三、完形填空(共15小題, 每小題1分, 滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C和 D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 。

　　Mr. Hawkins, the headmaster, stopped Anna one day at the school gate.

　　“Now," he said,“ I want you to tell me the 41 , my dear. " Feeling something terrible had happened, Anna said slowly,“42 .”

　　“I have had a most 43 accusation(投訴) made against you by Mrs. Bond.”

　　“Mrs. Bond?” saidAnna,not understanding. Janet Bond was a quiet little 44 of a child. As far as Anna could remember she had never had 45 _ to speak an angry word to the girl.

　　“Mrs. Bond,” went on Mr. Hawkins“told me that you scolded(責備) her daughter yesterday afternoon.

　　“Scolded?”cried Anna.“I certainly didn' t do that. 46 not in schoo1.” she added honestly

　　Mr. Bond' s 47 is that Janet was a little late back to schoo1 in the aftemoon. She Said She

　　set out from home a little late.

　　“Just a minute.”said Anna, beginning to 48 “She did come late,very late. I had marked her 49 , of course. Then she 50 slowly in, when we'd started our paper-cutting, and I believe I said she was a nuisance(討厭 ). She didn' t appear to hear, and was certainly quite 51 .”

　　“A nuisance!”Mr Hawkins couldn't 52 it and asked,“You' re sure you said nuisance?”

　　“I may not even have said that,” Anna replied.“I was not angry at all at that moment—53 I certainly didn' t scold

　　“Mrs. Bond said that you called her child a nuisance', Is that true?”

　　“Indeed it isn' t.”said Anna.“The child—or the other—had 54 it up!”

　　After Anna's explanation, Mr Hawkins felt_55 .“Just as I thought, my dear, but of course

　　I had to make sure.”

　　41. A. result B. truth C. news D. secret

　　42. A. Natura11y B. No way C. Exactly D. Certainly not

　　43. A. mistaken B. correct C. serious D.careless

　　44. A. mistaken B. pig C. rabbit D. bird

　　45. A. courage B. chance C. time D.cause

　　46. A. At first B. At least C. In fact D. After all

　　47.A. explanation B. excuse C. story D. question

　　48. A. think B. imagine C. complain D. understand

　　49. A. absent B. present C. sick D. early

　　50. A. rushed B. jumped C.walked D.pushed

　　5l. A. sad B. tired C.cheerful D.proud

　　52. A. guess B. repeat C.follow D.believe

　　53. A. as B. and C.but D.or

　　54. A. put B. picked C.looked D.made

　　55. A. interested B. satisfied C.disappointed D.surprised

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　　三、完形填空

　　41-45 BACAD 46-50 BCDAC 51-55 CDBDB