Many television programmes are very
realistic. One who watches TV often __21_ that whatever happened in the film
could _ 22__ happen to him. With only__23__ imagination, every man in the
street becomes a thief, __24__ , or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy
film at a friend's house. In it, a young girl had been followed and was
murdered. She felt a little frightened __25__ to the station. She took the
train back to the centre of the city. There were a tot of people traveling , so
she fell much __26 __ .
She looked round at the other people in
the train. A nm sitting opposite her, __27__ a newspaper, took a quick look at
her. She thought __28__ of it until she saw him staring at her. Remembering
__29__ and feeling very uncomfortable, she got out of the train and went to the
bus stop. When he got on __30__ bus
as she did, she felt that he was following her. As long as she had been with
other people she had not been frightened, but when she __31__ the bus, the
streets were almost __32__ . She walked as quickly as she __33__ . She could
hear footsteps following her but she dared not __34__ back. After what seemed
to have been hours, but was in fact a few
__35__ , she reached the front door. She felt for keys, but was unable
to find them, __36__ she was so
frightened. The footsteps __37__ behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
Instead of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a __38__ voice.
"I __39__ if I frightened you. I'm your new
neighbour, l thought I __ 40__ you on the train, but I wasn't sure."
21. A. finds
B. feels
C. knows
D. believes
22. A very
B. quite
C. well
D. hardly
23. A. little
B. a little
C. few D.
a few
24. A, a spy
B. a prisoner
C. an actor
D. a film star
25. A. flying
B. working
C. running
D. walking
26. A. happier
B. safer
C. more pleased D. more
comfortable
27. A. publishing B.
reporting
C. reading
D. watching
28. A. something B.
everything
C. nothing
D. anything
29. A. the thief
B. the film
C. the newspaper D. the friend
30. A. the same
B. a different
C. the other
D. another
31. A. got on
B. got off
C. broke away from D. got rid of
32. A. crowded
B. empty
C. busy
D. free
33. A. possible
B. was possible C.
can
D. could
34. A. smile
B. look
C. see
D. bring
35. A. months
B. days
C. minutes
D. seconds
36. A. when
B. until C.
before
D. because
37. A. started
B. went on
C. stopped
D. left
38. A. excited
B. beautiful
C. frightened
D. pleasant
39. A. feel sad
B. mean well
C. apologize
D. beg
40. A. knew
B. saw
C. recognized
D. met