Question

James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so ___36___  that he didn’t know what to do with ___37___.The person who had gone in ___38___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so confident when she went in. ___39__ James. He felt __40___ that she had already got the ___41___. The problem was that he wanted this job ___42__. It meant ___43___ to him. He had ___44___ it such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___45___ brilliantly at the interview and __46___ the job immediately. But now here he was feeling ___47___ .He couldn’t ___48___ all those things he had  ___49___ to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___50___.But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___51__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry. At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___52___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. At that moment James ___53___ her . The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.” James suddenly ___54___ that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs  ___55____ and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as terrified as he felt.

1. A．healthy B．nervous C．careless D．confident

2. A．the director B．the woman C．himself D．the situation

3. A．by B．with C．before D．after

4. A．Not like B．So did C．Do as D．Do like

5. A．doubtful B．sure C．angry D．astonishing

6. A．reward B．first C．prize D．job

7. A．hopelessly B．naturally C．easily D．so much

8. A．everything B．happiness C．difficulty D．nothing

9. A．dreamed of B．learned of C．thought about D．talked about

10. A．explaining B．performing C．answering D．performed

11. A．offered B．asked for C．being offered D．being asked for

12. A．crazy B．excited C．probable D．terrible

13. A．depend on B．afford C．believe in D．remember

14. A．kept B．been taught C．planned D．been supplied

15. A．leave B．go in C．prepare D．practise

16. A．take back B．put off C．give up D．put down

17. A．ugly B．pleased C．sad D．pretty

18. A．noticed B．loved C．missed D．hated

19. A．thought B．hoped C．wished D．regretted

20. A．shaking B．bending C．walking D．stopping

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】略