When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. __21___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___22___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly___23__ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __24__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___25___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26__. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need ___27___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ___28___ are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___29___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___20___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___31___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___32__ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33__ in time.”
The ___34___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___35___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___36___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color __37___from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, __38___ just above the ground. As the car ___39___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___40___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
1.
A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
2.
. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn
3.
A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew
4.
A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward
5.
A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started
6.
A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved
7.
A. help B. gas C. rest D. water
8.
A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly
9.
A. if B. until C. unless D. as
10.
A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march
11.
. A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance
12.
A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
13.
A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it
14.
A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel
15.
. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued
16.
A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible
17.
A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. changed
18.
A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing
19.
A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose
20.
A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
Only when I left my parents for Italy _____ how much I loved them.
A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize
__________ made her succeed later on was the kindness and consideration _________she showed to all her patients.
A. That; what B. What; what C. That; that D. What; /
. I looked carefully at the text and realized that it __________women in the countryside.
A. intended to B. was intended to C. was intended for D. intended for
_______ you want me to fire you, I suggest you not wear sports clothes in the office next time.
A. As long as B. As far as C. Since D. Unless
The bridge _________2,000 meters long was designed by Frank.
A. measures B. is measured C. measuring D. measured
