He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

　　A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real    11  . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to   12   up late so that they will not   13   the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie   14   for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I   15   hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I   16   the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve,   17    took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly   18   when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began   19   stockings. Then I pushed in the   20   I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were   21   to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were   22   by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly!   23    I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage.   24   the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up   25   by them at this time.

1.A. question     B. matter      C. problem      D. business

2.A. get          B. stay        C. stand        D. wake

3.A. lose         B. break       C. miss         D. leave

4.A. awake        B. wake        C. asleep       D. sleep

5.A. hopeful      B. busily      C. gladly       D. successfully

6.A. liked        B. feared      C. surprised    D. hated

7.A. we           B. they        C. I            D. it

8.A. morning      B. midnight    C. evening      D. daybreak    

9.A. filling      B. sewing      C. mending      D. preparing

10.A. present      B. stocking    C. bike         D. tree

11.A. going        B. sure        C. glad         D. excited

12.A. troubled     B. frightened  C. woken        D. shocked

13. A. Before       B. After       C. Until        D. Since

14. A. Even         B. And         C. Soon         D. Then

15. A. all          B. nearly      C. happily      D. completely

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

He left in such a hurry that I _____ had time to thank him.

　　A. almost    B. even    C. nearly    D. scarcely

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t  16  anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful. And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.

  The first  17  frightened me in the beginning. But that  18  quickly disappeared. It was the other two goals  19  ended up being my difficulties. I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But I wanted to  20  in both. I knew this would be a  21  , but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.

  I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm.  22 , instead of finishing my homework  23 it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I  24  showed my lack of effort.

  I was  25  that I needed to find some sort of balance. So I created a schedule that would  26  my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to  27  it for a few days. A schedule like that was too much pressure.

  So I tried another 28 . Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time.

  This is the method I have used since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to  29  things and it has  30  prepare me for what is to come after graduation.

16. A. know         B. recognize        C. realize                D. like

17. A. teacher        B. day                    C. class                  D. realization

18. A. happiness   B. excitement      C. fear              D. desire

19. A. which        B. what                  C. that                   D. who

20. A. win             B. succeed            C. get                    D. wish

21. A. chance        B. job                     C. challenge            D. time

22. A. Often        B. Seldom               C. Unluckily             D. Fortunately

23. A. because        B. when                          C. after                  D. before

24. A. demanded            B. took                   C. accepted                     D. received

25. A. asleep          B. awake               C. ashamed                      D. aware

26. A. fix                B. divide                C. put                    D. build

27. A. use             B. keep                  C. follow                 D. make

28. A. plan            B. energy              C. pressure             D. effort

29. A. do               B. control              C. balance                       D. hold

30. A. had             B. helped              C. let                      D. forced