Question

Generally speaking, film stars don't like to be recognized while      16     . Comedian (喜居lj演员)David Brenner tells of the time he tried to keep away from talking to the stranger in the next seat on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. "People mean well," he said, "but      17     don't understand how many times I've been asked, 'How did you get into show business? Were you always funny?'"

18 I got on the plane, I noticed that the seat next to mine was already 19 , so I 20 sat down and hid my face in a magazine. I was pleased to see that the man beside me was reading a thick book. Later, when an air hostess (空姐)asked what we wanted to drink, I found the man spoke with a European accent (口音).

probably had no idea who I was, but      21      to make it safe, I kept reading and got away from his  22 .

"After three quiet hours, he leaned (倚靠)toward me, and said in a low      23     , "Don't I know you from somewhere?" "My bad  24  I thought. "He does watch TV." I turned toward him. I was looking into one of my favourite   25     , It was Victor Borge, the famous actor in Europe. We laughed over how we both had been avoiding the stranger in the next seat and for the rest of the flight we had a delightful time."
(   )16. A. travelling  B. speaking      C. thinking    D. reading

(   )17. A. I  B. they         C. few of them   D. many of us 

(    )18. A. As   B. Before   C. Until    D. Since

(   )19. A. broken   B. given   C. chosen    D. taken

(   )20. A. soon    B. noisily    C. quietly       D. fast

(   )21. A. so that   B. in order    C. because    D. as a result

(    )22. A, seat    B. look   C. book   D. thought

(    )23. A. voice  B. noise    C. sound      D. shout

(   )24. A. comfort  B. task    C. luck   D. danger 

(   )25. A. strangers  B. books  C. magazines  D. faces

Answer 1

 16-20 ABADC     21-25 BBACD