高考英语完形填空练习100篇[下]

高考英语完形填空练习100篇[下]
完形填空练习（五十一）
I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes. My 17-year-old son, who had for
so long1my choice of clothing,now2searches through my closet. Wasn’ it only yesterday that he had turned up his3at my clothes When Scott was in middle school and
4beginning to look at his5as a creature from outer space, I had once6to suggest buying a pair of chions ( 斜纹棉布裤 ) while we were7. He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He tried it on. “ Too8,”I9“ justright, was” his reply,10he admired himself in the mirror, completely11with the image. I think that set the tone for
the next four years. When it12to clothing,the divide seemed13 .I was chinos, he was outsized jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T’ s.
14began to change about a year ago. I remember the15day. I had gone to my 16in search of a favorite T-shirt. I couldn’ t findbutit, it appeared later when Scott returned home from school. “ That ’mys shirt,I ”said. “ Yeah,I know, ”said Scott as he17for the fridge. Since that time, he often— and18warning —searched for the new and different in my closet. I asked Scott why he wore my clothes.“ I like someh smiledofthem,.19”by this words, I20my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers.
1.A. thought highly of B. looked down on C. set on D. based on
2.A. interestedly B. hurriedly C. disappointedly D. unwillingly
3.A. head B. eyes C. hand D. nose
4.A. also B. soon C. just D. almost
5.A. classmates B. teachers C. father D. mother
6.A. attempted B. managed C. longed D. persuaded
7.A. reading B. walking C. wandering D. shopping
8.A. big B. tight C. cheap D. expensive
9.A. pronounced B. announced C. declared D. added
10.A. because B. though C. until D. as
11.A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. nervous
12.A. belonged B. talked C. came D. happened
13.A. opposite B. slight C. unbridgeable D. unthinkable
14.A. Things B. Times C. Manners D. Tastes
15.A. first B. exact C. only D. single
16.A. house B. store C. office D. closet
17.A. headed B. looked C. searched D. walked
18.A. about B. with C. on D. without
19.A. Encouraged B. Disappointed C. Annoyed D. Warmed
20.A. took B. held C. got D. moved
高考英语完形填空练习100篇[下]
完形填空练习（五十二）
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“ How did you do it, Dad How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years took
me almost 20 years to have the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first
2 drinking , the whole family was on
3 and needles every time he got into a
4 that, in the past,
would have 5 him drinking again. For a few years we were 6 to bring it up 7 that the drinking would
begin again.
“ I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day,
Dad’ s8to my 18-year-old unasked question. “ Thewords were a constant9to me
that things were10so hard that I could not deal with them, ”Dad said. And then he
11the poem with me. The poem’12s , yet profound words immediately became13
of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I received a gift in the mail from a friend of
mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one14for each day of the year.
It has been my experience that when you get something with days of the year on it, you
naturally turn to the page that lists your own15 .
I16opened the book to November10 to see17words of wisdom this book
had in store for me. The moment I glanced at the page, tears of18and appreciation19
down my face. There, on my birthday, was the exact same poem that had20my father for
all these years ! It is called the Serenity Prayer:
God, grant me
the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
1.A. chance B. courage C. ability D. right
2.A. gave up B. took up C. started D. continued
3.A. thread B. duty C. fire D. pins
4.A. situation B. habit C. condition D. house
5.A. stopped B. made C. started D. asked
6.A. sure B. uncertain C. afraid D. eager
7.A. on condition B. for rear C. in case D. providing
8.A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation
9.A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminded
10.A. never B. seldom C. always D. ever
11.A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked
12.A. simple B. long C. wonderfully D. boring
13.A. all B. that C. any D. part
14.A. listed B. included C. read D. said
15.A. character B. birthday C. qualities D. favorites
16.A. doubtfully B. carefully C. happily D. hurriedly
17.A. where B. whether C. what D. how
18.A. disbelief B. anger C. sorrow D. regret
19.A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed
20.A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped
完形填空（五十三）
It was a cold winter ’sday that Sunday. The parking lot to the1was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were2among themselves as they walked in the church.
As I got3I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost
lying down4he was asleep. His hat was5down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too6for his feet, with holes all over them, his toes
42 out.
