When I was young, my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red, pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work, he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister, who loved my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became completely hopeless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went, 41 , straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street, to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom, who always taught us to 44 no matter what, looked at dad and said: “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued: “No outsider did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said: “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
A.devotion B.spirits C.gratitude D.expectation
A.hated B.approved C.enjoyed D.committed
A.divided B.watered C.cut D.cleaned
A.by the window B.in the vase C.on the desk D.on the floor
A.surprised B.pleased C.disappointed D.worried
A.as usual B.at first C.as well D.at last
A.frightened B.relieved C.disappointed D.shocked
A.enemies’ B.friends’ C.families’ D.neighbors’
A.say the truth B.behave ourselves C.follow the rules D.keep secret
A.sadness B.smiles C.anger D.depression
A.kid B.flower C.helper D.gift
A.hugged B.kissed C.grasped D.patted
Dear Xiaohua:
I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to
.
Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much common. But creative thinking,
is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break
from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in
many ways as possible. Each new
may improve your understanding.
More importantly, always keep it in your mind success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above all, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation.
Hope your future invention will make a difference.
Good luck.
Yours,
Wang Li
For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been 21 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 22 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 33 that there were still several hours of daylight 24 and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before 25 .
Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the 26 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 27 area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the 28 of trees formed a leafy 29 over the road and it suddenly seemed 30 in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re 31 there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was 32 from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a 33 .
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup 34 to decide whether they had happened to 35 someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 36 walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell 37 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 38 he could turn around, then 39 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 40 they had given up fishing and gone home early.
A.playing B.boating C.fishing D.walking
A.failure B.success C.disappointment D.interest
A.quarreled B.argued C.reasoned D.shouted
A.remaining B.staying C.keeping D.leaving
A.starting off B.running out C.sending away D.giving up
A.winding B.widening C.leading D.blocking
A.grassed B.wooded C.iced D.snowed
A.trunks B.shadow C.shade D.shape
A.hat B.umbrella C.sheet D.overcoat
A.foggy B.late C.early D.rainy
A.almost B.already C.only D.fairly
A.escaped B.lost C.gone D.missed
A.body B.trap C.pile D.stream
A.talking B.hoping C.wanting D.trying
A.come across B.turn out C.bring about D.make up
A.loudly B.quietly C.quickly D.slowly
A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody
A.until B.before C.after D.when
A.turned B.ran C.headed D.walked
A.expected B.hoped C.wished D.prayed
Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _____5_____ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."
A.rich B.lovely C.close D.large
A.surprisingly B.nervously C.kindly D.proudly
A.dearest B.smallest C.latest D.youngest
A.ordering B.selling C.expecting D.improving
A.hated B.enjoyed C.cared D.hoped
A.crazily B.excitedly C.curiously D.directly
A.counting B.naming C.showing D.reaching
A.Immediately B.Carefully C.Angrily D.Easily
A.saw B.missed C.forget D.left
A.truth B.story C.adventure D.accident
A.lecture B.house C.office D.activity
A.even if B.apart from C.so that D.except that
A.troublesome B.careless C.active D.quiet
A.found B.caught C.punished D.wounded
A.goes to B.belongs to C.works D.plays
When my son was first diagnosed with autism (孤独症), it was a very hard time for us.In some ways it was a 16_ because we finally knew the name.of the disease after visiting many hospitals, but it also 17__ years bf uncertainty, and we didn't know what 18_was like.
When I 19__the news with my coworkers, I was so surprised but happy to receive so much immediate 20 from them .They were focused on what we_21___, not how it would affect my ability to work.
One coworker in particular was 22__, She was always kind and considerate; She called me into her 23__ a few days later, and gave me a(n) " 24__stone''.It is a small stone with an indention (凹陷)for your 25__, It gives you something to 26__ when you're worried . rubbing your thumb around on this stone.It was a lovely 27__.It turned out to be an effective way to reduce anxiety.
She then made a permanent offer to 28_ us to any appointment or testing we needed. Considering the fact that we_ 29__ 90 minutes from where most.treatments took place, this was a(n) 30_offer.She made it very clear to me that this offer 31_last-minute trips or emergencies.Anytime we needed to go anywhere , She was willing to be our transportation.
We never did need to bother her, 32__ knowing it was there and that she was so willing to 33__ made it feel like we were much less _34 .
I'm very grateful to her and. 35__ around us who came together to be a support system in our time of need.We were really moved by the level of support we received.
A.surprise B.relief C.pleasure D.success .
