Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decide to go by air. He liked　36　 beside a window when he was 　37 ,so when he got onto the plane, he　38　 a window seat. He 39 that all of them had already been taken 40 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Robinson was 41 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 42 .

When he 　43 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 44 ink and said, “This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Robinson had never seen such a notice in a plane 　45 ,but he thought that the plane 　46 be carrying something particularly heavy in 47 baggage room which made　 48 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and 49 another empty seat, not beside the 50 , to sit in.

Two or three other people tried 51 　in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 52 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 53 the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and 54 that way succeeded in 　55 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.

36. A. sitting　　　　 B. to sit　　　　　　　　　　 C. sat　　　　　　 　　　 D. sit

37. A. traveling　　 B. sitting　　　　　 　 C. flying　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sleeping

38. A. found　　　　 B. looked for　　　　　　 C. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 D. searched

39. A. found　　　　 B. looked for　　　　　　 C. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. observed

40. A. besides　　　 B. except　　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　 　 D. except for

41. A. glad　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

24. A. it　　　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached

43. A. get to　　　　 B. arrived　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 　 D. reached

44. A. by　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. of

45. A. past　　　　　　 B. then　　　　　　　　　　 C. ago　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

46. A. may　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　　　　　　 D. should

74. A. her　　　　　　　　　　 B. plane　　　　　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. it's

48. A. that　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　 　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. everything

49. A. see　　　　　　　　　　 B. seeing　　　　　　　　　 C. finding　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

50. A. one　　　　　　 B. window　　　　　　　 C. soldier　　　　　　　 　 D. girl

51. A. o sit　　　　　 B. sitting　　　　　　　　　 C. to seat　　　　　　　　　　 D. seating

52. A. watched　　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. found

53. A. seeing　　　　 B. watching　　　 　 C. seen　　　　　　　　 　 D. watched

54. A. in　　　　 　 　B. by　　　　　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

55. A. failing　　　　 B. having　　　　　　　　 C. missing　　 　　　 D. helping

 “You can’t catch me!” Janet shouted, ____ away. 

A. run               B. running              C. to run                D. ran

 The _______ smile on his face suggested he was _________ with what we had done.

A. satisfied; satisfying   B. satisfied; satisfied;  C. satisfying; satisfying  D. satisfying; satisfied;

 ____What do you enjoy doing in your spare time ?

  ___  ________some reading.

A. To do          B. Do         C. Having done       D. Doing

 The novel, _______ America’s financial crisis ,will be very popular once published.

A. set out         B. set off         C. set in         D. set up

 With an urgent problem ________,the manager decided to have a meeting at once.

A. solving        B. to solve        C. solved       D. being solved

 _______ such a heavy financial loss, Mr Smith found it difficult to run his company.

A. Suffering      B. having suffered    C. Suffered     D. To suffer

 I told him I didn’t know if she ________to the party, but if she _______ I would let him know.

A. would come   would come         B. came;   came

C. came ;        would came         D. would come; came

 I _________ to go to the cinema with you but I had to much housework to do.

A. intended       B. intend          C. had intended     D. was intending

----Hello, is that David?

 -----Sorry.  You ________the wrong number.

A. might dial      B. must have dialed      C, should dial     D. can have dialed