I've spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that   36 is an occupational disease．But one year, my   37  gave me the cure for my homesickness．

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin（企鹅）that   38  about five inches tall．Attached to its left wing   39  a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! "．I   40  the penguin at once on my table．

On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase．That night when I   41__   home, my daughter Jeanine was   42  because the penguin had disappeared．"Honey, he's here with me, " I explained, "I brought him   43  ."

  44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase．And we   __45  along the way．In Albuquerque, I checked into a   46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting．When I returned, the maid had   47  the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow．

One night, I discovered the penguin   48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I' d   49  it in my previous hotel room,   50  it had been rescued by a maid．I  __51  a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk．In the hotel lobby（大厅）, other tired business travelers were   __52   at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of   53  ．

Jeanine is in college now, and I don't travel   54  . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion．All those years on   55 , it was the one thing I never left home without．

1.                A．cold           B．hunger         C．loneliness D．fever

 

2.                A．wife           B．daughter        C．friend    D．mother

 

3.                A．stood          B．lay             C．jumped   D．climbed

 

4.                A．wrote          B．turned         C．was  D．had

 

5.                A．threw          B．lost            C．ordered  D．placed

 

6.                A．drove          B．called          C．wrote    D．went

 

7.                A．upset          B．happy          C．glad D．excited

 

8.                A．up            B．off             C．along D．down

 

9.                A．From now on    B．In the future     C．In future D．From then on

 

10.               A．had friends      B．had friend      C．made friends   D．made friend

 

11.               A．school         B．hotel          C．shop  D．supermarket

 

12.               A．given          B．turned         C．made     D．carried

 

13.               A．sleeping        B．going          C．living D．missing

 

14.               A．forgot          B．left            C．ordered   D．sent

 

15.               A．there          B．when          C．where D．how

 

16.               A．ran            B．walked         C．hurried   D．drove

 

17.               A．surprised       B．frightened      C．looked    D．laughed

 

18.               A．anger          B．admiration      C．sadness   D．illness

 

19.               A．as many        B．as seldom       C．so few D．as much

 

20.               A．the hotel       B．the meeting     C．the trip    D．the house

 

 

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　It's 7 a．m．in Kyoto, Japan（日本京都）, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house．　　 　1　 I tell him directions even a blind person could 　2 　, looking impatiently at my watch．Only two hours remain before my 　3 　leaves --- and it's an-hour-and-a-half trip to the Osaka（大坂）Airport．

　The telephone rings 　4 　．“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk．Then I 　5 　what's happened．Flooded with 　6 　, the company is too busy．I've heard this happens when the weather gets 　7 　．I shout into the 　8 　that I have a plane to catch and tell them I must be in Seoul（汉城） 　9 　and that I'll meet the 　10 　a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River．

　Standing in the heavy 　11 　, I look up and down．No 　12 　．From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops．A young man throws 　13 　the door, waving to me to get in．Shaking with cold and 　14 　, I climb inside．

　The young man is perhaps one of the most 　15 　Japanese．He explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken 　16 　this morning．He apologizes again and again, but he does not explain why a taxi could not 　17 　, except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning．

