When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ______, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ______.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly ______ 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 ____ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ______. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something ______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need ______. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ______ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ______ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ______ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ______ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ______ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll ____ in time. ”
The ______ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ______ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ______ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ______ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ______ just above the ground. As the car ______ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ______, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
1.A. However B. BesidesC. ThereforeD. Otherwise
2.A. braveB. excitedC. curiousD. stubborn
3.A. fellB. seemedC. provedD. grew
4.A. asideB. aroundC. forwardD. backward
5.A. arrivedB. stoppedC. stayedD. started
6.A. gathered B. existedC. droppedD. moved
7.A. help B. gasC. restD. water
8.A. necessarilyB. normallyC. basicallyD. certainly
9.A. ifB. untilC. unlessD. as
10.A. driveB. walkC. followD. march
11.A. addressB. signsC. noticesD. guidance
12.A. doubtB. roomC. timeD. way
13.A. have itB. get itC. make itD. finish it
14.A. doorB. windowC. headlightD. wheel
15.A. passedB. rushedC. turnedD. continued
16.A. strangeB. sensitiveC. imaginableD. horrible
17.A. developedB. appearedC. spreadD. faded
18.A. rollingB. floatingC. drawingD. flashing
19.A. pointedB. returnedC. brokeD. rose
20.A. tuneB. voiceC. sound
D. tone
I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s ___________ I have to wait.
A. in caseB. so thatC. in orderD. as if
Prices of daily goods ___________ through a computer can be lower th
an store prices.
A. are boughtB. boughtC. been boughtD. buying
Courage is a kind of quality --- and that’s __________it takes to face the challenges in life.
A. thatB. whichC. whyD. what
Don’t be afraid of asking for help ___________ it is needed.
A. unlessB. sinceC. whenD. although
___________ time, she will make a first-class tennis player like LiNa.
A. Having givenB. To giveC. GivingD. Given
