题目内容
Twenty years ago, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker. The sad news, so unexpected, shook the unusually 36 and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to 37 as if nothing had happened and made her public appearance as usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured prime minister who always had everything under 38 . Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to 39 from her shock.
One day when she was to 40 at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the 41 of her missing son again. She was 42 mentally unprepared for the question and lost her self-control. Tears were 43 her cheeks 44 she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very worried about him. She said that all the countries concerned had 45 to do their best to help her find her son. With that she 46 down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she calmed down and started to speak as 47 . It was a very 48 scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s 49 the public do not usually see. People began to talk about the Iron Woman’s 50 love, a 51 that is common to all human race.
Later Mark returned 52 to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual 53 nothing unusual had ever happened. The Iron Woman, 54 , broke down again and was 55 sobbing for a second time.
36.A.outstanding B.busy C.calm D.considerate
37.A.seem B.talk C.do D.pretend
38.A.construction B.control C.discussion D.pressure
39.A.respond B.relieve C.reduce D.recover
40.A.arrive B.eat C.speak D.read
41.A.subject B.object C.theme D.message
42.A.hardly B.totally C.partly D.mostly
43.A.putting down B.taking off C.getting off D.rolling down
44.A.because B.though C.if D.as
45.A.permitted B.admitted C.promised D.managed
46.A.fell B.went C.broke D.brought
47.A.agreed B.planned C.announced D.explained
48.A.moving B.shocking C.interesting D.serious
49.A.quality B.action C.position D.character
50.A.lively B.likely C.lovely D.motherly
51.A.habit B.hobby C.feeling D.thought
52.A.hungry and tired B.safe and funny C.safe and sound D.tired and sleepy
53.A.as if B.even if C.so that D.if only
54.A.therefore B.however C.besides D.thus
55.A.made B.heard C.felt D.seen