Question

Helen and Sally are cousins. Helen is a writer. She lives  41  to Sally, She is  42  writing every day. She doesn’t want to talk to others when she is  43  . Her friends know her well. If they want to see her, they often 44  her first. If Helen tells them she has  45  , they will come to her house.

Sally works in a  46  , She is a bank clerk. She has lots of friends and they often come to see her and talk with her.  47  Helen can’t write well when they are talking. She doesn’t know what to  48  to Sally. Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth. Ruth is  49  to help Helen. She says, “You can put a note on  50  door. It would say, ‘Nobody is at home. Please come another day.’”

1.	A．across B．next C．before D．behind

2.	A．friendly B．shy C．busy D．lazy

3.	A．working B．studying C．playing D．sleeping

4.	A．ask B．meet C．call D．see

5.	A．news B．food C．music D．time

6.	A．hotel B．restaurant C．bank D．post office

7.	A．And B．But C．Or D．When

8.	A．bring B．give C．say D．take

9.	A．quiet B．happy C．tired D．sorry

10.	A．Helen’s B．their C．Sally’s D．your

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

1.next to表示紧挨着，为介词，故选答案为B

2.根据上下文的意思连贯，be busy doing sth，为忙于做某事，故选C

3.根据下文的描述，可知答案为A，表示在工作时，不愿意让人打扰。故选A

4.根据生活常识内容，可知在拜访别人前，要事先打电话给对方，故选C

5.根据上文的内容，在拜访她之前，先要打电话给她，如果有时间的话，就将要来她家，故选D

6.根据后文的内容She is a bank clerk.可知答案为C，表示在银行工作。

7.根据前后句子的内容关系为转折关系，故选B

8.根据后文内容Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth可知答案为C，表示对对方说，故选答案为C

9.be happy to do sth,表示很高兴做某事，为固定词组搭配，故选答案为B

10.本题主要考查的内容为第三人称用名词所有格，故选答案为C