I guessed this man was43 , and asleep, so I walked on44through the doors of the church.
We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 45 the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took the46 to ask him to come in,47me.
A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher (牧) to take his48 and to give us the Word, 49 the doors to the church opened.
In 50 the homeless man walking down the church with his head down.
People gasped and whispered and made51 .
He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit () where he took off his hat and coat. My heart52 .
There stood our preacher ⋯ he was the “homeless man”.
The preacher took his Bible ( 圣 ) and 53 it on his stand.
“54 , I don ’tthink I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you55people by their appearance, you have no time to love them. ”
36.A. school B. lecture C. park D. church
37.A. arguing B. whispering C. staring D. speaking
38.A. closer B. clearer C. lower D. farther
39.A. even though B. so that C. as if D. even if
40.A. dragged B. pulled C. dropped D. pushed
41.A. big B. bad C. ugly D. small
42.A. reached B. went C. stuck D. run
43.A. homeless B. helpless C. hopeless D. careless
44.A. out B. by C. off D. from
45.A. invited B. mentioned C. took D. called
46.A. pleasure B. measure C. courage D. trouble
47.A. except B. besides C. without D. including
48.A. turn B. place C. time D. seat
49.A. when B. before C. as D. after
50.A. rushed B. ran C. came D. went
51.A. decision B. choices C. faces D. jokes
52.A. sank B. fell C. broke D. failed
53.A. threw B. set C. laid D. closed
54.A. Brothers B. Folks C. Supporters D. Members
55.A. judge B. hate C. dislike D. test
完形填空练习（五十四）
During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and soon. Yet, the1phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.
We judge race usually2the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But3you were to remove the skin you could not4anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is5in physical structure. The brain or the internal organs to6 a difference.
There are four types of blood.7types are found in every race, and no type is distinct
to any race. Human brains are the8 . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will9in size, but this occurs within every race.10does size have anything to do with intelligence.The largest brain11 examined belonged to a person of weak12. On the other hand,some of our most distinguished people have had13brains.
Mental tests which are reasonably14show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race.15 equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account
of race
or geographical location.
Individuals of every race16civilization to go backward or forward.Training a nd education can change the response of a group of people,17enable them to behave in a 18way.
The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always
go back or go on to something new19is better and higher than anything20the past.
1.A. complete B. full C. total D. whole
2.A. in B. from C. at D. on
3.A. since B. if C. as D. while
4.A. speak B. talk C. tell D. mention
5.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
6.A. display B. indicate C. demonstrate D. appear
7.A. All B. Most C. No D. Some
8.A. same B. identical C. similar D. alike
9.A. remain B. increase C. decrease D. vary
10.A. Only B. Or C. Nor D. So
11.A. ever B. then C. never D. once
12.A. health B. body C. mind D. thought
13.A. big B. small C. minor D. major
14.A. true B. exact C. certain D. accurate
15.A. Provided B. Concerning C. Given D. Following
16.A. make B. cause C. move D. turn
17.A. and B. but C. though D. so
18.A. ordinary B. peculiar C. usual D. common
19.A. that B. what C. whichever D. whatever
20. A. for B. to C. within D. in
完形填空练习（五十五）
Like many sisters, Abby and Eliza Davis couldn't be more different. Twelve-year-old Eliza is
full of 1 , and always has something to say. Nine-year-old Abby is2. She’shappiest when she has a good book to read. Eliza3to be a lawyer or a clothes designer one day. She just can’t 4to grow up and to away to college. Abby wants to be a doctor when she grows up. She works hard at math and science, her5subjects.
Eliza is in the seventh grade. She gets up every day at 5:30, to6and blow-dry her hair. She’s ready to leave the house at 6:50, to7her friends by the store for breakfast. The children have a mile and a half to8to school, and the bell rings at 7:30.
At 11:20, the children have their9 . Some eat the hot dog, chicken pot pie,10 other food that the school prepares for them, but Eliza would like to bring her own lunch in a lunchbox. At 2:15, classes are11and it ’stime for sports. Eliza usually has tennis practice 124:30. She’stired by the time her mother comes to get her in the car, but she still has two or three hours of13to do before she goes to bed.
