The party began shortly after Mr. Wood ,who lived in the flat below ,signed (叹息)to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had ___36___ some work home from the office, ___37___ he kept himself busy for a couple of hours ,thus managing to pay no attention to the noise___38___ . But by eleven o’clock he felt ___39___ and was ready to go to bed ,though from his earlier experience he knew it was ___40___ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed ,trying to read ,but he___41___ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and ___42___ his head in the pillow(枕头). But ___43___ he could not shut ___44___ the noise ,finally after __45____ seemed hours his___46___ was gone.
He jumped out of bed ,__47__ some clothing, marched ___48___ up the stairs and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who ___49___ him in his dressing gown came ___50___ the room and__51___ Mr. Wood could say anything, cried “My dear fellow ,come and ___52___. I know our parties ___53___ you. I meant to send you ___54___.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said “I’d better go and get __55_.” Minutes later, he returned properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
A.taken B.carried C.brought D.fetched
A.with which B.from which C.where D.when
A.outside B.overhead C.downstairs D.nearby
A.bad B.tired C.sick D.hopeless
A.useless B.necessary C.possible D.helpful
A.had B.found C.caught D.felt
A.buried B.rested C.shook D.turned
A.till then B.worse still C.strange enough D.even so
A.away B.off C.down D.up
A.it B.what C.that D.which
A.sleep B.strength C.patience D.anger
A.pulled on B.dressed up C.selected D.wore
A.sadly B.proudly C.quietly D.firmly
A.made fun of B.stared at C.was angry with D.caught sight of
A.across B.around C.towards D.by
A.as B.before C.though D.until
A.meet as B.sit here C.join us D.scold me
A.may trouble B.would trouble C.may bother D.must bother
A.a notice B.a message C.an invitation D.an apology
A.washed B.changed C.dressed D.prepared