It was already late ( 1 ) we set out for (动身去...) the next town, which, according to (根据)　 the map, was about fifteen miles away on ( 2 ) side of the hill.

　　 There we felt that we ( 3 ) find a bed for the night. It was getting dark ( 4 ) after we left the village, but ( 5 ) we met no one ( 6 ) we drove fast along the narrow winding (弯曲的) road that led to (通向) the hill. As we climbed at times to see the road, I asked John, my friend,　 ( 7 ) more slowly.

　　 After we had ( 8 ) for about twenty miles, there was ( 9 ) no sign of the town which was marked(标明) on the map.We were beginning to get ( 10 ).Then, without warning (警告), the car ( 11 ). A quick examination showed that we had run out of gas (用完汽油). Though we had ( 12 ) food with us, we decided to ( 13 ) the night in the car.

　　　 Our meal was soon ( 14 ). I tried to go to sleep at once, but John, who was a poor sleeper,( 15 ) the car after a few minutes and went ( 16 ) up the hill. Soon he came running ( 17 ). From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley (山谷) below, the ( 18 ) of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded (卸下) all our luggage (行李) and, with great difficulty,pushed the car to the top of the hill.Then we went back ( 19 ) the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. In less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town,and there we found a hotel(旅馆) ( 20 ).

　1. A. if　　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. because　　　　 D. Until　　　　　 (　　 )

　2. A. another　　 B. Other　　　　 C. the other　　　 D. one　　　　　 (　　 )

　3. A. would　　　 B. will　　　　 C. can　　　　　　 D. may　　　　　 (　　 )

　4. A. quickly　　 B. long　　　　 C. a long time　 　　D. Soon　　　　 (　　 )

　5. A. badly　　　 B. usually　　　 C. luckily　　　　 D. Certainly　　　 (　　 )

　6. A. as　　　　 B. because　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. though　　　 (　　 )

　7. A. to drive　　 B. drove　　　　 C. drive　　　　　 D. drives　　　　 (　 　)

　8. A. walked　　 B. travelled　　 C. run　　　　　　 D. spent　　　　 (　　 )

　9. A. still　　　　 B. already　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. only　　　　　 (　　 )

10. A. cold　　　 B. sick　　　　 C. worried　　　　 D. happy　　　　 (　　 )

11. A. ran fast　　 B. turned　　　 C. stopped　　　　 D. moved　　　　 (　　 )

12. A. little　　　 B. few　　　　 C. many　　　　　 D. much　　　　 (　　 )

13. A. take　　　 B. spend　　　　 C. make　　　　　 D. stay　　　　　 (　　 )

14. A. finish　　　 B. begun　　　 C. stopped　　　 　D. over　　　　　 (　　 )

15. A. got out of　 B. got down　　 C. got on　　　　　 D. got off　　　　 (　　 )

16. A. to drive　　 B. walk　　　　 C. to a walk　　　 D. for a walk　　 (　　 )

17. A. back　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. away　　　　　 D. out　　　　　 (　　 )

18. A. trees　　　 B. lights　　　　 C. buildings　　　 D. houses　　　　 (　　 )

19. A. for　　　　 B. to　　　　　 C. with　　　　　 D. by　　　　　　 (　　 )

20. A. sadly　　　 B. carefully　　 C. hardly　　　　 D. quite easily　　 (　　 )

15. "Where's your father?" "He ______ to the post office."　 (　　 )

　　　　 A. has been　　　　　　　　　 B. has gone

　　　　 C. will go　　　　　　　　　　 D. went

14. He was ill, ______ he went on working. (　　 )

　　　　 A. but　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. or

13. The doctor was busy ______ on the boy at that time. (　　 )

　　　　 A. operated　　　 B. operate　　　　 C. to operate　　 D. operating

12. "Must we finish the work in an hour?"

　　　　 "No, you ______."　　　　　 (　　 )

　　　　 A. don't　　　　　 B. needn't　　　　 C. mustn't　　　　 D. can't

11. When she got to the station, the train ______ already ______. (　　 )

　　　　 A. has, left　　　　　　　 B. will, leave

　　　　 C. had, left　　　　　 　　D. would, leave

10. My father will be back ______ the morning of May 15. (　　 )

　　　　 A. in　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. since