英语四级完型填空练习题第009组

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Henrys job was to examine vehicles which crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country.Every evening -1- at weekends,he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,-2- a bike with a big load of straw on it.When the bike -3- the frontier,Henry used to stop the man and -4- him 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 mans pockets -7- he let him tie the straw again.The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it.Although Henry was always -8- to find gold or jewellery or other valuable things -9- in the straw,he never found -10- ,even though he examined it very carefully and thoroughly.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 workers pockets -14- usual,Henry -15- to him,"Listen.I know that you are smuggling goods -16- this frontier.Wont you tell me what it is that youre bringing into the country so successfully.Im an old man,and todays my last day on the -17- .Tomorrow Im going to -18-.I promise that I shall not tell -19- if you tell me what youve been smuggling."The factory worker did not say anything for -20-.Then he smiled,turned to Henry and said quietly,"Bikes."

1. [A] besides　[B] except [C] excepting[D] except for

2. [A] pushing　[B] pulling [C] cramming [D] carrying

3. [A] arrived　[B] appeared [C] emerged　[D] reached

4. [A] force[B] order [C] make [D] command

5. [A] unlock　 [B] unbend [C] untie[D] loosen

6. [A] that [B] where [C] perhaps　[D] whether

7. [A] before　 [B] thus [C] therefore[D] so

8. [A] lucky[B] expecting [C] suspecting　 [D] insisting

9. [A] mixed[B] confused [C] clamped　[D] hidden

10. [A] nothing　[B] something [C] everything　 [D] anything

11. [A] cheating [B] smuggling [C] stealing [D] deceiving

12. [A] capable　[B] possible [C] able [D] potential

13. [A] through　[B] towards [C] upon [D] up

14. [A] then [B] than [C] as　 [D] like

15. [A] murmured [B] said [C] ordered　[D] told

16. [A] cross[B] past [C] across　 [D] into

17. [A] job　[B] work [C] case [D] duty

18. [A] withdraw [B] retreat [C] retire　 [D] retrace

19. [A] everyone [B] someone [C] no one　 [D] anyone

20. [A] minute　 [B] period [C] moment　 [D] some time