The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed (嘆息) to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had ___1___ some work home from the office, ___2___ he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise___3___ . But by eleven o’clock he felt ___4___ and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was ___5___ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he___6___ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and ___7___ his head in the pillow(枕頭). But ___8___ he could not shut off the ___9___ ，finally after ___10____ seemed hours his___11___ was gone.
He jumped out of bed, __12__ some clothing, marched ___13___ up the stairs and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who ___14___ him in his dressing gown(睡衣) came ___15___ the room and__16___ Mr. Wood could say anything, cried “My dear fellow, come and ___17___. I know our parties ____18___ you. I meant to send you ___19___.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said “I’d better go and get __20_.” Minutes later, he returned properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.
| 【小題1】 | | A．taken | B．carried | C．brought | D．fetched |
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| 【小題2】 | | A．with which | B．from which | C．where | D．when |
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| 【小題3】 | | A．outside | B．overhead | C．downstairs | D．nearby |
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| 【小題4】 | | A．bad | B．tired | C．sick | D．hopeless |
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| 【小題5】 | | A．useless | B．necessary | C．possible | D．helpful |
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| 【小題6】 | | A．had | B．found | C．caught | D．felt |
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| 【小題7】 | | A．buried | B．rested | C．shook | D．turned |
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| 【小題8】 | | A．till then | B．worse still | C．strange enough | D．even so |
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| 【小題9】 | | A．sound | B．noise | C．voice | D．tone |
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| 【小題11】 | | A．sleep | B．strength | C．patience | D．a(chǎn)nger |
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| 【小題12】 | | A．put on | B．dressed up | C．selected | D．wore |
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| 【小題13】 | | A．sadly | B．proudly | C．quietly | D．firmly |
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| 【小題14】 | | A．made fun of | B．stared at | C．was angry with | D．caught sight of |
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| 【小題15】 | | A．a(chǎn)cross | B．a(chǎn)round | C．towards | D．by |
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| 【小題16】 | | A．a(chǎn)s | B．before | C．though | D．until |
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| 【小題17】 | | A．meet as | B．sit here | C．join us | D．scold me |
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| 【小題18】 | | A．shall trouble | B．would trouble | C．need bother | D．should bother |
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| 【小題19】 | | A．a(chǎn) notice | B．a(chǎn) message | C．a(chǎn)n invitation | D．a(chǎn)n apology |
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| 【小題20】 | | A．washed | B．changed | C．dressed | D．prepared |
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