John had to go to work. So he set off half an hour 36 than usual and arrived at the library before anybody else. The 37 to come was Mr. Steele, who thought, “This must be a wonder. John is 38 the first here. If he came as 39 as this every morning, he would get a lot more 40 done.” John began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had 41 all the postcards he had to write. It was a quarter to ten, and Mary had not arrived 42. He wondered 43 she was ill or if she had taken the day 44. But Mr. Steele came and 45 him if he knew where Mary was. If she were ill, she would 46, he said. It’s not like her. She’s usually 47. John said that he had no 48 where Mary was. But 49 the door opened and there was Mary. She was looking very 50 and tired. She apologized to Mr. Steele and explained that she had been 51 most of the night. She hadn’t 52 to sleep until five in the morning and had overslept. Mr. Steele was very 53 and suggested that she take the day off. She 54 him and said she would stay, but she 55 said a word for the rest of the morning. John, on the other hand, was feeling happy so at one o’clock he suggested to Mary that they go and have lunch together, and she agreed.
【小题1】..

A.later B.faster C.slower D.earlier
【小题2】..
A.next B.last C.third D.first
【小题3】..
A.almost B.about C.actually D.finally
【小题4】.
A.soon B.early C.late D.quick
【小题5】.
A.job B.book C.work D.thing
【小题6】..
A.taken B.sold C.finished D.ended
【小题7】.
A.too B.yet C.still D.already
【小题8】..
A.whether B.why C.when D.either
【小题9】.
A.on B.over C.off D.up
【小题10】..
A.told B.warned C.answered D.asked
【小题11】..
A.telephone B.drive C.ride D.stay
【小题12】..
A.later for work B.absent C.illD.the first to come
【小题13】..
A.question B.idea C.thought D.mind
【小题14】.
A.at that momentB.for a momentC.long beforeD.after work
【小题15】.
A.happy B.pale C.red D.excited
【小题16】..
A.asleep B.away C.alone D.awake
【小题17】.
A.got B.wanted C.hoped D.begun
【小题18】.
A.cruel B.kind C.angry D.glad
【小题19】..
A.taught B.told C.laughed at D.thanked
【小题20】..
A.hardly B.nearly C.mostly D.immediately

Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 she decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream:“I dreamt that my little baby came to life again---that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. On night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story of Frankenstein
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
【小题1】Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein ?

A.In EnglandB.In ItalyC.In SwitzerlandD.In France
【小题2】In which order do the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A.a,c,b,e,dB.d,c,a,b,eC.c,a,b,d,eD.b,a,d,c,e
【小题3】How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A.43B.48C.51D.54

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