2 . The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was play basketball with Eric,_________ his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He went into the building; only a few minutes _________ closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief _________ in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to _________ Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in _________ — the library lights were off. The place was _________. The doors had been shut. They _________ be opened from the inside: he was trapped — in a library!
He tried to _________ a telephone call but was unable to _________. As the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
__________ he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “__________! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. Surely, someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, __________. Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to __________.
He knew he had to__________, but now, that didn’t seem to be such a __________ thing.
1. A.or | B.because | C.but | D.since |
2. A.before | B.after | C.over | D.during |
3. A.rest | B.walk | C.stop | D.break |
4. A.visit | B.greet | C.catch | D.meet |
5. A.delight | B.surprise | C.anger | D.eagerness |
6. A.lonely | B.crowded | C.noisy | D.empty |
7. A.wouldn’t | B.shouldn’t | C.couldn’t | D.needn’t |
8. 9. A.get through | B.get up | C.get on | D.get in |
10. A.On time | B.At last | C.By the way | D.Now and then |
11. A.Come | B.Sorry | C.Hello | D.Help |
12. A.after all | B.at most | C.in short | D.as usual |
13. A.watch | B.play | C.write | D.read |
14. A.sleep | B.shout | C.wait | D.work |
15. A.bad | B.cool | C.strange | D.nice |