I was waiting for a phone call from my agent．He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled．I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later．So I waited and waited, but there was still no call．Three hours passing by, I became more and more and impatient．I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me．I was overcome with that thought．I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on．Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket．
I stood watching her, speechless．What on earth．．．?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the test of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room----if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me．Kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control．” With that, she left the room．
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood （情绪） had changed．I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things．Twenty minutes later my agent did call．I was able to listen to him and talk to him and talk to him calmly．
1.Why did the author shout at the telephone?
A．He was mad at the telephone． B．He was angry with his agent．
C．He was anxious about his wife． D．He was impatient with the secretary?
2.What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?
A．She said nothing． B．She shouted at him．
C．She called the agent． D．She threw the phone away．
3.What made the author laugh?
A．His own behavior B．His wife’s suggestion
C．His changeable feelings． D．His wife’s sweet kiss．
4.What does the underlined word “anties” refer to?”
A．Smut words B．Unusual actions．
C．Surprising Looks D．Anxious feelings．
In 1990 a report was published about 1the earth might be like 20 years from then on．The report was a result of a three-year study．
According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a 2one．The world will be more 3because the population will continue to grow．The population could be 46,300 million, almost 2,500 million more than in 1985．More people would move into cities, 5cities in developing countries．Such cities as Cairo and Jakarta probably would 6have 15 million by then．
Food production will 7, but not enough to feed all the people．Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, 8most of the increase would be in countries that 9produce enough food for their people． 10increase is expected in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East．Poor farming ways are 11large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts．More farmland is 12as cities become larger and more houses are built． 13will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil．Many of the world’s forests could disappear as more and more trees 14．Energy will continue to be a serious problem．The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 15．They only pictured the situation that 16today．By changing the situation, by 17the problems, the picture can be changed．There is 18time for nations of the world to 19a plan of action．But they warned that 20too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success．
1.A．that B．whether C．how D．what
2.A．pleased B．pleasant C．safe D．clean
3.A．dangerous B．brilliant C．crowded D．awful
4.A．no more than B．as many as C．as much as D．as large as
5.A．especially B．specially C．deliberately D．apparently
6.A．none B．each C．all D．neither
7.A．insist B．reduce C．increase D．continue
8.A．so B．but C．or D．however
9.A．already B．hardly C．partly D．never
10.A．Much B．More C．Heavy D．Little
11.A．destroying B．protecting C．disturbing D．interrupting
12.A．saved B．lost C．discovered D．used
13.A．Air pollution B．Water pollution C．Some diseases D．All farmland
14.A．is cut across B．is cut up C．are cut down D．are cut off
15.A．must be true B．will come true C．can’t be true D．may be wrong
16.A．happens B．develops C．exists D．appears
17.A．settling B．working out C．answering D．dealing
18.A．much B．still C．less D．fewer
19.A．work about B．work at C．work out D．work for
20.A．working B．suggesting C．spending D．waiting
______ in her novel that she didn’t hear what I was saying．
A．So absorbed had Nancy B．So absorbed Nancy was
C．So absorbed was Nancy D．So absorbed Nancy had
You never imagine what trouble I have had ______ your house．It took me nearly 2 hours．
A．to find B．finding
C．found D．for finding
I _____ when it began to rain．
A．was about to going out B．was in the point of going out
C．was on the point of going out D．both A and C
—Which sport is the most popular in the US?
—It’s hard to say．It largely ______ what you mean by “popular”?
A．belongs to B．comes about
C．depends on D．determines on
