38. A. down　　 　　　　 B. for　 　　　　　 C. towards　 　　 D. through

37. A. nervous　 　　　 B. shy　 　　　　 C. calm　 　　　　 D. angry

36. A. business　 　　　 B. job　 　　　　 C. place　 　　　 D. spot

35. A. excuse　 　　　　 B. idea　 　　　 C. cause　 　　　　　 D. answer

34. A. much　 　　　　 B. such　 　　　　 C. more　 　　　　 D. this

33. A. believe　 　　　　 B. expect　 　　　 C. guess　 　　　　 D. hope

32. A. hotel　　 　　　　 B. shop　 　　　　 C. bank　 　　　　　 D. restaurant

31. A. ran　　 　　　　 B. came　 　　　　 C. rode　 　　　　　 D. drove

30. Will you settle down _________ in America

　　 A. permanently B. hesitatingly　　　　　　 C. sustainable　 　 D. virtually

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1. 5分, 满30分)

“Where is the bus?” I asked myself. I was going to be late and the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. Thank God, here it is! The bus 　31 　round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the 　32　 where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I 33 　the manager doesn’t notice.” But no 　34 　luck! “Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your 35 　this time?”. “ I’m afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “Get up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your 　36 　at the counter, we’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. Behind her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very 　37 , and every few seconds he looked 　38 the main entrance. The girl 　39 　about opening a bank account. I gave her the necessary 　40 　and she walked out. 41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something 　42 　with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was terrified to see a gun 　43 　out of his coat. The moment a loud noise 　44 　my ears. Everything went black. I was falling….

After 　45 　seemed a very long time, I opened my eyes and found in bed! 　46 　shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. As usual, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “ 　47 　of your excuse! Go start work at once!” To my 　48 , the first customer was a girl 　49 　a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 　50 ! Wasn’t that the surprise of my life?

29. She is determined to do ______ all consequences..

A. in spite of　 　　 B. in case of　　　 　 C. regardless of　 D. as a result of