A.meant B.broke C.ended D.explained
A.a dream B.4 plan C.the future D.the job
A.received B.doubted C.heard D.shared
A.needed B.saw C.failed D.learned
A.rude B.grateful C.amazing D.cold
A.office B.school. C.garden D.restaurant
A.-fear B.peace D.worry
A.ring B.thumb C.luck D.courage
A.focus on B.believe in C.care about D.know about
A.language B.expression C.gesture D.message
A.devote B.attach C.introduce D.drive
A.ran B.lived C.walked D.rode
A.final B.firm C.great D.unconditional
A.refused B.welcomed C.passed D.included
A.but B.L C.because D.if
A.important B.alone C.awake D.busy
A.both B.few C.nobody D.everyone
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
"A parcel arrived for you today," my father told me, as we were driving home from work."It's quite big." "Oh, really?" I wondered out loud."Have you 36 anything? Maybe from Amazon or eBay or something…?" my father continued."No, Dad.I'm 37 only one thing, but that should arrive in a(n) 38 ."
On Sunday, I will participate in a(n) 39 activity with some friends,' and.I had asked Bluebell if she could send me some of her homemade smile cards to 40 on the day.Since smile cards would have fit into an envelope,'! couldn't imagine what else could be in the 41 I became increasingly 42 as we continued to drive home.As soon as we arrived, I 43 to open the package.It had a neat, hand-written label (标签)on it."There might be something easy to 44 inside," my father said, as he handed me some scissors."Be careful when you open it."
The package was filled with all sorts of kindness 45 I First, some beautiful colorful posters with kindness ideas and 46 fell onto the floor.There were also loads of wrist bands (护腕), which I will 47 at our kindness activity. 48 , there were three envelopes in the package——two of them had the most cleanly and neatly 49 smile cards, and the third had a wonderful card inside, which 50 , "Thank you very much for your kindness...loads of love, Bluebell."
"This is really 51 ," my father said.My mother and sister enjoyed the package as well.Bluebell put .the biggest 52 on all of our faces! When I had asked her for some of her homemade smile cards to 53 some kindness during our activity, I never expected to 54 such a wonderful package filled with all sorts of kindness and inspiration!
You have 55 made my day.Bluebell!
A.ordered B.searched C.desired D.paid
A.preferring B.wanting C.preventing D.expecting
A.sports B.afterschool C.kindness D.business
A.make up B.write down C.hand in D.give out
A.package B.card C.letter D.envelope
A.curious B.surprised C.hopeful D.terrible
A.wanted B.walked C.rushed D.stopped
A.lose B.break C.use D.pick
A.talents B.gifts C.books D.activities
A.articles B.music C.poets
A.get rid of B.make good use of C.keep out of D.take possession of
A.In conclusion B.In addition C.In short D.In fact
A.machinemade B.manmade C.homemade D.shopmade
A.told , B.spoke C.wrote D.read
A.amazing B.funny C.crazy D.accidental
A.card B. tear C.spot D.smile
A.raise B.spread C.collects D.teach
A.find B.discover C.receive D.accept
A.completely B.partly C.hardly D.nearly
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
As I had my first child, I promised myself never to be a pushy parent. I was going to be a very 36 and understanding mother.
Five years later my little boy was about to 37 for his yellow belt in karate(空手道). As a five-year-old child, he wasn’t taking it 38 , because it was Mom trying to help him. I found myself yelling and telling him he would never get the belt acting like that. I was trying to 39 him his back-flip(背摔). He continued to play and I continued to 40 . Finally I had made him feel like he couldn’t 41 anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn’t do.
Still mad and stubborn I couldn’t 42 . I had to teach him his flip. He was doing fine with it by the time we had to leave to go to karate. While taking the test, he did 43 . His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became 44 for him. He never asked him to do the back-flip. He had passed his yellow belt test.
We got in the car to 45 when he looked at me and said ”Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times, 46 it wasn’t even on the test.” The words wouldn’t have 47 anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face. That night while 48 in bed, I told him I loved him.
He was 49 and didn’t say anything, just giggled. I said “I really do love you baby.” I was still feeling 50 , and also wondering if he had 51 me. Finally he replied in the 52 voice, “I know you do, but I love you more.”
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more 53 than any test he would 54 take. I made a new 55 to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.
A.patient B.good C.polite D.affectionate
A.look B.test C.play D.practise
A.easy C.seriously D.fairly
A.help B.tell C.make D.teach
A.yell B.speak C.smile D.teach
A.acplish B.feel C.try D.pass
A.give up B.give out C.give away D.give in
A.bad B.worse C.great D.better
A.quick B.natural C.mon D.normal
A.go shopping B.go home C.rest ourselves D.enjoy ourselves
A.while B.once C.when D.if
A.expected B.meant C.demanded D.reached
A.reading B.studying C.lying D.talking
A.playing B.moving C.working
A.stubborn B.happy C.upset D.guilty
A.forgiven B.hated C.forgotten D.loved
A.saddest B.biggest C.happiest D.sweetest
A.true B.important C.sincere D.faithful
A.still B.even C.ever D.never
A.gift B.plan C.experiment D.promise
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I had been out shopping and really took too much time doing it. I was tired and about to (61) home. That is when I saw her.
