阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　   &n

bsp;　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 　37　 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 　38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken 　　　　　　　　　 B. carried 　 　　 C. brought　 　　　　　 　D. fetched

37．A. with which　　　　　　　 B. from which　 C. where　　 　　　 　D. when

38．A. outside　　　　 　　 B. overhead 　 　　 C. downstairs　 　　　 　D. nearby

39．A. bad　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　 C. sick　　　 　　　　　 　D. hopeless

40．A. useless　　　　 　　 B. necessary　 　 C. possible　　 　　　D. helpful

41．A. had　　　　　 　　 B. found　　　 C. caught　　　 　　　D. felt

42．A. buried　　　　 　　 B. rested　　　 　 C. shook　　 　　 　D. turned

43．A. till then　　　 　　　 B. worse still　 　 C. strange enough 　　　 D. even so

44．A. away　　　　 　　　 B. off　　　　　 C. down　　　 　　　D. up

45．A. it　　　 　　 　　　 B. what　 　 　　 C. that　 　　　 　　　D. which

46．A. sleep　　 　　　　　 B. strength　　 　 C. patience　 　　　　　　 　D. anger

47．A. pulled on　　 　　　　 B. dressed up　　 C. selected　 　　　　　　 　D. wore

48．A. sadly　　 　　　　　 B. proudly　 　　 C. quietly　 　 　　 　D. firmly

49．A. made fun of　 　　　 B. stared at　　 　 C. was angry with 　 D. caught sight of

50．A. across　　　 　　　 B. around　　 　 C. towards　　　 　　 D. by

51．A. as　　　　 　　　　 B. before　　 　　 C. though　　　　 　　D. until

52．A. meet as　　 　　　　 B. sit here　　　 C. join us　　　 　　 　D. scold me

53．A. should bother　 　　 B. would bother 　 C. need bother　 　　 　D. shall bother

54．A. a notice　　 　　　 B. a message　　 C. an invitation　 　　 　D. an apology

55．A. washed　　 　 　　　 B. changed　　　 　　　 C. dressed　　 　 　　 　D. prepared