18. A. appear　　　　 B. follow　　　　　 C. happen　　　　　 D. do

析：C. 看看会发生什么。其余三项动词含义可包含在此项中。

17. A. pushing　　　　 B. letting　　　　　 C. pulling　　　　　 D. leading

析：B. 选A或C均不合逻辑；选D也不合情理。

16. A. Therefore　　　 B. However　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. Again

　　　 析：C. 相反，她抄近路回家了。

15. A. looking　　　　 B. examining　　　 C. searching　 　　　　D. checking

析：D. 这里应该是核查，看看丢了什么东西。

14. A. information　　 B. show　　　　　 C. sign　　　　　　 D. sight

析：C. 由上半句可见并无破门而入的迹象 (sign)。

13. A. terrible　　　　 B. uncomfortable　 C. unusual　　　　　 D. bad

析：C. 她感到家里有点“反常”(unusual)。

12. A. lonely　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　 D. busily

析：B. 从全文看，Mrs Clarke 是独自一人住。

11. A. by　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　 D. for

析：D. 俱乐部对于孤独老人来说是一种消磨时光的好方法。

4. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. People buy animal food only at the animal food stores.　 B. Pets eat better than people.

C. Almost every family has a birdcage in his house.

D. Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat.

析：D. 文章第一段提到每个家庭的花园里都为飞鸟设置了喂食处。

完形填空

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time　 11　 an old woman who lived　 12　 .

When she came home she sensed something　 13 . Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no　 14 of forced entry (进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room,　 15　 , and found her camera and spare watch missing.(发现她的相机和备用手表不见了)

The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but didn't go to the club. 16　 , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home,　 17　 herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see (静下心来等着看) what would　 18　 .

It was 4 o'clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was　 19　 tea at the time. The bell rang again, and　 20　 she heard her letterbox being pushed open. 11 the kettle (壶) of boiling water, she moved quietly　 22　 the door. A piece of wire (金属丝) appeared through the letter-box, and then a　 23　 . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and　 24　 the water over the hand.　 25　 was heard outside as the　 26　 fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was　 27　 by the sound of running feet.

It wasn't long　 28　 the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly　 29　 at the club for her successful　 30　 .

析：本文讲述Mrs Clarke在发现家中被盗后采取的对策，以及她惩治小偷的经过。

3. In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ____.

A. they don't love their parents any more B. they can only find jobs far from their parents

C. their parents' houses are too small　　 D. they wouldn't depend on their parents any more

析： D. 根据文章第二段第三句“When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life.”可以得出答案。