09年學位英語：4月成人英語三級A卷及答案(4)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage, and for each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should choose ONE answer that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States it wasn't the first time I had been 　　56　　. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often 　　57　　 to France, I so I was used 　　58　　 a foreign language to people who did not understand 　　59　　. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to 　　60　　 a nice easy holiday without any 　　61　　 problems.

　　How wrong I was ! the misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 　　62　　 telephone to give my American friend Danny a 　　63　　 and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me 　　64　　 lost and asked 　　65　　 he could help me. "Yes," I said, "I want to give my friend a ring." "Well, that's 　　66　　 " he exclaimed. "Are you getting 　　67　　? But aren't you a bit 　　68　　?" "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I 　　69　　want to give a ring to tell he I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?" "Oh!" he said, " There's a phone downstairs."

　　When at last we 　　70　　 meet up, Danny 　　71　　 the misunderstandings to me. " Don't worry," she said to me . "I had so many 　　72　　 at first. There are lots of words words which the Americans 　　73　　 differently in meaning from 　　74　　. You'll soon get used to 　　75　　 things they say. Most of the time British and American people understand each other!"

　　56. A. out           B. aboard            C. away            D. abroad
　　57. A. gone          B. been              C. got             D. come
　　58. A. to speak      B. for speaking      C. to speaking     D. to speaking of
　　59. A. English       B. French            C. Russian         D. Latin
　　60. A. having        B. buying            C. giving          D. receiving
　　61. A. time          B. human             C. money           D. language
　　62. A. perfect       B. popular           C. public          D. pleasant
　　63. A. ring          B. letter            C. word            D. message
　　64. A. to look       B. looking like      C. looking         D. feeling like
　　65. A. that          B. if                C. where           D. when
　　66. A. well          B. strange           C. nice            D. funny
　　67. A. to marry      B. marrying          C. to be married   D. married
　　68. A. small         B. smart             C. little          D. young
　　69. A. very          B. just              C. so              D. just now
　　70. A. did           B. could             C. do              D. can
　　71. A. described     B. explained         C. talked          D. expressed
　　72. A. trouble       B. difficulties      C. fun             D. things
　　73. A. write         B. speak             C. use             D. read
　　74. A. us British    B. British us        C. us Britain      D. we British
　　75. A. such          B. these             C. some            D. all the