He________ be in his office now，because he phoned me from his home just now．

1. A.
   mustn't
2. B.
   needn't
3. C.
   can't
4. D.
   shouldn't

He________ be in his office now，because he phoned me from his home just now．

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By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36 my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37 , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40 that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42 . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43 . My phone call really made her   44 , and she   45 they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46 . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47  what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48  seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49 .

My first   50  was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51  person in the world. Even after I was able to   52 several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53  at the wall in my  54  and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55  with any of my old friends.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Tom didn’t visit. I couldn’t understand  36  my best friend wouldn’t come to see me. Struggling against the   37  , I phoned his __38 . His mother answered, and when I asked for Tom, she got   39  . “He’s not here right now,” she said. I thought it was  40  that she didn’t tell me where he was or  41  to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it  42  . I found out later that Tom’s mother called my parents right after we rang   43  . My phone call really made her   44  , and she   45  they talk to me. Later that night, my mom   46  . Did I remember drinking? Did I remember in a car？I had   47   what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: I’d hit a tree. Tom, in the   48   seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason I’d lived was because of my   49  .

   My first   50   was of shock. I’d been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Tom? I felt like the   51   person in the world. Even after I was able to   52  several weeks later, I didn’t want to eat, I didn’t want to talk. I just   53   at the wall in my  54   and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Tom. I didn’t feel like   55   with any of my old friends.

36. A. if                 B. whether         C. how              D. why

37. A. pain        B. doctor          C. nurse             D. wound

38. A. company           B. office           C. school            D. house

39. A. sad                B. quiet           C calm              D. excited

40. A. unfair              B. wrong          C. strange            D. unnecessary

41. A. offer              B. allow           C. permit         D. refuse

42. A. down              B. alone           C. be              D. go

43. A. off           B. up             C. out                  D. back

44. A. disappointed   B. shocked         C. anxious                 D. excited

45. A. hoped      B. wished               C. insisted             D. ordered

46. A. went by            B. came by              C. called back          D. passed by

47. A. understood    B. believed         C. no idea                  D. wondered

48. A. passenger          B. drive         C. front               D. spare

49. A. doctor             B. friend          C. luck                  D. seat-belt

50. A. view         B. reaction       C. action               D. idea

51. A. luckiest            B. happiest         C. worst            D. most lonely

52. A. stand up              B. get on           C. go home       D. eat out

53. A. looked      B. stared          C. glanced        D. glared

54. A. sickroom      B. office          C. dormitory        D. bedroom

55. A. drying out          B. taking out           C. setting out           D. hanging out