A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show, where she didn’t know anyone. It made her   1   hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew   2  , there was no   3   to feel shy,   4   she had made up her mind to enjoy people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any   5   feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its other   6  －she had left so many other   7  , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this   8   was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her   9 .

She had put on her   10   black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of   11   for one evening, but now they had   12   old Miss Hutton of all people to give the   13   speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting

  14   about it, for it was the first rule her   15   had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as   16   showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her   17   dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! By   18   out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her   19   with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She   20   herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

1．A．face                      B．show                  C．room                  D．dress

2．A．nothing                 B．nobody                C．everything           D．everybody

3．A．chance                  B．time                    C．reason                 D．use

4．A．so                        B．but                      C．for                      D．there

5．A．mixed                   B．joyful                  C．sad                     D．happy

6．A．guests                   B．people                 C．place                   D．things

7．A．house                   B．friends                C．hotels                  D．offices

8．A．morning                B．afternoon             C．evening               D．night

9．A．life                       B．work                   C．school                 D．home

10．A．large                   B．best                    C．most                   D．worst

11．A．service                B．exhibition             C．group                  D．attention

12．A．ordered               B．chosen                C．wished                D．helped

13．A．long                    B．great                   C．goodbye              D．welcome

14．A．excited                B．anxious               C．puzzled               D．pleased

15．A．teacher                B．friend                  C．husband              D．doctor

16．A．they                    B．he                       C．it                        D．she

17．A．black                  B．white                  C．red                     D．green

18．A．getting                B．putting                C．breathing             D．speaking

19．A．action                 B．speech                C．work                  D．performance

20．A．made                 B．enjoyed               C．understood         D．thought

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show where she didn't know anyone. It made her 　(1)　 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion(场合) like this when she knew 　(2)　, there was no 　(3)　 to feel shy.　(4)　 she had made up her mind to 　(5)　 people's attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its 　(6)　 －she had left so many other 　(7)　, and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

　　Yet this 　(8)　 was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her 　(9)　. She had put on her 　(10)　 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 　(11)　 for one evening, but now they had 　(12)　 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 　(13)　 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense(意义) in getting 　(14)　 about it, for it was the first rule her 　(15)　 had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 　(16)　 showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her 　(17)　, dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor's orders worked! For, 　(18)　 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off at the end of her 　(19)　 with a cloud of, tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression. She 　(20)　 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

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