When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 31 , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 32 .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly 33 cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move 34 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 35 . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something 36 . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need 37 . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”
“Airport? You 38 are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers 39 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and 40 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 41 to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no 42 you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll 43 in time.”
The 44 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 45 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something 46 happened. The car began changing. First, its color 47 from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 48 just above the ground. As the car 49 into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling 50 , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
1. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Otherwise
2. A. curious B. excited C. brave D. stubborn
3. A. proved B. seemed C. fell D. grew
4. A. forward B. around C. aside D. backward
5. A. stayed B. stopped C. arrived D. started
6. A. gathered B. moved C. dropped D. existed
7. A. help B. water C. rest D. gas
8. A. necessarily B. certainly C. basically D. normally
9. A. if B. as C. unless D. until
10.A. drive B. march C. follow D. walk
11.A. guidance B. signs C. notices D. address
12.A. way B. room C. time D. doubt
13.A. finish it B. get it C. make it D. have it
14.A. wheel B. window C. headlight D. door
15.A. continued B. rushed C. turned D. passed
16.A. sensitive B. strange C. imaginable D. horrible
17.A. appeared B. developed C. spread D. faded
18.A. floating B. rolling C. drawing D. flashing
19.A. returned B. pointed C. broke D. rose
20.A. voice B. tune C. sound D. tone
The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _________ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.
A. in terms of B. in view of C. in favour of D. in search of
It is reported that the government has _________ the outbreak of violence by sending a large group of soldiers to police the area.
A. gone for B. reacted to C. appealed to D. made for
Despite the fact that all three teams ________ different approaches to the problem, they were all immediate successes.
A. adopted B. acquired C. adapted D. accumulated
After hours of searching, their patience was _________ and they found what they were looking for.
A. calculated B. confirmed C. rewarded D. evaluated
The local government has been accused of not responding _________ to the needs of the homeless in the flood-stricken area.
A. constantly B. appropriately C. gradually D. selfishly
