“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine．Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” Mrs. Robinson replaced the receiver and   1   the hall into the living-room ．It had not been an   2  telephone call for her to   3   ．Her daughter had been very   4   , therefore and immediately agreed to picked her   5   , but Mrs. Robinson   6  to admit that she needed help．  7   her husband had died ten years ago, she had prided herself on her independence．She had   8   to live in their house   9    and had   10   to go and live with her daughter.

    But this evening, she was standing at her living-room window,   11   out at the "SOLD" notice in the small front garden．Her feeling were   12   ．Naturally she was   13   at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories.

    But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last   14   near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born．  15   the money from the sale of the house, she had   16   a little flat there, which was quite different from the old one.

    Her husband had always been very   17   this house．She hadn’t been   18   here, but it didn’t mean as much to   15   as it had to him．Recently most of the people who lived in the street had moved away, and it was this that made her   20   to sell.

    The next morning Mrs. Robinson left the house for the station in her daughter’s car.

1．A．crossed

B．hurried

C．walked

D．ran

2．A．easy

B．difficult

C．convenient

D．useful

3．A．set

B．get

C．make

D．take

4．A．cruel

B．strange

C．kind

D．clever

5．A．up

B．down

C．out

D．off

6．A．hated

B．liked

C．thought

D．wanted

7．A．When

B．After

C．Since

D．Before

8．A．hoped

B．wished

C．refused

D．continued

9．A．comfortably

B．uneasily

C．lonely

D．alone

10．A．refused

B．accepted

C．decided

D．allowed

11．A．taking

B．glaring

C．staring

D．observing

12．A．happy

B．mixed

C．painful

D．angry

13．A．hard

B．sad

C．pleased

D．delighted

14．A．time

B．life

C．years

D．days

15．A．Without

B．By

C．For

D．With

16．A．repaired

B．bought

C．borrowed

D．lent

17．A．fond of

B．busy in

C．happy about

D．afraid of

18．A．happy

B．unhappy

C．busy

D．frightened

19．A．him

B．her

C．them

D．us

20．A．move

B．wish

C．agree

D．decide

    I would like to reply to your letter, which   1   before leaving for Rome．I was told yesterday that the company   2   me there next week for a business conference．If I   3   about it earlier I would have told you．Anyway, I’ll ring you as soon as I   4   there.

    John, Marshall came into my office while I   5   the arrangements for my flight to Rome．You   6   him last year when you were in England．If you   7   him, you would remember him because he is over two meters tall．He told me that he   8   for the previous two months on the plans for the new factory in Naples．He   9   very hard because he looked very tired．By the time I come to Rome he   10   them so I’ll bring them with me.

1．A．arrived two days ago

B．has arrived since two days

C．arrived since two days

D．has arrived since two days

2．A．shall have sent

B．is going to send

C．shall be sending

D．shall send

3．A．knew

B．had known

C．would have known

D．would know

4．A．get

B．will get

C．shall get

D．will have got

5．A．made

B．did make

C．had made

D．was making

6．A．can have met

B．may have met

C．can meet

D．may meet

7．A．meet

B．met

C．were meeting

D．would meet

8．A．has worked

B．has been working

C．had been worked

D．had been working

9．A．must have worked

B．had to work

C．need have worked

D．needed to work

10．A．will finish

B．will be finished

C．will have finished

D．has finished

    A London woman wished to speak to her husband   1   is on a business trip   2   a foreign country．She lifts her telephone receiver and dials the number．After a very short time, she hears her husband’s   3   ．As he picks   4   his receiver, his picture   5   on her screen．They can speak to each other face to face   6   they are using a new kind of telephone   7   may be called a “vision phone” or a “picture phone” 

    It is   8   that the vision phone will spread   9   the office to the home．Research in telephone communications becomes   10   wide and changes are coming about so rapidly   11   no one can tell   12   the telephone will look like．But we are   13   that will be more and   14   telephones in the future and they will be better   15 

1．A．whom

B．who

C．whose

D．which

2．A．on

B．for

C．in

D．by

3．A．voice

B．sound

C．noise

D．shout

4．A．out

B．away

C．up

D．over

5．A．sees

B．comes

C．shows

D．appears

6．A．because

B．though

C．until

D．before

7．A．what

B．why

C．which

D．how

8．A．sure

B．surely

C．certain

D．certainly

9．A．in

B．from

C．outside

D．since

10．A．such

B．so

C．too

D．more

11．A．but

B．for

C．that

D．which

12．A．what

B．that

C．how

D．why

13．A．surprised

B．told

C．tell

D．surprising

14．A．many

B．more

C．much

D．most

15．A．things

B．one

C．ones

D．telephone

    On Wednesday afternoons Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market．For an hour or   1   she would walk up and down between the stalls (摊位) looking at everything, buying here and there, and   2   a sharp lookout for the bargains (计价还价), and then with all the things she needed   3   , she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour   4   she liked best; looking in furniture-shop windows.

    One Wednesday she found a new shop full of the most delightful things, with a notice inviting anyone to walk in and look   5   without feeing to buy something．Annie hesitated for a moment before stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped   6   before a green armchair．There was a card on the chair which said, “Cash (现金) price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week  7   , she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never miss it!

