泽熙美文Cloze Test
There is a story of a very wicked man who dies. Before he died, he was 1 the worst because there were 2 sins he had not committed. But when he woke up in the next 3 he found that conditions were not as bad 4 he had feared. In fact they were quite good. He had an extremely luxurious room 5 himself. The room was air-conditioned— 6 a trace of the excessive heat he had feared. He 7 food and a smiling waitress immediately 8 with a delicious banquet. He felt 9 drinking and a large choice of wines was in front of him 10
A couple of weeks of this pleasant life went by and the man began to get 11 restless. It was all very nice 12 he had been an active man in the other life and he felt he 13 like to do something. He lifted the housephone and a(n) 14 voice came on the line:
“Yes, sir, what can we do for you? No 15 with room service, I hope?”
“Oh, certainly not! The service here is excellent, quite 16 my expectations. It is just that I would like to be given an opportunity to do something.”
“I’m sorry, sir,” came the 17 reply, “that’s the one thing management can’t 18 here.”
The man began to get annoyed and he said, “In that ease I might 19 in Hell!”
“Why, sir.” came the surprised voice, ” 20 did you think you were?”
1.
A.trying
B.preparing
C.fearing
D.getting
正确答案：C
[解析] 第三行有he had feared，推知选择C。fear the worst唯恐发生最坏的事。
2.
A.few
B.a few
C.some
D.many
正确答案：A
[解析] few与后面的not构成双重否定，这里指“很少有什么罪他没有犯过”，正好能够解释他的恐惧。
3.
A.day
B.life
C.room
D.way
正确答案：A
[解析] when引导的是时间状语从句，day表示时间。
4.
A.when
B.just
C.like
D.as
正确答案：D
[解析] not as…as不像……一样。
5.
A.on
B.to
C.of
D.with
正确答案：B
[解析] to oneself独自使用(或享用)地，单独地。
6.
A.not
B.having
C.by
D.with
正确答案：D
[解析] a trace of一些。表示“有”用with。
7.
A.fond of
B.fell on
C.called for
D.attended to
正确答案：C
[解析] A．be fond of喜爱的；B．fall on落到，指向；C．call for需要，要求；D．attend to专心，注意。
8.
A.stepped
B.went
C.dealt
D.appeared
正确答案：D
[解析] appear出现。
9.
A.like
B.for
C.happy
D.out of
正确答案：A
[解析] feel like doing sth. 想要做某事。
10.
A.in places
B.in an instant
C.around the clock
D.from the view
正确答案：B
[解析] A．in places在某些地方，有几处；B．in an instant马上，立刻，马上；C．around the clock毫不疲倦地，日夜不停；D．from the view从……角度。
11.
A.a lot
B.some
C.much
D.a little
正确答案：D
[解析] a little有一些，有点。
12.
A.but
B.still
C.and
D.whenever
正确答案：A
[解析] 根据此处的前后句意可知，这里表示“一切都很好，除了……”。
13.
A.ought to
B.would
C.could
D.had to
正确答案：B
[解析] would like to do想要做某事。
14.
A.terrible
B.broken
C.emotional
D.prompt
正确答案：C
[解析] A．terrible可怕的，骇人的。B．broken患病的，被制服的。C．emotional有感染力的，富有情感的。D．prompt敏捷的，迅速的，即时的。
15.
A.opinions
B.good
C.complaints