Abby is in the fourth grade at Broken Ground School. Sh e’slucky. Her school has big modern 14, first-class teacher, and an excellent library. The playground is surrounded by beautiful
15, where Indians once camped.
Like many American school children, Abby starts the d ay by saluting the American16 hanging in her classroom. Then work begins. Today, She's writing a composition about her summer holidays. Her pencil17busily across the paper.
Abby will finish her story at home this evening,18Eliza does her homework. Will they work together19 , or will they fight
“Well,”says Abby, “We have arguments, but we get along pretty well. About fifty-fifty,”I d’say. “That’snot20for two such different sisters, is it ”
1.A. power B. energy C. strength D. courage
2.A. quieter B. younger C. noisier D. harder
3.A. needs B. has C. agrees D. wants
4.A. refuse B. accept C. wait D. wish
5.A. best B. lovely C. fortunate D. favourite
6.A. wash B. clean C. brush D. comb
7.A. welcome B. meet C. see D. receive
8.A. drive B. move C. walk D. travel
9.A. lunch B. cooking C. game D. supper
10.A. besides B. except C. without D. or
11.A. given B. prepared C. finished D. started
12.A. at B. by C. after D. until
13.A. housework B. homework C. cleaning D. washing
14.A. offices B. blackboards C. classrooms D. windows
15.A. buildings B. pools C. forest D. woods
16.A. flag B. map C. history D. people
17.A. jumps B. leans C. lies D. moves
18.A. while B. and C. if D. then
19.A. happily B. constantly C. peacefully D. carefully
20.A. bad B. fair C. equal D. usual
完形填空练习（五十六）
About once a month I have to go to Degford for my work. One day I went into a hotel there
to have something to1. The waiter 2 my coat and put it in a small room.
About an hour later I was3to go. The waiter4me my coat.5something fell out of the pocket onto the floor.It was a small white box.Then I took a good look at the 6. “Oh, you've brought someone7coat,”I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine,8it is quite new, and this isn ’tmy box .either. ”
“Oh, then I9someone has taken your coat and left this , ”said the waiter. “This kind of thing10sometimes. ”
I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold ring in it. So I went11to the police station.
“ 12lost a ring ” askedI.
“Yes,”said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring, he lost it
in London.”
He13the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.
“Yes, this is my ring,”he said. “How can I14you, sir You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and15I lost it on the train! ”
After I told him the16of the coat, he said,“You haven’tbeen on the train. I haven
’t been in the hotel. So how did my ring17in the coat ”
“Did18sit or stand next to you on the train”asked the policeman.
“Yes,”said the young man. “But I don ’tremember his face. ”
“You may remember this coat, ”said the policeman. “Was it like this one ”
“Yes, it was,”said the young man. “But my friend here19the thief. ”
The policeman laughed.“ 20.”he said. “The thief on the train stole your ring, and like our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didn ’ttake the right coat away with him.”
1.A. do B. buy C. eat D. deal with
2.A. took B. found C. liked D. watched
3.A. anxious B. glad C. invited D. ready
4.A. showed B. returned C. brought D. dressed
5.A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Obviously D. At once
6.A. ring B. box C. coat D. pocket
7.A. lost B. missed C. new D. else’s
8.A. but B. and C. instead D. for
9.A. know B. wonder C. suppose D. find
10.A. appears B. happens C. meets D. changes
11.A. around B. about C. ahead D. along
12.A. Who B. Has she C. Has anyone D. Have you
13.A. wrote to B. remembered C. telephoned D. knew
14.A. return B. thank C. find D. help
15.A. then B. so C. yet D. however
16.A. model B. price C. story D. size
17.A. come B. put C. set D. get
18.A. he B. the thief C. the waiter D. anyone
19.A. discovered B. isn’t C. has caught D. doesn’tknow
20.A. I'm afraid notB. Yes C. No D. Surely
Miss Wenter was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped.“Sorry to1the program. Now we are requested to2an important notice from the police station. At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs Humney was3and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue (线索 ) is requested to report to the4. Thank you.”The terrible news made the lonely girl5with fear. She couldn ’t help looking around,but she didn ’t notice that a man was already6behind the door to the veranda (露台 ).