She was stopped in the left hand turn lane (车道), (62) to get onto the highway but never (63) it. I slowed down, rolled open my window and asked. “Do you need any (64) ?”
“Yes, I ran out of gas. I just moved here and I don’t even know (65) a gas station is,” she replied.
She didn’t have a gas can, so I told her I’d run down the (66) to see if I could get one from the local station. When I (67) with a full can of gas, she couldn’t (68) me enough and told me she would pay for the an and gas. (69), I refused.
As I was (70) the gas in, she said, “I thought no one would even stop. I was afraid to leave the car and even more afraid to (71) help.”
“Well, I couldn’t pass by (72) offering help,” I said. “I’ve used up gas myself a few times. You know I’m getting (73). Now I’m running out of gas and time. It just seems to fly by.”
She then said (74) that I though was a gem (佳作): “My Dad said that old age is (75) toilet paper. The closer you get to the end of the roll the (76) it spins.”
I laughed so hard that I (77) dropped the container. She tried to start the car and it (78). The I told her to keep the (79) can in her trunk.
Seeing her grateful (80), I said friendly, “I’m glad to be of help. Welcome to Pennsylvania.”
A.have B.leave C.stay D.head
A.ready B.ashamed C.afraid D.brave
A.made B.did C.found D.completed
A.gas B.money C.help D.car
A.what B.how C.where D.why
A.road B.car C.station D.window
A.started B.left C.mixed D.returned
A.know B.congratulate C.expect D.thank
A.Of course B.In addition C.After all D.Never mind
A.forcing B.pouring C.fitting D.throwing
A.offer B.get C.send D.refuse
A.before B.without C.for D.beneath
A.well B.strong C.old D.weak
A.it B.one C.something D.all
A.of B.on C.as D.like
A.faster B.slower C.tighter D.looser
A.simply C.nearly D.really
A.rode B.worked C.drove D.pulled
A.special B.valuable C.small D.empty
A.award B.reward C.smile D.letter
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 41 those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 42 at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his 43 pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 44 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 45 in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing 46 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood—my mother. For both my 47 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while 48 some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the 49 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so. 50 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother 51 managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 52 .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 53 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 54 a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this 55 into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to 56 another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a 57 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 58 pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 59 attitude. She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so 60 all those years of my childhood—she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A.leave behind B.leave out C.leave off D.leave for
A.living B.staring C.standing D.going
A.car B.ship C.train D.plane
A.range B.shape C.sight D.control
A.adapting B.suiting C.matching D.fitting
A.names B.jobs C.addresses D.directions
A.father B.classmates C.brother D.relatives
A.performing B.seeking C.waiting D.applying
A.programs B.sacrifices C.contribution D.cooperation
A.Once B.While C.When D.Unless
A.somewhere B.somewhat C.sometime D.somehow
A.romantic B.comfortable C.mysterious D.wealthy
A.generally B.actually C.especially D.unfairly
A.desert B.pursue C.affect D.limit
A.lifestyle B.value C.journey D.opportunity
A.acquire B.explore C.occupy D.realize
A.load B.sadness C.result D.challenge
A.hang B.draw C.take D.sell
A.changeable B.cautious C.positive D.negative
A.experienced B.brave C.ordinary D.annoyed
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to remember passwords (密码) ever again?If we could just sit in front of our computers and be 21 logged in (登录? Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a 22 All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to 23 your PC. No more 24 , confusing passwords to remember or change every few months.
After doing a little research, I found this type of 25 already available to consumers via a relatively 26 application called FaceCode. The 27 requires the use of a webcam to recog- nize and log PC users into their systems. You can add as many 28 as you want, provided they each have a Windows account. If the system 29 to recognize your 30 , you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.
A.automatically B.personally C.correctly D.occasionally
A.face B.password C.software D.system
A.access B.connect C.recognize D.remember
A.simple B.complicated C.special D.useful
A.computer B.technology C.password D.application
A.independent B.infrequent C.inexpensive D.instant
A.account B.consumer C.designer D.software
A.users B.passwords C.systems D.computers
A.begins B.tries C.fails D.stops
A.account B.name C.password D.face
However, most children are 2 ( face ) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3 the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 4 ( let ) the children 5 find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force their children to take part in various kinds of classes, learning English, playing 6 piano or practising drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 7 the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities.
8 is a piece of good advice to those parents: 9 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram education can lead to nothing 10 a failure in the children’s growth.
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 6 small. This depends partly 7 how many clouds are in the sky. 8 there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 9 heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 10 day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
The 16 picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 17 , who were a father and daughter, and put the lid on the cup with a clink.Apparently 18 of something, he hurried into the inner room, leaving the 19 on the table.His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒响声).
