IwasbornandbroughtupinthesmalltownofPineville,whichIlef...

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I was born and brought up in the small town of Pineville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years    1    I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my    2    friend Tom Clark, who, active as ever, was chairman of the local    3    . He was busy preparing to welcome    4    writer, invited to give a talk on modern literature in the public library    5    evening. Since I happened to have read his works, when Tom invited me to go with him I    6    accepted.

Tom was going to    7    the guest speaker to the audience. Therefore we went a little    8    to greet him. As the honored guest had not yet    9    , I left Tom and went into the main reading room    10    a large crowd had gathered. I was disappointed to find that I didn't    11    a single person there. So I found a seat in the corner and    12    patiently waiting.

When it was just about time for the    13    to begin, I saw Tom standing at the doorway making a sign for    14    to come out. He looked worried. So I got up immediately and went out to him. He    15    that he had just had a    16    from the writer's secretary. Our guest speaker had missed his    17    and would not be arriving! While we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me    18    mind filling in as a speaker. I    19    had time to think about the matter when all at once I found I was being    20    back into the reading room to speak to the waiting audience!

1. A. ago B. before C. earlier D. later

2. A. new B. old C. forgotten D. welcome

3. A. school B. restaurant C. market D. club

4. A. a well-known B. an unknown C. a local D. an ordinary

5. A. every B. one C. that very D. any other

6. A. gladly B. sadly C. had D. was

7. A. direct B. move C. introduce D. describe

8. A. early B. later C. late D. soon

9. A. spoken B. rested C. eaten D. arrived

10. A. although B. where C. after D. since

11. A. say B. receive C. meet D. know

12. A. sat B. stood C. lay D. hid

13. A. party B. show C. talk D. dinner

14. A. him B. everybody C. me D. the guest

15. A. suggested B. explained C. introduced D. insisted

16. A. greeting card B. telephone call C. picture D. present

17. A. way B. flight C. speech D. time

18. A. that I should B. whether to C. not to D. if I would

19. A. hardly B. still C. already D. quickly

20. A. sent B. driven C. led D. carried

【回答】

1-5 DBDAC 6-10 ACADB 11-15 DACCB 16-20 BBDAC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空