Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Parents are busy people. If they are working, they are usually not at home 1.when/ after their children return from school. Sometimes it is necessary for a parent to write 2.an after-school note for their children. They sometimes put the note on the kitchen table, the refrigerator, 3.or another place where their children are sure to find it. A note is often a 4.better way to "talk" with a child than using the telephone. For one thing, parents have time to think about 5.what they want to say before they write. For6.another, the note lists all the information in one place. It is easy to read again and again People often forget all the details that they 7.hear in a telephone call. Finally, cell phones can be turned 8.off or telephone calls not answered. For these reasons, after-school notes are very popular with parents.
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 1, Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the trail to follow the smell of a deer track or 2some cause known only to him.
Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 3. He not only understands what we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 4back.
One morning, we took a different route, which led us to an unfamiliar trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 5. But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 6the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.
Soon it became 7that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 8, without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 9. The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.
Finally, we 10a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 11reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then drove us home.
Since our adventure, I 12that Beans probably knew all along how to get home. He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.
1.A. deer B. dog C. lady D. man
2.A. imagine B. consider C. explore D. present
3.A. smart B. sweet C. slow D. shy
4.A. turn B. kick C. jump D. speak
5.A. driveway B. path C. crossroad D. highway
6.A. knew B. saw C. showed D. made
7.A, mysterious B. ridiculous C. fascinating D. apparent
8.A. house B. forest C. field D. cottage
9.A. unconcerned B. unconscious C. undecided D. uncomfortable
10.A. left for B. went off C. came to D. drove toward
11.A. punctually B. frequently C. formally D. shortly
12.A. regretted B. remembered C. concluded D. confirmed
Cindy shut the door heavily and burst into tears. No one in the office knew she was so angry.
A. where B. whether C. that D. why
I'm tired out.. I all afternoon and I don't seem to have finished anything.
A. shopped B. have shopped
C. had shopped D. have been shopping
Listening to loud music at rock concerts caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
Tim is in good shape physically he doesn't get much exercise.
A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as
