9. A. almost　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　 D. very

8. A. first　　　　　 B. last　　　　　 C. least　　　　 D. most

7. A. comfortable　　 B. difficult　　 C. pleasant　　 D. short

6. A. match　　　　　 B. meeting　　　 C. quarrel　　　 D. sight-seeing

5. A. arrived　　　　 B. received　　　 C. returned　　 D. written

4. A. great　　　　　 B. helpful　　　 C. nice　　　　 D. dight

3. A. hooks　　　　　 B. experience　　 C. material　　 D. means

2. A. buy　　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　 D. write

1. A. lived 　　　　　B. played　　　　 C. studied　　　 D. worked

5.The driver climbed in through the window to

A. get money from the woman　　　　　　　　 B. return the dog to the woman

C. see what was happening in the house　　 D. phone the police

初中英语中考完形填空训练

While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I 　1　 . Being very short of money and wanting to 　2　 something useful I applied (申请). Fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no　 3　 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 　4 　.

However, three days later, a letter 　5 , calling me to Croydon for a 　6 　with the headmaster. It proved to be a 　7 　journey: a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 　8 a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling 9　 　hot to be nervous. It was clearly the 10 himself that opened the door. He was 11 and round.

"The school," he said," is made up of one 12 　of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen. "I should have to 　13 　all the subjects except art, which he taught himself. I should have to　 　14 　the class into three groups and teach them in tm at three different　 　15　 　, and I was disappointed at the thought of teaching maths-a　 16　 　at which I wasn't very good at school. Worse perhaps was the idea of　 　17　 　to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 18　 themselves at that time.

Before I had time to ask about my salary (薪水), he got up to his　 　19　 . "Now, "he said, "you'd better meet my wife. She is the one who really 20　 this school."