Question

第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

My daughter is a single parent. She works hard to ______ for herself and her three young sons. She budgets carefully and ______ to plan for the little luxuries (奢侈品) and treats that others take for granted. When her eldest son, David, wanted a _____ so that he could do an after-school newspaper delivery job, she ______ and soon, he was the proud ______ of a good second-hand bike.

One afternoon, my daughter asked David to go to a local shop. He rode his bicycle, ______ foolishly left it outside the shop without ______ it up. When David came out of the shop, it was______. He walked home in ______ and then, together with his frustrated mother, went to the local police station to report the ______.

Imagine their ______ when they arrived at the station: a car parked out front had David’s bike wedged (擠進) in its boot (汽車后部的行李箱). The ______ told them how he’d seen a group of kids _____ the bike once my grandson had gone inside the shop.

The driver – in his late teens himself – had called out to them to “leave that bike ______!” Despite this, one member of the group ______ on the bicycle and rode it away while the others followed. Not to be ______, the teen got in his car, drove after them and ______ that they give the stolen bike back.

He was happy to be able to _____ it to my grandson together with a lecture (echoed by the policeman and his mother) about the silliness of _____ to use the bike lock. _____, in all the excitement, he slipped away, without even giving them his name or telephone number.

1.A. stand B. provide C. change D. watch

2.A. permits B. refuses C. manages D. decides

3.A. bicycle B. watch C. phone D. backpack

4.A. gave out B. set aside C. saved up D. worked up

5.A. driver B. worker C. seller D. owner

6.A. and B. but C. so D. when

7.A. locking B. picking C. covering D. hiding

8.A. left B. missed C. broken D. gone

9.A. surprise B. trouble C. tears D. peace

10.A. danger B. theft C. accident D. fight

11.A. joy B. regret C. anger D. disappointment

12.A. policeman B. manager C. teacher D. driver

13.A. ride B. fix C. steal D. knock

14.A. out B. off C. away D. alone

15.A. jumped B. touched C. walked D. moved

16.A. annoyed B. angry C. confused D. discouraged

17.A. advised B. demanded C. forced D. promised

18.A. donate B. explain C. return D. pass

19.A. learning B. teaching C. reminding D. failing

20.A. Besides B. Then C. Finally D. Therefore

Answer 1