【正文】 g the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 4 the things he would need for the 5 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler‘s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 6 that he must have left his passport 7 . Whatever could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 8 to return to the bank. This was the 9 time he was representing his firm for an important 10 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be 11 to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 12 outside the air terminal. Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 13 the driver. He then 14 a good deal of confusion in the building. A 15 could be heard over the loudspeaker. ―We very much 16 that owing to a twentyfourhour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.‖ Passengers are 17 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 18 on tomorrow‘s flights. Phillip gave a 19 . He would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 20 his passport. 1. A. leave B. register C. check out D. pull 2 A. pleasant B. short C. long D. rough 3. A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight 4. A. counting B. looking over C. thinking about D. checking 5. A. trip B. plane C. meeting D. flight 6. A. remembered B. realized C. noticed D. learned 7. A. at home B. at the office C. at the bank D. in the taxi 8. A. time B. chance C. possibility D. use 9. A. golden B. last C. only D. first 10. A. journey B. visit C. business D. meeting 11. A. sad B. unable C. impossible D. difficult 12. A. stopped B. was driven C. reached D. was parked 13. A. left B. sent away C. paid D. said byebye to 14. A. started B. noticed C. caught D. found 15. A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice 16. A. apologize B. announce C. worry D. regret 17. A. advised B. forced C. told D. persuaded 18. A. ideas B. plans C. information D. time 19. A. loud laugh B. deep sigh C. big smile D. sharp cry 20. A. return B. find C. recover D. gather 53 A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 1 down。 it looked as if heaven had been broken open. Gleams of light appeared from windows of 2 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark. A 3 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5 her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a 6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire. The woman 9 old and tired under the bright electric light, 10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his 14 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 15 . They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever. 17 words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other 18 the boy stared at them, puzzled. The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 20 . 1. A. pouring B. falling C. dropping D. flooding 2. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. nearby 3. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly 4. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering 5. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating 6. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man 7. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside 8. A. made B. left C. asked D. told 9. A. became B. showed C. appeared D. sounded 10. A. so B. and C. however D. though 11. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still 12. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire 13. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked 14. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother 15. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend 16. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost 17. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not 18. A. as B. while C. when D. since 19. A. disappointed B. sorry C. happy D. sad 20 A. began B. stopped C. ended D. wanted 54 He hated my name, Whitney. My family never knew why. He wished for my name to be Nicole, which was how it became my 1 name. He was the first man I ever trusted, 2 my father, and he still is one of the few men I trust. He loves me。 I don‘t know why I 5 he will remember me when I see him. My dad and grandmother held his hands as they 6 him in to see me for the first time in four months. His bones 7 under his skin, and I could tell that his 8 no longer occupied his mouth. He didn‘t look like my grandfather。ve created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was 15 450 nautical m