Cloze 3 (2015 重慶) 

                        The Sweetest Sigh

       I was in the most beautiful city in the world,yet I only wanted home.

       It was an amazing week for my husband and me—the trip of a lifetime.Months ago,when my husband told me that he would have a meeting in London,I expressed my l        to go to Europe together with him. Then we asked his mother to 2        our two children and started off.

       During the week’s time , 3        visited London and Paris—as much as we could,Big Ben,the Louvre and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.

       On our last night in Paris, 4       we enjoyed the night view (夜景) of the Eiffel Tower,my husband called home .His mother 5        the phone.In a second,my husband^ face fell and he looked so wor-

ed. I could feel something 6        happened.

       “What’s wrong?” I asked.

He didn't answer and continued to listen.A few minutes later,he said 7        to me that Tony,our seven-year-old son,had fallen off his bike and 8        his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.

        At that moment,Paris suddenly lost its charm (魅力) .

       “I don't want to be here!I shouldn’t be here!I should be home 9       my kids! ”

        We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport...

        Finally,we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children,I suddenly realized the truth ： there is no 10        sight (風景) in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.

1. A. question   B. wish   C. step   D. place

2. A. look after   B. talk with   C. find out   D. wake up

3. A. he   B. she   C. we   D. they

4. A. after   B. since   C. though   D. because

5. A. shouted   B. finished   C. wrote   D. answered

6. A. ugly   B. useful   C. right   D. bad

7. A. hardly   B. clearly   C. sadly D , truly

8. A. danced   B. broken   C. thrown   D. opened

9. A. toward   B. with   C. under   D. from

10. A. quieter   B. richer   C. sweeter   D. wider

       Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard.She was a famous 1        in the 1930s.She died when she was only 34. In her 2       life she made 70 movies!

       Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921,she was playing baseball in the 3        near her home. A movie director 4        her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies.She acted (表演) so well that she 5        the hearts of some people. At 16,she left school to act.

       In 1925,she had an agreement with a 6       studio,20th Century Fox.The studio gave 7       a new name,and she acted in several films.Then,at age 18,she was in a bad car accident.The accident left scars (傷癥) on her face.The studio broke the agreement,but she did not 8       . She continued to act.

       It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a 9       .She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. 10       seven years later,she married the great love of her life,actor Clark Gable.lt was a great Hollywood love story.

1. A. nurse   B. actress   C. doctor   D. teacher

2. A. short   B. lazy   C. long   D. humorous

3. A. kitchen   B. classroom   C. cinema   D. street

4. A. forgot   B. saw   C. hurt   D. pushed

5. A. broke   B. avoided   C. won   D. treated

6. A. dance   B. film   C. music   D. school

7. A. me   B. it   C. her   D. him

8. A. give up   B. have a try   C. make sure   D. lift up

9. A. scientist   B. writer   C. driver   D. star

10. A. But   B. Before   C. Since   D. As

B組 Cloze 1(2015 北京)

     The Phone Call It was getting dark. Paul looked out 

of the window and sighed (嘆氣). Dad said he would come home

 by 5： 30,but it was almost 7 ： 00. Even if Dad came back

,it wouldn’t be much fun playing l        in the dark.

Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner.

 He tried to do some homework,but couldn’t.

        The phone rang at about 8:00.It was Dad:“Paul,I’m 2       ,but I

couldn’t play baseball with you tonight.I have to finish my work at the office.Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?...

        Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so 3       .He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.

        The next day at school，Paul didn’t hand in his homework and 4       a test.Mrs Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. “Paul,you didn’t do your homework.You didn’t pass the test and on-ly got a D.This isn’t like you. What’s wrong?”

        Paul just sat there 5       .“Paul，if you don’t want to talk,I will. I know that something’s worrying you，but you have to get it out.You need to tell someone.”

        As Paul walked home,he thought of what Mrs Green said.Maybe he didn’t do his homework because he wanted to get his dad’s 6      .He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.

        When Paul got home,he 7       his dad.But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (語音信箱）.Paul began talkingDad，1 can’t play with you next weekend. I’ve got lots of problems with my homework.Also,I really don’t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 8       our plans, Dad，it hurts me.It’s not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 9       sometime. Dad, 1 love you.”

        As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn’t matter. He himself 10      He expressed his feelings to the right person.He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.

