英语四级完型填空练习题第004组
Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every morning, except at weekends, he -1- see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, -2- a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle -3- the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and -4- take the straw off and -5- it. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see -6- he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets -7- he let him tie the straw up again. The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always -8- to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things -9- in the straw, he never found -10-, even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was -11- something, but he was not -12- to imagine what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked -13- the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets -14- usual, he -15- to him, "Listen. I know that you are smuggling things -16- this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the -17-. Tomorrow I'm going to -18-. I promise that I shall not tell -19- if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything for -20-. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly: "Bicycles."
1. [A] should [B] might [C] would [D] must
2. [A] pushing [B] filling [C] pulling [D] carrying
3. [A] arrived [B] came [C] appeared [D] reached
4. [A] force[B] make [C] order [D] call
5. [A] show [B] until [C] load [D] loose
6. [A] that [B] how [C] where [D] whether
7. [A] before [B] first [C] thus [D] so
8. [A] lucky[B] suspecting [C] expecting [D] insisting
9. [A] had been hidden [B] have been hidden [C] hiding [D] hidden
10. [A] nothing [B] everything [C] something [D] anything
11. [A] cheating [B] stealing [C] smuggling [D] pushing
12. [A] capable [B] able [C] possible [D] clever
13. [A] through [B] upon [C] thoroughly [D] on
14. [A] then [B] as [C] more [D] like
15. [A] cried[B] ordered [C] said [D] told
16. [A] cross[B] across [C] behind [D] into
17. [A] job [B] case [C] work [D] duty
18. [A] return [B] retire [C] retreat [D] rest
19. [A] everyone [B] no one [C] someone [D] anyone
20. [A] long time[B] moment [C] period [D] some time
Then one evening, after he had looked -13- the straw and emptied the factory worker's pockets -14- usual, he -15- to him, "Listen. I know that you are smuggling things -16- this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the -17-. Tomorrow I'm going to -18-. I promise that I shall not tell -19- if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything for -20-. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly: "Bicycles."
1. [A] should [B] might [C] would [D] must
2. [A] pushing [B] filling [C] pulling [D] carrying
3. [A] arrived [B] came [C] appeared [D] reached
4. [A] force[B] make [C] order [D] call
5. [A] show [B] until [C] load [D] loose
6. [A] that [B] how [C] where [D] whether
7. [A] before [B] first [C] thus [D] so
8. [A] lucky[B] suspecting [C] expecting [D] insisting
9. [A] had been hidden [B] have been hidden [C] hiding [D] hidden
10. [A] nothing [B] everything [C] something [D] anything
11. [A] cheating [B] stealing [C] smuggling [D] pushing
12. [A] capable [B] able [C] possible [D] clever
13. [A] through [B] upon [C] thoroughly [D] on
14. [A] then [B] as [C] more [D] like
15. [A] cried[B] ordered [C] said [D] told
16. [A] cross[B] across [C] behind [D] into
17. [A] job [B] case [C] work [D] duty
18. [A] return [B] retire [C] retreat [D] rest
19. [A] everyone [B] no one [C] someone [D] anyone
20. [A] long time[B] moment [C] period [D] some time
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