A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day ________ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my ________ stopped. It was out of gas on a ________ road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone ________ could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile ________ I finally found a house near the ________. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair ________. She said, “I’ve been ________ for you here for a long time. Come in. ________ is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t ________ what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You ________ tea,” said she.
I quickly ________ that my car was out of ________ , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept ________ me Alfred and talking about how long it had been ________ she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I ________ .
_________, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my ________ , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t ________ anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and ________ came back because of the war.”
1.A. and B. so C. but D. that
2.A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
3.A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
4.A. what B. whom C. who D. how
5.A. before B. after C. while D. as
6.A. street B. path C. way D. road
7.A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
8.A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
9.A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
10.A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
11.A. like B. love C. used to like D. enjoy
12.A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
13.A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
14.A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
15.A. until B. before C. since D. when
16.A. could B. can C. would D. should