Question

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road.　 1　 she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student

　 2　 to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk..  No 　3　　tire.

　　At this time, a car　 4　  . Paul and Diane told Clay to　 5　 them to a service station near their　 6　 ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to　 7　 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.

　　The couple called around to find a tire. No　 8　 . They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a　 9　 of keys. “Take our car. We　　10　 be using it over the holiday.”

　　Clay was　 11　 . “But I’m going all they way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she　 12　 them.

　　“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be　 13　 when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to　 14　 us.”

　　Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the　 15　 put her luggage into their car and then　 16　 h

er off. Two weeks later she　 17　 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio　 18　 .

“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I　 19　 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, “we don’t want any money. It’s our　 20　 .” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.

1.A. Suddenly	B. Finally		C. Immediately	D. Fortunately
2.A. afforded	B. wanted		C. allowed	D. managed
3.A. spare	B. free		C. full	D. empty
4.A. passed	B. stopped		C. paused	D. started
5.A. help	B. push		C. take	D. follow
6.A. garage	B. house		C. shop	D. hotel
7.A .agree	B. match		C. go	D. deal
8.A. way	B. massage		C. success	D. luck
9.A. set	B. number		C. pair	D. chain
10.A. can't	B. shouldn't		C. mustn't	D. won't
11. A. satisfied	B. worried		C. astonished	D. disturbed
12.A. persuaded	B. advised		C. reminded	D. promised
13.A. happy	B. here		C. away	D. busy
14.A. get in touch with			B. keep in touch with
C. be in touch with			D. put in touch with
15.A. repairmen		B. cleaners	C. friends		D. couple
16.A. sent		B. shook	C. watched		D. drove
17.A. shocked		B. happened	C. returned		D. came
18.A. loaded		B. fixed	C. tied		D. rebuilt
19.A. owe		B. lend	C. give		D. offer
20.A. wish		B. job	C. duty		D. pleasure

 

Answer 1

答案：A;D;A;B;D;B;B;A;D;D;C;C;B;A;D;A;C;B;A;D
提示：

1.       suddenly 表示情況突然，出乎意料， 文中突然她發現車胎爆了；

2.       manage to do 表示盡力做，并做成功了；

3.       spare 在這里表示多的，剩余的；

4.       stop表示停了下來，pass表示路過，停沒停不知道；

5.       follow sb to do sth，跟隨某人做某事；

6.       在他們家附近，由下句可知，他們家就在修理廠附近；

7.       match…(with)表示與…相匹配；

8.       no way 表示沒門，在這里“還是不行” ；

9.       a chain of 表示“一串” ；

10.   won’t與be using it 構成將來進行時；

11.   astonished表示“驚訝的” ；

12.   remind“提醒某人關于某事” ，常用的是remind sb of sth；

13.   be here表示“在這兒” ；

14.   keep/be in touch with都表示原來就有聯系，“保持聯系” ，get in touch with表示原來沒有聯系，“開始聯系” ；

15.   couple表示一對“夫婦” ，是兩個人，謂語動詞一般用復數；

16.   send…off表示“送行、送別” ；

17.   return表示“回來、返回” 常用的是return to some place；

18.   fixed表示“修好的、整理好的” ；

19.   owe是及物動詞，表示“虧欠” ；

20.   It’s one’s pleasure是“某人的樂趣” ，可以翻譯成“我們很高興/榮幸幫助你” 。