Question

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36   and go to bed early. For this  37   my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39   my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very   40    and unusual.

    At that time   41   in Southern Spain was a dirty and   42   looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43  . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.

   This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48  . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49  night. From the hotel I could  50  the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

   The hotel had a narrow  51  and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52  a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

   An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53  . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.

36. A. frightened             B. excited                C. tired             D. satisfied

37. A. choice                B. reason              C. aim            D. journey

38. A. much                B. little               C. few            D. many

39. A. So                  B. Because            C. And             D. But

40. A. ordinary              B. common            C. forgetful      D. strange

41. A. Gibraltar              B. Algeciras            C. Madrid       D. New Delhi

42. A. badly                B. well                     C. wrongly        D. good

43. A. bus                  B. boat               C. plane          D. train

44. A. guide                B. driver              C. hotel              D. dinner

45. A. clean                 B. dirty               C. beautiful      D. interesting

46. A. friend                B. address             C. charge        D. way

47. A. small                 B. large               C. expensive     D. funny-looking

48. A. reason                B. person             C. memory        D. sight-seeing

49. A. dark                 B. cloudy             C. bright        D. sunny

50. A. look down at           B. praise              C. study          D. forget

51. A. bedroom              B. doorway            C. stairs         D. bulletin-board

52. A. came to               B. picked up           C. painted       D. escaped from

53. A. cupboard              B. office              C. desk               D. doorway

54. A. over                 B. down              C. up           D. under

55. A. tired of               B. enjoying            C. throwing      D. buying

Answer 1

C B B D D   B A B C B   D A A C A   B A C C B