6．She is not________(乐观)about the result.

5．We have several a________to choose from.

4．Husband and wife should s________roles with each other occasionally.

3．The officer c________his men to fire.

2．When I got to the railway station，they were l________the truck with bananas.

1．Oil is Kuwait’s most important natural r________.

Flying first class was a new experience for us.We were happy to join the other few passengers who __1__ fly in such luxury(奢侈)．It was almost as if we had a sense of __2__ to be sitting with the group of people that __3__ us.

As we chatted away about our travel，I could hear people around us talking about __4__ business meetings.It wasn’t long before I __5__ that these people were used to flying in luxury.They are __6__ people，I thought.

We noticed that the stewardess(女乘务员)was working non­stop to ensure the __7__ of the first­class passengers.She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n) __8__.I thought how much she must love her job，__9__ she smiled kindly at each person while __10__ to their needs.

As the stewardess walked by our seats near the __11__ of the flight，I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.” She stopped at our seats with a look of __12__，bent down，looked at me and said, “Excuse me？” I __13__ my words and she smiled in a rather __14__ way，almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer.After a few moments she said, “I can __15__ you work with the public.” “Why do you think so？” I asked.She answered very quietly, “Because you are the __16__ passenger here to say thank you and I really __17__ your kindness.”

The sense of belonging to the elite(精英)group of people in first class __18__ as I heard her words.Our seats in luxury offered us __19__ a comfortable ride.We were reminded that without __20__，we would be flying in no class.

1．A.would　 B．should　 C．could　 D．must

答案：C

2．A.success　 B．disappointment　 C．shame　 D．pride

答案：D

3．A.watched　 B．accompanied　 C．surrounded　 D．welcomed

答案：C

4．A.boring　 B．busy　 C．pleasant　 D．tiring

解析：从后面的were used to flying可知，这些人经常坐飞机，所以推测出他们经常参加繁忙的公务会议，所以这里用busy比较贴切。

答案：B

5．A.heard　 B．realized　 C．remembered　 D．asked

答案：B

6．A.brave　 B．kind　 C．important　 D．fortunate

答案：C

7．A.safety　 B．rest　 C．food　 D．comfort

答案：D

8．A.note　 B．order　 C．suggestion　 D．tip

解析：句子的大意是：女乘务员每经过一个座位，都会有乘客提出要求。order在这里可以理解为“要求”。note“便条”，suggestion“建议”，tip“小费”都不符合题意。

答案：B

9．A.when　 B．while　 C．for　 D．though

答案：C

10．A.attending　 B．looking　 C．taking　 D．turning

答案：A

11．A.side　 B．middle　 C．end　 D．front

解析：near the end of意为“在……快结束时”。作者应该是在飞行快“结束”时向乘务员道谢，所以选end。

答案：C

12．A.dislike　 B．happiness　 C．kindness　 D．disbelief

答案：D

13．A.repeated　 B．wrote　 C．showed　 D．explained

答案：A

14．A.happy　 B．lovely　 C．kind　 D．funny

答案：D

15．A.help　 B．hear　 C．make　 D．tell

解析：tell后面接的是一个省略了that的宾语从句。tell在这里意为to see，to know，to judge“明白，知道，判断”。句意是：我敢说你的工作是与公众服务有关的。

答案：D

16．A.best　 B．only　 C．simple　 D．usual

答案：B

17．A.doubt　 B．appreciate　 C．remember　 D．misunderstand

答案：B

18．A.lost　 B．rose　 C．disappeared　 D．showed

答案：C

19．A.rather than　 B．better than　 C．less than　 D．more than

解析：rather than与其……不如……，better than比……好；less than少于……；more than不仅仅。句意是：头等舱里的座位不仅为作者提供了舒适的旅行，而且还使他感悟到了一些东西。

答案：D

20．A.happiness　 B．money　 C．kindness　 D．trust

答案：C

5.Our new office buildings are still under construction.

4．The question is well worth considering.　

5．我们的新办公楼尚在建造中。

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答案：1.Not only；but also　2.get stuck　3.limited to