It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood . At six o’clock his __1__ programme, “Travel with us”, was on TV. Andy liked to get home in ___2___ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his office a little earlier , a customer (顾客) rang up with a few complaints for the next fif­teen minutes. “I can ___3__ get home in time if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he___4___out of the office. As he drove off in his car, he ___5___ that he was almost out of petrol(汽油). “I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s”, Andy thought. He ___6___Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “You do all the work yourself, but you pay___7____for the petrol,” he used to complain. At Fenton’s, the pump (泵) was not working properly and it ___8__ much time to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. He tried to___9__ his attention on the programme and forget the phone. But it kept ringing and finally he picked it up.
“Mr Barton?”__10__said. “Fenton’s Ga­rage here.”“Fenton’s?” Andy said. “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol. Did I _11_ something behind or what?” “No, you didn’t, Mr Bar­ton.” And the voice went on. “That’s just the __12__ ! You went off without paying for your petrol, you __13___! Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police. But Luckily I knew you and I know it was a _14__.” “I’m really very sorry,” Andy said. “Oh, that’s all right, Mr Barton. But could you __15__round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”

【小题1】
A.favouriteB.funnyC.popularD.lovely
【小题2】
A.chanceB.timeC.seatD.spirit
【小题3】
A.surelyB.obviouslyC.normallyD.still
【小题4】
A.steppedB.climbedC.lookedD.rushed
【小题5】
A.observedB.noticedC.thoughtD.suggested
【小题6】
A.hatedB.likedC.meantD.promised
【小题7】
A.a littleB.the sameC.a lotD.the bill
【小题8】
A.costB.spentC.tookD.spared
【小题9】
A.drawB.payC.fixD.force
【小题10】
A.a womanB.a manC.a recorderD.a voice
【小题11】
A.loseB.leaveC.forgetD.destroy
【小题12】
A.troubleB.worryC.excuseD.reason
【小题13】
A.rememberB.seeC.doD.drive
【小题14】
A.mistakeB.jokeC.trickD.truth
【小题15】
A.lookB.comeC.showD.turn

It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood . At six o’clock his __1__ programme, “Travel with us”, was on TV. Andy liked to get home in ___2___ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his office a little earlier , a customer (顾客) rang up with a few complaints for the next fif­teen minutes. “I can ___3__ get home in time if I hurry,” Andy told himself as he___4___out of the office. As he drove off in his car, he ___5___ that he was almost out of petrol(汽油). “I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s”, Andy thought. He ___6___Fenton’s because it was a self-service petrol station. “You do all the work yourself, but you pay___7____for the petrol,” he used to complain. At Fenton’s, the pump (泵) was not working properly and it ___8__ much time to get petrol. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I answer it?” Andy thought. He tried to___9__ his attention on the programme and forget the phone. But it kept ringing and finally he picked it up.

“Mr Barton?”__10__said. “Fenton’s Ga­rage here.”“Fenton’s?” Andy said. “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, getting some petrol. Did I _11_ something behind or what?” “No, you didn’t, Mr Bar­ton.” And the voice went on. “That’s just the __12__ ! You went off without paying for your petrol, you __13___! Now normally, when that happens, we ring up the police. But Luckily I knew you and I know it was a _14__.” “I’m really very sorry,” Andy said. “Oh, that’s all right, Mr Barton. But could you __15__round now and pay for your petrol? And please hurry! We close at half past six!”

1.                A.favourite       B.funny          C.popular   D.lovely

 

2.                A.chance         B.time           C.seat D.spirit

 

3.                A.surely          B.obviously       C.normally  D.still

 

4.                A.stepped        B.climbed         C.looked   D.rushed

 

5.                A.observed       B.noticed         C.thought   D.suggested

 

6.                A.hated          B.liked           C.meant    D.promised

 

7.                A.a little          B.the same        C.a lot D.the bill

 

8.                A.cost           B.spent          C.took D.spared

 

9.                A.draw           B.pay            C.fix   D.force

 

10.               A.a woman       B.a man          C.a recorder D.a voice

 

11.               A.lose           B.leave          C.forget D.destroy

 

12.               A.trouble         B.worry          C.excuse    D.reason

 

13.               A.remember      B.see            C.do   D.drive

 

14.               A.mistake        B.joke           C.trick  D.truth

 

15.               A.look           B.come          C.show D.turn

 

 

阅读理解。
       It all started with an Indian, meal and ended in hospital.
       For many people the subject(主题)of hiccups is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fif-teen-year-old
schoolboy from Birmingham , it was something quite different.
       His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued(继续)day and night for two weeks. After the first week , Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure(治愈)his attack(发作). 
       Harry described(描述)what happened to him. 
       "When I began to hiccup,I drank a glass of water. but that didn't do any good. That evening I had
hiccups every four seconds(秒). We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me, a shock but that didn't work , either. "
      After a week of sleepless(无眠的)nights,he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray(射线)of
his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong. 
       "They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down,but it was another week before the me
dicine worked completely(完全地)and my hiccups stopped. "
        Harry was very lucky, The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Smith , who
hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
1.Harry,s hiccups lasted(持续)           .
A. a week            
B. fourteen days
C. twenty-eight days    
D. one month
2.His hiccups started after he         .
A. went to hospital      
B. drank a glass of water
C. finished his homework  
D. ate an Indian meal
3.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he         .
A. couldn't stop hiccupping      
B. hiccupped at night
C. held his breath              
D. hiccupped for four seconds
4.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor         .
A. let him drink cold drinks    
B. gave him a shock
C. took an X-ray of -his chest  
D. gave him some medicine
5.What does the underlined word"shock"in this passage mean?
A. 哈欠        
B. 休克
C. 喷嚏          
D. 震惊

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