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　　I was shown into the waiting room, which as I had 1 , was full. There were dirty 2 on the wall , and the tattered (撕碎的) magazines on the table 3 a great pile of waste paper. I took my seat and decided to 4 the time watching people around me. A young man beside me was turning over the 5 of a magazine quickly and nervously. It was 6 to understand what he was looking at, for every three minutes or so he would 7 the magazine onto the table, seize another, and sink back into his 8 . Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to keep her son from 9 . The boy had clearly grown tired of 10 . He had placed an ashtray(煙灰缸) on the floor and was making plane-sounds 11 he waved a pencil in his hand. Near him an old man was fast asleep, and the boy's mother was afraid that sooner or later her son would 12 the gentleman. At the same time the 13 man next to me kept sighing (嘆氣) loudly. 14 , he got up, walked towards the door and began taking down the pictures on the 15 .Soon growing 16 , he snatched one more magazine out of the bottom of the pile and 17 tiredly into a chair. Just then the boy had become quiet and was sleeping in her mother's arms.

　　There was a complete 18 in the room as the door opened and a nurse entered. The people looked up with a ray of 19 in the eyes, then settled down again as the next 20 patient was let out of the

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I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full．Any waiting-room, especially a dentist’s , is not the best place in the world to __36___ an afternoon．No matter how hard a dentist（牙醫(yī)）tries to make his waiting–room look __37___, it always has an atmosphere of its own----the unpleasant smell and disordered（混亂的）__38___ in the room．

       This waiting-room was no exception．There were ___39__ pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table __40__ like a great pile of waste paper．I took my __41__ and decided to pass the time ___42___ the people around me．

       A little man beside me was ___43__ the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was __44___ to understand what he was looking at, for __45__ three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the __46___, take another, and sink back into his chair．Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to __47__ her son from making a ___48__．He had placed an ash-tray（煙灰缸）on the floor and was making plane-noises _49___he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in ___50___．Near him, an old man was fast asleep, and the boy’s mother was __51___ sooner or later her son would __52__ the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse __53__．The people looked __54___ with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next lucky __55___ was led out of the room．

36．A．spend          B．take                   C．cost            D．stay

37．A．unpleasant      B．happy              C．funny              D．pleasant

38．A．teeth           B．people             C．things        D．books

39．A．dirty              B．nice               C．valuable      D．modern

40．A．tasted            B．sounded           C．looked       D．felt

41．A．chair             B．seat               C．bench        D.desk

42．A．talking with        B．watching           C．thinking about      D listening to

43．A．turning over       B．counting           C．looking up          D looking at

44．A．interesting        B．possible            C．easy               D.hard

45．A．each            B．every              C．about              D.certain

46．A．chair             B．floor            C．bed           D.table

47．A．prevent        B．allow                C．forbid        D.fight

48．A．song           B．noise         C．mistake            D．model plane

49．A．as             B．if               C．so                 D．though

50．A．reading        B．talking          C．waiting             D．singing

51．A．sure           B．sorry           C．angry              D．afraid

52．A．make          B．wake                 C．call                 D．turn

53．A．left           B．entered         C．smiled              D．spoke

54．A．down          B．around        C．up                 D．behind

55．A．patient         B．doctor               C．boy                D．mother

  閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

  I was shown into the waiting-room which, as I had expected, was full．Any waiting-room, especially a dentist’s , is not the best place in the world to __36___ an afternoon．No matter how hard a dentist（牙醫(yī)）tries to make his waiting–room look __37___, it always has an atmosphere of its own----the unpleasant smell and disordered（混亂的）__38___ in the room．

       This waiting-room was no exception．There were ___39__ pictures on the wall and the magazines on the table __40__ like a great pile of waste paper．I took my __41__ and decided to pass the time ___42___ the people around me．

       A little man beside me was ___43__ the pages of a magazine quickly and nervously．It was __44___ to understand what he was looking at, for __45__ three minutes or so he would throw the magazine onto the __46___, take another, and sink back into his chair．Opposite me there was a young mother who was trying to __47__ her son from making a ___48__．He had placed an ash-tray（煙灰缸）on the floor and was making plane-noises _49___he waved a pencil in his hands．The boy had clearly become uninterested in ___50___．Near him, and old man was fast asleep, and the boy’s mother was __51___ sooner or later her son would __52__ the gentleman up．There was a deep silence in the room as the door opened and a nurse __53__．The people looked __54___ with hope in their eyes, then murmured something as the next lucky __55___ was led out of the room．

36．A．spend                                              B．take               C．cost               D．stay

37．A．unpleasant      B．happy             C．funny              D．pleasant

38．A．teeth             B．people             C．things              D．books

39．A．dirty              B．nice               C．valuable           D．modern

40．A．tasted            B．sounded          C．looked             D．felt

41．A．chair             B．seat               C．bench             D．desk

42．A．talking with         B．watching           C．thinking about      D．listening to

43．A．turning over       B．counting           C．looking up          D．looking at

44．A．interesting         B．possible            C．easy              D．hard

45．A．each                                               B．every              C．about             D．certain

46．A．chair             B．floor                C．bed               D．table

47．A．prevent         B．allow               C．forbid              D．fight

48．A．song                                               B．noise              C．mistake            D．model plane

49．A．as              B．if                   C．so                D．though

50．A．reading         B．talking              C．waiting             D．singing

51．A．sure            B．sorry               C．angry             D．afraid

52．A．make                                              B．wake              C．call                D．turn

53．A．left               B．entered            C．smiled             D．spoke

54．A．down                                               B．around            C．up                D．behind

55．A．patient           B．doctor             C．boy               D．mother