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閱读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C或者D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

（一）

Jane was a few minutes late. Smith had ___1___ the office when she got there. His secretary[秘书] told her he would be back in a few minutes. She had to sit down and ___2___ outside the office. “Ill ___3___ get this job.” She told herself. For a moment she ___4___ to run out of the building. Just then， Smith came through the door and hurried into his ___5___.

A few seconds later his secretary took Jane in and told Smith her ___6___. Jane said ___7___ to him for being late. Smith did not seem to ___8___. They then had a short talk and got down to business. He ___9___ out her application[申请] letter for the job and ___10___ it.

“Youve never worked in radio or television before， have you？” he said. Jane answered that she was ___11___ she hadnt. Now she was even more sure that she would not ___12___ the job. __13__ Smith asked her a few questions.

To her surprise he seemed __14__ with her. She was even more __15__ when he asked her if she could start soon. It seemed that she had got the job after all.

（     ）1.A. returned B. left C. closed D. reached

（     ）2.A. work B. talk C. wait D. sleep

（     ）3.A. certainly B. again C. almost D. never

（     ）4.A. wanted  B. tried  C. had  D. began

（     ）5.A. car  B. building  C. office  D. home

（     ）6.A. age B. name  C. family  D. address

（     ）7.A. hello  B. please  C. sorry  D. OK

（     ）8.A. mind  B. understand

C. start  D. excuse

（     ）9.A. filled  B. kept  C. broke  D. took

（     ）10.A. studied  B. turned  C. wrote D. posted

（     ）11.A. sure  B. afraid C. happy  D. clear

（     ）12.A. lose  B. change  C. get  D. finish

（     ）13.A. First B. So  C. Then  D. Hardly

（     ）14.A. angry  B. pleased  C. careful  D. interested

（     ）15.A. sorry  B.terrible  C. surprised  D. tired

（二）

Sato Miyoko is a Japanese schoolgirl. She didnt have a camera. ___1___ she lives out in the country， there is no place ___2___ a very good camera. She decided to buy a digital camera online __3__ it could be sent to her.

She had searched the Internet for two hours ___4___ she found an ad for the Sony digital camera. She liked the ___5___. After she had found more information， she asked her father if she ___6___ buy it. Mr. Sato looked at the ad. Then he found ads for other cameras ___7____. After he had checked out all the information about different kinds of cameras， he believed his daughter had ___8___ a good decision. This camera seemed to offer the most at the ___9___ price. He helped her order the camera online.

Miyoko clicked ___10____ the screen， and a form appeared for her to fill in her personal information. Her dad helped her ___11___ the form and typed in his credit card number. Miyoko filled in their ___12___， address and e-mail address. Then a screen came up that read， “Congratulations！ You have ___13___ bought a Sony camera.” A week later Miyoko received the camera she had ___14___.

Miyoko came to Beijing with her friends last month. She enjoyed her visit to Beijing so much that she ___15___ with the new camera. They will help her remember this special trip forever.

（     ）1.A. For  B. As  C. Because of  D. As if

（     ）2.A. buy  B. find  C. to buy  D. to find

（     ）3.A. so  B. that  C. so that  D. while

（     ）4.A. when  B. then  C. while  D. after

（     ）5.A. ad  B. picture C. information D. size and shape

（     ）6.A. will  B. can  C. must  D. could

（     ）7.A. as well  B. by the way  C. in the end  D. at last

（     ）8.A. got  B. made C. found  D. did

（     ）9.A. good  B. better  C. best D. most

（     ）10.A. in  B. on  C. with  D. at

（     ）11.A. fill in  B. fill  C. write  D. copy

（     ）12.A. telephone  B. names  C. ages  D. telephone number

（     ）13.A. never  B. successful    C. success  D. already

（     ）14.A. seen  B. made  C. ordered  D. bought

（     ）15.A. has a good time  B. had a good time

C. takes a lot of photos  D. took a lot of photos

（三）

One hot night last July when our new baby wouldnt or couldnt sleep， I ___1___ everything I could think of： a warm bottle， songs， gentle rocking. Nothing would make him go to sleep. Guessing that I had a long ___2___ ahead of me， I brought a portable TV into his room， thinking that watching the late movie was the best way to kill off the ___3___ until early morning. To my ___4___， as soon as the TV lit up， the baby ___5___ right now and his little eyes were fixed brightly on the screen. Not to waste a chance for ___6___， I  then walked out of the room quietly， ___7___ him to watch Mickey Mouse.

My wife and I heard ___8___ of the baby that night， and the next morning when I went into his room， I ___9___ him still watching TV himself.

I found something for us to think over in my babys behavior[行為]. My wife and I had given him some books to examine， ___10___ he took no notice of them. When we ___11___ to him， he did not feel ___12___. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students dont read and they look down upon reading and scold[责备] those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV. After this experience with the ___13___， however， I have reached a conclusion[结论]， “let them watch it！ If television is much more ___14___ to children than books， ___15___ should we fight it？ Let them watch all they want！”

（     ）1.A. took  B. made  C. tried  D. learned

（     ）2.A. morning  B. afternoon  C. evening  D. night

（     ）3.A. hours  B. films  C. days  D. books

（     ）4.A. joy  B. happiness  C. surprise  D. anger

（     ）5.A. sat  B. slept  C. stayed  D. quieted

（     ）6.A. work  B. study  C. sleep  D. play

（     ）7.A. asking  B. leaving  C. letting  D. allowing

（     ）8.A. anything  B. something  C. nothing  D. everything

（     ）9.A. heard  B. found  C. felt  D. watched

（     ）10.A. when  B. since  C. but  D. and

（     ）11.A. read  B. listened  C. talked  D. wrote

（     ）12.A. difficult  B. comfortable  C. shy  D. wonderful

（     ）13.A. students  B. baby  C. readings  D. TV

（     ）14.A. attractive  B. strange  C. boring  D. surprising

（     ）15.A. what  B. how  C. when  D. why