It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife,Eleanor.We had__41__ to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock.I felt a little uneasy,but to my__42__,I had a good excuse:A business meeting had __43__and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the__44__,I apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late.She screamed,“You never mean to.”Well,I__45__tell she was angry.“I'm sorry but it was not __46__,”I said.Then I told her about the business meeting.__47__,my explanation seemed to make things worse,which started to drive __48__ mad as well.
Several weeks later,when I __49__the situation to my friend Ken Hardy,he smiled,“You __50__a classic mistake.You're stuck __51__your own way of thinking.You didn't__52__to be late.But that's not the point.What is__53__in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.”He pointed out that I focused on the intention__54__Eleanor focused on the result.Thus,__55__ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words,I__56__recognized the root cause of such disagreement.It's the result of the action that really__57__.I should have started the conversation by expressing__58__my actions affected Eleanor and__59__the discussions about my intention for later,much later and even never.
Later on,after talking to Eleanor and really__60__her experience of the results of my lateness,I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
41.A.started B.agreed C.continued D.managed
42.A.relief B.surprise C.regret D.sorrow
43.A.broken out B.closed down C.faded away D.run over
44.A.house B.room C.restaurant D.supermarket
45.A.could B.must C.will D.might
46.A.movable B.comfortable C.acceptable D.avoidable
47.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise
48.A.her B.him C.me D.them
49.A.spread B.wrote C.translated D.described
50.A.knew B.made C.found D.took
51.A.in B.beyond C.for D.against
52.A.need B.prove C.pretend D.intend
53.A.funny B.important C.possible D.simple
54.A.while B.after C.until D.unless
55.A.all B.none C.both D.neither
56.A.usually B.merely C.hardly D.gradually
57.A.inspires B.matters C.improves D.challenges
58.A.how B.why C.when D.what
59.A.compared B.reported C.finished D.saved
60.A.showing B.satisfying C.understanding D.destroying
41-45 BADCA 46-50 DACDB 51-55 ADBAC 56-60 DBADC
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