Question

   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 __1___ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as __2___ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the __3___ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said “Enter without knocking, if you please. ”

    The simple atmosphere of the office __4___ me.  The woman looked carefully at me __5___ through her glasses, and then __6___ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather __7___. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of __8___. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be __9___ to get a job without __10___. I wondered whether I ought to leave, __11___ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:

    “__12___, I’ve got someone in the __13___ at this very moment who might __14___” She wrote down a __15___, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a __16___ immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

    “Oh yes,” said I—__17___ having cooked for more than four in my life. I __18___ her again and again, and rushed out to the __19___ 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 __20___ cook books.

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

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

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

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

5.A．as usual　　  B．for a while   C．in a minute　　　　 D．once again

6.A．advised　　  B．examined    C．informed　　　　   D．questioned

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

8.A．place　　    B．job　　　　  C．advice　　　　    D．help

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

10.A．ability　　  B．experience    C．knowledge　　    D．study

11.A．after　　   B．since　　　　 C．until　　　　　　 D．when

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

13.A．family　　 B．house　　 　　C．office　　　　    D．restaurant

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

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

16.A．cook　　  B．help　　　　   C．teacher　　　　  D．secretary

17.A．almost　　 B．never　　　　 C．nearly　　　　   D．really

18.A．answered  B．promised　　   C．thanked　　　　  D．told

19.A．outside    B．local　　　　  C．closest　　　　   D．nearest

20.A．borrowing  B．buying　　    C．reading　　　　  D．writing

 

Answer 1

答案：B;C;C;A;A;D;B;B;A;B;D;B;C;C;D;A;B;C;D;C
解析：

1 我冲出屋门就去找。 2 第一次肯定很紧张。 3 找到那个地方很容易。 4 “简单的气氛”有助于人的镇静。 5 as usual“像平常一样”。 6 问我一些问题。 7 我感到很不满意。 8 我为什么想找这样的工作。 9 没有经验找到这样的工作很难。 10 同9 11 when引导的时间状语从句。 12 as a matter of fact“事实上”。 13 他们在办公室，故选C 14 这个人有可能合适。 15 她记下了一个号码。 16 cook“厨师”的意思。 17 从没有给超过四个人做过饭。 18 找到工作了肯定要表达谢意。 19 最近的电话。 20 做饭之前要看看书。