1. A. baseball B. cards C. chess D.toys

2. A. lucky B. sorry C. surprised D. pleased

3. A. famous B. helpful C.lazy D.busy

4. A.made B. missed C.failed D. chose

5. A. cheerfully B. comfortably C. hopefully D. quietly

6. A. attention B. message C. praise D. trust

7. A. saw B. thanked C. called D. greeted

8. A. prepare B. break C. follow D. question

9. A.choice B. homework C. speech D. decision

10. A. regretted B. complained C. insisted D. changed

Cloze 16(2011 廣東）

     One day a poor man was traveling on horseback.At noon,he tied his horse to a tree and then 1      to eat something. A few minutes later,a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

    “Please tie your horse to another tree，’’said the poor man.“My horse is wild.lt will kill yours.”

     2      the rich man said，“ I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible 3     ，the two horses were fighting. They went up to them,but it was too 4     . The rich man’s horse was killed. “ Seewhat your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “ You will have to5     it. ” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

     Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no6     .At last Mr.Know said,“This man is dumb.He cannot speak.”

     “Oh，” the rich man shouted 7    _He can! He spoke to mewhen I met him.” 

     “Are you sure?’’asked Mr.Know.“What did he 8      ?”

     “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

     “Oh,’’said Mr.Know.“So he 9       you.Then can you expect to get money 10      him?”

      The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1. A.put down B.set down C.sat down D.turned down

2. A.So B.But C.And D. Though

3. A. song B.word C.bell I), noise

4. A. late B.slow C.hard D.quick

5. A.pay for B.look for C.wail for D.care for

6. A. idea B. mistake C. money D. answer

7. A.quietly B. angrily C. happily D. heavily

8. A. speak B.tell C.talk D.say

9. A. helped B. thanked C. warned D. ordered

10.A.for B.from C.with D. about

Cloze 15(2011 廣州)

       It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good 1        to meet him again.

I was busy at school so it was rather 2        when I came back

home.It was already 10 o’clock at night.Time was running out.After a hurried meal I left. 3       I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station,I relaxed for a while,imagining what my friend looked like now.I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 4        the train.Unfortunately,I fell on the way and lost some time.To my complete 5        , when I reached the platform,I saw that the train had just left!It was the last train so I had to 6        home.

        My mother was glad to see me back as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy.I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a 7       sleep.The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the 8        arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to 9        that the train I missed had had an accident. How 10       1 was that I missed the train!

1. A. sign   B. chance   C. sense   D. dream

2. A. strange   B. cold   C. late   D. quiet

3. A. Finally   B. Suddenly   C. Strangely   D. Luckily

4. A. stop   B. see   C. catch   D. miss

5. A. satisfaction   B. hope    C. surprise   D. joy

6. A. call   B. leave   C. reach   D. return

7. A. deep   B. bad   C. great   D. heavy

8. A. newspaper   B. ticket    C. milk   D. train

9. A. find   B. hear   C. feel   D. remember

10. A. hopeful   B. thankful   C. careful   D. painful

Cloze 14(2011 梅州)

        When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was 1        and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and saidTony fell from the open windowShe was very 2       and ran out of the kitchen.Then 1 said, “ Don’t worry.I'm just 3       . ” And my mother shouted at me ,“ If you do it 4       ,I'll hit you."

        One day I went swimming with my 5        in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,! went swimming 6        ,and I called out ,“ HelpAll my friends came to help me,only to 7        that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so 8       that I swam in deep water.I tried my best to call my friends for help,but this time nobody came to help me. 9       , they found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 10        in my life. From then on,I havenH joked on anyone.

1. A. cooking   B. sleeping   C. writing   D. running

2. A. angry   B. worried   C. sorry   D. excited

3. A. smiling   B. saying   C. playing   D. joking

4. A. now   B. then   C. again   D. once

5. A. friends   B. classmates   C. brothers   D. parents

6. A. fast   B. slowly   C. well   D. alone

7. A. find   B. understand   C. say   D. think

8. A. careful   B. careless   C. fast   D. slow

9. A. At first   B. In the end   C. Since then   D. At that time

10. A. time   B. sport   C. lesson   D. day

Cloze 13(2012 梅州)

       A man walked into a restaurant.The restaurant advertised it had the 1       menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how 2        it was.

       At the bottom of the 3       ,there was a notice that said ,‘‘ If you do not see the dish you need on this menu,please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away."

       The man 4        the menu and decided to make sure if it was true.He would order 5         that was very unusual.

       When a waiter came up to take his order,he said,“You say you can serve any dish,even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world. ”

       “That is correct,sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.v

       “Well”’the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears. 6       ，not African."

        The waiter wrote down in his paper ： Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

       “Very good,sir ,”he said.“That shouldn’t 7       long."

        The waiter walked away quickly.

        The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

        Then he smiled 8        the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

       “ Ah!”the man said.“You can’t 9       it to me,can you?”

        The waiter made an apology (道歉).

