一、Cloze(本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分)

　　Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to ___1___ some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England.

　　Then workers were sent for and a big platform was made.

　　With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting ___2___ the platform. They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready.

　　Thornhill was ___3___ when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautiful. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn't know it ___4___ he was thinking of his pictures.

　　The worker saw everything. “What should I do?” he thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take ___5___ step, fall off it and surely be killed. “So the worker quickly took some paint and threw it at the pictures.

　　“What are you doing?” cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.

　　1. ___C___

　　A.at B.by C.paint D.do

　　E.another

　　2. __ A___

　　A.on B.in C.at D.to

　　E.with

　　3. __D____

　　A.help B.happened C.happen D.happy

　　E.another

　　4. __B____

　　A.on B.because C.case D.when

　　E.while

　　5. __E____

　　A.the B.other C.one D.on

　　E.another

　　Mrs. Green's telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the ___6___ .

　　One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green ___7___ it. A tired man said, “At what time your last film begin?”

　　“I'm sorry,” said Mrs. Green, “but you have the ___8___ number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, It began twenty minutes ago,” said the man, “I am sorry about that. Goodbye.” Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, ___9___ he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man's wife heard him, but she didn't hear you. Now they will ___10___ at home this evening and the husband will be happy.”

　　6. __C____

　　A.answered B.wrong C.cinema D.stay

　　E.but

　　7. __A____

　　A.answered B.wrong C.cinema D.stay

　　E.but

　　8. __B____

　　A.answered B.wrong C.cinema D.stay

　　E.but

　　9. __E____

　　A.answered B.wrong C.cinema D.stay

　　E.but

　　10. __D___

　　A.answered B.wrong C.cinema D.stay

　　E.but

　　It was two o'clock in the morning and it was very dark. Mr Thompson woke up ___11___ wife. “Irene,” he called softly, “the baby's crying.”

　　Mrs Thompson sat up in bed and listened. “That's not the ___12___, Jim,” she said. “It's a cat!”

　　“It can't be,” her husband said. “I'll go and look.”

　　Mr Thompson got up and went to the window. “You're right, Irene,” he said. “There is a cat in the garden. Listen ___13___ it!”

　　“You must stop it, Jim.” Mrs Thompson said. “That cat will ___14___ up our baby.”

　　“What can I do?” Mr Thompson asked.

　　“Throw a shoe at it,” his wife said.

　　“I can't do that.” Mr Thompson said.

　　“Why not?” his wife asked. “Can you see it?”

　　“I can see it ___15___ well,” said Mr Thompson. “But I can't throw a shoe at it. It's sitting on my green-house.”

　　11. _E____

　　A.to B.him C.them D.her

　　E.his

　　12. _C____

　　A.to B.very C.baby D.wake

　　E.his

　　13. _A__ _

　　A.to B.very C.baby D.wake

　　E.his

　　14. _D____

　　A.to B.very C.baby D.wake

　　E.his

　　15. _B____

　　A.to B.very C.baby D.wake

　　E.his