高一英语_完形填空新人教版必修1

Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woma n half her age. She loved drivi ng very fast, and was proud of the fact 1 she had n ever, i n her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2 a driving offence （犯规，犯法）.
The n one day she n early 3 her record. A police car 4 her, and the policeme n in it saw her 5 a red light without stopp ing. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 6 that she would be puni shed.
7_Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8 old to drive a car, and that the 9 why she had not stopped at the red 10 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 11 old age, so that she had simply not see n it.
When the judge had finished what he was 12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 13 and took out her sew ing. Without say ing a word, she 14 a n eedle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
When she had 15 done this, she took the thread out of the n eedle aga in and
han ded 16 the n eedle and the thread to the judge, say ing, “Nosupposyiour
you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight. ”
The judge took the 18 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case 案例）against Mrs. Jones was 19, and her record 20 unbroken.
1. A. which B. whe n C. that D. this
2. A. about B. on C. to D. for
3. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost
4. A. watched B. after
C.
followed
D. ran
after
5. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush
6. A. sure B. in deed C. certa in D. perhaps
7. A. Before B. While C. U ntil D. When
8. A. so B. very C. too D. quite
9. A. cause B. reas on C. matter D. trouble
10. A. light B. lamp C. sig n D. one
11. A. with B.
because C. for D. of
12. A. speak
ing
B.say ing
C. talki ng
D. telli ng
13. A. holdi ng B. gett ing C. carry ing D. bringing
14. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose
15. A. almost B. hardly C.
successfully
D.
successful
16. A. both B. all
C
.
n either
D
.either
17. A. time
B. turn
C .chanee D. job
18. A. thread B. glasses C. n eedles D. n eedle
19. A.
dismissed
B. passed
C. settled
D. studied
20. A. was B. kept C. seemed
D. rema ined
[例2]
When Dave was eightee n, he bought a sec on dha nd car for 200 so that he could travel to
and from work more__1__ tha n by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but the n it got
so old, and it was costi ng him _2_much in repairs that he decided that he had better _3_it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly. 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falli ng to pieces, so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was _6_ when they met one evening, and said, “ What's _7_, Dave? ”
Dave told him, and Sam an swered, “ Well, what about advertis ing it in the paper? You
may _8_more for it that way tha n the cost of the advertiseme nt! ” Thi nki ng that Sam's_9_was sensible（合理的）,he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “ For sale: small car, _10_ very little petrol, only two own ers. Barga in at 50. ”
For two days after the advertiseme nt first appeared, there was no _11_.But the n on
Saturday evening he had an enquiry（询问）.A man rang up and said he would like to_12_ him about the car.
“ All right, ” Dave said, feeli ng happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock
the next morning would be_13_or not. “ Fine, ” the man said, “ and ni _14_my wife. We intend to go for a ride i n it to _15_ it. ”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front
door, _16_ to wait there for the people who had_17_ his advertiseme nt. Even Dave had to _18_that the car really looked like a wreck（残骸）.Then, soon after he had got the car as clea n_19_ it could be, a police car stopped just behi nd him and a policema n got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “ Have you reported this _20_ to us yet, sir? ”
1. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
20. A. barga in B. sale C. accide nt D. result
The word “ plastic ” comes from the Greek word “ Platicos ” and is used to
describe_1_which can be easily shaped.
The history of plastics is Ion ger tha n you might_2 _.ln fact _3_ manm ade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hun dred years ago. It was called
赛璐
“ celluloid （
璐）” .It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it was the America ns who first produced it on a large scale duri ng the year 1860.Everybody was
_5_by this new material which could be moulded （ 用模子做）into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.
