It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 　36 .

I worked in a 　37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 　38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 　39 home and my husband, being the 　40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 　41 I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 　42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 　43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 　44 a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 　45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 　46 . One of them was 　47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 　48 ?”

A look of 　49 crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 　50 since I had just made up my mind to do 　51 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 　52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 　53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 　54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 　55 to be late.”

36. A. break B. fever　 C. cold D. headache

37. A. foreign　 B. common　 C. busy　 D. noisy

38. A. earlier B. later C. easier　 D. simpler

39. A. getting　 B. cooking　 C. calling D. working

40. A. tough B. punctual　 C. generous D. careful

41. A. as　 B. since　 C. while　 D. if

42. A. pay B. change　 C. wait D. search

43. A. opinions B. trouble　 C. directions D. money

44. A. reached　 B. visited C. called　 D. left

45. A. skilled B. helpful　 　 C. experienced D. active

46. A. comments　 B. promises C. jokes　 D. offers

47. A. only　 B. still C. even　 D. ever

48. A. station　 B. office　 C. hospital　 D. hotel

49. A. panic B. relief　 C. sadness　 D. peace

50. A. duty　 　 B. fact C. reason D. lie

51. A. partly B. properly　 C. exactly D. perfectly

52. A. across 　 B. before C. beside D. behind

53. A. go up B. die down C. speed up D. turn down

54. A. teased B. shouted　 C. burst　 D. laughed

55. A. possible B. special C. good　 D. safe

试题答案

36~40 DCBAB       41~45 DACDB              46~50 ACCBD              51~55 CDBAC