完形填空二则

李智松

A

Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier， __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier， Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything， after which he would look in all the man's pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw， he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something， but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening， after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker's pockets  __14__ usual， he __15__ to him， “Listen， I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is？ I'm an old man， and today's my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I'm going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled， turned to Peter and said quietly， “Bikes.”

1. A. towards      B. down        C. to          D. up

2. A. filling        B. pulling      C. pushing      D. carrying

3. A. arrived      B. appeared    C. came      D. reached

4. A. ask          B. order      C. make        D. call

5. A. carefully    B. quickly      C. silently      D. horribly

6. A. that        B. where      C. how        D. whether

7. A. before      B. after        C. first        D. so

8. A. lucky        B. hoping      C. thinking    D. wondering

9. A. had been    B. hidden      C. hiding      D. have been

10. A. nothing    B. something  C. everything    D. anything

11. A. taking      B. smuggling  C. stealing      D. pushing

12. A. possible    B. strong      C. able        D. clever

13. A. through    B. thoroughly  C. upon        D. up

14. A. like        B. more        C. then        D. as

15. A. told        B. cried        C. ordered    D. said

16. A. cross      B. past        C. across      D. into

17. A. thing      B. work        C. job        D. duty

18. A. rest      B. back        C. retire      D. retreat

19. A. everyone    B. anyone      C. no one      D. someone

20. A. moment    B. long time    C. sometime    D. some time

B

A strange thing happened to Henry yesterday. He was on a bus and to __1__. So he stood up and rang the bell. __2__ make sure the driver heard him， he rang it twice， but the bus __3__ stop. And the conductor came and shouted __4__ him.

The conductor was __5__ angry and spoke __6__ fast that Henry didn't understand __7__. The bus stopped at the next bus and Henry got off. As he got off he heard someone said， “I think he __8__ a foreigner.”

When Henry got __9__， he told his wife about it.

“__10__ times did you ring the bell？” his wife asked.

“Twice，” said Henry.

“Well， that's the signal （信号） __11__ the driver __12__ on.” His wife explained， “Only the conductor __13__ to ring the bell twice. That's why the conductor __14__ so angry！”

Henry nodded （點头）. “I __15__，” he said.

1. A. got off      B. gets off    C. get off        D. get on

2. A. To          B. At          C. In            D. With

3. A. doesn't      B. don't        C. didn't        D. wasn't

4. A. in          B. on          C. of            D. at

5. A. so          B. as          C. at            D. because

6. A. so that      B. that        C. so            D. why

7. A. words      B. a word      C. speech        D. song

8. A. was        B. isn't        C. is            D. am

9. A. to home      B. at home      C. in home      D. home

10. A. How many  B. How much    C. How long    D. How

11. A. to          B. at          C. on          D. for

12. A. to go      B. go          C. went on      D. goes

13. A. allowed    B. is allowed    C. was allowed    D. allow

14. A. got        B. gets        C. is getting      D. gotten

15. A. seen        B. saw        C. see            D. did