All of a7the man appeared before Miss Wenter. The girl really didn’tknow what to do. “Don’task for8, just put your jewellery on the table; then think over whether I shall be
safe to stay up here for the night, ”said the robber. That made Miss Wenter even more9, but she tried to10herself.
Just then came the whistle of a police car, In a little while, someone rang the11 . The robber said with a gun12the girl ’sback, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to bed. Never let him in. ”
In a flash, the girl had an idea. “O h, who are you ”she said.
“I’m Sergeant Bull, Miss Wenter. Is there something13here ”
“No, there isn’t.”Immediately she added loudly,14, my elder brother extends his 15greetings ( 问候 ) to you. ”
“Thank you. Good night, ”Bull replied in the same16 .
A few minutes later, the sound of the police car going17could be heard. “It ’swell
18 ,”the robber said with a smile. Then he19to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken. The policemen hurried into the room from the veranda. They quickly put handcuffs ( 手铐 ) on the robber.
“Miss Wenter, your greetings were so good that it made us take20right away, ”said Sergeant Bull, because we’ve already known that your elder brother was killed in a robbery half
a year ago.”
1.A. stop B. share C. interrupt D. control
2.A. obey B. make C. introduce D. broadcast
3.A. robbed B. hurt C. wounded D. stolen
4.A. public B. police C. hospital D. family
5.A. cry B. shake C. fall D. tremble
6.A. hidden B. sitting C. away D. staying
7.A. while B. time C. period D. sudden
8.A. anything B. trouble C. another D. police
9.A. careful B. anxious C. strange D. terrified
10.A. protect B. help C. calm D. express
11.A. call B. phone C. window D. doorbell
12.A. at B. against C. behind D. beyond
13.A. new B. important C. unusual D. upset
14.A. Instead B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
15.A. hearty B. deeply C. own D. real
16.A. sound B. manner C. speech D. voice
17.A. out B. on C. along D. away
18.A. enough B. now C. done D. said
19.A. referred B. listened C. talked D. rushed
20.A. him B. action C. photos D. something
Besides electricity, a lion fears water the most, and a rainstorm with thunder and lightning brings both. For that reason I always have a written1that frees me from2when it's raining.
For two days it was raining without stopping. By the third night, it wasn't raining at all. I3 the sign to the announcer, and the band began4my music.
The animals went through their tricks, but they were far from being5about the wetness.
And so we came to the head-in-mouth 6 . When I pulled Leo's mouth open raising his face and nose to the7. I noticed that the muscles ( 肌肉 ) of his jaws (上、下颚 ) were tense. Then, as I put my head in, a rain began pouring down. I felt Leo become8all over.
My head was in now. I counted to ten and then gave him the tap-on-jaw9to let me go. But then nothing happened.
I10again on his jaw. Leo's mouth was like a steel trap. I heard gunfire men were trying to get Leo's11 . But already, with my face12in the back of his mouth, I was finding it hard to breathe, I knew what had happened: with the13beating on his face, Leo had forgotten me. I heard the gunfire again.
I awoke with an oxygen mask14my face, and a doctor was working over me." You're 15," said the doctor, "as soon as you went faint(头晕的 ), the lion16you. For nearly three minutes you had no heartbeat!"
By then it had17raining. I called Leo back and opened his jaw. "Don't be a fool!" the doctor said,18I put my head in and counted to ten. Then I have Leo the tap on the jaw
--and he obeyed immediately.
Yet, when I tried to trick again the next time, Leo19. I believed he was unwilling to 20me a second time. I never did the trick again.
