5. A. later　　　 B. earlier　　 C. quicker　　　 D. slower

4. A. suddenly　　　　 B. gladly　　　　　 C. neatly　　　　　　 D. strongly

3. A. told　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. invited　　　　　　 D. allowed

2. A. active　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　 C. serious　　　　　　 D. careful

I was born and grew up in the small town of Peneville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years __1__ I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who,　__2__ as ever, was head of a readers’ club. He was busy getting ready to welcome a famous writer, who had been　__3__ to come to give a talk on novels at the public library that very evening. Since I happened to have read a book or two by this famous writer, when Tom asked me to go with him, I　__4__ accepted(接受).

Tom was going to introduce the writer to the audience. So we went to the library a little __5__ to welcome him. __6__ the writer hadn’t arrived yet, I left Tom and went into the reading room. A large number of people had already been there. I was sorry to find that I didn’t know a single person. So I found a　__7__ in the corner and sat quietly waiting.

When it was just about time for the __8__ to begin, I saw Tom standing at the door making a sign for　__9__ to come out. He looked __10__ something, so I got up right away and went to him. He said that he had just had a telephone call from the writer. He had　__11__ his flight and would not be arriving!　__12__ we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I　__13__ mind giving a talk instead of the writer. I　__14__ had time to think about it when all at once I found I was being pushed back into the reading room to　__15__ to the waiting audience!

1. A. ago　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　 C. earlier　　　　　　 D. before

15. Can　you　tell　me　____________?

A.　how　much　does　it　cost　　　　B.　how　much　it　is　 C.　how　much　it　costs　　　　D.　Both　B　and　C　

14. --Could you please tell me _____ the Bamboo Garden?--The day after tomorrow, I think.

A. when will you visit　　　　　　B. when you will visit　

C. when would you visit　　　　　　D. when you would visit

13. If you want to _____ the homework later, it’s better to ask the teacher beforehand.

A. hand in　 B. hand on　　 C. hand over　　 D. hand down

12. There are long white beaches _______ in Hainan Island.

A. to go with　 B. walking along　 C. going along　　 D. to walk along

11. Tom and his friends used _________ at malls. but now they go to a music club.

A. hang out　 B. hung out　　 C. to hang out　　 to hanging out