—Do you have any room ______? —Sorry, we...

When the manager ______ her, the girl didn’t even look up.

A. went through    B. passed by    C. put down    D. took out

It was your decision rather than ours that ______ his being involved in the matter.

A. resulted from    B. lay in    C. brought in    D. led to

—Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?

—To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we ________ on this problem, trying to improve the situation .

A. worked  B. had worked   C. are working  D. had been working

Who Cares

Caro was blue that day. He was quietly seated in a chair, hesitating over whether to attend the ________ of his teacher in college or not. Staring at his graduation photo, he was lost in his memories of the past.

Ten years ago, Caro was glad to be chosen to give a speech at the graduation ceremony. That day he stepped up to the stage ________ and reached into his right pocket for the draft. ________, nothing was there. He tried hard to ________ for what was written in the draft. However, what he got was only sweat all over. He felt so embarrassed and ashamed that he ________ right away.

During the ten years ________ that speech, Caro still could not ________ off that horrible memory. ________, he didn’t keep in touch with any classmates.

“Honey, you should go,” his wife suggested.

_____ by his wife, Caro opened his eyes and said ________, as if he was________ in a difficult situation, “ OK, I will go.”

It was a cloudy day when the funeral was held.

Some of Caro’s classmates ________ around him eagerly after the service. Most of them complained of his________.

“Caro!” the monitor ________. “How are you? I’m sorry that in the last ceremony, I was too involved in those conversations to listen to your speech carefully.”

“What? You guys couldn’t hear what I was saying?” Caro could not believe that.

“Of course, everybody was ________ about chatting and couldn’t focus on ________ at that moment,” his monitor said.

Caro’s mind went ________. The rain ________ his face. A few minutes later, Caro recovered and breathed a sigh of ________, and smiled back at his classmates. It was he himself who cared too much for too long. Sometimes things don’t turn ________ to be what we thought. Just let bygones be bygones.

1.A. wedding    B. party    C. funeral    D. lecture

2.A. in high spirits    B. in no mood    C. in astonishment    D. in confusion

3.A. Amazingly    B. Curiously    C. Unexpectedly    D. Encouragingly

4.A. search    B. discover    C. look    D. read

5.A. stood    B. remained    C. prayed    D. escaped

6.A. before    B. after    C. until    D. over

7.A. shake    B. remove    C. get    D. turn

8.A. However    B. Therefore    C. Otherwise    D. Meanwhile

9.A. Announced    B. Annoyed    C. Inspired    D. Interrupted

10.A. unwillingly    B. happily    C. repeatedly    D. determinedly

11.A. struck    B. stuck    C. set    D. buried

12.A. crawled    B. walked    C. grouped    D. greeted

13.A. silence    B. absence    C. retirement    D. disappearance

14.A. cut in    B. brought in    C. took in    D. set in

15.A. devoted    B. addicted    C. excited    D. worried

16.A. everything    B. nothing    C. something    D. anything

17.A. peaceful    B. blank    C. shameful    D. unbelievable

18.A. fell    B. wiped    C. kissed    D. sensed

19.A. impatience    B. tiredness    C. anger    D. relief

20.A. in    B. out    C. over    D. off

In phone stands in the U.S. there are usually directions for using the telephone. All phone numbers have seven digits (数位), though letters and numbers are sometimes used in combination. There may be phone books under the telephones.

1. You can make dial-direct calls in most parts of the U. S. Look in the white pages book for long distance rates or more information on making long distance calls. Or you can call the operator for help. If you need a phone number that’s not in your phone book, call Directory Assistance.

2. Dial 1 plus the area code plus the number, and an operator or a computer voice will tell you how much money to put in. On operator-assisted calls, the operator will ask you to put more money in before your time is up. 3. If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number, call the operator and explain what happened. 4. Or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon (附单) that has the same value as the phone call.

Some companies advertise a service called WATS, which means Wide Area Telephone Service.

5.. These are called “toll-free numbers” and the area code for all of them is 800.

A. To make a long distance call, you’ll need to know the three-digit area code.

B. A person-to-person call can only be accepted by the particular person you are calling.

C. On dial-direct calls, you’ll be cut off at the end of the time you paid for unless you put more money in the slot (投币口).

D. If that person is not there, you will also be charged.

E. This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money.

F. You can dial a special number without a long distance charge.

G. There are two main kinds of long distance calls: dial-direct and operator-assisted.