先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。(本大题共l 0分)
Some friends hired ( 租用 ) a bus to go to the
beach for their holiday. When they 36 the bus late at night to go home, someone was 37 on the ground beside it.
They looked at him and 38 that he was a man from their town who hadn't
come in their bus. He was very 39 "I suppose he
came in another bus, " one of the
men said, "and 40 it when it left for home 41 he was
drunk ( 喝醉的 ). Now he's come to our bus to go back. " Then two men put
him into the bus. He didn't _42_ up during the drive back, and when the
bus arrived they took him to his 43 . They knocked at the
door for several minutes,
and then a
44 opened
a window and said , " It' s no use__45 there. They've gone to the
beach. And they'll be back in a few days. "
36. A.
stopped B.
changed
C. passed by D, returned to
37. A.
lying
B. singing C.
reading D.
playing
38. A.
wondered B. reported C.
found
D. explained
39. A. sad
B. ill
C. tired
D, drunk
40. A.
caught
B. missed C.
met
D, lost
41. A.
because B.
if
C. though
D, so
42. A. get
B. wake
C. stand D, look
43. A.
town
B. office
C. home
D. hotel
44. A.
driver
B. conductor C.
guide
D, neighbour
45. A.
crying
B. knocking
C. searching
D, complaining