8. 1 tried phoning Maggie’s office in the morning, but I couldn’t ______.
A. go over B. get through C. put up D. join up
9. Tom knew he would certainly get ______ if he was late home.
A. shout at B. to shout at C. shouted at D. to be shouted at
10. 1 hope you’ve got your own car, ______ if you haven’t we may have to hire one.
A. because B. so that C. ever since D. when
11. It was difficult to get a word in. Everyone ______ so excitedly about the play.
A. would talk B. was talking C. talked D. had talked
12. We had to make the corrections by hand as the computer ______ do them for us.
A. mightn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. wouldn’t
13. It’s often difficult to find ______ to express what you want to say.
A. exactly the right word B. the word right exactly
C. the right exactly word D. exactly right the word
14. Jane is back in May, by ______ the new house should be finished.
A. which B. that C. whom D. when
15. — I think Tracy needs to find herself a new job.
—______. This is what we’ve been talking about.
A. Exactly B. Cheer up C. Please do D. Really
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.
16 , she would mind the children and
17 anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of
18 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly
19 . What could she buy for her
20 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?
21 , even without any of the
22 , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula
23 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a
24 . She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,
25 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called
26 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the
27 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He
28 in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 29 just about everything.”
When they reached a
30 the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula
31 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to
32 why there seemed to be none
33 her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long
34 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your
35 .And this is my Christmas present to you.”
16. A. In return B. As a result C. By the way D. In a sense
17. A. try B. learn C. teach D. do
18. A. delivering B. mailing C. arriving D. sending
19. A. excited B. worried C. tired D. interested
20. A. American family B. own family C. friends D. classmates
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