高中英语完形填空语法填空4

一、完形填空 1、It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had ] to meet at the restaurant at seven oclock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my 2 I had a good excuse A business meeting had 3 and Id wasted no time getting to the dinner. When I arrived at the 4 I apologized and told Eleanor I didnt mean to be late. She screamed, You never mean to. Well, I 5 tell she was angry. Tm sorry but it was not 6 I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. 7 my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive 8 mad as well. Several weeks later, when I 9 the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You10a classic mistake. Youre stuck11your own way of thinking. You didnt12to be late. But thats not the point.Whatis 13 in your communicationis how your lateness affected Eleanor.He pointed out that I focused on the intention 14 Eleanor focused on the result. Thus 15 of us felt misunderstood and crazy. Thinking more about Kens words, I 16 recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It*s the result of the action that really 17 I should have started the conversation by expressing 18 my actions affected Eleanor and 19 the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never. Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really 20 her experience of the results of my lateness, Ive managed to be on time a lot more frequently. 1. A.started B.agreed C.continued D.managed 2. A.relief B. surprise C.regret D. sorrow 3. A.broken out B.closed down C.faded away D.run over 4. A.house B.room C.restaurant D. supermarket 5. A.could B.must C.will D.might 6. A.movable B.comfortable C. acceptable D. avoidable 7. A.However B .Therefore C.Moreover D. Otherwise 8. A.her B.him C.me D.them 9. A.spread B. wrote C. translated D.described lO.A.knew B.made C. found D.took 1 l.A.in B .beyond C.for D. against 12. A.need B.prove C.pretend D.intend 13. A.funny B.important C.possible D.simple 14. A.while B.after C.until D.unless 15. A.all B .none C.both D.neither 16. A.usually B. merely C.hardly D.gradually 17. A.inspires B.matters C.improves D.challenges 18. A.how B.why C.when D.what 19. A.compared B.reported C. finished D. saved 20. A. showing B. satisfying C. understanding D.destroying 2、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a free course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I ] the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesnt want to 2 a few dollars More than that, Fd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I werent 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 5 I would be learning from one of the game5 s 6 I could hardly wait to 7 him. Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a er graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him; he meant