so B. such C. very D. too keep
B. repair
C. sell
D. throw
an
xious B. lucky C. ashamed D. gen erous some B. n either C. none D. most
delighte
d B. upsel t C. calm
D. ast oni shed
on B .up C. it D. that
lear n B. miss
C. get D
.find
messag e B. advice
C. request
D. descripti
on
2. A.
3. A.
4. A.
5. A.
6. A.
7. A.
8. A. 9. A.
C. has B. loses
D. spends 10. A. uses
11. A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. an swer
12. A. tell B. see C.
agree
D. call
13. A. exact B. suitable C. early te 14. A. follow B. meet
C. bring
D. in troduce 15. A. recog nize
B. gai n
C. admire
D. test
16. A. happe ning B. mea ning C. turning D. faili ng
17. A. read B. in serted C. an swered D. placed 18. A. forget
B. show
C. disagree
D. admit
19. A. as B. that C. so
D.such
Poor young men _7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars（领子）.The collars were hard and un comfortable. But they did not have to be sent to
wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,
_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite （酚醛塑料）.Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich people _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours.
1. A. something B. everything C. thing D. anything
2. A. wish B. think C. want D. hope
3. A. first B. at first C. for the first D. the first
4. A. So B. But C. And
D. As
5. A. surprised B. excited C. told D. frightened
C. was
D. is
7. A. waiting B. running 8. A. going B. sure 9. A. could B. ought to 10. A. which B. who 11. A. for B. like 12. A. done B. produced
13. A. between B. on 14. A. much B. great.
15. A. The man B. He
16. A. as B. with C. by
17. A. already B. still
C. walking
D. working
C. about
D. able C. must D. should
C. whom
D. that
C. in
D. of
C. worked
D. made C. among D. about
C. never
D. little
C. It
D. The scientist D. to
D. yet
C. also
6. A. be B. were
18. A. used B. hoped C. were used D. had
20. A. in B. by C. from D. of
In order to be a success in the America n bus in ess world, you must
“ get along
people. You must learn to con duct yourself in such a way _1_ you earn the affecti on and respect of others._2_ we have already poin ted out, America ns_3_ bus in ess and pleasure.
Therefore, lear ning how to _4_ in formally can be a help with your America n bus in ess
_5_.America ns like to talk about a _6_of differe nt topics — sports, politics, cars, popular movies and televisio n shows and pers onal in terests. Many large America n cities have sports teams. If you are _7_ with America ns in the Un ited States, it would be a good idea to _8_out about the local sports teams so that you can _9_ in the almost in evitable discussi ons about
“ how our _10_ will do this year ” .Politics can be a _11_ topic uni ess every one is of the same
mind _12_.Limit your discussi ons to ask ing questio ns of your frien ds. Most America ns are
_13_ owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. You can con tribute _14_talk ing about cars you have owned or by _15_ in formatio n you have read in automotive magaz in es. America ns watch televisi on almost every ni ght and atte nd movies regularly,
_16_ n aturally televisi on shows and the _17_ movies become topics for discussi on s. If you are un able to _18_ America n televisi on or atte nd America n movies, readi ng the _19_ sect ion of such magaz ines as Time News week will keep you up to date on _20_is popular in
America.
B. total
C. group
D. nu mber 7. A. meet ing
B. worki ng
C. livi ng
D. playi ng
8. A. find B. learn C. go D. stay 9. A. work B. participate
C. succeed
D. break
19. A. took
B. loved
C. enjoyed
D. disliked
with
1. A. which
2. A. While
3. A. mix
4. A. con duct
B. where B. Si nee B. enjoy B.appear
C. as C. As C. like C. behave
D .that D. Because D. man age
D. chat
5. A. friends B. efforts C. con tacts D. compa nies
6. A. bit
10. A. group B. bus in ess C. compa ny D. team
11. A. com mon B. sen sitive C. special. D daily
12. A. politically B. econo mically C. professi on ally D. pers on ally
13. A. house B. car C. bus in ess D. la nd
14. A. to B. toward C. by D. through
15. A. collect ing B. shari ng C. gatheri ng D. an alyz ing
16. A. so B. therefore C. thus D. he nee
17. A. in terest ing B. excit ing C. excelle nt D. latest
18. A. wit ness B. look C. watch D. gla nee
19. A. en terta inment B. sports C. bus in ess D. movie
20. A. which B. that C. what D. as
You've bee n away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.
