Pop music is loved by lots of young people, but it is not to everyone’s ____.

　 A. smell　　　　 B. taste 　　 　 C. sound　　　　　 D. favor

I heard a soft ______ at the door. When I looked up, I found it was Mary.

　 A. cry 　 B. voice

　 C. sound 　 D. noise

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a freezing November night and the stars shone coldly as I walked through the deserted town of Wick with my heavy overnight bag. It was the third time I'd ____1____ the streets looking for somewhere—anywhere—to stay. But there was no sign of ___2____, even the pubs were shut. I ___3___ to wrap my scarf round my neck. "Five more hours before the next train to Thurso," I thought ____4___, picturing a sleepless night on the streets. Then suddenly I heard a ____5___ behind me:"What's up, laddie? Need some help?"

It was from an old man called Robert MacDougal who noticed me huddle（卷缩）in the street on his way home. When I ____6___ my situation he ____7___ offered shelter for the night. At first I ___8___, I''d learnt from experience not to trust ___9____, having been robbed once in London. That ___10___ had left its mark, but it soon became clear that Robert sincerely desired to help. Wick was a small town and ____11___ I wasn't a local. It was also obvious that I needed a place to sleep.

I ____12____ Robert back to a small cottage where we sat in front of a warm fire and had a little chat about Wick and Robert. Robert was a ___13___. He had three children and several grandchildren, but most of them had moved away. I began to ____14____ why Robert was glad of some company.

After a peaceful night on an old sofa, I got up at 4:30 a.m. To catch my ____15____, leaving behind a note of thanks. Today I sometimes think about Wick, and wonder if Robert is still there. I'll always remember with gratitude his simple act of kindness.

1.　　　　 A.hunted for　　　　　 B.go through　　　　　 C.walked round　　　　 D.twisted up

2.　　　　 A.life　　　　　　　　 B.hope　　　　　　　 C.tourism　　　　　　 D.trust

3.　　　　 A.continued　　　　　 B.attempted　　　　　 C.paused　　　　　　　 D.managed

4.　　　　 A.enthusiastically　　　 B.desperately　　　　　 C.delightedly　　　　　 D.unbelievably

5.　　　　 A.voice　　　　　　　 B.remark　　　　　　　 C.sound　　　　　　　 D.speech

6.　　　　 A.introduced　　　　　 B.explained　　　　　　 C.exposed　　　　　　 D.mentioned

7.　　　　 A.unwillingly　　　　 B.reluctantly　　　　　 C.automatically　　　　 D.immediately

8.　　　　 A.considerate　　　　 B.suspicious　　　　　 C.reasonable　　　　　 D.curious

9.　　　　 A.strangers　　　　　 B.elders　　　　　　　 C.adults　　　　　　　 D.robbers

10. 　A.accident　　　　　 B.coincident　　　 　　 C.evidence　　　　　 D.incident

11. 　A.strangely　　　　 B.apparently　　　　　 C.luckily　　　　　　 D.naturally

12. A.watched　　　　　 B.attracted　　　　　　 C.followed　　　　　 D.directed

13. A.widower　　　　　 B.father　　　　　　　 C.husband　　　 　　 D.survivor

14. A.understand　　　　 B.acknowledge　　　　　 C.know　　　　　　 D.analyze

15. A.dream　　　　　　 B.flight　　　　　　　　 C.bus　　　　　　　 D.train

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for 1 , and found her way by 2 things with her white stick. She learned where everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar trees at the side of one of the paths which she 3 . When she reached that place that evening, she did not 4 the trees with her stick, so she was in 5 .

She 6 for a while and listened, but did not 7 any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two, and then she heard 8 beneath her. “Am I 9 ? I suppose so,” she said, “I must be on a 10 , and there must be a river under me. I've been told that there's a river in this part of the country, but I don't know its exact 11 . How am I going to get 12 to my house from here?”?

All at once she heard a man's friendly 13 near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”?“How kind of you!” Mrs. Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been 14 today, and if I hadn't been 15 enough to meet you, I don't know 16 I'd have done. Can you please 17 me to get home?”

“Certainly,” the man answered. “Where do you live?”?

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how pleased she was that she had met him. But the man said. “I want to 18 you.”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”?

“Well,” the man said quietly, “I was balanced (悬在) on the edge of that bridge for ages in the 19 , because I was trying to make up my mind to 20 myself into the river and drown myself. But I'm not going to do it now.”?

1. A. health　　　　 B. exercise　 C. sport　　　　　 D. training

2. A. seeing　　　　 B. looking at C. hearing　　　　 D. touching

3. A. followed　　　 B. led　　 C. walked　　　　 D. headed

4. A. know　　　　 B. feel　　　　 C. smell　　　　　 D. climb

5. A. need　　　　 B. danger　　　 C. dark　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. waited　　　　 B. rested　　　 C. stopped　　　　 D. walked

7. A. see　　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. meet　　　　　 D. hear

8. A. noise 　　　　B. water　　　 C. boat　　　　　 D. train

9. A. lost　　　　　 B. all right　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. alone

10. A. boat　　　　 B. plane　　　　 C. bridge　　　　 D. highway

11. A. size　　　　 B. length　　　　 C. position　　　 D. name

12. A. far　　　　 B. near　　　　 C. away　　　　　 D. back

13. A. touch　　　 B. voice　　　　 C. sound　　　　 D. noise

14. A. lost　　　　 B. destroyed　　 C. removed　　 D. planted

15. A. lucky　　　 B. kind　　　　 C. good　　　　　 D. foolish

16. A. how　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　 D. which

17. A. tell　　　　 B. direct　　　　 C. help　　　　 D. lead

18. A help　　　　 B. know　　　　 C. thank　　　　 D. meet

19. A. worry　　　 B. sorry　　　　　 C. hurry　　　 D. dark

20. A. put　　 　　B. throw　　　　 C. jump　　　　 D. take

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 　36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .

I was going along　 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only　 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just　 40　 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41　 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw　 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with　 43　 .

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”

I felt my　 44　 boil. The fog was coming down　 45　 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or　 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to　 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its　 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and　 50　 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was　 51 　than he. I put all I could into　 52　 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It　 53　 him right on the point of the chin; his　 54　 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 　55　 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

36. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. But

37. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　　　 D. nervously

38. A. boy’s B. man’s　　　　　　　　　　　 C. woman’s D. driver’s

39. A. person　　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sound　　　　　　　　　　 D. form

40. A. turning　　　　　　　　　 B. crossing　　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　 D. driving

41. A. slowed down　　　　 B. put on　　　　　　　　　　 C. added to　　　　　　　　　 D. took up

42. A. right behind　　　　　 B. close to　　　　　　　　　 C. away from　　　　　　　 D. near by

43. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorrow　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anger

44. A. tears　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. blood

45. A. slighter　　　　　　　　　 B. thicker　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　　　　　　　　 D. harder

46. A. need B. effort C. trouble D. doubt

47. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

48. A. justice B. court C. lawyer D. sentence

49. A. direction　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. front　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. nose

50. A. drove　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crashed　　　　　　　　　 D. sped

51. A. slower　　　　　　　　　 B. quicker　　　　　　　　　　 C. taller　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavier

52. A. an anger　　　　　　　　 B. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a beat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

53. A. caught　　　　　　　　　 B. struck　　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

54. A. chin　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fists　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. knees　　　　　　　　　　　 D. body

55. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　　　　　　 D. pulled