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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-10 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。Mark Twain was a famous American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He was a busy man. He usually_______ something. When he was in the train, the conductor asked him for his_______ . Mark Twain looked for it here and there, but he could not find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said, “If you can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.” “Oh, but it does,” said Mark Twain. “I must find it. If I can’t find it, how can I _______ where I’m going?” Another day, he went to Dijon by train. He was very_______ and wanted to sleep. He asked the conductor to wake him up before the train _______ Dijon. But first he explained that he was a heavy sleeper. “I would probably protest (抗议)_______ when you try to wake me up. But do not _______ . Just put me off the train anyway.” Then Mark Twain went to sleep. By the time he woke up, the train had already been in Paris. He_______ that the conductor had forgotten his words. He was very _______ . He ran up to the conductor and began _______ him, “I never was so angry in all my life.” The conductor looked hard at him and said “I just put a man off the train at Dijon. You were not half as angry as him!”
1.A. accepted B. forgot C. expressed
2.A. ticket B. money C. books
3.A. know B. record C. believe
4.A. interested B. pleased C. tired
5.A. reached B. got C. arrived
6.A. slowly B. loudly C. quietly
7.A. agree B. compare C. mind
8.A. explored B. realized C. wondered
9.A. sleepy B. angry C. happy
10.A. agreeing with B. playing against C. shouting at
Simon is a good guy _________ his bad temper.
A. except for B. besides including
— I want to ______ 6,600 dollars. May I do that on the ATM machine?
— Of course, you may.
A. die out B. find out C. take out
— I find it difficult to learn Physics well.
— That’s true. Nobody can learn it well _______ he works hard at it.
A. if B. because C. unless
The twins look so ______ that I can’t tell one from the other.
A. similar B. fantastic C. expensive
Jerry won first prize in the speech competition. His parents are proud of his______.
A. accident B. success C. wise