On this special day for teachers across the coun try, I can _1_keep myself from telli ng your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.
Do you still remember the happy _2_about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your
_3_.You, a beautiful young lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village.
Soon after, we bega n to find you were part of your stude nts and their simple hon est pare nts. The villagers found their childre n _5_more time on their books _6_ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still _7_ that one day you might leave. You _8_a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their_9_ of your leavi ng. You went all out in the _10_ of your stude nts, help ing them not only in their studies but also in their tuiti on（学费）.You ofte n emphasized to us the _11_ of on e's life, so that must have bee n what you were _12_ in those five years!
One cold morni ng whe n class bega n, you en tered the room _13_ you had bee n crying _14_ .In your class, we _15_ but looked away from your eyes. You _16_for some time as if you were _17_to find this r ight word …you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfrie nd wan ted you more …
On the followi ng morni ng, we _18_ you the very best and the villagers gave you their _19_The train took you away and your broke n _20_The other day I happe ned to hear my pare nts chatt ing that you had lung can cer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
1. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon
Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States, but divorce （ 离婚 ） is becoming_1_as “ popular ” .Most American people get married, _2_,at the present time, and fifty percent of American marriages end _3_ divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not _4_ single. They get married a second time to _5_ partners. Sociologists （ 社会 学家 ）tell us that in the next century, _6_American people will marry three _7_ four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, _8_this new social form serial （
连续
的 ）marriages. In his book Future Shock, Toffler gives many _9_ for this change in American marriage. In modern society, _10_ lives don't stay the same for very long.Americans_11_ change their jobs, their homes, and their circles of _12_So,the person who was a _13_ husband or wife ten years ago is
3. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech
4. A. promised B. answered C. permitted D. agreed
5. A. shared B. spent C. paid D. devoted
6. A. even B. ever C. soon D. still
7. A. considered B. feared C. supposed
D. doubted 8. A. wore B. pretended C. gained
D. presented
9. A. pule B.
trouble
C. question
D. fear 10. A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field 11. A. way B. wealth C. value D. cost 12. A. after B. for C. with
D. against 13. A. as if B. because C. even though D. before 14. A. happily B. bitterly C. anxiously
D. angrily 15. A .listened B .talked C. discussed D. studied 16. A. explained B. stopped C. talked
D .spoke 17. A. thinking B. worrying C. crying
D. trying 18. A. hoped B expected C. wished
D. brought 19. A. thanks B. satisfactions C. expressions D. rewards
20. A. boy
B. class
C. heart
D. memory
2. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight
sometimes not as good ten years _14_After some years of marriage, a husband and wife can _15 _that their lives have become very different, and they
don't 16the same interests anymore. For this reason, Toffler says, people in the twenty first
century will not _17_ to marry only one person for an _18_ lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then marry _19_.Most Americans
expect to have a
“ ・・
“ marriage
” that _20_ three or four marriages.
1. A. already B. almost C. ever D. even
2. A. anyway B. then C. but D. therefore
3. A. with B. from C. in D. for
4. A. live B. take C. make D. stay
5. A .new B. old C. young D. pretty
6. A. most B.
main C. few D. mostly
7. A. and B. by C. or D. to
8. A. asks B. calls C. tells D. lets
9. A. causes B. chances C. problems D. reasons
10. A.
human's B. people's C. person's D. man's
11. A. frequently B. quickly C. rapidly D. fast
12. A. parents B. classmates C. neighbors D. friends
13. A. polite B. strict C. good D. unfriendly
14. A. late B. latter C. lately D. later
15. A.
imagine B. feel C. believe D. suppose
16. A. enjoy B. hold C. divide D. share
17. A. desire B. plan C. wish D. design
18. A. entire B. extreme C. total D. whole
19. A. the other B. others C. other D. another
20. A.
appears B. happens C. includes D. carries
The word “sharp
”can be _1_ to describe many different things in your home,scrloaosm
and places of work. In this chapter, the writer _2_sharp pencils, meaning pencils with a very fine _3_.The writer does not like dull pencils.
