题目内容
It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子)bites. Right before 41 Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 42 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 43 like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the 44 you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 45 to the mosquitoes. " Not 46 it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!"
Well, less than a week 47 my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 48 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 49 , but they all proved useless.
Late one 50 in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 51 of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 52 my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 53 she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously(妒嫉地) 54 her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 55 on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed(惊奇的), I ran to others' 56 , only to find they were all sleeping 57 as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to 58 my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 59 mind about those strange old wives' tales 60 they do have some truth to them.
41. A. leaving B. passing C. visiting D. finding
42. A. persuaded B. reminded C. warned D. informed
43. A. students B. friends C. passengers D. visitors
44. A. earlier B. longer C. sooner D. later
45. A. grows B. goes C. flows D. remains
46. A. expecting B. understanding C. recognizing D. believing
47. A. after B. before C. when D. as
48. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket
49. A. touched B. bitten C. defeated D. discovered
50. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
51. A. noise B. hit C. pain D. effect
52. A. woke up B. shouted at C. looked for D. dropped on
53. A. blamed B. interrupted C. moved D. frightened
54. A. having B. watching C. making D. helping
55. A. land B. fly C. fall D. wait
56. A. houses B. flats C. rooms D. homes
57. A. joyfully B. anxiously C. soundlessly D. worriedly
58. A. tell B. know C. remember D. accept
59. A. open B. active C. clear D. honest
60. A. and B. so C. because D. until
41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. D 47. A 48. D 49. B 50. D.
51. C 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. A 56. C 57. C 58. D 59. A 60. C