On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman’s clothes long __1___ the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he admired ( 欣赏　 ) himself in the mirror.

Then he suddenly felt __2___. After all, it was his first time to __3___a part in a play. ___4__could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to __5__his lines, but nothing __6_ to his mind.

A knock on the door made him look __7__. He was to go on stage in the second scene. “ Have I __8__my part and ruined the play for everybody?” he thought to himself. But ___9____was only the manager. She __10__how nervous he was and __11__he should stand near the stage __12__he could watch and follow the play. It was a good __13__ of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right; it seemed to __14__. In fact the more he __15__ the play, the more he felt himself part of it.

At last the __16__came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again, _17_worried as she placed a hand on his arm to hold him back. “Has anything gone __18__?” Jack asked, “ I’m afraid you’re going to be __19__, “ she said. “ They have jumped three pages of the play and have __20__ your part out completely.”

1. A. before　 B. by　　 C. after　　　 D. at

2. A. nervous　 B. sad　 C. pleased　　 D. fine

3. A. make　　 B. join　 C. have　　　 D. give

4. A. Where　 B. Why　 C. When　　 D. How

5. A. read　 B. remember C. understand 　D. learn

6. A. came　 　B. went　 C. happened 　D. got

7. A. away　 B. up　 　　C. out　 　　　D. down

8. A. passed B. left　　 C. missed　 　　D. failed

9. A. this　　 B. that　　 C. she　　 D. it

10. A. wondered B. imagined 　C. noticed D. examined

11.A. agreed B. suggested C. persuaded D. encouraged

12. A. where　 B. when　 C. which 　D. there

13. A. idea　 B. way　 C. path　　 D. plan

14. A. do　　 B. win　　 C. work　　　　 D. go

15. A. played　 B. remembered C. showed 　D. watched

16. A. hour　 B. minute　 C. moment　 　D. period

17. A. feeling　 B. looking C. sounding　 D. growing

18. A. bad　 B. late　　　 C. mad　　　　 D. wrong

19. A. frightened B. excited C. disappointed D. pleased

20. A. talked 　B. got　　 C. spoken　　 D. missed

30. Weather forecasts are not always right: _______ their recent mistakes.

　 A. witness　　 B. look out　　　 C. look for　　 D. witnessed

29. ── Has Tom finished his composition yet?── I have no idea; he ________ it this morning.

　 A. wrote　　 B. had written　　 C. has written　　 D. was writing

28. ── Do you know our town?── No, this is the first time I ________ here.

　 A. was　　 B. have been　　 C. came　　 D.　 am coming

27.The country life he was used to _____ greatly since 1992.

　 A. change　 B. has changed　　 C. changing　　 D. have changed

26. ── How are you today?── Oh, I ________ as ill as I do now for a very long life .

　 A. didn’t feel　 B. wasn’t feeling　 C. don’t feel　　 D. haven’t felt　

25. ________ my sleepless night, I failed in the driving test at the first attempt this morning.

　 A. Thanks for 　　　B. Due to　　　 C. Because　　　 D. For

24. ── The possibility of a flood was just over the radio.── I know. I heard about it. The river ___ the top of its bank.

　 A. has reached　 B. reaching　 C. had been reached　　 D. had reached

23. ── The former president was caught at last.── Really? Where ________ himself?

　 A. had he hidden　　　　 B. has he hidden　 C. was he hidden　　　　 D. has he been hiding