When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. 36, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so 37
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly ___38_cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __39 that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also 40___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something ___41. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need ___42 I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”“Airport? You ___43are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___44 you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___45 for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the 46___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___47you’ll get there in five minutes!”“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __48 in
time. ”The ___49 moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it 50 and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___51 happened. The car began changing. First, its color ___52from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, 53___ just above the ground. As the car 54___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___55, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
36. A. however B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise 37. A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn 38. A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew 39. A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward 40. A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. started 41. A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved 42. A. help B. gas C. rest D. water
43. A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly 44. A. if B. until C. unless D. as
45. A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march 46. A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance 47. A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
48. A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it 49. A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel 50. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued 51. A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible 52. A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded 53. A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing 54. A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose 55. A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
36.B 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B 41.D 42.A
43.D 49.B 55.C
44.B 50.C 45.A 51.A 46.B 52.D 4 48.C 53.B 54.D
