The bus drew up______ the road to pick up an old man.

   A. alongside     B. amidst      C. beyond      D. in front of

The bus drew up______ the road to pick up an old man.

   A. alongside     B. amidst      C. beyond      D. in front of

The bus drew up______ the road to pick up an old man.

1. A.
   alongside
2. B.
   amidst
3. C.
   beyond
4. D.
   in front of

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late,   31  the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the   32   where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I   33   the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not   34  .

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your   35   this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “  36   up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜台). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.   37  her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very  38  , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew（提取） some money and   39  about opening an account. I gave her necessary   40   and she went out.   41  , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 42   with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise 43   my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time   44   I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!   45  shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.   46  , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “   47  of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my   48  , the first customer was a girl   49   a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The   50  ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

1.A. as             B. but              C. and              D. or

2.A. hotel          B. shop             C. bank     D. restaurant

3.A. believe        B. think            C. guess        D. hope

4.A. lucky          B. happy       C. sorry            D. angry

5.A. excuse         B. idea             C. cause   D. answer

6.A. Hurry          B. Set              C. Catch         D. Get

7.A. Before         B. Behind           C. Beyond           D. Against

8.A. nervous        B. shy              C. calm             D. angry

9.A. cared          B. talked           C. asked            D. worried

10.A. information  B. offer            C. news            D. support

11.A. Again         B. Then        C. Thus             D. However

12.A. hidden        B. filled           C. decorated       D. covered

13.A. took          B. closed           C. filled          D. came

14.A. before        B. after            C. when             D. that

15.A. Even          B. Still            C. Just             D. Ever

16.A. As usual     B. For one thing    C. In fact D. In general

17.A. Less          B. Plenty           C. More             D. None

18.A. pleasure     B. surprise         C. joy          D. regret

19.A. of            B. with             C. on               D. in

20.A. dream         B. story            C. affair          D. incident

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager.  “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account(帐户). I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed  and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress  and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!