It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year.I was a ticket-counter supervisor for a major airline and was looking forward to the __1__ of my shift (轮班) at Stapleton International Airport in Denver.My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could __2__ our gifts for Christmas.
Just then，a very __3__ gentleman went up to me.He asked how he could get to Cheyenne，Wyoming.He had just arrived from Philadelphia and __4__ his connecting flight.I pointed him to the ground transportation area，where he could rent a __5__.And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home __6__.
About fifteen minutes later，the gentleman __7__ and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars __8__.I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport.Hearing that，he burst into __9__.
I tried to make him calm down.He explained that his name was Tom，and that his only son was __10__ill at home and was not expected to __11__ another year.He expected that this would likely be the __12__ Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to __13__ his luggage and wait for me at the gate.I was driving to Cheyenne.I called my wife Kathy，telling her about it and not to wait up for me.I drove fast __14__ and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2∶30 a.m..
Kathy was still __15__ me when I got home in the early morning.We traded gifts and then our conversation __16__ Tom.For Kathy and me，there was no __17__ that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the __18__ choice.
A couple of days later，I __19__ a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family.In it，Tom thanked me for the special __20__ he had received that holiday season，but I knew the best gift was mine.
1.A.end B.turn
C.role D.change
2.A.expect B.get
C.exchange D.make
3.A.kind B.helpless
C.sad D.worried
4.A.mistook B.missed
C.caught D.continued
5.A.bus B.flight
C.room D.car
6.A.soon B.late
C.early D.lately
7.A.left B.moved
C.came D.returned
8.A.reliable B.present
C.available D.acceptable
9.A.laughter B.tears
C.anger D.sorrow
10.A.really B.slightly
C.seriously D.unluckily
11.A.suffer B.live
C.share D.grow
12.A.last B.best
C.happiest D.hardest
13.A.hand B.find
C.pack D.collect
14.A.for a while B.all around
C.all the way D.from time to time
15.A.waiting for B.caring for
C.thinking of D.depending on
16.A.remembered B.recalled
C.concerned D.contained
17.A.idea B.doubt
C.point D.problem
18.A.main B.only
C.nice D.great
19.A.received B.sent
C.saved D.discovered
20.A.drive B.help
C.deal D.gift
Test 6
【解题导语】 “我”在平安夜驾车送一位陌生人回家，帮助那位错过转接飞机的父亲圆了和患重病的儿子一起过圣诞节的愿望，妻子为“我”的善行表示理解和欣慰。
1.选A。时间是平安夜的1130，作者期待着下班回家。the end of my shift指我上班的结束。
2.选C。因为是平安夜，作者的妻子等他回家互相交换圣诞节的礼物。第六段中的第二句“We traded gifts”是答案暗示。
3.选D。由下文可知，这位先生错过了转接班机，他过来问作者怎样才能到达夏延，由此可推知他应该很担心(worried)。
4.选B。他来自费城，错过了(missed)转接班机。
5.选D。我给他指了指地上交通区域。在那里，他可以租一辆车(car)。
6.选A。然后，我给妻子打电话，告诉她我一会儿就回家。
7.选D。大约15分钟后，那位绅士回来了。
8.选C。他告诉我，所有的公交车已满，而且也找不到可租用的(available)车。
9.选B。我告诉他，他只能在机场住宿一夜。听到这，他突然大哭起来(burst into tears)。
10.选C。他唯一的儿子得了重病。seriously严重地。
11.选B。估计孩子活(live)不了一年了。
12.选A。他期待能和孩子度过很可能是最后的一个圣诞节。
13.选D。我告诉Tom去把他的行李取来。collect领取;接走。
14.选C。我一路上(all the way)开得很快，凌晨230把Tom送到了夏延。
15.选A。第二天早上当我赶回家时，Kathy还在等(waiting for)我。
16.选C。我们交换了礼物，然后我们谈到了Tom。concern涉及，与有关。
17.选B。对于Kathy和我来说，毫无疑问，开车送Tom去夏延是我唯一的选择。there is no doubt that表示毫无疑问。
18.选B。解析见上题。
19.选A。几天后，我收到(received)了Tom寄来的圣诞贺卡，附有他和家人的照片。
20.选D。文章最后的“the best gift”是答案提示。Tom感谢我并表示在圣诞前夕我给他的帮助是他收到的特殊礼物
