It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until –1– and I had decided to settle down in a comfortable chair in the living room and read a good book. I –2– the children to bed early and fixed a sandwich and a cup of coffee. Soon I was –3– comfortably with my book in front of me and the sandwich and cup of coffee on a tray beside me.

I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I dropped my book and hurried to answer it. –4– the time I got back to the living room, my coffee was cold. I ate the sandwich and began sipping –5– coffee with the book still open to the first page. Suddenly there was a loud knock –6– the front door. It startled me so much that I spilled some coffee on my skirt. The man at the door was looking for a –7– address and wanted me to give him directions. It took me a long time get rid of him. After that, I sat down again and –8– to read a whole page without further interruption—until the baby woke up. He started screaming at the top of his lungs, so I rushed upstairs. He was still –9– at 11 o´ clock when my husband came home, I could have thrown something at him when he asked me –10– I had spent a pleasant evening.

1. A.laterB.lateC.latelyD.latest

2. A.placedB.setC.putD.laid

3. A.settledB.solvedC.satisfiedD.served

4. A.ByB.InC.AtD.Upon

5. A.warmB.icedC.hotD. cold

6. A.atB.fromC.inD.behind

7. A.sureB.boundC.definiteD.certain

8. A.managedB.finishedC.triedD.succeeded

9. A.wokenB.asleepC.awakeD. slept

10. A.ifB.thatC.in caseD.if only

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答案：1－5  BCAAD     6-10 ADACA