完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31—50各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late,
31 the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the
32 where I work.. “Twenty-five past nine. I
33 the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not
34 .
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your
35 this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “
36 up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter(柜臺(tái)). We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress.
37 her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very
38 , and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew（提�。� some money and
39 about opening an account. I gave her necessary
40 and she went out.
41 , I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something
42 with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise
43 my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time
44 I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed!
45 shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house.
46 , the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “
47 of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my
48 , the first customer was a girl
49 a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The 50 ! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
| 小題1: | | A．a(chǎn)s | B．but | C．a(chǎn)nd | D．or |
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| 小題2: | | A．hotel | B．shop | C．bank | D．restaurant |
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| 小題3: | | A．believe | B．think | C．guess | D．hope |
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| 小題4: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sorry | D．a(chǎn)ngry |
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| 小題5: | | A．excuse | B．idea | C．cause | D．a(chǎn)nswer |
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| 小題7: | | A．Before | B．Behind | C．Beyond | D．Against |
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| 小題8: | | A．nervous | B．shy | C．calm | D．a(chǎn)ngry |
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| 小題9: | | A．cared | B．talked | C．a(chǎn)sked | D．worried |
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| 小題10: | | A．information | B．offer | C．news | D．support |
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| 小題11: | | A．Again | B．Then | C．Thus | D．However |
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| 小題12: | | A．hidden | B．filled | C．decorated | D．covered |
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| 小題13: | | A．took | B．closed | C．filled | D．came |
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| 小題14: | | A．before | B．a(chǎn)fter | C．when | D．that |
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| 小題15: | | A．Even | B．Still | C．Just | D．Ever |
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| 小題16: | | A．As usual | B．For one thing | C．In fact | D．In general |
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| 小題17: | | A．Less | B．Plenty | C．More | D．None |
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| 小題18: | | A．pleasure | B．surprise | C．joy | D．regret |
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| 小題20: | | A．dream | B．story | C．a(chǎn)ffair | D．incident |
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thout 41 them myself.
, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
When she flew into Athens on an unseasonably cold day in September, she quickly realized that she hadn’t brought enough warm clothes. Walking through the streets of the Greek capital, she happened to see a nice coat in a shop window and went in to ask about the price. The coat was too expensive, but as Christine was about to leave the shop, the woman asked her where she was from. When Christine answered Australia, the woman agreed to reduce the price because she knew a nice girl from Australia called Elena. Christine then noticed a photo of a young man standing next to a motorbike. Her eyes opened wide with astonishment. It was Nicos! Indeed the young man was Nicos, and the woman in the shop was Maria. She had come to Athens from Santorini to look after the shop for a friend.