　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the stormdelayed 727 　18 　, I open the 　19 　．My eyes wander to the headline of a short article：“Taxi Strike Begins This Morning In 　20 　．”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  A．Several times		B．Once again
C．First		D．Many times		[　　]
(2)  A．see	B．feel	C．touch	D．follow	[　　]
(3)  A．car	B．ship	C．taxi	D．flight	[　　]
(4)  A．again	B．too	C．also	D．either	[　　]
(5)  A．observe	B．notice	C．realize	D．recognize	[　　]
(6)  A．calls	B．ways	C．cars	D．roads	[　　]
(7)  A．fine	B．nice	C．sunny	D．bad	[　　]
(8)  A．clerk's ear	B．phone	C．speaker	D．company	[　　]
(9)  A．at night		B．by noon
C．by afternoon		D．in the evening		[　　]
(10)  A．taxi	B．boat	C．bus	D．plane	[　　]
(11)  A．wind	B．crowds	C．rain	D．clouds	[　　]
(12)  A．taxi	B．bike	C．truck	D．plane	[　　]
(13)  A．to open	B．opening	C．opened	D．open	[　　]
(14)  A．wind	B．anger	C．hunger	D．illness	[　　]
(15)  A．rude	B．polite	C．pleasant	D．angry	[　　]
(16)  A．three times	B．twice	C．only one	D．many times	[　　]
(17)  A．find me out		B．take me back
C．pick me up		D．let me on		[　　]
(18)  A．lands	B．drives	C．starts	D．takes off	[　　]
(19)  A．magazine	B．book	C．newspaper	D．ticket	[　　]
(20)  A．Japan	B．Kyoto	C．Osaka	D．Seoul	[　　]

　　It's 7 am Kyoto (东京), Japan, and the taxi company has just called a second time to say they can't find my house.　　1　　I tell him directions. even a blind person can　　2　 , look impatiently at my watch, and wait. Only two hours remain until my　　3　　leavesand it's an hour-and-a-half trip to Osaka airport.

　　The telephone rings　　4　 .“Terribly sorry,”begins the clerk. Then I　　5　　what's happened: flooded with　　6　 , the company is too busy. I've heard this happens when the weather gets　　7　 . I shout into the　　8　　that I have a plane to catchI must be in Seoul　　9　　and I'll meet the　　10　　a few hundred meters away on a bridge over the Kamo River.

　　Standing in the heavy　　11　 , I look up and down. No　　12　　From the other direction a white car comes up, then stops. A young man opens the door, signing to me to　　13　 . Shaking with cold and　　14　 , I climb inside.

　　In the most　　15　　Japanese, the man explains to me that he is the person with whom I have spoken　　16　　this morning. He apologizes again and again, but does not explain why a taxi could　　17　　except to say they are“very, very busy”this morning.

　　A few hours later, seated into my seat as the storm-delayed 727　　18　 , I open the　　19　 . My eyes wander to the headline (标题) of a short article:“Taxi Strike Begins this Morning in　　20　 .”

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I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that    1    is an occupational disease. But one year, my    2    gave me the cure for my homesickness.

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet--- a stuffed penguin (企鹅) that   3    about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing    4    a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately   5    the penguin on my table.

On my next trip, I put the   6    in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was    7    because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him    8  ”.

   9   , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we     10    along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a    11   , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had    12    the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.

One night, I discovered the penguin    13   , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d    14    it in my previous hotel room,    15    it had been rescued by a maid. I       16      a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅), other tired business travelers were    17      at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of    18   .

Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel    19   . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on    20   , it was the one thing I never left home without.

1.A. cold            B. hunger              C. loneliness      D. fever

2.. A. boy               B. daughter        C. friend           D. mother

3.A. stood               B. lay                 C. jumped           D. climbed

4. A. wrote          B. turned          C. was                  D. had

5.. A. threw             B. lost            C. gave             D. placed

6.. A. bear              B. penguin         C. dog                  D. rabbit

7. A. upset              B. happy           C. glad             D. excited

8. A. up             B. off                 C. along            D. down

9. A. From now on    B. In the future   C. In future            D. From then on

10. A. had friends      B. had friend      C. made friends  D. made friend

11.A. school         B. hotel           C. shop             D. supermarket

12. A. given             B. turned              C. made             D. carried

13.A. sleeping           B. going           C. living           D. missing

14.A. forget         B. left            C. ordered              D. sent

15.A. there              B. when            C. where            D. how

16. A. ran               B. walked              C. hurried              D. drove

17.A. surprised          B. frightened          C. looked          D. laughed

18. A. anger         B. envy            C. sadness          D. illness

19.A. as many       B. as seldom      C. so little            D. as much

20.A. the hotel          B. the meeting         C. the road             D. the house