完形填空(共1小题)
阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even ________ .Many people have to walk a long way to work ________ they can’t even afford an old, used car.
Yesterday I ________ one of these people when I was driving home.A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a ________ from the passing cars.Two cars in front of me passed him by. ________ wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment.________ I drove back and gave him a ride.
As I drove along, we had a conversation and I ________ that the man was trying all his best to support his ________ while working a temporary(临时的)job.Every coin he had was going to________the house and food.
But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow ________ .His little girl was playing in the front yard and ________ into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the ________.I was almost lost in that happy moment.I smiled, said ________to them and wished them future happiness.Then I ________ .
That day, the journey home which used to seem so ________ became very short.
1.A.easier B.harder C.faster D.greater
2.A.and B.but C.because D.so
3.A.called B.followed C.saved D.saw
4.A.ride B.coin C.job D.map
5.A.He B.I C.They D.We
6.A.Actually B.Finally C.Firstly D.Similarly
7.A.decided B.hoped C.learned D.said
8.A.family B.friends C.relatives D.partners
9.A.depend on B.make up C.pay for D.take away
10.A.dry B.small C.dark D.bright
11.A.climbed B.fell C.knocked D.ran
12.A.bus B.car C.taxi D.train
13.A.goodbye B.hello C.sorry D.yes
14.A.drove off B.sat down C.stood up D.walked away
15.A.boring B.interesting C.long D.unusual
—Would you mind my sitting here?
—______! The man next to me has just gone.The seat is empty now.
A.You’d better notB.Of course not
C.Take careD.Wait a minute
—Did you and your sister go to Miss Brown’s party yesterday?.
—No.Neither of us ______.
A.invitesB.invited
C.is invitedD.was invited
—What age did you leave home?
—I left home at 18,Neil.I _____ your city for five years.
A.have gone toB.have been to
C.have been inD.have come to
— is it from the New Town to the old city centre?
—Less than 30 minutes by underground.
A.How soonB.How often
C.How longD.How far
—My Ipad has gone wrong.I’ll have it ________.
— Why don’t you have Uncle Wang ________ it? Nobody can if he can’t.
A.repair, repairedB.repair, repairing
C.repairing, repairedD.repaired, repair