A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.（停车场）
My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55 I didn’t steal your car.”

 First of all, ________ my company, I’d like to extend our warmest welcome to the distinguished guests from Beijing University.

A. instead of                                             B. apart from

C. on behalf of                                                 D. in place of

A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it 40  to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55  I didn’t steal your car.”

A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36  for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat   38  my clothes, but they were not in 39  of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place _ 40_I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41  for the parking lot.（停车场）

My wife, Diane, has 42  me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43  place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be   44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .

Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and  48  that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49  call of all.

“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50  my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”

There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s  52 .

“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”

Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and  54  

your dear husband?”

Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman  55 I didn’t steal your car.”

A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I1for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there.2, I gave myself a quick personal pat 3my clothes, but they were not in4of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place 5 I had been. Suddenly it occurred to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly6for the parking lot.(停车场)
My wife, Diane, has7me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition(点火处). My theory is the ignition is the8place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be 9. As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying10. Her theory was right. The parking lot was11.
Without hesitation, I called the12. I gave them my location(位置)and 13that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most14call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I15my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of16. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s 17.
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent.18, I said, “In that case, would you please come and 19
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman 20I didn’t steal your car.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      reached
   2. B.
      ran
   3. C.
      searched
   4. D.
      asked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Hopefully
   2. B.
      Fortunately
   3. C.
      Worriedly
   4. D.
      Suddenly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      up
   2. B.
      down
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      off
4. 4.
   1. A.
      none
   2. B.
      each
   3. C.
      either
   4. D.
      any
5. 5.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      why
6. 6.
   1. A.
      passed
   2. B.
      headed
   3. C.
      shook
   4. D.
      waved
7. 7.
   1. A.
      beaten
   2. B.
      fooled
   3. C.
      scolded
   4. D.
      punished
8. 8.
   1. A.
      proper
   2. B.
      regular
   3. C.
      common
   4. D.
      only
9. 9.
   1. A.
      destroyed
   2. B.
      fined
   3. C.
      stopped
   4. D.
      stolen
10. 10.
    1. A.
       shock
    2. B.
       answer
    3. C.
       conclusion
    4. D.
       expression
11. 11.
    1. A.
       available
    2. B.
       empty
    3. C.
       full
    4. D.
       busy
12. 12.
    1. A.
       police
    2. B.
       gatekeeper
    3. C.
       driver
    4. D.
       guard
13. 13.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       proved
    3. C.
       regretted
    4. D.
       said
14. 14.
    1. A.
       important
    2. B.
       difficult
    3. C.
       wonderful
    4. D.
       different
15. 15.
    1. A.
       threw
    2. B.
       lost
    3. C.
       forgot
    4. D.
       left
16. 16.
    1. A.
       silence
    2. B.
       disappointment
    3. C.
       sleep
    4. D.
       breath
17. 17.
    1. A.
       song
    2. B.
       sound
    3. C.
       voice
    4. D.
       noise
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Excited
    2. B.
       Embarrassed
    3. C.
       Angered
    4. D.
       Interested
19. 19.
    1. A.
       get back
    2. B.
       take back
    3. C.
       give away
    4. D.
       pick up
20. 20.
    1. A.
       teach
    2. B.
       persuade
    3. C.
       believe
    4. D.
       prove