3. A.couldn’t　　 B.wanted　　　　 C.forgot　　　　　 D.remembered

2. A.work　　　　 B.sports　　　　　 C.page　　　　　 D.report

1. A.him　　　　 B.the time　　　　 C.everyone　　　 D.the train

10.A.boy　　　　 B.girl　　　 C.woman　　　　　 D.man　 (无锡市 1996)

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Every morning Tom goes to work by train . He always buys a newspaper . It helps to make ___1__ pass more quickly .

One Tuesday morning , he turned to the sports page . He wanted to read the report about an important football match the night before . The ___2__ was so interesting that he __3___ to get off at his station . He didn’t know it ___4__ he saw the sea . He got off at the next station , and has to wait a long time for a train to ___5__ . Of course , he arrived very __6___ at the office . His boss was very ___7__ when Tom told him why he was late .

“Work is more important than __8___ !” he shouted

9.A.another　　　 B.this　　　 C.other　　　　　　 D.usual

8.A.until　　　　　 B.if　　　　 C.because　　　　　 D.before

7.A.showed　　　 B.took　　　 C.said　　　　　　　 D.chose

5.A.never　　　　 B.also　　　　 C.ever　　　　　　 D.once

　　　　　 B.will　　　　 C.must　　　　　　 D.may

4.A.strong　　　 B.worried　　　 C.quiet　　　　　　 D.well

3.A.in　　　　　 B.back　　　　 C.out　　　　　　 D.away