Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　1 by tramps to inform their 2 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 3 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　 Quite 4 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be　 5 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 　6 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　7 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 8 a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 　9 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　10 , for the tramp’s face lit up with 11 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 　12 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The 13 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt 14 for him as he walked 　15 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 　16 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　17 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the 18 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his 19 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 20 , whistling as he went along.

　 1. A. employed　 B. made　 　　　　　 C. taken　 　　　　 D. put up

　 2. A. parents　　 　　　　 B. classmates　 　 C. fellows　 　　　 D. friends

　 3. A. share　 　　　 B. save　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　 D. put

　 4. A. in a way　 　　　　　 B. by mistake 　　 C. by the way　 　 D. by chance

　 5. A. with　 　　　　 　　B. in　 　　　 　　C. by　 　　　　　　 D. on

　 6. A. a fashion　 　　　　　 B. a design　 　　 C. pieces 　　　　　 D. blocks

　 7. A. success　 　　　　　　 B. care　 　　　　　 C. failure　 　　　 D. family

　 8. A. gave　 　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　 D. made

　 9. A. drawing　 　　　　　 B. kissing　 　　　 C. correcting　 　 D. studying

　 10. A. pleased　 　　　　 B. strange　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　　 D. exciting

　 11. A. surprise　　　 B. satisfaction 　　 C. worry　 　　　　 D. disappointment

　 12. A. rise　 　　　　　　　 B. put on　 　　　 C. raise　 　　　　 D. throw

　 13. A. conversation 　　 B. introduction 　　 C. quarrel　　 　 D. greeting

　 14. A. happy　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　 C. worried 　　　 D. sorry

　 15. A. cheerful　 　　　　 B. sadly　 　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　 D. eagerly

　 16. A. waved　 　　　　　 B. swung　　 　　 C. shook　　 　　　 D. nodded

　 17. A. Digging　 　　　　 B. Stealing　 　　 C. Putting　 　　　 D. Looking

　 18. A. existed　 　　　　　 B. moving　 　　　 C. shining　 　　　 D. existing

　 19. A. belongings　 　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. umbrella　 　　 D. stick

　 20. A. step　 　　　　　　　 B. position　 　　C. pace　 　　　　 D. situation

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　1 by tramps to inform their 2 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 3 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　 Quite 4 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be　 5 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 　6 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　7 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 8 a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 　9 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　10 , for the tramp’s face lit up with 11 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 　12 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The 13 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt 14 for him as he walked 　15 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 　16 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　17 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the 18 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his 19 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 20 , whistling as he went along.

　 1. A. employed　 B. made　 　　　　　 C. taken　 　　　　 D. put up

　 2. A. parents　　 　　　　 B. classmates　 　 C. fellows　 　　　 D. friends

　 3. A. share　 　　　 B. save　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　 D. put

　 4. A. in a way　 　　　　　 B. by mistake 　　 C. by the way　 　 D. by chance

　 5. A. with　 　　　　 　　B. in　 　　　 　　C. by　 　　　　　　 D. on

　 6. A. a fashion　 　　　　　 B. a design　 　　 C. pieces 　　　　　 D. blocks

　 7. A. success　 　　　　　　 B. care　 　　　　　 C. failure　 　　　 D. family

　 8. A. gave　 　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　 D. made

　 9. A. drawing　 　　　　　 B. kissing　 　　　 C. correcting　 　 D. studying

　 10. A. pleased　 　　　　 B. strange　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　　 D. exciting

　 11. A. surprise　　　 B. satisfaction 　　 C. worry　 　　　　 D. disappointment

　 12. A. rise　 　　　　　　　 B. put on　 　　　 C. raise　 　　　　 D. throw

　 13. A. conversation 　　 B. introduction 　　 C. quarrel　　 　 D. greeting

　 14. A. happy　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　 C. worried 　　　　 D. sorry

　 15. A. cheerful　 　　　　 B. sadly　 　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　 D. eagerly

　 16. A. waved　 　　　　　 B. swung　　 　　 C. shook　　 　　　 D. nodded

　 17. A. Digging　 　　　　 B. Stealing　 　　 C. Putting　 　　　 D. Looking

　 18. A. existed　 　　　　　 B. moving　 　　　 C. shining　 　　　 D. existing

　 19. A. belongings　 　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. umbrella　 　　 D. stick

　 20. A. step　 　　　　　　　 B. position　 　　C. pace　 　　　　 D. situation

完形填空

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　One of the most famous movie directors of all time was Alfred Hitchcock．He is most famous 　1　　 　his mystery movies．When he died in 1980, he had made over fifty 　2　　 　movies．

 Hitchcock was born in London in 1899．He was very shy and at first he studied to be 　3　 , but he was always 　4　　 　in movies．He used to go to the cinema as 　5　　 　as he could． In his free time he also used to write stories that he wanted to make into 　6　　　．

　Hitchcock 　7　　 　the idea of becoming an engineer when he got a small job with a movie company．Later he got a job as an assistant 　8　　　．He often had some very clever 　9　　 　for filming movies, so later his employer gave him a 　10　　 　to make a movie by himself．His first movie was 　11　　 　in 1920's, so of course it was a “silent movie”—having no 　12 　．

　He made several other silent movies before he made “Blackmail”, which was his 　13　　 　talking movie, and of course was another mystery movie．

　In 1930 Hitchcock moved to Los Angeles, 　14　　 　was becoming the new 　15 　for film-making．The first movie that Hitchcock made in the U．S．was called “Rebecca”．He got most of the stories for his movies 　16　　 　novels and plays．After reading a novel or play, he would create the movie script by himself, and 　17　　 　the actors and actresses, and also decide where and how to 　18　　 　each scene．

　Hitchcock's movies are 　19　　 　thought to be good movies 　20　　 　he did these things well: choosing of the story, 　21　　 　of the script, selecting of the actors and actresses, and the creating of the 　22　　　．Hitchcock used to do most of these jobs entirely 　23　　　．Alfred Hitchcock will probably always be remembered 　24　　 　one of the greatest movie directors of all time．He will be remembered for his mystery stories and for the 　25　　 　of good films that he directed．