       “I'm very sorry,sir,and this is the 10        embarrassing ,” he said ,“but I'm afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread."

1. A. biggest   B. thickest   C. heaviest   D. longest

2. A. unfair   B. unusual   C. beautiful   D. important

3. A. menu   B. dish   C. restaurant   D. table

4. A. looked for   B. took out   C. looked at   D. picked up

5. A. anything   B. nothing   C. everything   D. something

6. A. American   B. Indian   C. Canadian   D. Australian

7. A. pay   B. cost   C. take   D. spend

8. A. as   B. and   C. so   D. though

9. A. catch   B. take   C. fetch   D. bring

10. A. least   B. most   C. less   D. more

Cloze 12(2012 廣東)  

     Bill,a thirteen-year-old boy,thought he had grown up to be a man.But his parents told him,u You won’t be a real man until you begin to 1        helping others. ”

     One morning,his parents gave him some money to 2        some milk for them.Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3       . Bill went to him and asked,“What’s wrong with you?” 

     The old man answered ,“ I'm hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days."

     At the thought of his parents’ words,Bill said to the old man , “ Let’s go to the 4      . 

     When they got there,Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5        the plate and the cup,the old man saidSorry for giving you so much 6       .I'm fine now. I'll 7       forget your kindness!You are a very good young man.”

     Bill was 8        when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal,the waiter came.Bill and the old man learned 9        that the food was free 10        it was the birthday of the boss,and they were the first customers (顧客) that day.

1. A. think about   B. depend on    C. give up   D. go on

2. A. lend   B. buy   C. drink   D. borrow

3. A. afraid   B. glad   C. sick   D. angry

4. A. bank   B. library   C. hospital   D. restaurant

5. A. sent out   B. got down   C. gave back   D. took away

6. A. excuse   B. advice   C. trouble   D. difficulty

7. A. never   B. always   C. usually   D. sometimes

8. A. nervous   B. pleased   C. sorry   D. shy

9. A. in surprise   B. as usual   C. once again   D. at first

10. A. when   B. until   C. unless   D. because 

Cloze 11(2012 深圳)

      Do you like going to a zoo to see 1        ? How about 2       a zoo and feeding the animals yourself? It’s not a joke.It happened both in a film and in the 3      

      Benjamin Mee is a newspaper writer in Los Angeles,the US.His wife dies and he has to 4        his two young kids. Hoping for a fresh start for his family,Mee 5       his job and buys an old house on 73 ,000 square meters 6        the city.The land comes with a special gift ： a zoo in the country called the Rosemoor Animal Park!

      The zoo was 7        because of the economy crisis (經濟危機). With 8       raising them,about 200 animals are still living there.

      The Mee family decide to help reopen the zoo. But it’s not an easy job 9        they have no experience and little money. There are also unexpected 10        , such as a bear running away one day.

      This is the story of American movie We Bought a Zoo.lt tells the real amazing story of Benjamin Mee.

1. A. tigers   B. lions   C. animals   D. birds

2. A. buying   B. visiting   C. building   D. renting

3. A. story book   B. international website    C. TV program   D. real world

4. A. look for   B. look after   C. look up   D. look at

5. A. finds   B. gets   C. quits   D. loses

6. A. outside   B. inside   C. behind   D. before

7. A. opened   B. closed   C. watched   D. rebuilt 

8. A. engineers   B. nurses   C. doctors   D. zookeepers

10. A. surprises   B. joys   C. problems   D. excitement

Cloze 10(2012 佛山)

      A Canadian woman and her teenage son got in the taxi and asked me to take them to Baiyun airport. They were going back to 1       . We had a nice conversation together and when they got out,they thanked me a lot.

      When my 2        passenger got in,he gave me a purse and said he found it on the back 3        I looked at the purse and knew it 4        the Canadian woman.

      I found a telephone number in the purse and phoned the number. The Canadian woman 5      . She asked me to go back to the airport and return the 6       . So I turned off my taxi light and started for the 7       . On the way,five or six people tried to 8        me while I was driving through the city,but I didn’t stop. I was doing a good thing!

      Forty minutes 9        ,1 arrived at the airport. The woman was standing outside the terminal building and looked worried. I gave back the purse. She was so 10        She just laughed. She said, “You’re really my favourite Chinese."

1. A. China   B. England   C. Canada

2. A. next   B. last   C. familiar

3. A. room   B. seat   C. street

4. A. belonged to   B. depended on   C. stood for

5. A. laughed   B. repeated   C. answered

6. A. money   B. purse   C. number

7. A. city   B. airport   C. building

8. A. help   B. stop   C. catch

9. A. later   B. earlier   C. sooner 

10. A. sad   B. worried   C. happy