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A strange thing happened to Henry yesterday. He was on a bus and to __1__. So he stood up and rang the bell. __2__ make sure the driver heard him, he rang it twice, but the bus __3__ stop. And the conductor came and shouted __4__ him.

The conductor was __5__ angry and spoke __6__ fast that Henry didn’t understand __7__. The bus stopped at the next bus and Henry got off. As he got off he heard someone said, “ I think he __8__ a foreigner.”

When Henry got __9__, he told his wife about it.

“ __10__ times did you ring the bell?” his wife asked.

“ Twice,” said Henry.

“ Well, that’s the signal (信号) __11__ the driver __12__ on.” His wife explained, “only the conductor __13__ to ring the bell twice. That’s why the conductor __14__ so angry!”

Henry nodded（点头）. “ __15__,” he said.

1. A. got off B. gets off C. get off D. get on

2. A.To B. At C. In D. with

3. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. wasn’t

4. A. in B. on C. of D. at

5. A. so B. as C. at D. because

6. A. so that B. that C. so D. why

7. A. words B. a word C. speech D. song

8. A. was B. isn’t C. is D. am

9. A. to home B. at home C. in home D. home

10. A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How

11. A. to B. at C. on D. for

12. A. to go B. go C. went on D. goes

13. A. allowed B. is allowed C. was allowed D. allow

14. A. got B. gets C. is getting D. gotten

15. A. I seen B. I saw C. I see D. I did

第二节: 完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister（大臣）went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our   21   .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are   22    . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as   23    ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “ 24 do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and   25   on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the   26   , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me   27 of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you   28   us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they   29   walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark.   30 we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “   31   ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they   32   back to the palace.
The minister had 33    the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following 34 the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must 35 them shelter(住所). It is   36    we aren’t thieves.” And the king   37 the man out of his kingdom.
To the   38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who 39    offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his 40 .
21.   A sleep            B talk      C dinner        D walk
22.   A friends B criminals     C ministers     D travelers
23.   A owners B officials      C officers       D guests
24.   A How    B Why    C When   D Where
25.   A dropped      B took     C knocked      D touched
26.   A letter    B box      C door    D window
27.   A how many   B how much C how long    D how far
28.   A .agree       B allow   C make D want
29.   A began   B enjoyed       C stopped       D continued
30.   A Would           B Must    C Could D Should
31.   A Pardon B Thanks       C Sorry   D Certainly
32.   A went B hurried       C returned     D drove
33.   A taken away B taken down        C taken off    D taken up
34.   A year     B month C minute D day
35.   A borrow B offer C lend    D share
36.   A silly     B right C clean D clear
37.   A threw   B invited       C kept    D brought
38.   A last     B first     C third    D second
39.   A bravely       B slowly           C immediately       D carefully
40.   A order   B promise      C name D crown

第二节完形填空(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36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was   36   because of her poor health and   37   with her most of her treasured   38   . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had   39   what appeared to be five teeth which had   40   her dentures (假牙).
Having   41   in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures   42   ?" "Of course," replied Thomas.   43   you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental   44   . "
Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which   45   some rather dirty-looking   46   . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.
"   47   will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.
"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.
"Then I'll wait in the   48   ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'
An hour passed and the technician   49   at the car window   50  a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80," requested the specialist, "   51   I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "
"That's a   52   ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__ 53   one?"
"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician,   54   it to Thomas.
"The thing is," he said, "it's easy to fit the teeth but   55   to fit this peanut (花生米)."
36. A. moving       B. going           C. passing      D. returning
37. A. sold        B. provided       C. brought     D. dealt
38. A. clothes           B. possessions       C. furniture    D. materials
39. A. discovered B. secreted        C. thrown      D. buried
40. A. broken out B. broken in      C. broken away     D. broken off
41. A. settled       B. filled         C. joined       D. fallen
42. A. cut         B. dropped        C. mended     D. placed
43. A. Because      B. If              C. Therefore D. However
44. A. speaker       B. customer      C. patient       D. technician
45. A. needed           B. found           C. touched     D. contained
46. A. teeth       B. jewels          C. peanuts      D. coins
47. A. How often B. How soon     C. How long D. How much
48. A. building      B. office               C. house        D. car
49. A. appeared     B. broke               C. laughed     D. glared
50. A. putting        B. holding        C. keeping     D. hiding
51. A. and         B. but            C. also       D. nor
52. A. fact        B. pleasure        C. pity       D. thing
53. A. fifth        B. first           C. third     D. second
54. A. proving       B. advising       C. permitting        D. showing
55. A. necessary    B. unimportant      C. impossible D. possible