1.A. suggestion B. notice C. agreement D. decision
2.A. performing B. trying C. acting D. training
3.A. set B. gave C. put D. made
4.A. making B. playing C. enjoying D. practising
5.A. happy B. sad C. sorry D. anxious
6.A. joke B. trick C. play D. attempt
7.A. sky B. earth C. cage D. ceiling
8.A. angry B. excited C. tense D. frightened
9.A. mark B. sign C. order D. information
10.A. hit B. beat C. pulled D. tapped
11.A. silence B. control C. attention D. death
12.A. buried B. hidden C. put D. sunk
13.A. stick B. gun C. rain D. hand
14.A. in B. above C. below D. over
15.A. foolish B. crazy C. safe D. lucky
16.A. kept B. dropped C. fell D. bit
17.A. begun B. stopped C. continued D. been
18.A. and B. so C. but D. or
19.A. obeyed B. refused C. agreed D. regretted
20. A. hurt B. kill C. damage D. fool
完形填空练习（五十九）
I made a promise to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks
I
1try to be a loving husband and father. Totally2. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator3my car's tape player. He was 4 a passage about husbands being5of their wives.6he went on to say, "Love is an act of7 . A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband8our love had been dulled by my own insensitivity (感觉愚钝 ) . In unimportant ways, really; scolding Evelyn for her tardiness (拖沓 );9on the TV channel I wanted to watch; throwing10day-old newspapers that I knew Evelyn still wanted to read. Well, for two weeks all that would11 .
And it12. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater looks13on you." "Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and14 , maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn15 a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the children16week and now she wants to be alone with me." We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street investment (投资 ) firm17I am director; a visit to the shell museum,18I usually hate museums (and I enjoyed it);19 my tongue while Evelyn's getting ready for a late dinner for us. Relaxed (轻松 ) and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on20to choose love.
1.A. used to B. would C. should D. could
2.A. loving B. lovely C. lovable D. loved
3.A. at B. with C. on D. for
4.A. thinking B. writing C. believing D. reading
5.A. helpful B. useful C. thoughtful D. hopeful
6.A. Instead B. Then C. Otherwise D. Thus
7.A. play B. will C. promise D. story
8.A. that B. but C. when D. if
9.A. insisting B. hanging C. sticking D. suggesting
10.A. about B. up C. away D. in
11.A. happen B. change C. develop D. forbid
12.A. would B. had C. did D. was
13.A. great B. big C. sorry D. tight
14.A. frightened B. anxious C. disappointed D. pleased
15.A. asked B. suggested C. took D. began
16.A. all of B. all C. all of a D. all a
17.A. which B. what C. where D. that
18.A. if B. but C. as D. though
19.A. stopping B. preventing C. keeping D. holding
20.A. reminding B. requiring C. repaying D. remembering
"You will meet a man in the theatre foyer," K. explained. "He will have left before the play
ends and will be1for you. He'll be wearing a dark suit and c arrying a theatre2 upside down, although I doubt if you could miss him. There shouldn't be many people waiting in
the foyer at that time of night.3h e asks you to do, whatever instructions you ’re given, co-operate. Understood" I nodded. I knew of course that we were planning to have discussions with"the other side"and that we intended to4back one of our own men, but all this seemed a bit ridiculous. I had been told at the training school that I would be likely to get some simple but rather strange5to begin with. They had been 6 .
The curtain had7come down on the last act of the play when I was out of my8 and walking from the dark of the theatre into the bright lights of the foyer. He was there. But the moment I saw him,I had the9that something unpleasant was about to happen. He seemed to be10at a spot on the floor, and looked as if he w as just about to pick something up when11was a single gun shot and he was thrown12the wall. The warning signs had obviously got to me13I realized consciously what was going to happen, because I had14in a cold sweat on seeing the expression on his15. The moment the shot rang out, I automatically fell back on my training and threw myself to the16 .
When no more shots followed, I looked17and was just in time to see two masked men18my "contact"out of the front door of the theatre. I didn't know19he was dead or badly injured, but I intended to find out. I got up slowly and carefully and20for the door.
