Question

Gabriel Oak was a sensible man of good character who had been brought up by his father as a shepherd (牧羊人). He became a  36  like his father after growing up and was then managing to save enough money to  37  his own farm on Norcombe Hill in Dorset. He was twenty-eight, a tall, handsome  38  man, who didn’t seem to think his appearance was very important. One   39  morning he was in one of his fields on the side of Norcombe Hill.

Looking over his gate, Gabriel could see a yellow cart loaded with furniture and  40  ,coming up the road. Right on top of the pile sat a handsome   41  .As Gabriel was watching, the cart stopped at the top of the   42  ,and the driver climbed down to go back and   fetch something that had fallen off.

The woman sat   43   in the sunshine for a few minutes. Then she picked up a parcel(包袱)  lying next to her, and she looked   44   to see if the driver was coming back. There was no sign of him. She unwrapped(解開)the parcel and took out the mirror it contained. The sun shone on her   45   face and hair. Although it was December, she looked almost summery, sitting there in her bright red jacket with the   46   green plants around her. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, thinking that only the birds could see her. But behind the gate Gabriel Oak was   47  too.

36. A. worker               B. businessman       C. farmer           D. driver

37. A. produce              B. make                     C. keep                     D. buy

38. A. well-built          B. well-educated         C. well-dressed             D. well-arranged

39. A. summer              B. winter                    C. spring                   D. autumn

40. A. grass                  B. leaves                      C. plants                       D. flowers

41. A. lady                    B. man                       C. gentleman                 D. woman

42. A. farm                   B. hill                          C. fields                       D. road

43. A. angrily                B. hopelessly               C. quietly            D. impatiently

44. A. forward              B. up                            C. toward                     D. round

45. A. ugly                    B. friendly                   C. lovely                       D. lonely

46. A. fresh                  B. smelly                     C. salty                        D. sweet

47. A. laughing              B. working                 C. watching                  D. thinking

Answer 1

CDABC  DBCDC  AC