阅读下面短文,从短文后各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.
I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 1in search of it. I was very excited and 2as if I were going on the stage (舞台). I found the 3easily and ran breathlessly through a door into a(n) 4.
The woman in the office looked carefully at me 5through her glasses, and then 6me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 7. She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 8. I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 9to get a job without 10. I wondered whether I ought to leave 11the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her 12: “As a matter of fact, I’ve got someone in the office at this 13moment who might 14.” She wrote down a 15, and held it out to me, saying: “Ring up this lady. She wants a 16immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”
“Oh yes,” said I —— 17having cooked for more than four in my life. I 18her again and again, and rushed out to the 19telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently (有信心地) that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 20cook books.
1.A. bed B. house C. agency D. office
2.A. proud B. pleased C. nervous D. worried
3.A. family B. door C. place D. stage
4.A. office B. room C. hall D. house
5.A. as usual B. for a while C. in a minute D. once again
6.A. advised B. examined C. informed D. questioned
7.A. encouraged B. interesting C. hopeless D. pleased
8.A. place B. job C. advice D. help
9.A. difficult B. helpless C. possible D. unusual
10.A. ability B. experience C. knowledge D. study
11.A. after B. since C. until D. when
12.A. whisper B. say C. shout D. cry
13.A. late B. early C. very D. important
14.A. hire B. accept C. suit D. offer
15.A. letter B. name C. note D. number
16.A. cook B. help C. teacher D. secretary
17.A. almost B. never C. nearly D. really
18.A. answered B. promised C. thanked D. told
19.A. outside B. local C. farthest D. nearest
20.A. borrowing B. buying C. reading D. writing
—Do you mind if I keep pets in the building?
—______.
A. I’m afraid you can’t B. Of course not, it’s not allowed here
C. Great! I love pets D. No, you can’t
Can you see that building ______ by trees? That’s ______ we study.
A. surrounded; which B. surrounding; where
C. to be surrounded; in which D. surrounded; where
If you keep working hard like this, it won’t be ______ you can read the English novels in the original (原著).
A. before long B. soon after C. long before D. long after
—If you go hiking in the summer vacation, ______ me a ring.
—I will.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. gave
Hainan province lies ______ the south of Guangdong province, which is ______ the south of China.
A. in; on B. on; in C. to; in D. to; on