Question

In 2004,I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England,holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate.After nervously  21  a short training course,I began to give classes to my 12 students,all of them older than I was. I  22  hard to remain clam in class and  23  they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt most of the time.I was quite _24_,actually,until the end of  25  and the night of the final oral test.

The test was going to start at 7 pm,and at 6:50, I_ 26  myself in the teachers bathroom to  27  all the test questions again.I really wanted to learn the 28  by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester.The  29  is,I actually locked myself in the bathroom.I  30  couldn't get out!The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls  31  the students went to their rooms.I tried hard to 32  the bathroom door,but failed.

I heard the cleaning lady’s voice and asked for help as  33  as I could, However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started  34 ：“Diana’s locked in the bathroom!”Shame had fallen upon me!  35  , the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and,  36  ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like“Aren’t we  37 ! No test today!”All I could do was 38  , and my entire  39  was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces.“ 40 ！Teacher.”They said,“We know you are human too!”

They all passed their test.True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterwards, and laughed the whole thing off.

1.	A．holding B．taking C．getting D．giving

 

2.	A．performed B．learned C．worked D．tried

 

3.	A．thought B．hoped C．guessed D．realized

 

4.	A．successful B．fortunate C．happy D．satisfied

 

5.	A．the class B．the course C．the day D．the year

 

6.	A．tidied B．washed C．locked D．reminded

 

7.	A．rewrite B．answer C．go over D．put forward

 

8.	A．questions B．instructions C．answers D．steps

 

9.	A．situation B．condition C．trick D．problem

 

10.	A．probably B．simply C．sadly D．nearly

 

11.	A．as B．before C．open D．push

 

12.	A．knock B．kick C．open D．push

 

13.	A．quietly B．hurriedly C．excitedly D．crazily

 

14.	A．scolding B．running C．laughing D．shouting

 

15.	A．At first B．Soon enough C．In the end D．Right now

 

16.	A．to my amazement B．to my delight C．to my surprise D．to my horror

 

17.	A．lucky B．comfortable C．anxious D．regretful

 

18.	A．watch B．smile C．wait D．worry

 

19.	A．class B．staff C．group D．school

 

20.	A．Sorry B．Congratulations C．Don’t be angry D．Don’t worry

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.take a／an…course修讀……課程，為固定搭配．也可以用do來代替take。

2.try to do sth．盡力做某事，為一固定搭配。

3.作為一名年輕的新上任的教師，肯定希望學生沒有發現自己的不自信。

4.作者雖然有些緊張，但實際上授課還是很成功的。

5.從后文知道，作者是在課程結束后和最后口語測試前的晚上出了差錯的。

6.從后文知道，作者把自己鎖在教師衛生間獨自一人復習測試題，導致出不來。

7.復習口語測試題是作者的目的。

8.作者熟記口語測試題的目的是為了不讓人覺得自己是一位沒有經驗的測試者。

9.作者即將要監考而自己被反鎖在衛生間出不來，這顯然是一個問題。

10.句意：我簡直出不來!simply加強否定的語氣。

11.語境：當學生們去考室時在大廳里發出的吵鬧聲我都能聽到。as引導時間狀語從句，表同時發生的動作。

12.作者試圖打開衛生間的門,但失敗了。

13.作者為了怕被別人聽見作為笑柄，所以盡可能小聲地請求女保潔員幫助。

14.正因為這位考慮不周到的女保潔員的大聲叫嚷，才引來了同事和同學們的圍觀。

15.soon enough很快，符合語境。 

16.to my horror使我感到可惡的是。表達作者害怕發生的事終于發生時的煩躁心情。

17.學生肯定認為不考試是幸運的。

18.語境：我所能做的只能是等待衛生間的門被打開。

19.作者整個班的學生都在外面等待。class指全班同學。

20.通過學生的表情和所說的話可知，學生在安慰作者。