One morning, when I was 16, my father told me I could drive him to a remote village named Mijas, about 18 miles away, 36 that I take the car in to be serviced at a nearby 37. Having just learned to drive, and hardly ever having the 38 to use the car, I readily accepted. I drove Dad into Mijas and 39 to pick him up at 4 P. M. ,then drove to a nearby garage and the car 40 in it. Because I had a few hours to 41, I decided to see a movie at a theater nearby. However, I was so 42 in the movie that I didn’t take any 43 of time. When the film was over, it was already 6 o’clock.

　 I knew Dad would be angry if he found out I had been watching movies, and not let me drive again. A good idea 44 me. I drove up to Mijas until I saw Dad waiting 45 on the corner, I explained to him that it was because the car had needed some major repairs that I was 46 . I will never forget the look he gave me.

“I’m so disappointed that you feel you have to lie to me. Jason. When you did not 47 , I called the garage to ask if there were any problems , and they told me that you hadn’t 48 the car.

I can see a feeling of sadness 49 him.

“I’m angry, not with you but with myself. Now I am 50 that I have failed as a father. I am going to walk home now and contemplate 51 I have done all these years.”

“But Dad, it is 18 miles to home. It’s dark. You can’t walk home.”

My 52 , my apologies and the rest of my utterances were of no use .Dad walked along the dusty roads silently in the dark, 53 thought. I pleaded all the way , telling him how sorry I was, but he simply 54 to pay any attention . Seeing my father in so much pain was the most painful experience that I have ever faced, 55 it was also the most successful lesson.

36.A. providing 　　　　　　　　 B. supplying　 　 　　　 C. offering　 　　　　　　 　 D. giving

37.A. factory　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. station　　 　　　　　 C. store　　 　　　　　　 D. garage

38.A. challenge　 　　　　　　 B. courage　 　　　　　　　 C.chance　 　　　　　　　　 D. potential

39.A. pretended B. struggled 　　　　　　　 C. required　　　 　　　　　　 D. commited

40.A.pulled up　 　　　　　　　 B.took up　　 　　　　　　 C. moved up　 　　　　 D. came up

41.A. practice　 　　　　　　　 B.go　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　 　　　 D. waste

42.A. attracted B. absorbed　 　　　　　　 C. addicted　　 　　　　 D. adapted

43.A. control　　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　 　　　　　 C.notice　　　 　　　　 D. temper

44.A. stuck with　　　　　　　　 B. caught up 　　　　　 C. occured to 　　　　　 D. came up

45.A. interestedly　 　　　　　 B.gratefully 　　　　　　　 C.anxiously　 　　　　　　 D. casually

46.A. put down　 　　　　　　 B. held up　 　　　　　　 C. broken down 　　　　 D. taken up

47.A.turn down　　 　　　　　 B.show off　 　　　　　 C. get through　 　　　 D. turn up

48.A. picked out　 　　 　　　 B. picked on　 　　　　　 C. called on　　 　　　　 D. called for

49.A. through　　　　　 B. on　　　 　　　　　　　 C. by　　　 　　　　　　 D. in

50.A.conscientious B. confused C. conscious 　　　　　　 D. considerable

51.A. what　　 　　　　　　　 B. why　　　 　　　　　　 C.where　　　　 　　　　　　 D. when

52.A. opinion 　　　　　　　　　 B. suggestion 　　　　　　 C. opposition　 　　　　　 D. thought

53.A. lost in　 　　　　　　　　　 B. weak in　 　　　　　　 C. expert in　 　　　　　 D. concerned in

54.A. cried　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. regretted　 　　　　　 C. imagined　 　　　　　 D. refused

55.A. therefore B. but C. otherwise　 　　　　　 D. consequently

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意。然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最 佳答案。

(A)

　　It must have been after two o'clock in the morning when the last　　 guests took their leave, and although we had enjoyed their arrival,　　 my wife and I were quite 1 to shut the door behind them. We left all　　 the dirty dishes and glasses 2 they were and, after opening a few　　 windows to let some fresh air in and the 3 of stale tobacco out, we　　 climbed into bed and fell 4.

