阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.
As I __ my car, I saw one of my _ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _ , it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was __ I would be able to find my way back.
We __ about our work as I drove and __ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t __ me. But soon I __ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _ .
I was __ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my __ . It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I __ _ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, __ . Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _ _, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _ rolled his window down.
I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I __ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.
Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.
1.A. discovered B. approached C. parked D. searched
2.A. patients B. classmates C. students D. workmates
3.A. yet B. still C. but D. besides
4.A. night B. morning C. afternoon D. noon
5.A. afraid B. happy C. confident D. sorry
6.A. worried B. cared C. talked D. explored
7.A. before B. if C. as D. though
8.A. Everything B. Nothing C. Anything D. Something
9.A. attract B. delight C. bother D. enjoy
10.A. escaped B. existed C. imagined D. realized
11.A. quiet B. calm C. silent D. brave
12.A. across B. over C. within D. beyond
13.A. wheel B. engine C. watch D. seat
14.A. drove B. deserted C. washed D. stopped
15.A. helpless B. excited C. satisfied D. delighted
16.A. shadow B. truck C. lady D. animal
17.A. faster B. nervously C. closer D. back
18.A. unlikely B. slowly C. carefully D. equally
19.A. came B. mistook C. recognized D. missed
20.A. pulled into B. drove away C. ran across D. fount out
_____ you choose, you must stand by your decision.
A. Wherever B. Whenever C. However D. Whichever
______ Chief Engineer, as his family had expected made his father happy and proud.
A. Mike being appointed B. Mike’s appointed
C. Mike appointing D. Mike’s being appointed
—How about your travel?
—You can hardly imagine what difficulty we have had ______ the vast desert.
A.exploring B.explored C.to explore D.explore
After he retired from office, Rogers ______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up
The music of the film _________ by him sounds so ___________ .
A. playing, exciting B. played, excited
C. playing, excited D. played, exciting