完形填空(一)

　　It was a quarter past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus moved slowly along through __1_ morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day.

　　Once inside the hall she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes 2 she could get on to go to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "King Enterprises", she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no answer. She knocked again, but still there was no reply. 3 inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in.

　　Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had had the interview with Mr. King, it looked quite different now. In fact, it 4 looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around 5 . At the far end of the room, somebody 6 have just told a good joke, she thought they were laughing because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her.

　　Then one of the men looked at his watch, 7 his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly 8 from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. King, who would arrive 9 .Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. King arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the 10 train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35 a.m. , so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

　　1. A. light B. heavy C. strong D. serious

　　2. A. since B. until C. after D. before

　　3. A. From B. Through C. At D. Over

　　4. A. much B. somewhat C. hardly D. roughly

　　5. A. chatting and smoked B. chatting and smoking

　　C. chatted and smoking D. chatted and smoked

　　6. A. should B. could C. might D. must

　　7. A. clapped B. touched C. felt D. shook

　　8. A. looking up B. looking for C. looking down D. looking out

　　9. A. at one moment B. at the last moment

　　C. at the moment D. at any moment

　　10. A. busy B. long C. same D. empty

　　參考答案：1-5 BDACB 6-10 DAADC

　　完形填空(二)

　　Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food 1 it is badly cooked. The 2 a meal is cooked and served is most important and an 3 served meal will often improve a child's appetite. Never ask a child 4 he likes or dislikes a food and never 5 likes and dislikes in front of him or allow 6 else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat or the mother 7 vegetables in the child's hearing he is 8 to copy this procedure. Take it 9 granted that he likes everything and he probably 10 . Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a 11 dislike. At meal times it is a good 12 to give a child a small portion and let him 13 back for a second helping rather than give him as 14 as he is likely to eat all at once. Don't talk too much to the child 15 meal times, but let him get on with his food, and do not 16 him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will 17 learn to swallow his food 18 he can hurry back to his toys. Under 19 circumstances must a child be coaxed 20 forced to eat.

　　1. A. if B. until C. that D. unless

　　2. A. procedure B. process C. way D. method

　　3. A. adequately B. attractively C. urgently D. eagerly

　　4. A. whether B. what C. that D. which

　　5. A. remark B. tell C. discuss D. argue

　　6. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody

　　7. A. opposes B. denies C. refuses D. offends

　　8. A. willing B. possible C. obliged D. likely

　　9. A. with B. as C. over D. for

　　10. A. should B. may C. will D. must

　　11. A. supposed B. proved C. considered D. related

　　12. A. point B. custom C. idea D. plan

　　13. A. ask B. come C. return D. take

　　14. A. much B. little C. few D. many

　　15. A. on B. over C. by D. during

　　16. A. agree B. allow C. force D. persuade

　　17. A. hurriedly B. soon C. fast D. slowly

　　18. A. so that B. until C. lest D. although

　　19. A. some B. any C. such D. no

　　20. A. or B. nor C. but D. neither

　　參考答案：1-5 DCBAC 6-10 BCDDC 11-15 ACBAD 16-20 BBADA