36  thing happened  37   me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day38I drove to go for a look in the country.

      On the way back home, my  39   stopped. It was out of gas on a  40  road far from a town! I decided to walk   41  I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   42   I finally found a house near the  43 . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

      I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 44  She said, “I’ve been 45 for you here for a long time. Come in.  46   is almost ready.”

      “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t  47  what she was talking about.

      “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You  48   tea,” said she.

      I quickly  49  that my car was out of  50, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   51  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been  52  she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was  53   to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

      Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my  54  , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

36. A. happy                   B. strange              C. common               D. bad

37. A. on                         B. in                       C. upon                     D. to

38. A. and                       B. so                      C. but                        D. that

39. A. car                        B. bus                    C. bike                      D. truck

40. A. narrow                  B. lonely                 C. crowded               D. busy

41 A. when                      B. so that               C. until                      D. because

42. A. before                   B. after                   C. while                     D. as

43A. street                      B. path                   C. way                       D. road

44 A. came                     B. answered           C. opened                 D. appeared

45 A. asking                    B. looking               C. calling                   D. waiting

46. A. Gas                      B. Coffee               C. Tea                      D. Lunch

47. A. consider               B. understand        C. accept                  D. think

48 A. like                         B. liked                   C. used to like           D. liking

49 A. answered               B. explained           C. refused                 D. promised

50. A. gas                       B. tea                     C. strength                D. energy

51. A. calling                   B. call                     C. to call                   D. called

52. A. until                      B. before                C. since                    D. when

53 A. anxious                  B. interested          C. glad                      D. ready

54. A. accident                B. incident              C. experience           D. surprise

55. A. wound                   B. injury                 C. hurt                      D. frighten

A   36   thing happened   37  me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my   39   stopped. It was out of gas on a   40   road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone   41  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   42  I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in.   46   is almost ready.”

       “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   47   what she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   48  tea,” said she.

       I quickly   49  that my car was out of   50  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   51  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   52   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I   53  .

       Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   55  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A. happy          B. strange       C. common     D. bad

A. on            B. in               C. upon       D. to

A. and          B. so           C. but         D. that

A. car            B. bus         C. bike         D. truck

A. narrow        B. lonely     C. crowded     D. busy

A. what               B. whom     C. who        D. how

A. before          B. after       C. while        D. as

A. street           B. path        C. way        D. road

A. came           B. answered    C. opened       D. appeared

A. asking         B. looking      C. calling           D. waiting

A. Gas           B. Coffee           C. Tea         D. Lunch

A. consider       B. understand  C. accept     D. think

A. like               B. love        C. used to like D. liking

A. answered      B. explained   C. refused       D. promised

A. gas          B. tea          C. strength      D. energy

A. calling       B. call         C. to call       D. called

A. until          B. before     C. since       D. when

A. could         B. can         C. would       D. wanted

A. accident     B. incident      C. experience  D. surprise

A. hit          B. injury     C. hurt        D. frighten

A   16   thing happened   17   me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day  18  I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my   19   stopped. It was out of gas on a   20   road far from a town! I decided to walk   21   I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   22   I finally found a house near the  23 . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 24  She said, “I’ve been 25 for you here for a long time. Come in.   26   is almost ready.”

       “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   27   what she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   28   tea,” said she.

I quickly   29   that my car was out of   30  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   31   me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   32   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was   33   to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

      Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   34  , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   35   anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A. happy          B. strange       C. common      D. bad

A. on            B. in                C. upon         D. to

A. and          B. so            C. but            D. that

A. car           B. bus          C. bike          D. truck

A. narrow        B. lonely        C. crowded       D. busy

A. when           B. so that      C. until          D. because

A. before         B. after        C. while               D. as

A. street           B. path         C. way          D. road

A. came           B. answered    C. opened         D. appeared

A. asking       B. looking      C. calling          D. waiting

A. Gas               B. Coffee            C. Tea           D. Lunch

A. consider     B. understand  C. accept          D. think

A. like          B. liked        C. used to like      D. liking

A. answered      B. explained   C. refused         D. promised

A. gas         B. tea           C. strength        D. energy

A. calling       B. call          C. to call          D. called

A. until          B. before      C. since         D. when

A. anxious      B. interested   C. glad          D. ready

A. accident     B. incident      C. experience           D. surprise

A. wound       B. injury      C. hurt          D. frighten

A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a  11  in the country. On the way back home，my car stopped. It was out of  12  on a lonely   road far from a town. I decided to walk until I found someone who could  13  me a gallon（加仑） or two of petrol. I had  14  almost a mile before I finally found a big house near the road. I was           15  to see it because it was starting to get dark. I  16  at the door and a little old lady with long white hair answered. She said, “I have been  17  for you a long time. Come in. Tea is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some petrol.” I answered. I couldn’t  18  what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Petrol? You used to  19  tea.”
I quickly  20  that I needed some petrol, but she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Alfred and talking about how long it had been since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was  21  to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.  22  , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy several gallons of petrol. When I told the man about my  23 . He said,“Oh, that is Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s  24  but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their  25  he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a  11  in the country. On the way back home，my car stopped. It was out of  12  on a lonely   road far from a town. I decided to walk until I found someone who could  13  me a gallon（加仑） or two of petrol. I had  14  almost a mile before I finally found a big house near the road. I was           15  to see it because it was starting to get dark. I  16  at the door and a little old lady with long white hair answered. She said, “I have been  17  for you a long time. Come in. Tea is almost ready.”

“But I only came for some petrol.” I answered. I couldn’t  18  what she was talking about.

“Oh, Alfred! Petrol? You used to  19  tea.”

I quickly  20  that I needed some petrol, but she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Alfred and talking about how long it had been since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was  21  to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.  22  , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy several gallons of petrol. When I told the man about my  23 . He said,“Oh, that is Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s  24  but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their  25  he left home and never came back because of the war.”

1.                A．walk           B．holiday         C．drive D．picnic

2.                A．work           B．petrol          C．order    D．sight

3.                A．buy            B．borrow         C．sell  D．send

4.                A．rested         B．stopped        C．stepped  D．walked

5.                A．amazed         B．pleased         C．surprised D．tired

6.                A．beat           B．stood          C．knocked  D．struck

7.                A．waiting         B．searching       C．longing   D．looking

8.                A．order          B．hear           C．imagine   D．remember

9.                A．like            B．have           C．drink D．make

10.               A．explained       B．realized        C．noticed   D．discovered

11.               A．excited         B．anxious         C．worried   D．amazed

12.               A．Fortunately     B．Lately          C．Immediately    D．Personally

13.               A．expression      B．idea           C．schedule  D．experience

14.               A．kind           B．funny          C．strange    D．angry

15.               A．marriage       B．journey        C．plan  D．wedding