It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little   41

     I worked in a   42   doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things

happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a

punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to   43   again. Maybe   44   I hurried, I could still  arrive home earlier.

     I was going inside to   45   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for   46   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   47   a few minutes ago.

     At the counter, a young man was quite  48   . He was trying to  49  how to get there,

with two other people. One of them was   50  trying to give them a whole different route back. It

was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the   51   ?"

     A look of   52   appeared on the woman's face.

     "I'm going right by there," I said, and it wasn’t a(n)   53   since I had just decided to do

exactly that.

     I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were

right   54   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt   55   than I had all day and my  headache was nearly gone.

     Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,

"Sometimes it's good to be late."

(    )41. A. headache      B. fever                    C. cold                     D. break

(    )42. A. foreign        B. busy                    C. crucial                   D. noisy

(    )43. A. relax          B. offend                  C. complain          D. appear

(    )44. A. while         B. since                    C. as                D. if

(    )45. A. wait          B. look                    C. care                     D. search

(    )46. A. money        B. trouble                   C. directions         D. opinions

(    )47. A. risked         B. provided                C. called              D. left

(    )48. A. helpful        B. skilled                    C. confused                 D. active

(    )49. A. imagine       B. expect                    C. explain             D. urge

(    )50. A. only          B. even                     C. still               D. ever

(    )51. A. station        B. office                           C. hospital           D. hotel

(    )52. A. panic          B. pleasure                C.sadness           D. peace .

(    )53. A. dream         B. lie                    C. reason            D. example

(    )54. A. behind         B. before                 C. below             D. beside

(    )55. A. duller          B. quieter                 C. worse             D. better

   

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

根据句意，选用下列适当的词填空

take a walk, as well as, spend, as soon as possible, directions

1．How do you ________ your weekend?

2．We have salad ________ juice and iced tea.

3．I often ________ with my parents in the evening.

4．Can you write me back ________.

5．Please follow these ________ and you can find that hotel.