44. A. letter　　　　　　　　　　 B. name　　　　　　　　 C. note 　　　　　　　　　 D. number

43. A. hire　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accept　　　　　　　 C. suit 　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

42. A. Above all　　 B. As a matter of fact C.　 As a result　　　　　 D. In spite of that

41. A. difficult　　　 　 B. helpless　　　 C. possible　　 　　 D. unusual

40. A. encouraged　　　 B. dissatisfied　 C. hopeless　　　 　 D. pleased

39. A. calmed　 　　　　　 B. excited　　 　　 C. frightened　 　　　 D. disturbed

38. A. family　　 　　　　　 B. door　　　 　　 C. place　　　　 　　 D. stage

37. A. proud　　 　　　　　 B. please　　　　　　　　 C. nervous 　　　　　　　 D. worried

36. A. bed　　　　　　　　　　　 B house　　　　　　　　 C. agency　　　　　　　　 D. office

35. I’d like to have visited the Palace Museum, but something unexpected _______ to my father.

A. had happened　　　　　 B. happened　　　　　　　 C. has happened　　　　 D. happens

SECTION B (18%)

　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the __36_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 　_37_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the　 38　 quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please.”

The simple atmosphere of the office　 39　 me. The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then questioned me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather　 40　 　She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be　 41　 to get a job without experience I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

“　 42 , I’ve got someone in the office at this very moment who might　 43　 .” She

wrote down a __44　 , and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a cook 　　immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I -　 45　 having cooked for more than four in my life. I　 46　 her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours　 47　 cook books.