He is _______ here as he was at home.

A. almost as happy     B. as happy almost

C. as almost happy      D. almost happy as

— Ralph seems to like this country.

—Yes, he is _____ here as he was at home.

A. almost as happy    B. as happy almostC. as almost happy  D. almost happy as

A 31 　thing happened 32 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day 33 I drove to go for a look in the country.

　 On the way back home, my 34 stopped. It was out of gas on a 35 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 36 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 37 I finally found a house near the 38 I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

　 I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 39 . She said, “I’ve been 40 for you here for a long time. Come in. 41 is almost ready.”

　 “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 42 what she was talking about.

　 “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 43 tea,” said she.

I quickly 　44 that my car was out of 　45 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 46 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 47 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 48 .

　 Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 　49 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 50 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

31. A. happy　　　　 B. strange　　　　 C. common　　　　　 D. bad

32. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. to

33. A. and　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　 D. that

34. A. car　　 　　　　B. bus　　　　　 C. bike　　　　　　　 D. truck

35. A. narrow　　　　 B. lonely　　　　　 C. crowded　　　　　　 D. busy

36. A. what　　　　　 B. whom　　　　　 C. who　　　　　　　 D. how

37. A. before　　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. while　　 　　　　　D. as

38. A. street　　　　　 B. path　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　 D. road

39. A. came　　　　　 B. answered　　　 C. opened　　　　　　 D. appeared

40. A. asking　　　　 B. looking　　　　 C. calling　　　　　　　 D. waiting

41. A. Gas　 　　　　 B. Coffee　　　　 C. Tea　　　　　　　　 D. Lunch

42. A. consider　　　 B. understand　　　 C. accept　　　　　　　 D. think

43. A. like　　　　　 B. love　　　　　 C. used to like　　　　　 D. liking

44 A. answered　　　 B. explained　　　 C. refused　　　　　　 D. promised

45. A. gas　　　　　 B. tea　　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　　 D. energy

46. A. calling　　　　 B. call　　　　　　 C. to call　　　　　　　 D. called

47. A. until　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 　　D. when

48. A. could　　　　 B. can　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　 D. wanted

49. A. accident　　　 B. incident　　　　 C. experience　　　　　 D. surprise

50. A. hit　　　　　 B. injury　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　 D. frighten

My boss’s daughter was studying in the Philippines. He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her. He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way.
After days of thinking, we agreed. He then brought her here and left after 3 days. I thought that my boss’s daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong.
After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors. When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way. From then on, we experienced fights at home. There was a time when we didn’t talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us. What I hated most was that she didn’t care about other people’s feelings. She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn’t leave anything for us. So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem.
The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us. I was wondering if she did this to her parents. We told this to her parents, but unfortunately I didn’t think that solved the problem. This situation lasted for almost 8 months. Our patience was tested during that time.
We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough. We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn’t work. I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos.
【小题1】This passage is mainly about the writer’s experience of              .