第二节完形填空(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36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was 36 because of her poor health and 37 with her most of her treasured 38 . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had 39 what appeared to be five teeth which had 40 her dentures (假牙).

Having 41 in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures 42 ?" "Of course," replied Thomas. 43 you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental 44 . "

Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which 45 some rather dirty-looking 46 . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.

" 47 will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.

"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.

"Then I'll wait in the 48 ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'

An hour passed and the technician 49 at the car window 50 a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80," requested the specialist, " 51 I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "

"That's a 52 ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__ 53 one?"

"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician, 54 it to Thomas.

"The thing is," he said, "it's easy to fit the teeth but 55 to fit this peanut (花生米)."

36. A. moving B. going C. passing D. returning

37. A. sold B. provided C. brought D. dealt

38. A. clothes B. possessions C. furniture D. materials

39. A. discovered B. secreted C. thrown D. buried

40. A. broken out B. broken in C. broken away D. broken off

41. A. settled B. filled C. joined D. fallen

42. A. cut B. dropped C. mended D. placed

43. A. Because B. If C. Therefore D. However

44. A. speaker B. customer C. patient D. technician

45. A. needed B. found C. touched D. contained

46. A. teeth B. jewels C. peanuts D. coins

47. A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How much

48. A. building B. office C. house D. car

49. A. appeared B. broke C. laughed D. glared

50. A. putting B. holding C. keeping D. hiding

51. A. and B. but C. also D. nor

52. A. fact B. pleasure C. pity D. thing

53. A. fifth B. first C. third D. second

54. A. proving B. advising C. permitting D. showing

55. A. necessary B. unimportant C. impossible D. possible

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our 36 , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep 37 .

38 after midnight, Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy, I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted 39 to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy, my 40 is all stuffed up（堵住）. I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please 41 with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night, 42 I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my 43 , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so 44 that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully, I lay down between 45 and Jack.

I did manage to get some sleep 46 I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to 47 Tara. “Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so 48 .” “Of course, honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and 49 is okay.” We fell asleep 50 each other’s arms.

Even in my sleepy state, I thought of 51 these nights of merry-go-round（一连串的繁忙活动）beds will be over. In their place, my twins will be grown. 52 before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too 53 and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind 54 that these very days and nights are, in fact. “the good old days”, ever so 55 .

1.A．sons B．twins C．daughters D．students

2.A．downstairs B．in C．out D．upstairs

3.A．Sometimes B．Some time C．Sometime D．Some times

4.A．gently B．kindly C．rudely D．impatiently

5.A．nose B．mouth C．heart D．eye

6.A．come B．stay C．talk D．play

7.A．even thoughB．so C．no matter when D．however

8.A．joy B．anger C．disappointment D．surprise

9.A．deeply B．sound C．content D．deep

10.A．my father B．Tara C．Pat D．my mother

11.A．before B．when C．after D．until

12.A．show off B．look after C．watch out D．take care

13.A．scared B．exciting C．excited D．scaring

14.A．somethingB．anything C．everything D．nothing

15.A．over B．on C．by D．in

16.A．how often B．how soon C．how long D．how much

17.A．No doubt B．No wonder C．No problem D．No worry

18.A．noisy B．quiet C．still D．calm

19.A．my childrenB．my husband C．my friend D．myself

20.A．potential B．precise C．precious D．previous

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