8. A. what　　　 　 　　B. when　 　　　　　　 C. whether　　　 　　 D. how

7. A. arrived　 　　　 B. looked　　　 　　　 C. rushed 　　　　 D. left

6. A. foolish　 　　　 B. proud 　　　　 　　C. frightened　 　　 D. pleased

5. A. even　　　 　 　　B. again　　 　　　　 C. already　　　 D. still

4. A. discovered　　 　 B. disappeared　　 　 C. described 　　　　 D. delivered

3. A. them　　　 　　 　　B. her　　 　　　　　　 C. herself 　　　　 D. themselves

2. A. talk 　　　　　 B. reach　　　　 　　 C. hear　　 　　　　　 D. touch

1. A. heavily　 　　 　　B. heavy　　　　 　 C. big　　　　　 D. hardly

20. His father told me that he ________ for the United States three days ________.

A. has left; ago　　　 B. had left; ago　　　 C. left; ago　　　　　 D. had left; before

Cloze Test

(A)

Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain__1__ so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to __2__ anything and told them I would be back within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left __3__happily looking out of the window.

I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had __4__! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were __5__ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being __6__, I ran to the corner of the street where there was no sign of them. I __7__up to an old lady nearby and asked __8__ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.

Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and __9__ to stop trembling(发抖). Suddenly,　 I __10__ a merry laugh __11__ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot(车尾行李箱)and __12__ were two very red-face and __13__ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, __14__ behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. __15__ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.

19. No one ____trouble her when she was crazy about working.

A. dared　　 B. could　　 C. would　　 D. need