阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so　 　 16　 that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was 17　 for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to ____18____ her. Clearly she had taken me ____19____ somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, ____20____ to give explanation to my girl later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl ____21____ her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite ____22____ of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me ____23____ myself. I’ m Nancy, used to be ____24____. Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very ____25____.
But I was ____26____ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend ____27____ the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we ____28____ keep contacts(联系) later?” I had to submit（服从）to her ____29____. Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short ____30____ on my phone—from a stranger. My girlfriend ____31____ my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to ____32____ your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the ____33____ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also ____34____ to leave at the same stop. Because of the ____35____ I delayed my departure. Now you’ ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”
16．A．tiring 　　　　　　　　　 B．slow　 　　　　　　　　　 C．crowded 　　　　　　 D．messy
17．A．ready　　 　　　　　　　 B．available 　　　　　　　 C．special　　 　　　　　　 D．suitable
18．A．identify　 　　　　　　 B．realize　 　　　　　　　 C．remind　　 　　　　　　 D．judge
19．A．on　　　 　　　　　　　　 B．by　　　 　　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　 　　　　　　 D．for
20．A．preferring　 　 　　　 B．planning　 　　　　　　 C．managing　 　　　　　 D．promising
21．A．fixed　　 　　　　　　　　 B．opened　 　　　　　　　 C．raised　　　 　　　　　　 D．focused
22．A．proud　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．careful 　　　　　　　　 C．afraid　　　 　　　　　　 D．aware
23．A．explain　　 　　　　　　 B．enjoy　　　 　　　　　　 C．introduce　 　　　　　 D．help
24．A．partners　　 　　　　　 B．neighbors　　 　　　　 C．friends　　 　　　　　　 D．colleagues
25．A．naturally　 　　　　　　 B．generously　 　　　　　 C．cautiously 　　　　　 D．normally
26．A．in a hurry　 　　　　　 B．at a loss　　 　　　　　 C．at ease　　 　　　　　　 D．in time
27．A．while　　　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　　 C．when　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．until
28．A．would　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．can　　　 　　　　　　　　 C．should　　 　　　　　　 D．must
29．A．request　　 　　　　　　 B．question　　 　　　　　 C．command　　 　　　　 D．opinion
30．A．suggestion　 　　　　　 B．warning　　 　　　　　 C．notice　　　 　　　　　　 D．message
31．A．removed　 　　　　　 B．seized　　 　　　　　　 C．found　　　 　　　　　 D．lost
32．A．steal　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．reach　　　 　　　　　　 C．get　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．pick
33．A．terminal　 　　　　　　 B．former　　 　　　　　　 C．previous　　 　　　　　 D．latter
34．A．pretending　 　　　　　 B．intending　 　　　　　 C．demanding　 　　　　 D．announcing
35．A．incident　　 　　　　　　 B．matter　　　 　　　　　　 C．accident　　 　　　　　 D．affair

When first　　 to the market,these products enjoyed great success.

A、introducing　　 B、introduced　　　　　 C、introduce　　　　　 D、being introduced

When first　　 to the market,these products enjoyed great success.

A、introducing　 B、introduced　　 C、introduce　　 D、being introduced

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient(配料) in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.
Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.
The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.
When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.
In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.
Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.
【小题1】It was ________that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.

　　In the 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence to hire a machine and an attendant (f~ ~). When she had paid, the bather climbed up the back steps and got into the bathing machine. Then she changed into her bathing dress. When she had changed , the machine was pulled down to the sea. The bathing machine stopped in the water and the bather went down the front steps into the water. If she did not want to get into the sea, the attendant pulled her in.

1. Who used the bathing machine?

　　A. Women bathers.

　　B. Both men and women bathers.

　　C. Bathers who couldn’t swim.

　　D. Bathers who couldn’t walk.

2. A bathing machine was mainly used for

　　A. giving the bather a pleasure ride on the beach

　　B. giving the bather some exercise before getting into the water

　　C. protecting the bather from catching cold from the sea wind

　　D. protecting the bather from being seen in bathing dress out of water

3. In the 19th century people who used the bathing machine usually did the following things. Which is the right order for doing them?

　　a. Changing into bathing clothes

　　b. Getting out of the bathing machine

　　c. Paying 2 pence

　　d. Getting into the bathing machine

　　e. Being taken down the beach

　　f. Getting into the water

　　A. e,d,a,b,f,c　　B. c,d,a,e,b,f

　　C. c,d,e,a,b,f　　D. d,a,e,b,f,c