完形填空,阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I am anything but adventurous. So, when I actually ____ the courage to learn driving and, even more ____, passed the test, I fancied being a free spirit at last.
I mistakenly thought I would ____new roads and drive to the farthest horizons. But, trying new highways was next to ____ for me. The time I tried, I got hopelessly ____ and found myself going around in circles. When I eventually found the way home, I ___ this was the end of the adventurous life. I _____ the known routes. When a friend ____ me to make the most of weekend when the traffic was ____ to make new discoveries, I ___ at her with horror. Was I going to ____ a perfectly good weekend raising my blood pressure or was I going to spend it doing as little as possible? _____, I chose the latter option.
After some years of battling the Sharjah-Dubai ___ , I told myself it wasn’t worth ____ my peace of mind. Now I had the Metro, buses and ____ to choose from. Taking taxi was one of the best ____ I have made from a traffic point of view. There was an unbelievable sense of lightness _____ I jumped into a taxi, taken to my destination without being worried.
All one has to do is give directions. I am good at that. Giving directions, I mean. And I am very _____ when I issue these, with no effect on the part of the person driving. As soon as I sit inside, I start the description of the _____ to be taken in great detail so as to _____ the possibility of being taken for a ride.
|
A.covered |
B.delivered |
C.gathering |
D.removing |
|
|
A.enthusiastically |
B.surprisingly |
C.importantly |
D.typically |
|
|
A.discover |
B.get |
C.invent |
D.purchase |
|
|
A.invisible |
B.useful |
C.practical |
D.impossible |
|
|
A.lost |
B.amazed |
C.puzzled |
D.moved |
|
|
A.refused |
B.hoped |
C.replied |
D.swore |
|
|
A.added to |
B.stuck to |
C.got to |
D.referred to |
|
|
A.suggested |
B.ordered |
C.advised |
D.persuaded |
|
|
A.light |
B.heavy |
C.slow |
D.safe |
|
|
A.glared |
B.stared |
C.glanced |
D.viewed |
|
|
A.use |
B.spare |
C.waste |
D.devote |
|
|
A.Of course |
B.In short |
C.In case |
D.Of all |
|
|
A.system |
B.atmosphere |
C.society |
D.traffic |
|
|
A.weighing |
B.disturbing |
C.conducting |
D.carrying |
|
|
A.cars |
B.trains |
C.trucks |
D.cabs |
|
|
A.dreams |
B.discoveries |
C.choices |
D.challenges |
|
|
A.while |
B.when |
C.until |
D.before |
|
|
A.considerate |
B.ignorant |
C.stubborn |
D.accurate |
|
|
A.route |
B.map |
C.design |
D.course |
|
|
A.increase |
B.extend |
C.reduce |
D.Expand |
|