Question

It is a thousand kilometres1    that desert. The road is2    nearly all the way. There are three small3   along the way.

Vickie reached the first place at ten o'clock. He had his4    in a little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Vicki wanted to5    through the night, for the days were very very 6    .

He left the restaurant at11: 10 and drove over7   hours. There wasn't a moon,but the 8   were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vickie thought, "It's an empty desert.

Not a tree. Not a house. Not a man." He could9    the endless white road in the car's headlights. A million stars looked down on him.

It was two o'clock in the morning. Vickie stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometres from the10    town. "I'll make some tea, "he thought. He got out of the car.

He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen metres11    He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, "Good morning. It's a12   evening, isn't it?" The man came forward out of the night, out of the desert. Vickie did not move.

The man said," You are going to13    some tea,aren't you? I often get a cup of tea at this

time. It's two o'clock. Cars always14    near here at this time. Sometimes I get a15   . Now

listen, and I'll tell you a story. Then you'll give me..."

(   ) 1.A. on   B. in   C. across   D. through

(   ) 2.A. well   B. good   C. long   D. short

(   ) 3.A. towns   B. cities   C. houses   D. islands

(   ) 4.A. tea   B. breakfast   C. lunch   D. supper

(   ) 5.A. walk   B. drive   C. fly   D. stay

(   ) 6.A. cold   B. cool   C. hot   D. warm

(   ) 7.A. sixteen   B. fourteen   C. twelve   D. two

(   ) 8.A. trees   B. birds   C. stars   D. clouds

(   ) 9.A. see   B. find   C. look for   D. make

(   ) 10.A. next   B. home   C. other   D. first

(   ) 11.A. below   B. far   C. high   D. away

(   ) 12.A. kindly   B. dangerous   C. lovely   D. friendly

(   ) 13.A. drink   B. make   C. grow   D. cook

(   ) 14.A. drop   B. land   C. pass   D. stop

(   ) 15.A. meal   B. bread   C. bear   D. rest

Answer 1

 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. C 

 9. A 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. D 

15. A前面講"I often get a cup of tea at this time"，sometimes應(yīng)該比often更進一步，并且應(yīng)選表示吃喝方面的詞。面包是不可數(shù)名詞，所以應(yīng)排除。