They 20 sitting in the living-room, the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window.The father was just about to take his cup when the 21 came, right there in the living-room.Something was hopelessly broken.
It was the thermos, which had fallen to the floor.The girl looked 22 her shoulder at once, startled (吓一跳), 23 .It was 24 neither of them had touched it, not even a little bit.
The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room.He looked at the 25 floor and blurted out, “It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”
The father started to say something.Then he muttered, “Sorry, I 26 it and it fell.”
“ It doesn’t matter,” the host said.
Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, I saw your 27 in the windowpane (窗玻璃).You were sitting perfectly 28 .Why did you say….”
The father 29 , “What then would you 30 as the cause of its fall?”
“ It fell by itself.The floor is uneven (不平).It wasn’t steady when Mr.Li put it there.”
“It won’t 31 , girl.It sounds more 32 when I say I knocked it down.There are things people accept less the more you 33 them.The truer your story is, the less true it sounds.”
The daughter was 34 in silence for a while.Then she said, “ Can you 35 it only this way?”
“Only this way,” the father said.
16.A.owner B.host C.guest D.master
17.A.friends B.neighbours C.children D.guests
18.A.knowing B.remembering C.hearing D.thinking
19.A.thermos B.cup C.lid D.tea
20.A.enjoyed B.remained C.imagined D.hated
21.A.stranger B.host C.crash D.noise
22.A.around B.at C.behind D.over
23.A.staring B.watching C.shouting D.crying
24.A.helpless B.exciting C.strange D.terrible
25.A.broken B.steaming C.dirty D.flooded
26.A.touched B.used C.hit D.moved
27.A.face B.shadow C.reflection D.action
28.A.calm B.still C.silent D.straight
29.A.shouted B.whispered C.laughed D.repeated
30.A.tell B.make C.accept D.give
31.A.do B.suit C.go D.fit
32.A.comfortable B.friendly C.acceptable D.agreeable
33.A.defend B.support C.discuss D.argue
34.A.kept B.shut C.worried D.lost
35.A.do B.explain C.make D.manage
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I 21 a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of _23 for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they_ 24 their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and _25 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 26 my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them, I 28 until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 29 for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 30 two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and 31 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento. 32 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 33 happy to have Marc back. Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother, I 35 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 37 his lunch.
“Did I do something 38 ? Don’t you love me 39 ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 40 asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”
21. A. carried B. found C. included D. held
22. A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate
23. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement
24. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined
25. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually
26. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected
27. A. copy B. read C. take D. send
28. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued
29. A. out B. home C. to college D. to Sacramento
30. A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing
31. A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly
32. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for
33. A. especially B. immediately C. equally D. generally
34. A. once B. again C. still D. even
35. A. packed B. fetched C. bought D. filled
36. A. fear B. surprise C. anger D. disappointment
37. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about
38. A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart
39. A. any more B. enough C. once more D. better
40. A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. laughingly
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street.What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric. 21 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had 22 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today.He would just 23
the books in the outside return box.But there was a 24 ;it was locked.
He went into the building,only a few minutes 25 closing time.He put the books into the return box.And after a brief 26 in the toilet,he would be on his way to the playground to 27 Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 28 —the library lights were off.The place was 29 .The doors had been shut.They 30 be opened from the inside.He was trapped(被困)—in a library!
He tried to 31 a telephone call,but was unable to 32 .What’s worse,the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 33 the sun began to set,he searched for a light and found it.
34 he could see.David wrote on a piece of paper:“ 35 !I’m TRAPPED inside!”and stuck it to the glass door. 36 ,someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 37 .Rows and rows of shelves held books,videos and music.He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf.He settled into a chair and started to 38 .
He knew he had to 39 ,but now,that didn’t seem to be such a 40 thing.
21.A.but B.because C.or D.since
22.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.often
23.A.pass B.drop C.carry D.take
24.A.problem B.mistake C.case D.question
25.A.during B.after C.over D.before
26.A.rest B.break C.walk D.stop
27.A.visit B.meet C.catch D.greet
28.A.delight B.anger C.surprise D.eagerness
29.A.lonely B.empty C.noisy D.crowded
30.A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.needn’t
31.A.make B.fix C.use D.pick
32.A.get on B.get up C.get through D.get in
33.A.If B.As C.Though D.Until
34.A.On time B.Now and then
C.By the way D.At last
35.A.Come B.Help C.Hello D.Sorry
36.A.Surely B.Thankfully C.Truly D.Gradually
37.A.at most B.after all C.in short D.as usual
38.A.watch B.play C.read D.write
39.A.wait B.stand C.sleep D.work
40.A.bad B.cool C.strange D.nice