Mr. and Mrs Smith’s house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were 　21　 　with pencils and paper, checking their luggage, when there was a 　22 　at the door. Mr. Smith went to 　23　 　it and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house beside theirs, and that she had come to 　24　 　them to their new home.

The Smiths invited her in after apologizing for the state of the house.

“Oh, 　25　 ,” she answered. “Do you know in some parts of this 　26 　neighbours are not all 　27　 ? There are some streets where people do not 　28　 their neighbours, 　29 　their next-door ones. But in this street everybody is friends with 　30 　else. We are one big, happy family. I’m 　31　 that you will be 　32 　here.”

The well-dressed lady got a 　33　 when she came to visit the house the 　34　 time, because she found a quite　 35 　man and woman in it. Mr. and Mrs Smith had not had the 　courage to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day, but the old ones, who have lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence (存在).

21. A. free 　　　　　　 B. busy　　　　 C. pleased　 　　　　 D. familiar (熟悉的)

22. A. sound　 　　　 B. ring　 　　　 C. friend　 　　　　 D. message

23. A. answer　 　　 B. serve　 　　　 C. see　 　　　　　　 D. guess

24. A. invite 　　　　　 B. lead　 　　　 C. take　 　　　 D. welcome

25. A. excuse me　　 　　 B. here you are　 　 C. never mind　 D. thank you

26. A. house　 　　 B. street　 　　　　 C. town　 　　　 D. time

27. A. busy　 　　　　　 B. lonely　 　　　　 C. safe　 　　　 D. friendly

28. A. know　 　　　　　 B. understand　 C. welcome　 　　　　 D. respect

29. A. only 　　　　　　 B. even　 　　　 C. mostly　 　　 D. neither

30. A. anybody　 　　　　 B. nobody　 　　　　 C. somebody　 　 D. none

31. A. uncertain　 　　　 B. glad　 　　　 C. sure　 　　　 D. afraid

32. A. happy　 　　 B. lonely　 　　　　 C. popular　 　　　 D. friendly

33. A. surprise 　　　　 B. fright　 　　　　 C. pleasure　 　　　 D. worry

34. A. first　 　　　　　 B. exact　 　　 C. next　 　　　 D. same

35. A. famous　 　　 B. different　 C. young　 　　 D. old

20. When I dropped in, Dr Smith _____, so we only had time for a few words.

　　 A. just left　　　 B. was just leaving C. has just left　 　 D. had just left

19. -How can I wake up so early?

-Set the alarm clock, _________ you will make it.

　　 A. But　　　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. and 　　　　 D. so

18. Unluckily, he was soon told ______ he discovered was unimportant to them.

　　 A. what why　　 B. that why　　 C. what that　　　　 D. why what

17. -Thank you for the great trouble you have taken _____ me with my English?

-Think nothing of it!

　　 A. with helping B. to help 　　 C. in helping　　　 D. helping