SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met me, even in bad weather. So when I went away to college, I knew I was in for a long 36 whenever I came home. The walk didn't bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I felt less than valued that my father didn't seem concerned about my 37 . That feeling was canceled one spring evening.
It had been a particularly difficult week at college. Tests and long hours in labs had left me 38 . I longed for home and a soft bed. Finally, the bus stopped at my destination point, and I 39 , beginning the long journey home.
A row of privet hedge (女贞树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my 40 , I was always relieved (轻松) to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view 41 a gentle rain began to fall. Suddenly I saw something 42 moving fast along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. Upon closer observation, I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew 一 each time I came home, he had stood 43 the hedge, watching, until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care, after all.
On following visits, that spot of gray became my beacon (指路标）. I could hardly 44 until I was close enough to watch for its covert (掩蔽的) 45 above the greenery. Upon reaching home, I would find my father sitting in his chair. "So! It's you!" he 46 say, pretending to be surprised.
I replied, "Yes, Dad, it's me. I'm home."
The greatest happiness of life is the fact that we are 47 .
36. A. walk B. time C. patience D. anxiety
37. A. study B. safety C. suitcase D. growth
38. A. figured out B. given out C. made out D. worn out
39. A. stepped off B. drove off C. took off D. came off
40. A. journey B. trouble C. adventure D. arrangement
41. A. when B. after C. that D. because
42. A. bright B. gray C. funny D. strange
43. A. beyond B. over C. behind D. through
44. A. wait B. promise C. approach D. follow
45. A. performance B. action C. feeling D. movement
46. A. did B. could C. should D. would
47. A. trusted B. saved C. loved D. encouraged
. I want to be very careful to talk only about ____ we've formally tested.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
If we had taken the other road, we ________ earlier.
A. would arrive B. might arrive C. had arrived D. might have arrived
The driver _____, according to the newspaper, to have been killed in the traffic accident.
A. said B. was saying C. was said D. had been said
．— Have you ever visited the Opera House?
—Yes．When I was in Sydney, I ______ it twice．
A．have visited B．visited C．had visited D．would visit
Oh, much smoke here ! Somebody _____ the window, please.
A. opens B. open C. shall open D. will open