    A voice at her shoulder made her  8  “Can I help you, Madam?” She looked round at the assistant who had come softly to her  9   “Oh, well, no,” she said, “I was just looking.”

    “We’ve chairs of all kinds in the showroom．If you’ll just come up, you will find something to suit you.”

    Annie,   10   at the thought of being persuaded to buy something she didn’t need, left the shop hurriedly.

1．A．so

B．more

C．else

D．another

2．A．taking

B．making

C．fixing

D．keeping

3．A．buy

B．bought

C．buying

D．to have bought

4．A．in a way

B．by the way

C．in the way

D．on the way

5．A．behind

B．round

C．back

D．on

6．A．doubted

B．wondered

C．puzzled

D．delighted

7．A．Why

B．When

C．How

D．What

8．A．jump

B．leap

C．laugh

D．wonder

9．A．place

B．back

C．side

D．front

10．A．worring

B．upset

C．worried

D．upseting

    The price of hotels in Britain is going up   1   at any time since the war．There are a number of reasons for this but the   2   all is the Government’s economic policy．Managers in factories see   3   so they are attracted to the idea of owning   4   business．  5   Britain’s weather is often disappointing, the tourist industry is growing．Many people   6   like to combine a   7   holiday with the opportunity of improving their English．It is therefore not surprising that businessmen are buying hotels．The only thing   8   worries me is the kind of treatment their guests are   9   to receive since   10   of them know anything about hotel management.

1．A．more fast than

B．more fast that

C．faster than

D．faster that

2．A．most important of

B．more important of

C．most important from

D．more important from

3．A．to fall their standard of living

B．falling their standard of living

C．their standard of living to fall

D．their standard of living falling

4．A．his proper

B．his own

C．their proper

D．their own

5．A．In spite of

B．Although

C．Even

D．However

6．A．in the Continent

B．in the overseas

C．abroad

D．foreign

7．A．fortnight

B．fortnight’s

C．two weeks

D．double week

8．A．that

B．what

C．as

D．who

9．A．like

B．probable

C．probably

D．likely

10．A．little

B．a little

C．few

D．a few

When David   1   at the party, everybody   2   ．  3   his hostess in the far corner, David tried   4   his way through the crowd but she   5   before he could reach her．At this, David   6   his temper．“If I   7   this invitation,” he said to himself, “I   8   at home now looking at my favorite television program．It   9   at this very moment．” He felt like   10   immediately.

1．A．had arrived

B．arrived

C．was arriving

D．arrives

2．A．would dance

B．were dancing

C．having danced

D．was dancing

3．A．He had seen

B．He saw

C．Having seen

D．Seeing

4.A．having pushed

B．to push

C．to be pushing

D．to be pushed

5．A．has disappeared

B．did disappear

C．had disappeared

D．disappearing

6．A．was losing

B．had lost

C．lost

D．had been losing

7．A．did not accept

B．had not accepted

C．have not accepted

D．do not accept

8．A．will have been

B．would have been

C．were

D．shall be

9．A．shows

B．is shown

C．is showing

D．is being shown

10．A．to leave

B．he was leaving

C．he had to leave

D．leaving

14 years ago, the nine million citizens of London heard sirens(警报)all over the town. Emergency services, the fire brigade, the ___1___, hospitals and ambulances stood by, ready to go ___2___ action. In railway and underground stations, people ___3___ posters and maps telling them ___4___ to go and what to do in the emergency. This was ___5___ Flood-call. London wasn’t flooded yet. But it is ___6___ that it will be. In 1236 and 1663．London was badly flooded．In1928, many people ___7___ in Westminster, the heart of ___8___ , frowned in floods. And in 1953, 100 people living on the eastern edge of the London suburbs were___9___ again in the floods.___10___, the Greater London council(会议) is taking action to ___11___ this terrible accident happening again. ___12___ the flood wall will not be built until the 1980s. And in the meantime, Londoners ___13___ be prepared．When it ___14___, 50 underground stations will be ___15___ water. Electricity, gas and phone services will be out of ___16___.  Roads will be impossible. It will be impossible to___17___ any of the bridges between North and South London.  Imagine—London ,will ___18___ like Venice.

　　  But the Flood-call didn’t ___19___ panic(惊慌) among Londoners. Most people knew it was just a___20___ One comment from a lady who was walking along the Embankment when the sirens sounded was,“It’s a flood warning, isn’t it? The water doesn’t lock high tome.”

