阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___1___ that he didn’t know what to do with ___2___.The person who had gone in ___3___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___4__ James. He felt __5___ that she had already got the ___6___. The problem was that he wanted this job ___7__. It meant ___8___ to him. He had ___9___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___10___ brilliantly at the interview and __11___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___12___ .He couldn’t ___13___ all those things he had ___14___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___15___.But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___16__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___17___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James ___18___ her . The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___19___ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs ___20____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.
1.A.healthy B.nervous C.careless D.confident
2.A.the managing directorB.the woman C.himself D.the situation
3.A.by B.with C.before D.after
4.A.Not like B.So did C.Do as D. Do like
5.A.doubtful B.sure C.angry D.astonishing
6.A.reward B.first C.prize D.job
7.A.hopelessly B.naturally C.easily D.so much
8.A.everything B.happiness C.difficulty D.nothing
9.A.dreamed of B.learned of C.thought about D. talked about
10.A.explaining B.performing C.answering D.performed
11.A.offered B.asked for C.being offered D. being asked for
12.A.crazy B.excited C.probable D.terrible
13.A.depend on B.afford C.believe in D. remember
14.A.kept B.been taught C.planned D. been supplied
15.A.leave B.go in C.prepare D. practise
16.A.take back B.put off C.give up D. put down
17.A.ugly B.pleased C.sad D.pretty
18.A.noticed B.loved C.missed D.hated
19.A.thought B.hoped C.wished D.regretted
20.A.shaking B.bending C.walking D.stopping
Before_____ white, the door should be cleaned thoroughly.
A. painting B. painted C. being painted D. having been painted
--- Did you seea man in black pass by just now?
--- No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
A. read B. was reading C. would read D. am reading
My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house ____ there is a power cut.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. so that
--- An ant has two stomachs --- one for itself, one for others.
--- Really? Quite interesting. I ____ anything about it.
A. don’t know B. have known C. haven’t known D. didn’t know
I’m sorry, sir, I _____ the work last Monday, but I was too busy.
A. ought to B. should finish C. must have finished D. was to have finished
