Question

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個選項（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 　37　 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 　38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken 　　　　　　　　　 B. carried 　 　　 C. brought　 　　　　　 　D. fetched

37．A. with which　　　　　　　 B. from which　 C. where　　 　　　 　D. when

38．A. outside　　　　 　　 B. overhead 　 　　 C. downstairs　 　　　 　D. nearby

39．A. bad　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　 C. sick　　　 　　　　　 　D. hopeless

40．A. useless　　　　 　　 B. necessary　 　 C. possible　　 　　　D. helpful

41．A. had　　　　　 　　 B. found　　　 C. caught　　　 　　　D. felt

42．A. buried　　　　 　　 B. rested　　　 　 C. shook　　 　　 　D. turned

43．A. till then　　　 　　　 B. worse still　 　 C. strange enough 　　　 D. even so

44．A. away　　　　 　　　 B. off　　　　　 C. down　　　 　　　D. up

45．A. it　　　 　　 　　　 B. what　 　 　　 C. that　 　　　 　　　D. which

46．A. sleep　　 　　　　　 B. strength　　 　 C. patience　 　　　　　　 　D. anger

47．A. pulled on　　 　　　　 B. dressed up　　 C. selected　 　　　　　　 　D. wore

48．A. sadly　　 　　　　　 B. proudly　 　　 C. quietly　 　 　　 　D. firmly

49．A. made fun of　 　　　 B. stared at　　 　 C. was angry with 　 D. caught sight of

50．A. across　　　 　　　 B. around　　 　 C. towards　　　 　　 D. by

51．A. as　　　　 　　　　 B. before　　 　　 C. though　　　　 　　D. until

52．A. meet as　　 　　　　 B. sit here　　　 C. join us　　　 　　 　D. scold me

53．A. should bother　 　　 B. would bother 　 C. need bother　 　　 　D. shall bother

54．A. a notice　　 　　　 B. a message　　 C. an invitation　 　　 　D. an apology

55．A. washed　　 　 　　　 B. changed　　　 　　　 C. dressed　　 　 　　 　D. prepared

Answer 1

36-40 CABBA  41-45 BADBB     46-50 CADDA   51-55 BCBCB