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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The last thing Jack wanted to do was wake up early and go to work on Monday morning. Getting out of the bus, Jack found there was still 30 minutes before his ________ began, so he________ to take a walk around the block to adjust(调整) himself to another busy working day.
________ walking, he ran into a young couple talking to each other in a foreign language. “Excuse me! Could help us please?” the woman called to him in strange English. “We are tourist, lost. Need ‘Dolphin’ hotel. You know where is?” She was courageous as she spoke a ________ language.
“I’m sorry, I don’t know. I’m in a hurry,” Jack said, and moved off. He was so upset about his problems that he ________ without thinking. Having walked about 100 feet, he felt he was wrong and ________ back. Luckily, the couple were ________ there. He walked up to them. “I remembered where the ‘Dolphin’ hotel is. I’m sorry, I just got ________ : there are hundreds of hotels in New York. It’s not far from here. you may ________ there. Just go straight to that crossroad, then turn to the left, and you will see a white-blue building. That will be the ________ you’re looking for.”
The couple thanked him, and Jack ________ lightly this time. But when he turned his back, he saw that the couple didn’t move, and the look on their faces was the ________ Maybe I was talking too ________ , and they couldn’t understand me well enough, he thought. All of a sudden, he felt that he could do something more important than sit in his office all day long. He knew that he couldn’t ________ these young people behind: they couldn’t possibly get to the hotel by themselves. He walked up to them once again. They looked at him in surprise. “I could ________ you to the hotel, if you still need my help,” Jack said. For the first time since the beginning of this month, he felt relaxed.
1.A. plan B. talk C. trip D. work
2.A. decided B. agreed C. remembered D. offered
3.A. If B. Though C. While D. Once
4.A. similar B. special C. modern D. foreign
5.A. calmed B. lied C. shocked D. begged
6.A. turned B. gave C. sent D. put
7.A. already B. almost C. still D. even
8.A. amazed B. confused C. bored D. tired
9.A. cycle B. walk C. point D. look
10.A. hotel B. couple C. tourist D. bus
11.A. answered B. escaped C. left D. passed
12.A. new B. good C. true D. same
13.A. strangely B. loudly C. quickly D. nervously
14.A. get B. fall C. stay D. leave
15.A. move B. guide C. follow D. introduce
The doctor told Kate’s parents last week that she ________ from her knee injury.
A. recovers B. is recovering
C. has recovered D. was recovering
New Zealand is a beautiful country ________ is known for its pleasant climate and amazing scenery.
A. who B. whose C. which D. where
When Lily worked as a nurse in the hospital, she experienced a joy in helping people ________ trouble.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
When she asked Peter ________ he was out of work again, he nodded his head and said yes.
A. that B. when C. whether D. how
After the earthquake, it seemed ________ the world was at an end.
A. as for B. even then C. even if D. as if