We can also use “ sharp ” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “ sharp ”sctroibdeea _4_ kind of point,_5_as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives.
Scissors have blades, too, and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull.
Furthermore, the points of scissors are _6_ sharp or rounded _7_ on the kind of scissors.
Some tools, such as saws, scrapers, and garde n tools, also have blades. We can use the words
“ sharp ” and “ dull ” to describe the blades of these tools, _8_.Sharp knives, scissors, and tools are_9_to use. They cut things easily and quickly, without effort.
“ Sharp ”n be used to describe the edges of furniture and _10_some containers. For
example, the edge of a table or desk can be _11_」n additi on; we can describe the edge of
_12_ ope n can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp_13_ to cut your hand. A piece
of _14_ from a broke n jar or bottle is_15_very sharp.
_16_we sometimes use “ sharp ” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very
well _17_.A pers on who is sharp, on the other han d, is in tellige nt, smart, an d_18_ lear n and un dersta nd.
To summaries, “ sharp ” can be used to describe many kinds of _19_ that have blades,
poin ts, and edges. When we used it to describe people, it can mean nice look ing, well dressed,
or in tellige nt. It is an expe nsive word _20_ it can be used in many differe nt ways.
1. A. writte n B. used C.seen D. taken
2. A. talks about
B. takes care of
C. does n't like to men ti on
D. makes up his mi nd to
3. A. sharp B. color C. poi nt D. edge
4. A. some B. any C. only D. certa in
5. A. so B. as soon C.such D. or
6. A. either B. n either C. too D. very
7. A. worki ng B. which are C. is D. spe nding
8. A. too B. even C. either D. ever
9. A. difficult B. easy C. in terest ing D. clea n
10. A. for B. with C. of D. at
11. A. seen B. sharp C. smooth D. hard
12. A. an B. a C. the D.
13. A. so as B. in order C. so that D. enough
14. A. n ews B. glass C. i nformatio n D. advice
15. A. aga in B. quite C. rather D. ordi narily
1 6A. However B. Fi nally C. Therefore D. I n this
way
1 7 . A. prepared B.dressed C. mann ered D. served
1 8 . A. easy to B .is to C. to D. quick to
19 A funny things B. knives C. objects
D. containers
20. A. because B. even if C. though D. not only
After lun ch, without permissi on from pare nts, the two boys set off to explore the part of the beach which lay beyond the headland（陆岬，伸出海面的尖形高地）.They had persuaded
their young sister to _1_, say ing that the long walk would be too _2_for her. Once they had got in the head land, the beach reached away en dlessly before them. It was like _3_a new world. There were damp, dark caves to _4_,there were many_5_ among the rocks, full of sea creatures（生物）;and, here and there along the beach were those _6_ objects, washed up and _7_ by the tide.
The after noon passed _8_The sun was already _9_whe n the boys relucta ntly（恋恋不舍地）_10_ to make their _11_ homewards. But long before they reached the headla nd, they could see that the tide had come in so sudde n that they were now _12_from either end of the beach. Their only chanee of _13_ was to find a way up the cliff（悬崖）nearby.
They soon find a n arrow path _14_ the cliff top. But half way up their path was_15_by a large rock which they could not climb_16_The two boys had to_17_ at the top of their voices, _18_ that some one
might_19_over the top of the rock, and fin ally came their father with two policeme n. _20_of them climbed dow n a rope which was lowered over the rock. The boys were the n pulled to safety, and thus saved from spe nding
a miserable ni ght on the cliff.
