2014年成人英语三级考试模拟题(3)

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　　III Cloze

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the paper below. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center

　　Henry’s job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country.Every evening except at weekends，he 46 see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier， 47 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it.men the bicycle 48 the frontier，Henry used to stop the man and 49 him take the straw off and 50 it.Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see 51 he could find anything，after which he would look in all me man’s pockets 52 he let him tie the straw again.The man would then put it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it.Although Henry was always53 to find gold or jewellery or other valuable things 54 in me straw，he never found 55 even though he examined it very carefully.He was sure that the man was 56 something，but he was not 57 to imagine what it could be.

　　Then one evening，after he had looked 58 the straw and emptied the factory worker’s pockets 59 usual，he 60 to him,“I know that you are smuggling things 61 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 62.Tomorrow I'm going to 63 .I promise that I shall not tell 64 if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.”the factory worker did not say anything for 65 ，then he smiled，turned to Henry and said quietly，“Bicycles.”

　　46.A)should B)would C)might D)must

　　47.A)pushing B)pulling C)filling D)carrying

　　48.A)arrived B)appeared C)came D)reached

　　49.A)force B)order C)make D)call

　　50.A)show B)load C)untie D)loose

　　51.A)that B)where C)how D)whether

　　52.A)before B)thus C)first D)so

　　53.A)lucky B)expecting C)suspecting D)insisting

　　54.A)had been hidden B)hiding C)have been hidden D)hidden

　　55.A)nothing B)something C)everything D)anything

　　56.A)cheating B)smuggling C)stealing D)pushing

　　57.A)capable B)possible C)able D)clever