I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty　　1　　on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table 　 2　 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 　 3　 the time by watching people around me.

A young man beside me was turning over the 　 4　 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 　 5　 to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would 　 6　 the magazine on to the table, seize 　 7　 , and sink back into his 　 8　 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from　　9　 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 　 10　 . He had placed an ash-tray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast　　11　 ,and the boy's mother was afraid 　 12　 sooner or later her son would 　 13　 the gentleman. At the same time the 　 14　 man next to me kept sighing loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began 　 15　 the pictures on the wall. Soon growing　　16　 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.

There was a complete　　17　 in the room as the door opened and a nurse　　18　 . The people looked up with a ray of　　19　 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next　　20　 patient was let out of the room.

1. A. notice B. pictures C. maps D. holes

2. A. were made of B. changed into C. looked like D. were same as

3. A. cost B. take C. pass D. use

4. A. stories B. articles C. books D. pages

5. A. easy B. possible C. useless D. hard

6. A. throw B. take C. drag D. push

7. A. the others B. other C. another D. the other

8. A. chair B. pocket C. sleep D. picture

9. A. hurting himself B. tearing the magazine C. falling asleep D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping B. waiting C. reading D. playing

11. A. in sleep B. asleep C. sleepy D. sleeping

12. A. what B. that C. then D. before

13. A. do harm to B. knock into C. turn against D. wake up

14. A. old B. kind C. young D. handsome

15. A. drawing B. taking down C. examining D. putting up

16. A. glad B. unhappy C. angry D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness B. hopelessness C. tiredness D. silence

18. A. entered B. turned out C. entered in D. came out

19. A. success B. satisfaction C. joy D. hope

20. A. unlucky B. tired C. lucky D. happy

I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full．Any waiting-room, especially a dentist’s , is not the best place in the world to __36___ an afternoon．No matter how hard a dentist（牙医）tries to make his waiting–room look __37___, it always has an atmosphere of its own----the unpleasant smell and disordered（混乱的）__38___ in the room．

       This waiting-room was no exception．There were ___39__ pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table __40__ like a great pile of waste paper．I took my __41__ and decided to pass the time ___42___ the people around me．

       A little man beside me was ___43__ the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was __44___ to understand what he was looking at, for __45__ three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the __46___, take another, and sink back into his chair．Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to __47__ her son from making a ___48__．He had placed an ash-tray（烟灰缸）on the floor and was making plane-noises _49___he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in ___50___．Near him, an old man was fast asleep, and the boy’s mother was __51___ sooner or later her son would __52__ the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse __53__．The people looked __54___ with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next lucky __55___ was led out of the room．

36．A．spend          B．take                   C．cost            D．stay

37．A．unpleasant      B．happy              C．funny              D．pleasant

38．A．teeth           B．people             C．things        D．books

39．A．dirty              B．nice               C．valuable      D．modern

40．A．tasted            B．sounded           C．looked       D．felt

41．A．chair             B．seat               C．bench        D.desk

42．A．talking with        B．watching           C．thinking about      D listening to

43．A．turning over       B．counting           C．looking up          D looking at

44．A．interesting        B．possible            C．easy               D.hard

45．A．each            B．every              C．about              D.certain

46．A．chair             B．floor            C．bed           D.table

47．A．prevent        B．allow                C．forbid        D.fight

48．A．song           B．noise         C．mistake            D．model plane

49．A．as             B．if               C．so                 D．though

50．A．reading        B．talking          C．waiting             D．singing

51．A．sure           B．sorry           C．angry              D．afraid

52．A．make          B．wake                 C．call                 D．turn

53．A．left           B．entered         C．smiled              D．spoke

54．A．down          B．around        C．up                 D．behind

55．A．patient         B．doctor               C．boy                D．mother

　　I was shown into the waiting-room, which as I had expected, was full. There were dirty  l     on the wall, and the tattered (撕碎) magazines on the table   2  a great pile of waster paper. I took my seat and decided to   3  the time watching people around me.

　　 A young man beside me was turning over the   4  of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was   5  to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would   6  the magazine on the table, seize   7   , and sink back into his    8   . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from   9   . The boy had clearly grown tired of   10   . He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast   11   , and the boy' s mother was afraid   12  sooner or later her son would   13  the gentleman. At the same time the   14  man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began    15  the pictures on the wall. Soon growing   16   , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother’s arms.

　　  There was a complete   17  in the room as the door opened and a nurse   18   . The people looked up with a ray of   19  in the eyes. Then settled down again as the next  20  patient was let out of the room.

