It was our second day in Tokyo. And we were 1 in the large underground station and didn't know which train to take to get back to our hotel. My friend, Haima, and I stood 2 the faces of the Japanese walking 3 us in the busy station. We finally zeroed in on a young girl who looked 4 . Though she stopped, it was 5 she could not understand a word of English.
Seeing our faces fall in 6 , she expressed herself by gestures, asking us to wait. We watched curiously as she stopped several people and talked with them in Japanese 7 she found one who could speak and understand English. This person asked us in poor English 8 we wanted to go and then spoke in rapid-fire Japanese to the girl.
She was 9 her head and saying "Hai! Hai!". He moved on after telling us we were in the wrong station. The girl, 10 stayed back, she also 11 us all the way to the right station,just a few minutes 12 , but completely out of her way. Thanking her for her 13 , we rushed off to buy 14 .
I have never seen 15 who goes out of their way to help a lost person in Delhi, usually just 16 to give directions and moving on. Little did we realize 17 there were going to be many more such 18 in the following days that would totally stand on the head our preconceived(先前的) ideas about the Japanese.
However, by the end of this 19 , few of my old opinions about the Japanese being poker-faced, serious, 20 , formal and so on existed.
1. A. found B. lost C. staying D. walking
2. A. learning B. enjoying
C. appreciating D. examining
3. A. through B. among C. past D. with
4. A. comrade B. friend C. at D. friendly
5. A. obvious B. unlucky C. possible D. impossible
6. A. fun B. surprise C. disappointment D. silence
7. A. until B. unless C. where D. because
8. A. why B. how C. whether D. where
9. A. shaking B. nodding C. moving D. touching
10. A. not B. not only C. hardly D. only
11. A. asked B. brought C. took D. drew
12. A. away B. ago C. later D. before
13. A. supply B. support C. service D. kindness
14. A. things B. presents C. tickets D. maps
15. A. nobody B. anyone C. who D. whoever
16. A. refusing B. refuse C. stopping D. lifting
17. A. that B. if C. which D. since
18. A. girls B. boys C. accidents D. incidents
19. A. week B. story C. article D. trip
20. A. kind-hearted B. easy-going C. cold D. energetic
1-5 BDCDA 6-10 CADBB 11-15 CADCB 16-20 CADDC
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine