Question

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am very  36  and go to bed early. For this  37  my first day or night in any new place is always quiet and very  38  happens.  39  my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very  40   and unusual.

At that time   41  in Southern Spain was a dirty and  42  looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by  43 . As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a   44  . I found a small hotel not far from the boat.

This hotel looked  45  and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my  46  around the city of Algeciras. And so I decided to stay in this  47 hotel on the quay(码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another   48 . The moon was full and it was a clear,   49 night. From the hotel I could  50 the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

The hotel had a narrow  51 and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I  52 a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the  53 . When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me  54  some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was  55 his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance(讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room. Then he said, Room Five, and turned back to his game of cards.

1.	A．frightened B．excited C．tired D．satisfied

2.	A．choice B．reason C．aim D．journey

3.	A．much B．little C．few D．many

4.	A．So B．Because C．And D．But

5.	A．ordinary B．common C．forgetful D．strange

6.	A．Gibraltar B．Algeciras C．Madrid D．New Delhi

7.	A．badly B．well C．wrongly D．good

8.	A．bus B．boat C．plane D．train

9.	A．guide B．driver C．hotel D．dinner

10.	A．clean B．dirty C．beautiful D．interesting

11.	A．friend B．address C．charge D．way

12.	A．small B．large C．expensive D．funny-looking

13.	A．reason B．person C．memory D．sight-seeing

14.	A．dark B．cloudy C．bright D．sunny

15.	A．look down at B．praise C．study D．forget

16.	A．bedroom B．doorway C．stairs D．bulletin-board

17.	A．came to B．picked up C．painted D．escaped from

18.	A．cupboard B．office C．desk D．doorway

19.	A．over B．down C．up D．under

20.	A．tired of B．enjoying C．throwing D．buying

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.C

20.B

【解析】略