1. A. holes   　　　　B. pictures    　　　　 C. maps     　　　　 D. notice

2. A. were made of 　　  B. changed into　　       C. looked like　　   　　 D. were same as

3. A. cost     　　　　B. take  　　　　　　 C. pass 　　   　　　　　　 D. use

4. A. stories   　　　　B. articles      　　　　 C. books   　　　　 D. pages

5. A. easy    　　   　　　　B. possible     　　　　 C. useless    　　　　 D. hard

6. A. throw    　　　　B. take    　　　　　　 C. drag  　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. the others 　　 　　B. other 　　　　　　 C. another  　　    　　 D. the other

8. A. chair 　　 　　　　B. pocket 　　  　　　　 C. sleep 　　  　　　　 D. picture

9. A. hurting himself   　　 　　　　　　B. tearing the magazine

C. falling asleep   　　  　　　　　　　　 D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping 　　  　　B. waiting   　　　　 　　 C. reading   　　   　　 D. playing

11. A. in sleep  　　 　　B. asleep  　　 　　　　 C. sleepy 　　 　　　　 D. sleeping

12. A. what  　　　　B. that　　 　　　　　　 C. then       　　　　 D. before

13. A. do harm to  　　　　　　  B. knock into 　　   　　　　 C. turn against    　　   D. wake up

14. A. old      　　　　B. kind  　　　　　　 C. young    　　  　　 D. handsome

15. A. drawing　　   　　    B. taking down 　　 　　 C. examining      　　 D. putting up

16. A. glad    　　　　B. unhappy   　　   　　 C. angry   　　　　 　　 D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness　　     B. hopelessness　　  　　 C. tiredness    　　　　   D. silence

18. A. entered  　　 　　B. turned out 　　　　 C. entered in   　　　　   D. came out

19. A. success 　　  　　B. satisfaction  　　 　　 C. joy　　　　　　   D. hope

20. A. unlucky　　    B. tired　　　　　　   C. happy　　　　    D. lucky

　　 A young man beside me was turning over the   4  of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was   5  to understand what he was looking at for every three minutes or so he would   6  the magazine on the table, seize   7   , and sink back into his    8   . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from   9   . The boy had clearly grown tired of   10   . He had placed an ashtray on the floor and was making plane sounds as he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast   11   , and the boy' s mother was afraid   12  sooner or later her son would   13  the gentleman. At the same time the   14  man next to me kept sighing (叹气) loudly. At last he got up, walked towards the door and began    15  the pictures on the wall. Soon growing   16   , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and dropped tiredly into a chair. Even the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother’s arms.

　　  There was a complete   17  in the room as the door opened and a nurse   18   . The people looked up with a ray of   19  in the eyes. Then settled down again as the next  20  patient was let out of the room.

1. A. holes   　　　　B. pictures    　　　　 C. maps     　　　　 D. notice

2. A. were made of 　　  B. changed into　　       C. looked like　　   　　 D. were same as

3. A. cost     　　　　B. take  　　　　　　 C. pass 　　   　　　　　　 D. use

4. A. stories   　　　　B. articles      　　　　 C. books   　　　　 D. pages

5. A. easy    　　   　　　　B. possible     　　　　 C. useless    　　　　 D. hard

6. A. throw    　　　　B. take    　　　　　　 C. drag  　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. the others 　　 　　B. other 　　　　　　 C. another  　　    　　 D. the other

8. A. chair 　　 　　　　B. pocket 　　  　　　　 C. sleep 　　  　　　　 D. picture

9. A. hurting himself   　　 　　　　　　B. tearing the magazine

C. falling asleep   　　&n

bsp; 　　　　　　　　 D. making a noise

10. A. sleeping 　　  　　B. waiting   　　　　 　　 C. reading   　　   　　 D. playing

11. A. in sleep  　　 　　B. asleep  　　 　　　　 C. sleepy 　　 　　　　 D. sleeping

12. A. what  　　　　B. that　　 　　　　　　 C. then       　　　　 D. before

13. A. do harm to  　　　　　　  B. knock into 　　   　　　　 C. turn against    　　   D. wake up

14. A. old      　　　　B. kind  　　　　　　 C. young    　　  　　 D. handsome

15. A. drawing　　   　　    B. taking down 　　 　　 C. examining      　　 D. putting up

16. A. glad    　　　　B. unhappy   　　   　　 C. angry   　　　　 　　 D. uninterested

17. A. loneliness　　     B. hopelessness　　  　　 C. tiredness    　　　　   D. silence

18. A. entered  　　 　　B. turned out 　　　　 C. entered in   　　　　   D. came out

19. A. success 　　  　　B. satisfaction  　　 　　 C. joy　　　　　　   D. hope

20. A. unlucky　　    B. tired　　　　　　   C. happy　　　　    D. lucky