　　I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour when I woke up with a 5 smell of smoke in my nose. Still half asleep, I walked　　 into the hall, and there, through dense clouds of smoke, I saw that　　 one of the curtains was 6. I should have closed the windows then 7　　 delay, but 8 I tried to beat out the flames with a newspaper. When　　 this failed I 9 into the kitchen to grab a bucket and fill it with　　 water. At the 10 time I shouted to Barbara, who hurriedly dialed 119 to ask the fire brigade 11 coming to my help. We had to work at 12　　 speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the　　 flames fanned by the wind from the windows, 13 spreading. We were　　 unable to put out the fire but we 14 to keep it partly in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived quickly and they had little difficulty 15 putting out the flames. For most of the rest of the day we worked hard.

1. A. thanks　　 B. thanking　　C. thankful　　D. awful　　［　　］ 2. A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　C. in　　　　  D. at　　   ［　　］ 3. A. smile　　  B. smell　　   C. ash　　　　 D. dust　　 ［　　］ 4. A. sleep　　  B. sleepless   C. asleep　　  D. sleeping ［　　］ 5. A. dense　　  B. heavy　　   C. lot　　　　 D. strong   ［　　］ 6. A. on burning B. in burning  C. on fire　　 D. in fire  ［　　］ 7. A. with　　   B. without　　 C. against　　 D. by　　   ［　　］ 8. A. in place   B. in stead　　C. instead　　 D. in time  ［　　］ 9. A. hurrying   B. hurried　　 C. worried　　 D. worrying ［　　］ 10. A. next　　  B. correct　　 C. right　　   D. same　　 ［　　］ 11. A. till　　  B. and　　　　 C. before　　  D. when　　 ［　　］ 12. A. height　　B. face　　　　C. top　　　　 D. bottom   ［　　］ 13. A. for　　   B. from　　　　C. out　　　　 D. to　　   ［　　］ 14. A. failed　　B. tried　　   C. managed　　 D. succeeded［　　］  15. for　　　　  B. to　　　　  C. in　　　　  D. on　　   ［　　］

(B)

　　One Sunday morning in 1959, a group of friends met for lunch after a 16 party the night before. They were pretending (假装) to watch TV, 17 most of them were half asleep. To 18 the others up, one of them 19 said, "I am going to 20 to fly." The speaker was Sheila Scott. She was already over thirty and she had a son and two daughters. She had been a nurse in the Second World War, now she was 21 in films and the theatre, but she did not 22 very successful(成功的). She could not pass her driving 23. Her friends laughed. Sheila could not 24 a car, she would never be able to fly 25. What a joke (笑话)!

16. A. early　　B. short　　C. late　　D. happy　　　　　　［　　］ 17. A. but　　  B. and　　  C.so　　   D. or　　　　　　   ［　　］ 18. A. put　　  B. take　　 C. get　　 D. wake　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. bravely  B. suddenly C. only　　D. quickly　　　　  ［　　］ 20. A. learn　　B. teach　　C. want　　D. tell　　　　　　 ［　　］ 21. A. studying B. making   C. waiting D. working　　　　  ［　　］ 22. A. turn　　 B. become   C. feel　　D. get　　　　　　  ［　　］ 23. A. subject  B. test　　 C. work　　D. business　　　　 ［　　］ 24. A. buy　　  B. drive　　C. sell　　D. ride　　　　　　 ［　　］ 25. A. home　　 B. a kite   C. high　　D. a plane　　　　  ［　　］ 

　

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  I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to    1   my daughter from school. Our plan was to go    2   together. I had finished work at about 4 o’clock and then    3   to the post office. Then I stopped　　 4   at a shop in order to get some    5   fruit.

  I was driving along a high road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way. I was    6   so I put the bag of apples in the seat    7   me and started to eat one.

  Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down. Then 　　8   started to shake. I didn’t know what was happening.    9   something had gone wrong with my car. I drove   10   slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

  I found myself in the dark. I couldn’t move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my    11   were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them .All around me was    12   .But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I 　　13   what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.

  For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could    14   the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I 　　 15   people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken    16   . I called out “I’m here!” I heard a shout, soon 　　17   climbed to the side of the bridge near my car, “How are you doing?” he asked.

