It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I didn’t see him for years and this was a good ____11____ to meet him again.
I was busy at school so it was very ____12____ when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried ( 勿忙 ) meal I left. ____13____ I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and I was sure that I would be able to ____14____ the train. Unluckily, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my ____15____ , when I reached the platform ( 站台 ), I saw that the train just left! It was the last train so I had to ____16____ home.
My mother was glad to see me back because as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a ____17____ sleep. The next morning I was very tired. When I was having breakfast the ____18____ arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked ( 震惊 ) to ____19____ that the train I missed had an accident. How ____20____ I was that I missed the train!
11 ． A ． work B ． chance C ． visit D ． dream
12 ． A ． strange B ． cold C ． late D ． quiet
13 ． A ． Possibly B ． Suddenly C ． Strangely D ． Luckily
14 ． A ． stop B ． see C ． catch D ． miss
15 ． A ． sadness B ． hope C ． worry D ． joy
16 ． A ． call B ． leave C ． reach D ． return
17 ． A ． deep B ． bad C ． great D ． heavy
18 ． A ． newspaper B ． ticket C ． milk D ． train
19 ． A ． find B ． hear C ． feel D ． remember
20 ． A ． hopeful B ． thankful C ． careful D ． painful
B 12 ． C 13 ． D 14 ． C 15 ． A 16 ． D 17 ． B 18 ． A 19 ． A 20 ． B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者要去久别的朋友家玩，却没赶上火车，第二天在报纸上了解到自己错过的火车出了事故，作者感叹自己是幸运的，感激命运的。
11 ．句意：我已经几年没有见到过他并且这是一个好机会。
work 工作； chance 机会； visit 参观； dream 梦想。根据 “I didn’t see him for years and this was a good ... to meet him again.” 可知，放假了，这是一个约着见面的好机会。故选 B 。
12 ．句意：在学校我是忙的，所以当我到家时已经很晚了。
strange 奇怪的； cold 冷的； late 晚的； quiet 安静的。根据 “I was busy at school” 可知到家时是晚的，故选 C 。
13 ．句意：幸运的是，我很快找到一辆出租车。
Possibly 可能地； Suddenly 突然； Strangely 奇怪的是； Luckily 幸运地。根据 “I found a taxi very soon.” 和上文可知，虽然到家很晚，但幸运的是，我很快就叫上了出租车，故选 D 。
14 ．句意：我很快到了车站并且我确信我能赶上火车。
stop 停止； see 看见； catch 赶上； miss 错过。根据 “I was soon at the station and I was sure” 可知应是赶上火车，故选 C 。
15 ．句意：令我难过的是，当我到达站台时，我看见火车刚刚离开。
sadness 难过； hope 希望； worry 担忧； joy 高兴。根据 “I saw that the train just left” 可知应是难过的，故选 A 。
16 ．句意：它是最后一趟车，所以我不得不返回家。
call 打电话； leave 离开； reach 到达； return 返回。根据上题可知作者现在在车站，但火车开走了，所以此处应是返回家。故选 D 。
17 ．句意：我尽量放松并且上床，但是我有一个糟糕的睡眠。
deep 深的； bad 坏的； great 好的； heavy 重的。根据 “I tried to relax and went to bed but...” 可知是虽然睡觉了但睡得并不好，故选 B 。
18 ．句意：当我吃早餐的时候报纸到了。
newspaper 报纸； ticket 票； milk 牛奶； train 火车。根据 “ I read over the pages” 可知是报纸，故选 A 。
19 ．句意：我通读报纸并且震惊地发现我错过的火车发生了事故。
find 发现； hear 听见； feel 感觉； remember 记得。根据 “the train I missed had an accident” 可知应是发现火车出了事故的消息，故选 A 。
20 ．句意：我多么感激自己错过了火车啊！
hopeful 有希望的； thankful 感激的； careful 小心的； painful 疼痛的。根据 “I missed the train” 和下文可知，作者对自己错过火车是感激的，故选 B 。