Question

It was January 25th, 2008: Nisha and Akshaye's ____ anniversary. But things had changed since their marriage. The couple ____ about small things. Yet they still loved each other.

Nisha thought her husband might have ___ about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was ____ happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and ____ a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) ____ night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to ____ it up. There was a man on the other ____ of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the ____ station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra's number？”

“Yes, it is.”

“There was an ___ , and a man died. We got your number from the man's ____. We need you to come here and ____ the body.”

Nisha's heart ____. “Whhhaat? B．..but my husband is here with me.”

“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3：00 pm.”

She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it ____. She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given ____ chance, she would have mended all her ____. She was about to lose her senses. ____ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was ____ while I was ____ my way home this afternoon.”

Life might not give you a ____ chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.

1.A.marriage　　　　　　　　B．engagement

C．divorce D．birth

2.A.talked B．argued

C．quarreled D．agreed

3.A.remembered B．memorized

C．reminded D．forgotten

4.A.friendly B．luckily

C．surprisingly D．fortunately

5.A.giving B．holding

C．carrying D．delivering

6.A.gentle B．romantic

C．extraordinary D．normal

7.A.pick B．put

C．get D．give

8.A.beginning B．end

C．line D．call

9.A.post B．bus

C．police D．railway

10.A.incident B．affair

C．event D．accident

11.A.ID card B．passport

C．license D．wallet

12.A.realize B．know

C．achieve D．identify

13.A.sank B．drowned

C．shocked D．beat

14.A.departed B．arrived

C．appeared D．recovered

15.A.the other B．other

C．another D．one

16.A.mistakes B．failure

C．faults D．disadvantages

17.A.Suddenly B．Luckily

C．Unfortunately D．Sadly

18.A.thrown B．stolen

C．dropped D．attached

19.A.in B．on

C．above D．over

20.A.nice B．third

C．satisfied D．second

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.D

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.B

20.D

【解析】

文章大意：Nisha夫妇婚后虽然仍然爱着对方。但是却经常为小事争吵。在结婚纪念日，一个偶然的事情使他们意识到，在有机会纠正自己的缺点时，应该马上去做。

1.答案：A　从下一句可知，应该是他们的“结婚”纪念日。marriage“婚姻”；engagement“订婚”；divorce“离婚”；birth“出生”。

2.2】答案：C　结婚后，事情有了很大变化。他们经常为小事“争吵”。quarrel“争吵”；talk“交谈”；argue“争论，争辩”；agree“同意”。

3.3】答案：D　Nisha认为她的丈夫可能已经“忘记”了他们的结婚纪念日。forget“忘记”；remember“记得”；memorize“记忆”；remind“提醒”。

4.4】答案：C　当门铃响起的时候，Nisha认为丈夫记起来他们的结婚纪念日所以非常“惊”喜。surprisingly“令人吃惊地”；friendly“友好的”；luckily“幸运地”；fortunately“幸运地”。

5.5】答案：B　事实上，她的丈夫站在门外，手里“举着”一束花。hold“举着，握着”；give“给”；carry“运送”；deliver“接生，发表，递送”。

6.6】答案：B　他们开始度过一个“浪漫的”夜晚。romantic“浪漫的”；gentle“轻微的”；extraordinary“非同寻常的”；normal“正常的，标准的”。

7.7】答案：A　这时，电话响了。Nisha去“接电话”。pick up“接听”；put up“举起，搭建”；get up“起床”；give up“放弃”。

8.8】答案：B　在电话的“另一端”是一位男士。on the other end“在另一端”。

9.9】答案：C　从后文可知，交通事故后应该由“警察局”通知。

10.0】答案：D　由13空后的那一段可知，是“交通事故”。accident“事故”；incident“小事，事变”；affair“事物”；event“大事”。

11.1】答案：D　此处与18空前的wallet照应。

12.2】答案：D　我们需要你来警局“确认”死者身份。identify“确认身份”；realize“意识到”；know“知道”；achieve“获得”。

13.3】答案：A　Nisha的心“一沉”。sink“下沉”；drown“淹没”；shock“震惊”；beat“打败”。

14.4】答案：A　Nisha听说过人的灵魂在“离开”前会来见你。depart“离开”；arrive“到来”；appear“出现”；recover“恢复”。

15.5】答案：C　如果“再”给她一次机会，她会纠正自己所有的“缺点”。another“再一，又一”；the other“两者中的另一者”；other“其他的”；one“一个”。

16.6】答案：C　fault“缺点，失误”；mistake“错误”；failure“失败”；disadvantage“不利条件”。

17.7】答案：A　“突然”，她丈夫从厕所出来。suddenly“突然”；luckily“幸运地”；unfortunately“不幸地”；sadly“悲哀地”。

18.8】答案：B　“在回来的路上”，我的钱包被“偷”了。steal“偷”；throw“扔”；drop“滴落”；attach“连接”。

19.9】答案：B　on one's way home“在回家的路上”。

20.20】答案：D　生活可能不会“再”给你机会。a second“再一，又一”。