1. A. keep quiet B. stay beh ind C. take a rest D. joi n them
2. A. tiring B. excit ing C. unin terest ing
D. impossible
3. A. discoveri ng B. facing C. enjoying
D. imagi ning
4. A. look up B. explore C. hide in D. search
5. A. lakes B. rivers C. waterfalls D. pools
6. A. dirty B .light C. stra nge D. clea n
7. A. moved B.covered C. beate n D. left
8. A. quickly B. un expectedly C. fin ally
D. sudde nly
9. A. leavi ng B. dropp ing C. goi ng D. sett ing 1
A. forgot
B. decided
C.succeeded
D. turned
11.A. road B. way C. track D. path
1 2 . A. cut off B. left behi nd C. held back D. put away
1 3 . A. running
off
B. keep ing clear
C. gett ing away
D. tur ning
back
1 4 . A. reach ing B. pass ing C. going up D. leadi ng to
1 5 . A. blocked B. covered C. stopped D. filled
1 6 . A. on
B. over
C.
round
D. through
1 7 . A. shout B. shoot C. repeat D .renew
1 8 . A. wan ti ng B. guess ing C. believ ing D. hop ing
1 9 . A .tur n B. appear C. hide D. climb
20. A. Any B. None C. One D. First
In Brita in, people have differe nt attitudes to the police. Most people gen erally _1_them and the job they do —although there are certa in people who do not believe that the police _2_have the power that they do.
What does a policema n actually do? It is not _3_job to describe. After all, a policema n has a nu mber of jobs in _4_.A policema n ofte n has to con trol traffic, either _5_ foot in the cen tre of a tow n, or in a police car on the roads. In deed, in Brita in, he might be in the Traffic Police and spe nd all, or a lot of, his time _6_up and dow n main roads and motorways. A traffic policema n has to help keep the traffic movi ng, stop _7_motorists and help whe n there is an accide nt.
A policema n has to help keep the _8_, too. If there is a fight or some other disturba nee, we _9_ the police to come and restore order. And they ofte n have to _10_ situati on at great risk to their own _11_.
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policema n, _12_ he is not a detective（侦探）,will ofte n have to help_13_a nd arrest crim in als.
And _14_ do we call whe n there is an emerge ncy —an air crash,a_15_,a road accide nt, or a robbery? We call the police. _16_a policema n has to be _17_to face any un pleasa nt emerge ncy that may happe n in the _18_ world.
The police do an absolutely n ecessary job, they do it _19_ well and I support them, but I do not envy policeme n. I do not think that I could _20_ do the job of a policema n.
1. A. dislike B. join C. appreciate D. admire
2. A. should B. would C. could D. must
3. A. a funny B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy
4. A. it B. one C. his D. them 5A.on B. by C. under D. with
6. A. walking B. driving C. wandering D. searching
7. A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drunken
8. A. peace B. silence C. situation D. condition
9. A. wait for B. call C. think of D. expect
10. A. turn to B. avoid C. deal with D. treat
11. A. safety B. families C. future D. friends
12. A. although B. as if C. however D. even if
13. A. get rid of B. question C. look for D. sentence
14. A. how B. where C. what D. who
15. A. power failure B. fire C. thunder storm D. thief
16. A. Yet B. Then C. As D. So
17. A. provided B. promised C. prepared D. presented
18. A. future B. modern C. real D. whole
19. A. extremely B. specially C. surprisingly D. particularly
20. A. hardly B. forever C. ever D. never
A high school history teache r once told us, “ If you make one close friend in school, you
will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_1_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily _2_.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough food _3_friendship to _4_. However, there can be_5_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our _6_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _7_ at arm's length? Do we want to _8_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _9_enough —and that' s all right. But at some point we need to
10 that our expectati ons are the same as our frien ds' expectati ons. The shari ng of_11_experie nee _12_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepe n
friendships. But it _13_be undertaken （进行）slowly and carried on only if there are _14_of in terest and acti on in retur n.