1.A. looking B. waiting C. asking D. sending
2.A. post B. advertisement C. programme D. newspaper
3.A. Whatever B. Whoever C. However D. Whichever
4.A. give B. pay C. keep D. buy
5.A. assignments B. arrangements C. movements D. developments
6.A. wrong B. right C. foolish D. clever
7.A. just B. almost C. hardly D. nearly
8.A. room B. door C. box D. seat
9.A. idea B. feeling C. opinion D. thought
10.A. staring B. glaring C. knocking D. kicking
11.A. it B. there C. here D. this
12.A. around B. against C. on D. into
13.A. when B. until C. before D. after
14.A. given out B. burst out C. set out D. broken out
15.A. face B. eyes C. mind D. head
16.A. ground B. wall C. air D. corner
17.A. in B. round C. up D. down
18.A. bringing B. throwing C. dragging D. pushing
19.A. where B. if C. either D. whether
20.A. ran B. set C. walked D. made
I do not know the city at all and1, I could not speak a word of the language. After having
spent my first day seeing 2 in the town centre, I decided to lose my3deliberately (成心地 ) on my second day, since I4that this was the best way to get to know my way
5 . I got on the first bus that passed, and some thirty minutes later came to6must have been a suburb ( 郊区 ). The first two hours passed7enough. I discovered mysterious little bookshops in back streets and8arrived at a market-place where I stopped and had a coffee in an open-air cafe. Then I decided to9back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about10for some time, I made up my mind to ask11 . The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the12of the street in which I lived and13that I pronounced badly. The policeman14me,smiled and gently15me by the arm. There was a16look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking17the direction he told me. About an hour passed and I noticed that
the houses were getting18and green fields were a ppearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing19for me to do was to find the20 railway station.
1.A. more or less B. what's more C. on the whole D. above all
2.A. sights B. boob C. everything D. anything
3.A. wallet B. way C. hotel D. meals
4.A. knew B. found out C. came to see D. believed
5.A. here B. there C. over D. around
6.A. that B. what C. with D. it
7.A. unhappily B. stupidly C. pleasantly D. difficultly
8.A. at once B. carefully C. finally D. sadly
9.A. return B. come C. run D. get
10.A. happily B. aimlessly C. correctly D. carelessly
11.A. the way B. a meal C. the name D. people
12.A. name B. place C. shop D. people
13.A. even B. still C. yet D. so
14.A. stared at B. came to C. listened to D. nodded to
15.A. caught B. took C. seized D. touched
16.A. mysterious B. good C. foolish D. distant
17.A. to B. in C. for D. at
18.A. larger B. better C. fewer D. more
19.A. left B. given C. that D. right
20.A. best B. smallest C. nearest D. biggest
完形填空练习（六十二）
It was just getting dark; there was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. But I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I1to Salisbury.
I was going along2at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream,
a woman ’sscream---"3!" I looked round, but the only4of life was a large, black, rather suspicious-looking car just5 a bend in the road about a hundred yards 6 . That was7the cry had come from. I8speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing,9he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near, the girl's voice came again, a lovely voice but10with fear.
"Let me go,11fool; you're hurting me. Oh! Oh!"
I felt my blood12 . The fog was coming down thicker now, the countryside was lonelier. The man in the car had no13noticed this. Again came a cry.
"Drop the knife, fool. Oh!" Then a cry and a groan.
If I was to save her, it was now or14 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn't save the girl, I would15try to bring the murderer to the police station. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its16 , and its brakes screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and crashed into the ditch on the side of the road. The door of the
car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out, mad with anger.
"Fool!" he shouted17 he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was quicker than he. I put all I knew into18that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It caught him right on the ground without a19. I rushed to the car,20open the door and peered inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.
“ You have been listening to a radio play. Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately.”
1.A. reached B. arrived C. got D. led
2.A. strangely B. quietly C. quite D. quickly
3.A. Save B. Come C. Aid D. Help
4.A. person B. sign C. figure D. form
5.A. turning B. coming C. hurrying D. dropping
6.A. off B. apart C. away D. far
7.A. how B. when C. what D. where
8.A. put aside B. put up C. put down D. put on
9.A. and B. for C. when D. as
10.A. filling B. nodding C. trembling D. covering
11.A. you B. your C. yours D. you’re
12.A. boil B. run C e D. freeze
13.A. sign B. effort C. doubt D. troubles
14.A. late B. then C. ever D. never
15.A. at most B. at least C. at last D. at first
16.A. path B. direction C. behind D. trail
17.A. before B. after C. as D. while
18.A. an anger B. a beat C. a fist D. a blow
19.A. word B. voice C. noise D. sound
20.A. pulled B. pushed C. hit D. broke。