It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year.I was a ticket-counter supervisor for a major airline and was looking forward to the __1__ of my shift (輪班) at Stapleton International Airport in Denver.My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could __2__ our gifts for Christmas.
Just then，a very __3__ gentleman went up to me.He asked how he could get to Cheyenne，Wyoming.He had just arrived from Philadelphia and __4__ his connecting flight.I pointed him to the ground transportation area，where he could rent a __5__.And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home __6__.
About fifteen minutes later，the gentleman __7__ and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars __8__.I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport.Hearing that，he burst into __9__.
I tried to make him calm down.He explained that his name was Tom，and that his only son was __10__ill at home and was not expected to __11__ another year.He expected that this would likely be the __12__ Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to __13__ his luggage and wait for me at the gate.I was driving to Cheyenne.I called my wife Kathy，telling her about it and not to wait up for me.I drove fast __14__ and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2∶30 a.m..
Kathy was still __15__ me when I got home in the early morning.We traded gifts and then our conversation __16__ Tom.For Kathy and me，there was no __17__ that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the __18__ choice.
A couple of days later，I __19__ a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family.In it，Tom thanked me for the special __20__ he had received that holiday season，but I knew the best gift was mine.
1.A.end B.turn
C.role D.change
2.A.expect B.get
C.exchange D.make
3.A.kind B.helpless
C.sad D.worried
4.A.mistook B.missed
C.caught D.continued
5.A.bus B.flight
C.room D.car
6.A.soon B.late
C.early D.lately
7.A.left B.moved
C.came D.returned
8.A.reliable B.present
C.available D.acceptable
9.A.laughter B.tears
C.anger D.sorrow
10.A.really B.slightly
C.seriously D.unluckily
11.A.suffer B.live
C.share D.grow
12.A.last B.best
C.happiest D.hardest
13.A.hand B.find
C.pack D.collect
14.A.for a while B.all around
C.all the way D.from time to time
15.A.waiting for B.caring for
C.thinking of D.depending on
16.A.remembered B.recalled
C.concerned D.contained
17.A.idea B.doubt
C.point D.problem
18.A.main B.only
C.nice D.great
19.A.received B.sent
C.saved D.discovered
20.A.drive B.help
C.deal D.gift
Test 6
【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】 “我”在平安夜駕車(chē)送一位陌生人回家，幫助那位錯(cuò)過(guò)轉(zhuǎn)接飛機(jī)的父親圓了和患重病的兒子一起過(guò)圣誕節(jié)的愿望，妻子為“我”的善行表示理解和欣慰。
1.選A。時(shí)間是平安夜的1130，作者期待著下班回家。the end of my shift指我上班的結(jié)束。
2.選C。因?yàn)槭瞧桨惨�，作者的妻子等他回家互相交換圣誕節(jié)的禮物。第六段中的第二句“We traded gifts”是答案暗示。
3.選D。由下文可知，這位先生錯(cuò)過(guò)了轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī)，他過(guò)來(lái)問(wèn)作者怎樣才能到達(dá)夏延，由此可推知他應(yīng)該很擔(dān)心(worried)。
4.選B。他來(lái)自費(fèi)城，錯(cuò)過(guò)了(missed)轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī)。
5.選D。我給他指了指地上交通區(qū)域。在那里，他可以租一輛車(chē)(car)。
6.選A。然后，我給妻子打電話，告訴她我一會(huì)兒就回家。
7.選D。大約15分鐘后，那位紳士回來(lái)了。
8.選C。他告訴我，所有的公交車(chē)已滿(mǎn)，而且也找不到可租用的(available)車(chē)。
9.選B。我告訴他，他只能在機(jī)場(chǎng)住宿一夜。聽(tīng)到這，他突然大哭起來(lái)(burst into tears)。
10.選C。他唯一的兒子得了重病。seriously嚴(yán)重地。
11.選B。估計(jì)孩子活(live)不了一年了。
12.選A。他期待能和孩子度過(guò)很可能是最后的一個(gè)圣誕節(jié)。
13.選D。我告訴Tom去把他的行李取來(lái)。collect領(lǐng)取;接走。
14.選C。我一路上(all the way)開(kāi)得很快，凌晨230把Tom送到了夏延。
15.選A。第二天早上當(dāng)我趕回家時(shí)，Kathy還在等(waiting for)我。
16.選C。我們交換了禮物，然后我們談到了Tom。concern涉及，與有關(guān)。
17.選B。對(duì)于Kathy和我來(lái)說(shuō)，毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)，開(kāi)車(chē)送Tom去夏延是我唯一的選擇。there is no doubt that表示毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)。
18.選B。解析見(jiàn)上題。
19.選A。幾天后，我收到(received)了Tom寄來(lái)的圣誕賀卡，附有他和家人的照片。
20.選D。文章最后的“the best gift”是答案提示。Tom感謝我并表示在圣誕前夕我給他的幫助是他收到的特殊禮物
