Question

  Even at the age of 75, Thelma was still very energetic, attractive and full of life. When her husband passed away,her children 1     that she move to a "senior living community". As a (n)  2      and lifeloving person,Thelma 3      to do so.

  Shortly after moving in，Thelma became a self-appointed activities 4      ，coordinating (协调) all sorts of things for the people in the community to do and quickly became very 5      and made many friends. When Thelma turned 80，her 6      friends showed their 7      by throwing a surprise birthday party for her. When Thelma entered the dining room for 8      that night，she was 9     by a standing welcome and one of the coordinators led her to the head table. The night was 10      with laughter and11     ，but throughout the evening，Thelma could not take her eyes 12      a gentleman sitting at the other end of the table.

  When the 13      ended，Thelma quickly 14      from her seat and 15      over to the man. "Pardon me," Thelma said. "Please 16      me if I made you feel 17      by staring at you all night. I just couldn't help myself from looking your 18      . You see, you look just like my fifth husband.”

"Your fifth husband!" replied the gentleman. "Forgive me for asking, 19      how many times have you been married?"

With that a smile 20      Thelma's face as she responded, "Four." They were married shortly after. 

(   ) 1.A. demanded   B. required   C. persuaded   D. suggested

(   ) 2.A. hopeful   B. elegant   C. optimistic   D. attractive

(   ) 3.A. refused   B. promised   C. decided   D. suspected

(   ) 4.A. official   B. director   C. manager   D. conductor

(   ) 5.A. famous   B. popular   C. smart   D. familiar

(   ) 6.A. newfound   B. newborn   C. newcome   D. newbuilt

(   ) 7.A. satisfaction   B. thanks   C. appreciation   D. dinner

(   ) 8.A. fun   B. party   C. ceremony   D. dinner

(   ) 9.A. provided   B. accepted   C. greeted   D. offered

(   ) 10.A. arranged   B. filled   C. spent   D. designed

(   ) 11.A. relaxation   B. interest   C. entertainment   D. fantasy

(   ) 12.A. off   B. away   C. over   D. upon

(   ) 13.A. birthday   B. celebration   C. conference   D. ceremony

(   ) 14.A. stood   B. lifted   C. raised   D. rose

(   ) 15.A. wandered   B. walked   C. rushed   D. crashed

(   ) 16.A. inform   B. tell   C. forgive   D. remind

(   ) 17.A. uncomfortable   B. unusual   C. unbearable   D. unlucky

(   ) 18.A. seat   B. way   C. position   D. location

(   ) 19.A. and   B. however   C. so   D. but

(   ) 20.A. went through   B. met with   C. came across   D. turned up

Answer 1

1-5 DCCBB      6-10 ACDCB

11-15 CABDC    16 -20 CABDC

75岁高龄的Thelma在丈夫过世后仍保持旺盛的活力，积极投身社会活动，在带给别人快乐的同时，她也获得了自己的幸福。

1.D孩子们"建议"自己母亲改变一下环境，所以demand(急需;迫切需要) ，require (需要) ，persuade(说服) 都不符合句意。

2.C由第一句对她的描述energetic，attractive and full of life以及下文对她的描述可以看出，她是一个乐观向上的(optimistic)  人。

3.C由下文shortly after moving in可以看出：她决定按孩子说的去做。decide to do"决定

4.B由下文的"协调社区内人们的各项活动" 可知：她成了一个自己任命的活动指导员。director"主管"，这里指进行策划指导的人。

5.B由下文made many friends可以看出，她深受新社区人们的欢迎。

1.A句意为：Thelma(来到新社区后) 新交的朋友们为了表达他们对她的感激之情，为她举办了一个令她惊喜的生日聚会。

2.C由下文对他们举办的聚会盛大的规模、隆重的气氛的描述来看，appreciation(感激;感谢) 更符合他们的心情。thanks(谢意;感谢) 普通用语，不符合语境。

3.D由上文的entered the dining room可以看出，她是来吃饭的。

9. C主角来到派对现场，其他人应向她"致意"。greet意思是"向……致意"。

10.B这是对生日聚会的描述，整个夜晚充满了笑声和欢乐。be filled with意思是"充满……的"。

11.C由上文的laughter和and可以看出，只有entertainment符合语境，与laughter相匹配。

12.A由17空后by staring at you all night可以看出，她的眼睛一直没有离开这位先生。off意思是"离开……"。

13.B聚会是发生"在生日那一天的一个活动，显然是一次"庆祝会"。

14.D rise用作不及物动词，意思是"起身"。rise from her seat意思是"从她的座位上站起来"。而lift,raise是及物动词，stand表示"站起"时要和up连用。

15.C rush意思是"奔/冲过去"，由上文可知，整个晚上她对这个人产生了浓厚的兴趣，她的眼睛一直没有离开这位先生，一直盼着晚会结束和他聊聊，所以聚会一结束她就冲了过去，与前面的quickly相对应，表达出迫切的心情。

16.C因为她盯了那个男士一整晚，所以要请求他原谅。

17.A很明显，长时间被别人一直盯着的感觉应该是不舒服的(uncomfortable) 。

18.B我只是忍不住向您这边看。way"方向"。

19.D冒昧问一下，那你已经结过几次婚了？ but(用来引人新话题) "那,可是"。

20.C Thelma脸上带着微笑。come across"出现于，出现在"。