  “Not too bad,” I said, “but my feet and legs don’t 　　18 very good .”“We will help you as   19 as we can,” he said. They didn’t get me out    20   the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

1．A. take　　　　  B. bring　　    C. get　　　　    D. send

2．A. swimming　　    B. shopping　　    C. climbing　　　　  D. skating

3．A. arrived　　　　   B. came　　　　   C. got　　　　　　  D. gone

4．A. off　　　　　　   B. away　　　　    C. over　　 　　　　 D. here

5．A. dried　　　　    B. fresh　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　    D. hard

6．A. happy　　　　    B. excited　　　　    C. surprised　　　　　　 D. hungryお

7．A. before　　　　    B. below　　　　　　  C. beside　　　　　　 D. behind

8．A. my car　　　　   B. my hands　　　　   C. my feet　　　　    D. the road

9．A. Perhaps　　　　   B. Surely　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　　　　　　  D. Quickly

10．A. many　　　　    B. more　　　　    C. even　　　　    D. a little

11．A. feet　　　　    B. arms   　　　　  C. hands　　　　    D. fingers

12．A. dark　　　　   B. quiet　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　   D. noisy

13．A. was told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. found out

C. discovered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remembered

14．A. see　　　　    B. hold　　　　　　   C. catch　　　　　　   D. reach

15．A. heard　　　　   B. saw　　　　　　  C. found　　　　　　   D .recognized

16．A. railway　　　　 B. road　　　　　　  C. car　　　　　　　　 D. trees

17．A. a stranger　　   B. a friend　　　　   C. my daughter　　　　  D. a driver

18．A. feel　　　　　　  B. look　　　　    C. seem　　　　　　    D. appear

19．A .fast　　　　　　  B. easy　　　　    C. soon　　　　　　　　 D. possible

20．A. on　　　　　　   B. to　　　　　　  C. until　　　　　　　　 D. after

 

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  I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was 5:15 in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to    1   my daughter from school. Our plan was to go    2   together. I had finished work at about 4 o’clock and then    3   to the post office. Then I stopped　　 4   at a shop in order to get some    5   fruit.

  I was driving along a high road on my way to the school. Over my road was another way for cars coming the other way. I was    6   so I put the bag of apples in the seat    7   me and started to eat one.

  Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. I slowed down. Then 　　8   started to shake. I didn’t know what was happening.    9   something had gone wrong with my car. I drove   10   slower. I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

  I found myself in the dark. I couldn’t move. The bottom parts of both my legs and my    11   were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them .All around me was    12   .But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I 　　13   what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.

  For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could    14   the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I 　　 15   people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken    16   . I called out “I’m here!” I heard a shout, soon 　　17   climbed to the side of the bridge near my car, “How are you doing?” he asked.

  “Not too bad,” I said, “but my feet and legs don’t 　　18 very good .”“We will help you as   19 as we can,” he said. They didn’t get me out    20   the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

1．A. take　　　　  B. bring　　    C. get　　　　    D. send

2．A. swimming　　    B. shopping　　    C. climbing　　　　  D. skating

3．A. arrived　　　　   B. came　　　　   C. got　　　　　　  D. gone

4．A. off　　　　　　   B. away　　　　    C. over　　 　　　　 D. here

5．A. dried　　　　    B. fresh　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　    D. hard

6．A. happy　　　　    B. excited　　　　    C. surprised　　　　　　 D. hungryお

7．A. before　　　　    B. below　　　　　　  C. beside　　　　　　 D. behind

8．A. my car　　　　   B. my hands　　　　   C. my feet　　　　    D. the road

9．A. Perhaps　　　　   B. Surely　　　　　　 C. Suddenly　　　　　　  D. Quickly

10．A. many　　　　    B. more　　　　    C. even　　　　    D. a little

11．A. feet　　　　    B. arms   　　　　  C. hands　　　　    D. fingers

12．A. dark　　　　   B. quiet　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　   D. noisy

13．A. was told　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. found out

C. discovered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. remembered

14．A. see　　　　    B. hold　　　　　　   C. catch　　　　　　   D. reach

15．A. heard　　　　   B. saw　　　　　　  C. found　　　　　　   D .recognized

16．A. railway　　　　 B. road　　　　　　  C. car　　　　　　　　 D. trees

17．A. a stranger　　   B. a friend　　　　   C. my daughter　　　　  D. a driver

18．A. feel　　　　　　  B. look　　　　    C. seem　　　　　　    D. appear

19．A .fast　　　　　　  B. easy　　　　    C. soon　　　　　　　　 D. possible

20．A. on　　　　　　   B. to　　　　　　  C. until　　　　　　　　 D. after