Even though she had read the report carefully over and over, she glanced it ________ before handing it in.
At the sight of the snake, the girl stood there, ________(tremble) with fear and unable to move.
The boy was about to dive into the river ________ he found a catfish swimming in the river.
We were all anxious________ the fate of the missing airman.
—Have you heard Tom has got a promotion recently?
—Yes, he was appointed ________ as a manager last month.
It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye's ____ anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple ____ about small things. Yet they still loved each other.
Nisha thought her husband might have ___ about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was ____ happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and ____ a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) ____ night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to ____ it up. There was a man on the other ____ of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the ____ station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra's number？”
“Yes, it is.”
“There was an ___ , and a man died. We got your number from the man's ____. We need you to come here and ____ the body.”
Nisha's heart ____. “Whhhaat? B．..but my husband is here with me.”
“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3：00 pm.”
She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it ____. She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given ____ chance, she would have mended all her ____. She was about to lose her senses. ____ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was ____ while I was ____ my way home this afternoon.”
Life might not give you a ____ chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.
1.A.marriage B．engagement
C．divorce D．birth
2.A.talked B．argued
C．quarreled D．agreed
3.A.remembered B．memorized
C．reminded D．forgotten
4.A.friendly B．luckily
C．surprisingly D．fortunately
5.A.giving B．holding
C．carrying D．delivering
6.A.gentle B．romantic
C．extraordinary D．normal
7.A.pick B．put
C．get D．give
8.A.beginning B．end
C．line D．call
9.A.post B．bus
C．police D．railway
10.A.incident B．affair
C．event D．accident
11.A.ID card B．passport
C．license D．wallet
12.A.realize B．know
C．achieve D．identify
13.A.sank B．drowned
C．shocked D．beat
14.A.departed B．arrived
C．appeared D．recovered
15.A.the other B．other
C．another D．one
16.A.mistakes B．failure
C．faults D．disadvantages
17.A.Suddenly B．Luckily
C．Unfortunately D．Sadly
18.A.thrown B．stolen
C．dropped D．attached
19.A.in B．on
C．above D．over
20.A.nice B．third
C．satisfied D．second
