　 D. part

　　 36.　 A. talk　　　　 B. think　　　　 C. move　　　 D. find out

　　 37.　 A. what　　　 B. which one　　 C. how many　 D. how

　　 38.　 A. three　　　 B. one　　　　　 C. none　　　　 D. two

　　 39.　 A. want　　　 B. allow　　　　 C. advise　　　 D. expect

　　 40.　 A. sorry　　　 B. satisfied　　 C. amused　　　 D. comfortable

20. The boy was caught ___ in the examination room and he was later punished for doing so.

　 A. cheat　　　　 B. cheated　　 C. cheating　　　 D. to cheat

19. ----What’s wrong with the man?　 ----___ from school for nothing has made him mad.

　 A. His son is absent　 　　　　　　　B. His son being absent　

C. His son’s being absent　 　　　　　D. His son’s being absence

18. We reached the seaside at 6 , ______ the sun began to set.

A. where　　　　 B. when　　 C. till　　　　 D. from which