4. 福建省厦门双十中学2008年6月迎考热身试卷  完形填空

While I studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very   36    in using a dictionary, and    37   it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no   38   .

I formed an alliance（盟友）with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and   39    read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as   40    troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was   41   these Latin words. We agreed together that he would   42    me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement   43    wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite   44    with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week   45   I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty   46   , but once we were nearly caught out.

One afternoon, the headmaster    47    my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this    48   you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me    49    you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this    50   for some time to the fear of my friend. However the headmaster, not wishing to    51   an occasion of praise into     52   of fault-finding, finally    53   him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow    54   and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my    55  .

36．A．quick B．slow C．hard D．good

37．A．made B．got C．found D．left

38．A．trouble B．difference C．labor D．worry

39．A．might B．would C．should D．could

40．A．very B．little C．much D．few

41．A．for B．in C．by D．to

42．A．change B．take C．forgive D．tell

43．A．worked B．tried C．happened D．developed

44．A．angry B．satisfied C．frightened D．sad

45．A．or so B．or else C．as usual D．as far

46．A．became B．seemed C．lay D．appeared

47．A．called B．taught C．arranged D．sent

48．A．aim B．goal C．point D．opinion

49．A．why B．how C．which D．what

50．A．excitement B．way C．meaning D．disappointment

51．A．turn B．leave C．grow D．become

52．A．none B．one C．either D．some

53．A．ordered B．asked C．took D．let

54．A．surprise B．escape C．hope D．chance

55．A．reading B．writing C．translations D．essays

答案  36.B   37.C  38.A  39.D  40.C  41.C  42.D  43.A  44.B  45.A  46.D  47.A  48.C  49.D  50.B  51.A  52.B  53.D  54.B  55.C