1．A．Londoners

B．police

C．doctors

D．nurses

2．A．up

B．into

C．to

D．it

3．A．saw

B．put up

C．received

D．read

4．A．when

B．what

C．where

D．why

5．A．Exercise

B．Train

C．Drill

D．practice

6．A．impossible

B．necessary

C．possible

D．unnecessary

7．A, living

B．staying

C．lived

D．stayed

8．A．England

B．Europe

C．London

D．world

9．A．saved

B．killed

C．in danger

D．safe

10．A．Then

B．Later

C．At last

D．In the future

11．A．prevent

B．make

C．help

D．control

12．A．And

B．Now

C．So

D．But

13．A．would

B．must

C．could

D．ought

14．A．starts

B．begins

C．happens

D．takes place

15．A．below

B．above

C．under

D．in

16．A．water

B．city

C．action

D．houses

17．A．cross

B．across

C．pass

D．past

18．A．look

B．sound

C．see

D．hear

19．A．take

B．get

C．cause

D．make

20．A．proposal

B．warning

C．joke

D．game

    In this small town there was not a single man of importance who would dare to have a housekeeper younger than sixty, for fear of what people might say about them. I was __1__, however. When I needed a housekeeper I __2__ a girl called Bridle Casey, a lovely little girl of seventeen from a village up the coast. But I __3__ my choice carefully. I drove out there one day when she was at home, and I had a look at the cottage and a __4__ with her mother and a cup of tea, and after that I did not need anyone to say that she was __5__. I knew if there was anything Bridle did not do __6__, her mother would not __7__ long to correct her. After that, there was only one __8__ to raise.

    “Have you a __9__ Bridle?” said I.

    “No, doctor, I have not,” said she with a simple expression that did not __10__ me a bit. As a doctor you soon get used to innocent(无邪的) __11__.

    “Well, you’d better __12__ and get one.” said I, “__13__ I’m not going to take you.”

    __14__ this she laughed.

    __15__ she started working at my house. She proved to be very __16__ and efficient (高效率的). Of course, she was so good-looking that people who came to my house used to pass __17__ about us. But that didn’t matter. They did not dare to hire a pretty girl themselves for __18__ of what people would say. But I knew as long as a girl had a man of __19__ to look after she would give me __20__.

1．A．an inclusion

B．a conclusion

C．an exception

D．a succession

2．A．chose

B．married

C．fired

D．met

3．A．made

B．offered

C．regretted

D．settled

4．A．deal

B．talk

C．quarrel

D．journey

5. A．pretty

B．clever

C．fit

B．busy

6．A．quickly

B．normally

C．secretly

D．properly

7．A．expense

B．pay

C．cost

D．take

8．A．report

B．test

C．question

D．statement

9．A．girl-friend

B．boy-friend

C．wife

D．husband

10．A．interest

B．cheat

C．encourage

D．notice

11．A．feelings

B．looks

C．sounds

D．voices

12．A．hurry up

B．turn up

C．take your time

D．take it easy

13．A．or

B．but

C．and

D．so

14．A．At

B．On

C．To

D．For

15. A．The day

B．The next day

C．In the day

D．To this day

16．A．young

B．strong

C．able

D．gentle

17．A．a letter

B．an examination

C．information

D．a remark

18．A．fear

B．horror

C．reason

D．cause

19．A．herself

B．her own

C．himself

D．the word

20．A．service

B．everything

C．no trouble

D．no notice

    It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood. At six o’clock his ____1___ program “Travel with us” was on TV. Andy liked to get home in good ____2____ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his ____3___ to get home a little earlier, a customer ___4____ up with a few complaints for the next fifteen minutes. “I can ___5____ get home in time if I hurry.” Andy told himself as he ___6_____ out of the office. But when, as he drove off in his car, he ____7____ that he was almost out of ___8____ I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s, Andy thought. He hated Fenton’s because it was a ____9____ gas station. “You do all the work yourself, ____10___ you pay the same for the gas.” He used to complain. But at Fenton’s, the pump was not ____11____ properly and it took ages to get gas. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I ____12____ it?" Andy thought. He tried to fix his ____13____ on the program, but it kept ringing and finally he ____14____ it up.

    “Mr. Barton?” a voice said, “Fenton’s Grams here.”

“Fenton’s?” said Andy, “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, ____15___ my car. Did I___16____something behind or what? ” “No, you didn’t. Mr. Barton. ”The voice went on. “That’s just the ____17____! You didn’t leave anything behind! You went off without ____18____ for your gas, you see! Now nor really, when that happens, we ring up the police. But____19____ I recognized you and I know it was a mistake. ”

    “I’m really very____20____.”Andy said.

“Oh, that’s all right, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your gas? And please hurry! We close at half past six! ”

1．A．news

B．film

C．music

D．favorite

2．A．way

B．time

C．reason

D．order

3．A．station

B．school

C．hospital

D．office

4．A．rang

B．came

C．gave

D．spoke

5．A．still

B．hardly

C．surely

D．only

6．A．rushed

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．reached

7．A．looked

B．observed

C．watched

D．noticed

8．A．breath

B．time

C．work

D．gas

9．A．good

B．strange

C．helpful

D．self-service

10．A．and

B．but

C．so

D．then

11．A．doing

B．working

C．making

D．giving

12．A．receive

B．return

C．answer

D．leave

13．A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．attraction

D．attention

14．A．put

B．picked

C．gave

D．called

15．A．changing

B．repairing

C．checking

D．filling

16．A．lose

B．leave

C．take

D．forget

17．A．trouble

B．worry

C．thing

D．difficulty

18．A．charging

B．preparing

C．paying

D．getting

19．A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．happily

D．unfortunately

20.A．worried

B．upset

C．sorry

D．hurried