I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities     staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前臺) when I     and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I       hotel reception.

    “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any     in my bathroom. ”

    “Are you sure?”

    “Of course I’m sure!”

    “I’ll    our hotel engineer at once. ”

    An hour later, the engineer came to look at the     . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked     . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he      his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小費) for doing     ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something      staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the       to the receptionist (接待員) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a     situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly      to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I    into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.A. since                      B. while                   C. after               D. before

2.A. arrived                   B. passed                 C. left                  D. stopped

3.A. asked          B. ordered       C. called       D. told

4.A. toothpaste    B. water                   C. shampoo        D. soap

5.A. send                  B. catch                     C. trouble                D. watch

6.A. door           B. TV          C. shower       D. fridge

7.A. proud                     B. worried         C. angry           D. excited

8.A. put up                     B. cleaned up         C. looked after       D. held out

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

10.A. Seriously    B. Especially            C. Quickly           D. Luckily

11.A. at             B. with         C. of           D. about

12.A. problem        B. idea         C. way         D. mistake

13.A. helpful                 B. perfect                C. terrible           D. busy

14.A. how           B. what         C. why         D. where

15.A. broke                   B. looked                 C. rushed                D. moved

 

請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入相應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卷上將該項涂黑。(每小題1分)

    I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities          staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前臺) when I            and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

    “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any            in my bathroom. ”

    “Are you sure?”

    “Of course I’m sure!

    “I’ll            our hotel engineer at once. ”

    An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked          . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he            his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小費) for doing            ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.            , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待員) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a            situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I            into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.A. since           B. while              C. after               D. before

2.A. arrived                B. passed           C. left                  D. stopped

3.A. toothpaste B. water             C. shampoo       D. soap

4.A. send           B. catch              C. trouble          D. bring

5.A. proud                  B. worried         C. angry              D. excited

6.A. put up                  B. cleaned up    C. took back      D. held out

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

8.A. Seriously    B. Especially      C. Quickly D. Luckily

9.A. helpful                 B. perfect          C. terrible D. busy

10.A. broke                B. looked           C. rushed           D. moved

 

Scott works very long hours. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makes his breakfast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast he plays his guitar, then he puts on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the number 17 bus to the Santon Hotel. The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him. He goes home at 7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30, a tired but happy man. Can you think what his job is?
【小題1】Scott usually gets up at 5 p.m.
【小題2】Scott plays his guitar before breakfast.
【小題3】Scott’s bed time is 8:30 p.m.
【小題4】Scott works in the day.
【小題5】Scott is a tired man. He is a happy man, too.

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A few of years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane after the meeting ended(結束). The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert（沙漠）,    1   

The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other's stupid（愚蠢的） jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless（無邊的） desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when in the distance（在遠處） Chris found some kangaroos（袋鼠）. We were both excited and decided to get a closer（更近） look.  2  .We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per(每) hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!

Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo lying completely still on the ground.   3  He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then, he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together.  4  While I was focusing（聚焦） the camera, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up（醒來）, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.

I started laughing（笑） but Chris looked very serious（嚴肅）.   5   I started laughing even harder(更厲害). I stopped laughing, however, when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!

A. Chris speeded up（加速） to catch up with the kangaroos.

B. He said his wallet and passport（護照） were in the jacket.

C. In order to （為了）get there in three days, we drove very fast.

D. so we had to take food, water, and extra (額外的)gas with us.

E(AB). Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head.

F(CD). I was still surprised, but I took out my camera.

 

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.  “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely.  He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.  “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.  The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.  George fainted.

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.  He had eight thousand dollars.  He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr.  Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr.  Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too.  I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.  Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”

1.This passage tells us ________.

A．a serious case                          B．one part of a play

C．a humorous story                       D．a meaningful story

2.In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

3.Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A．George turned cold with fear.

B．George turned red with anger.

C．George was pleased with the end.

D．George was disappointed with the end.