JOHN was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he 16        the girl 17 a rose (玫瑰) .

She was his pen pal.  She had helped him 18        both in study and life. They planned their 19        meeting for 7： 00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York. "You'll 20       me," she wrote, "by the red rose I'll be 21        on my coat. ” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for the girl with a red rose.

A young woman was coming 22        him. She was wearing a green coat and 23        was what he hoped Miss Maynell would be. But there was no red 24       . Then a plainlooking (相貌平平的) woman walked past. She was well past 40.  On her coat there was a red rose.

He did not hesitate (猶豫) ."I'm John Blanchard,and you 25        be Miss Maynell. I am so happy you could meet me. May I 26        you to dinner?" he asked.

She said, "If you asked me out to dinner,I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big 27        across the street. She said it was a kind of 28!I don't know 29        this is about,son," she answered. "   30       the young lady in the green coat who just went by begged (請求) me to wear this rose on my coat."

(   ) 16. A. was   B. wasn't   C. did   D. didn't

(   ) 17. A. by   B. with   C. in   D. on

(   ) 18. A. a lot   B. too many   C. kind of   D. lots of

(   ) 19. A. first   B. last   C. next   D. final

(   ) 20. A. ask   B. watch   C. find   D. follow

(   ) 21. A. putting   B. dressing   C. wearing   D. catching

(   ) 22. A. after   B. towards   C. behind   D. front

(   ) 23. A. nothing   B. everything   C. anything   D. things

(   ) 24. A. coat   B. word   C. talk   D. rose

(   ) 25. A. could   B. may   C. must   D. should

(   ) 26. A. take   B. bring   C. imagine   D. serve

(   ) 27. A. station   B. store   C. exhibition   D. restaurant

(   ) 28. A. challenge   B. test   C. chance   D. advantage

(   ) 29. A. how   B. when   C. what   D. whom

(   ) 30. A. If   B. So   C. And   D. But

(   ) 15. ―Do you like playing computer games? —No,but I         .

   A. used to   B. didn't   C. do   D. don't

(   ) 14. ―The light in his room is still on. Do you know         ？

―To study for the coming exam.

   A. if he works hard   B. what is he busy with

   C. why he works so late   D. when he will stop working

(   ) 13. ―Can you catch what the teacher said in the English report?

―Not at all. I can        understand her.

   A. sometimes   B. always   C. nearly   D. hardly

(   ) 12. It's too hard to        these problems. Will you give me some advice?

   A. work out   B. look out   C. hand out   D. find out

(   ) 11. ―Could you tell me what he said?

―Sorry,I        about what was happening outside just now.

   A. had thought   B. think   C. thought   D. was thinking

(   ) 10. ―Excuse me,sir,but smoking is not allowed here.

―Sorry,I didn't see the sign. I'll        my cigarette at once.

   A. put out   B. put away   C. put up   D. put off

(   ) 9. ―Peter doesn't know many people here.

           ―      

   A. So do I   B. So am I   C. Neither am I   D. Neither do I

(   ) 8. The old theater will close soon        some extra donations are made.

   A. so   B. unless   C. because   D. if

(   ) 7. ―Oh,dear!There isn't enough        for us in the lift

―No hurry. Let's wait for the next.

   A. floor   B. seat   C. room   D. ground