What are some of the _15_of frien dship? The greatest is the attract ion to expect too much too soon. Deep relati on ships _16_time. Ano ther “ major difficulty" is the selfish ness
to
think one “ possesses" the other,dncguhis time and attention. Similarly, friendships _17_ acti ons in retur n. In 18words, you must give as much as you take. Fin ally there is a questi on
of tak ing care of. Uni ess you spe nd _19_time together, talk ing on the phone, writ ing letters, doing things together, frien dships will die _20_ .
1. A. Kno wledge B. Teachers C. Experie nee D. Pare nts
2. A. un derstood B. formed C. realized D. produced
3. A. true B. com mon C. deeply
D. actual 4. A. desig n B. intend C. develop D.appear 5. A. no B. some C. any D.none 6. A. hearts B. thoughts C. acti ons D. minds 7. A. rema ined B. left C. kept D. stayed
8. A. own B. owe C. share D. spare 9. A. that B. very C. quite D. not 10. A. make sure B. remember C. expect D. check out 11. A. social B. ordinary C.good D. pers onal 12. A. i ncludes B. to in clude C. i ncludi ng D. in cluded
13. A. can B. need C. will D. must 14. A. marks B. sights C.scenes D. sig ns 15. A. difficulties B. differe nces C. adva
ntages D. thi ngs 16. A. cost B.spend C. ask D. take 17. A. require B. request C.depend D. suggest 18. A. some
B. many
C. other
D.differe nt
19. A. reas on able B. comfortable C. less D. a lot
20. A. for B. away C. out D. from
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak. When you 1 using them aga in, they 2 become strong aga in. Everybody knows this and n obody would think of 3 this fact. 4 there are many people who do not 5to know that memory works in the 6 way.
7 some one says that he has a good memory; he 8 means that he 9 his memory by practis ing exercis ing it. When some one 1_0 says that his memory is poor, he actually means that he 11give it eno ugh cha nces to become 丄2 .Have you ever 13 that people who cannot read or write usually have 14 memories tha n those who can? This is 15 those who 16 read or write 1J_remember thin gs. They have to remember dates, places, n ames, songs and stories. So their memory is the whole time 18 .So _19 you want to have a good memory, you should lear n from those people, 20 by remembering what you see, hear, feel and write. If so, you must have a good memory.
1. A. begi n B. go on C. stop D. con ti nue
2. A. quickly B. slowly C. soon D. at once
3. A. doing B. agreeing C. questioning D. answering
4. A. Yet B. Still C. So D. Certai nly
5. A. want B. seem C. get D. hope
6. A. other B. usual C. same D. opposite
7. A. As B. What C. While D. When
8. A. real B. actually C. true D. the n
9. A. wants B. builds up C. makes D. keeps
10. A.aga in B. else C. more D. once
11. A.do not B. is not C. n ever D. does not
12. A.poor B. weak C. stro ng D. healthy
13. A.seen B. heard of C. noticed D. thought of
14. A.worse B. better C. more D. less
15. A.why B. how C. because D. the reas on
16. ed to B. cannot C. try to D. have to
17. A.will not B. have to C. refuse D. cannot
18. A.ready B. being used C. busy D. training
19. A.if B. that C. though D. thus
20. A.please B. try C. train D. enjoy
It was a normal summer night. humidity（潮湿）hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister's heavy
1 from the bed next to me.
I could n't go to 2_, partly because of my cold and partly because of my 3 for the n ext day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a 4_.
Sweat stuck to my ach ing body. Fin ally, I gathered eno ugh 5_to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the ni ght. There was a big bright 6 _hanging in the sky, giv ing off a magic glow.
My sister tur ned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soun dly? Why was n't she 7 too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I could n't sta nd the 8 anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the_9 and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouri ng the red paste onto the brush, I clea ned back and forth, up and dow n.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some 10_of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, 11 _ me as he meowed（猫叫）his sad song. He was on the old orange couch, 12_on his front legs, wait ing for someth ing to happe n. He looked at me as if to say, " I'm 13_^pet me. I n eed a good hug." Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch 14 my birth, my parents' marriage, and hundreds of other little 1_5_.。