第二节:完形填空 (共15小题。每小题1分,计15分。)
One evening, long after most people had gone to bed, a friend of mine and I went happily home through the silent street. We 31 to a musical and 32 about the people we had seen and were interested in it.
“The show 33 him a star overnight,” said my friend about one of them. “He was completely 34 before. And now thousands of people 35 him gifts and letters.” “I 36 him quite good,” I said, “but not worth thousands of letters. As a matter of 37 , one of his songs gave me a shock. It was too noisy.” “What was that?” my friend asked me. “ 38 it to me.” I began to sing. “Do be quiet. You will give everybody a shock and 39 them up for miles 40 . Besides, there will be a policeman in front of us.” My friend gave me a surprised look.
“Never mind, I don’t 41 . What is the mater?” I said and went on singing at the top of my voice.
At once there came a policeman, 42 in front of me, his notebook 43 . “Excuse me, sir,” he said. “You have a very good voice, if I can say so. Who taught you singing? I’d very much like to find someone who can give my daughter singing lessons. Would you be 44 to tell me your name and address? Then my wife and I would 45 you and we could talk about it”
31. A. went B. had been C. were going D. had gone
32. A. were thinking B.were talking C. knew D. were discussing
33. A. called B. turned C. named D. made
34. A. famous B. forgotten C. stranger D. unknown
35. A. show B. write C. send D. brought
36. A. prove B. do C. thought D. regard
37. A. fact B. facts C. a fact D. the fact
38. A. Read B. Sing C. Say D. Tell
39. A. call B. pick C. wake D. join
40. A. long B. far C. around D. away
41. A. know B. hope C. care D. believe
42. A. stood B. going C. standing D. walking
43. A. closing B. closed C. open D. opened
44. A. good B. kind enough C. willing D. honest
45. A. try B. visit C. invite D. drop in
30. Please wait for a moment, I’ll be ready _______.
A. in the moment B. at the moment C. in a moment D. for the moment
29. What he said sounds ___________.
A. nicely B. friendly C. wonderfully D. pleasantly
28. ______ it is to swim in the river in summer!
A. How funny B. What funny C. How fun D. What fun
27. While having our dinner, _______.
A. the doorbell rang B. we heard the doorbell rang
C. we heard the doorbell ringing D. the doorbell was heard to ring
26. Not until I began to work ______ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t I realize B. did I realize C. didn’t realize D. I realized
25. My father suggested ______ a job in the bank.
A. I would get B. me to get C. I got D. my getting