四、完形填空
It was a cold night last winter. After cycling eight kilometres, I 1 the bus station. It was 22:21, 2 in time to catch the last bus home. As I swiped (刷卡) my transportation card, the driver gave me a 3 and said, “You again? You always get home this late.”
I was a bit surprised that he remembered me, but perhaps it wasn’t so surprising. I often took the last bus. Some nights, I was the only passenger the whole way.
“Yeah, work’s been really busy lately,” I said.
“What do you do?”
“I’m an editor (编辑) at an educational newspaper,” I replied.
“Oh, my nephew’s an editor too. It’s a(n) 4 job, isn’t it?”
“It surely is. There’s a lot to take care of before everything’s ready to 5. Driving a bus seems less stressful (有压力的). You can even 6 the views while driving, can’t you?”
“Views?” the driver laughed before he continued. “Imagine driving the 7 route (路线) 16 times a day. You just know you must be alert (警觉的) every second. And on night shifts, I never get home 8 1 a.m.”
“Yikes! It’s freezing this late in this season!”
“It is,” the driver admitted. “But I love my job. When I was a kid, I dreamed of driving a bus. It makes me happy to get everyone to their destination (目的地) 9!”
“I know the feeling,” I said. “Tens of thousands of children learn English with our articles. I am 10 of the work I do.”
Just then, the screen on the dashboard lit up. “It’s 22:30, time to depart!”
“Good for you,” the driver said, releasing the handbrake (手刹). The bus began to move, carrying two tired but pleased people through the night.
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B
) 1. A. stopped B. reached C. left D. missed
(
C
) 2. A. quite B. such C. just D. even
(
A
) 3. A. nod B. kiss C. shake D. bow
(
B
) 4. A. exciting B. tiring C. amazing D. relaxing
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D
) 5. A. deal B. order C. check D. print
(
A
) 6. A. admire B. consider C. guide D. search
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D
) 7. A. heavy B. deep C. straight D. same
(
B
) 8. A. unless B. until C. since D. after
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C
) 9. A. quietly B. secretly C. safely D. kindly
(
B
)10. A. satisfied B. proud C. patient D. serious
