Question

 I had spent over five exhausting（令人疲乏不堪的） years on my essay for my Ph. D（哲学学士）. and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had  36  a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change  37 . My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all—out run to  38  my flight. I had to stop to catch my  39 on a moving sidewalk when I  40 a woman in her fifties   41 with a carry-on bag.

I don’t know   42  , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on flight 567 to California?”

She responded, “Yes.”

“So am I ,” I responded．“Give me your bag. I’ll run   43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again. I   44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please   45 the plane for her. I   46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane   47 they closed the doors and   48  . After the plane leveled off, I   49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.

I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the   50 at seven o’clock in the morning. The  51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the   52 in their robes. As I slowly   53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile   54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before.   55 , whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.

1.	A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled预定的 D．ordered安排好的；

2.	A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions

3.	A．catch B．run C．get D．hold

4.	A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companions

5.	A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．seek

6.	A．walking B．struggle C．carrying D．running

7.	A．how B．why C．what D．where

8.	A．before B．immediately C．fast D．ahead

9.	A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened

10.	A．leave B．hold C．remain D．reserve

11.	A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied

12.	A．after B．when C．while D．before

13.	A．left out B．run away C．took off D．carried away

14.	A．presented B．preserved C．proved D．showed

15.	A．place B．university C．palace D．city

16.	A．meeting B．board C．essay D．argument

17.	A．professors B．ladies C．staffs D．teachers

18.	A．stared B．watched C．glanced D．looked

19.	A．like B．as C．of D．from

20.	A．Needless to say B．No matter how C．What’s more D．In the end

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】 略