going to be home late, I asked him to go into the kitchen and get　　　 something to eat and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the house. At the

moment, he said, he was listening to music. He said he had helped

himself to some cold chicken from the fridge and he was now drinking a glass of orange. I asked him if he had reached the house without any

difficulty. He answered he had not been able to find the key under the

door-mat, but luckily the living-room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I was greatly surprised to hear all this. There is no apple tree in front of my living-room, but there is one in

front of my neighbor’s.

41.Which of the following is true?

A.The writer never knew his friend would come until his friend

called him.

B.The writer knew his friend would come before he arrived home.

C.The writer was at home waiting for his friend.

D.The writer would not like to see his friend.

42． The writer asked his friend to 　　　 .

A. put the key under the door-mat

B. come to his office first

C. go into the house by himself and get something to eat and drink

D. wait for him outside the house

43．The writer’s friend 　　　 .

A. found the key and opened the door with it

B. climbed into the writer’s house

C. got into the house when the writer was listening to music

D. thought the living-room was the writer’s

44.From the story we know 　　　　 .

A. the writer’s friend got a wrong room

B. there is an apple tree in front of the writer’s house

C. the writer didn’t close the window of his living-room when he left home

D. the writer forgot where he had put the key

45.Which is the best title of the story?

A. A strange Telephone Call

B. The Key under the Door-mat

C. My old Friend and the Trouble

D. My house and the Apple tree

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

An old friend telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the office at that time but I had got 1 ready for him to stay with me. I 2 him where my house was. I also told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). As I was going 3 late, I asked him to go into the kitchen 4 get something to eat and drink.

Two hours 5 my friend telephoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was 6 the music. He said he helped 7 to some cold chicken from the fridge and he was now drinking a glass of orange. I asked 8 he had reached the house without any difficulty. He answered he had not been able to find the 9 under the doormat, but luckily the living-room window by the apple tree was open and he climbed in. I was very 10 to hear all of this. There is no apple tree in front of my living-room, but there is one in front of my neighbour's.

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入空白处的正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。

1.  A. any thing  B. everything  C. nothing  D. thing

2.  A. told  B. asked  C. spoke  D. talked

3.  A. to the airport  B. to the office  C. home  D. to work

4.  A. but  B. or  C. as  D. and

5.  A. before  B. after  C. later  D. late

6.  A. listening to  B. listening  C. hearing  D. hearing of

7.  A. him  B. me  C. himself  D. myself

8.  A. how  B. if  C. when  D. what

9.  A. house  B. room  C. fridge  D. key

10.  A. surprised  B. excited  C. happy  D. lucky