二、完形填空。（每小题1分，共15分）
There was a very mean man named Mr Black who lived on the sixth floor of an apartment building. He was so
1 to his neighbours that no one even knew his first name was Adam. He never said hello to anyone, and he left his
2 out in the hallway. He always complained（抱怨）about all his neighbours and the noise they made. He even got
3 when the couple who lived next door to him, Catherine and David, had a baby. Instead of saying congratulations, he loudly complained about
4 the baby would surely cry all night.
One day when he was
5 his apartment, Mr Black saw that his rubbish was gone. In its place, he found a
6 from David. It said, “Good morning, Mr Black. I saw your rubbish here, and since I was on my way out, I
7 it up for you and threw it away. I wanted to
8 you a trip. Have a nice day. David” However, Mr Black decided to ignore（忽视）this act of
9. Then he began to think about the
10 traffic he would surely have to deal with on his way to work.
But as time went on, Mr Black
11 to feel a little silly. No matter how impolite he was, the couple always
12 him and politely said hello. It became harder and harder for him not to
13 say hello back.
After a few weeks, Mr Black was always happy to see the couple in the hall. They even started calling him Adam. Later on, they
14 Mr Black to have some coffee in their apartment. Mr Black was very glad that they treated him nicely. He felt sorry for his impolite
15 toward others. He realized that he should try to be friendly to the people he met.
(
A
)1. A. impolite B. useful C. strange D. nice
(
B
)2. A. clothes B. rubbish C. pets D. bottles
(
D
)3. A. glad B. excited C. tired D. upset
(
C
)4. A. why B. where C. how D. when
(
D
)5. A. fixing B. selling C. painting D. leaving
(
A
)6. A. note B. box C. book D. gift
(
B
)7. A. broke B. picked C. mixed D. put
(
B
)8. A. give B. save C. make D. take
(
C
)9. A. happiness B. love C. kindness D. honesty
(
D
)10. A. light B. noisy C. polluted D. terrible
(
A
)11. A. started B. remembered C. managed D. offered
(
D
)12. A. looked at B. pointed to C. laughed at D. smiled at
(
C
)13. A. calmly B. easily C. simply D. freely
(
B
)14. A. warned B. invited C. encouraged D. allowed
(
C
)15. A. messages B. questions C. acts D. jokes
