7. A. two　　 　　　 B. seven　 　　 C. ten　 　　　　 D. fourteen

6. A. cold　　 　　　　　　　 B. cool　　 　 C. hot　 　　　　 D. warm

5. A. live　　　 　　 B. stay　 　　　 C. drive　 　　 D. walk

4. A. night　 　　　　 B. day　 　　　　 C. season　 　 D. month

3. A. tea　 　　　　　 B. supper　 　 C. lunch　 　　　 D. breakfast

2. A. cities　　　　　　 B. hotels　 　　 C. villages 　　 D. towns

1. A. short 　　　　　 B. good 　　　　 C. busy 　　　　 D. well

15.　 D。发生冲突后应产生打闹的噪音，故选D 最恰当。

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It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 　1　 　nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　2　 　along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o'clock p. m. He had his 　3　 　in a little restaurant (餐馆) there. It was a warm 　4　 　in August. Vick wanted to 　5　 　through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very 　6　 .

He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over 　7　 　hours. There wasn't a moon, but the 　8　 　were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, "It's an empty desert. No tree, house, man. " He could 　9　 　the endless, white road in the car's headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

It was two o'clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilo­meters from the 　10　 　town: "I'll light the cooker( 炊具)," he thought, "and make some tea. " He got out of the car.

He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　11　 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, "Good morning. It's a 　12　 　morning, isn't it?" The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, "You are going to 　13　 　some tea, aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 　14　 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 　15　 . Now listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give me…"

14.　 C。本题的难点在于look back to 和turn back to 的用法，两个词组的意思分别是“回头”和“转身”的意思，再联系下文，他显然是转身想抓住歹徒, 故选C。

13.　 B。根据意思，应是在他转个弯之后才看见了交警。