题目内容
It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood. At six o’clock his ____1___ program “Travel with us” was on TV. Andy liked to get home in good ____2____ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his ____3___ to get home a little earlier, a customer ___4____ up with a few complaints for the next fifteen minutes. “I can ___5____ get home in time if I hurry.” Andy told himself as he ___6_____ out of the office. But when, as he drove off in his car, he ____7____ that he was almost out of ___8____ I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s, Andy thought. He hated Fenton’s because it was a ____9____ gas station. “You do all the work yourself, ____10___ you pay the same for the gas.” He used to complain. But at Fenton’s, the pump was not ____11____ properly and it took ages to get gas. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I ____12____ it?" Andy thought. He tried to fix his ____13____ on the program, but it kept ringing and finally he ____14____ it up.“Mr. Barton?” a voice said, “Fenton’s Grams here.”
“Fenton’s?” said Andy, “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, ____15___ my car. Did I___16____something behind or what? ” “No, you didn’t. Mr. Barton. ”The voice went on. “That’s just the ____17____! You didn’t leave anything behind! You went off without ____18____ for your gas, you see! Now nor really, when that happens, we ring up the police. But____19____ I recognized you and I know it was a mistake. ”
“I’m really very____20____.”Andy said.
“Oh, that’s all right, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your gas? And please hurry! We close at half past six! ”
1.A.news
B.film
C.music
D.favorite
2.A.way
B.time
C.reason
D.order
3.A.station
B.school
C.hospital
D.office
4.A.rang
B.came
C.gave
D.spoke
5.A.still
B.hardly
C.surely
D.only
6.A.rushed
B.pushed
C.pulled
D.reached
7.A.looked
B.observed
C.watched
D.noticed
8.A.breath
B.time
C.work
D.gas
9.A.good
B.strange
C.helpful
D.self-service
10.A.and
B.but
C.so
D.then
11.A.doing
B.working
C.making
D.giving
12.A.receive
B.return
C.answer
D.leave
13.A.thoughts
B.ideas
C.attraction
D.attention
14.A.put
B.picked
C.gave
D.called
15.A.changing
B.repairing
C.checking
D.filling
16.A.lose
B.leave
C.take
D.forget
17.A.trouble
B.worry
C.thing
D.difficulty
18.A.charging
B.preparing
C.paying
D.getting
19.A.suddenly
B.luckily
C.happily
D.unfortunately
20.A.worried
B.upset
C.sorry
D.hurried
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National Forecast
LONDON —This Evening and Tonight:
Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland. Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas. Dry with clear spells(持续时间)in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop. Generally mild with light winds.
Saturday:
Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England. Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.
http://www.times.online.co.uk/tol/news/weather/
The Nation's Weather
Fri, Aug 24,
NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest. The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.
Wet weather was also expected in the Plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.
Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant(剩余部分)of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.
Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.
http://www.underground.com
Death toll rises to 36 in China typhoon
Wed, Aug 22,
BEIJING— At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退)of l.37 million people.
More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.
Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.
Fujian was the worst-hit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.
Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap
【小题1】On August 25, in N. Ireland and northwest England, there will be _____.
| A.low cloud and fog | B.typhoon and flood |
| C.cloud and rain | D.sunshine and mild wind |
| A.It was hot. | B.It was rainy. |
| C.It was foggy. | D.It was warm. |
| A.caused one death in the Philippines |
| B.killed 18 people in Taiwan |
| C.destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian |
| D.caused great economic losses |
| A.a tropical storm | B.a Malaysian fish |
| C.a place | D.a person |