II. Cloze test : (25%)
(A)
Mrs Brown dialed her daughter's number and sang out, “Hello, ( 1 ) . How are you?”
“Terrible, Mom. My back is (2) me, the children are acting up , (3) I'm expecting six guests for dinner .”
“Don't worry. I'm coming (4). I'll feed the children, and ( 5 ) a dinner your guests will ( 6 ) forget .”
“You're an angel . How' s Dad? ”
“Dad? ---- you know Daddy (7) nine years ago . ”
A moment of silence . “What (8) are you calling?”
“8284494.”
“This is 8284491．”
“Oh , ( 9 ) . I dialed the wrong number . ”
“Hold on ! Please ! ---- Does this mean you're not (10) over?”
[ ]1．A．pardon B．dear C．you D．aha
[ ]2．A．beating B．hurting C．killing D．wounding
[ ]3．A．on B．and C．except. D．therefore
[ ]4．A．immediately B．later C．tomorrow D．finally
[ ]5．A．do B．cook C．boil D．eat
[ ]6．A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．already
[ ]7．A．left B．starved C．fled D．died
[ ]8．A．number B．address C．people D．unit
[ ]9．A．thanks B．sorry C．great D．terrible
[ ]10．A．dialing B．coming C．calling D．talking
It is ____ that most of us want to go outing.
| A．such fine weather | B．such a fine weather |
| C．so fine weather | D．so fine a weather |
Mary couldn’t help but _____ in despair, staring at the fox which had blood-red eyes and seemed _____ her.
| A．feeling; to be watching | B．feel; watching |
| C．feel; to be watching | D．to feel; to have watched |
If there’s a lot of work _____, I’m happy to just keep on until it is finished.
| A．to do | B．to be doing | C．done | D．doing |
The bank is reported in the local newspaper _____ in broad daylight yesterday.
| A．being robbed | B．to have been robbed | C．robbed | D．having been robbed |
The firm is now in the _____ of moving the main equipment to new place.
| A．process | B．action | C．development | D．direction |