完形填空练习（二十九）
From time to time I received PC magazines from well-meaning editors. Reading them, I recognized the 1 characters, but the whole thing is Greek to me. When faced with such publications, I think to myself. “They might 2 send newspapers or magazines to a blind?” I 3 to say it, but I have to admit I don’t 4 know how to type, much 5 how to enjoy the internet. Several times I’ve tried to learn to use a computer and each time I gave up 6 , for it is not really very user-friendly. I was afraid of all mechanical 7 , afraid of the keyboard and the jumping mouse. I was content with the 8 that my classmate, Bai Yansong, another prime time host, also wrote his articles by 9 . He told me that feeling the 10 of the pen 11 the surface of the paper gave him a kind of 12 . I had the 13 feeling and found it a good excuse not to use a computer. By 1999, however, I 14 felt this attitude was right. One day I went to my supervisor’s (导师) home to 15 an article that was hand-written and a little muddily done. Hearing my 16 , the wife of my supervisor said, “It doesn’t matter. I can type it out on my computer.”
“You can use a computer?”
“Sure, I learned to use it when I was 70.”
I was so 17 that I wasn’t able to cry out a single word. 18 out of their flat, I made up my mind for the one-hundredth time to start learning to use a computer. I still had Bai Yansong to 19 me company, but once he started learning to use the computer, he would 20 very fast and then I would be really alone, wouldn’t I?
1. A. separate B. divided C. independent D. lonely
2. A. too B. also C. either D. as well
3. A. have B. like C. hate D. used
4. A. still B. yet C. even D. already
5. A. more B. faster C. slowly D. less
6. A. immediately B. at once C. in the end D. sooner or later
7. A. computers B. devices C. TV sets D. tools
8. A. truth B. fact C. news D. advice
9. A. hand B. pen C. computer D. the way
10. A. point B. head C. mouth D. tongue
11. A. walking B. moving C. touching D. flying
12. A. sense B. sadness C. pleasure D. regret
13. A. different B. exciting C. happy D. same
14. A. never B. always C. even more D. no longer
15. A. pass on B. let out C. hand in D. look for
16. A. words B. voice C. excuse D. apology
17. A. glad B. surprised C. sorry D. surprising
18. A. When B. Once C. After D. Until
19. A. keep B. make C. become D. help
20. A. send it up B. take it up C. pick it up D. carry it up
完形填空练习（三十）
When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was 1 along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the 2 on purpose, 3 that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”
“9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.”
“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I 4 another question.
“9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the 5 are only complaints (抱怨). They complain that they 6 work 7 , that it is 8 to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated 9 and enjoy the 10 of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it 11 to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for 12 . It’s 13 that I 14 drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any 15 ? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes 16 , I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a 17 street. In this way I always get customers.
His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he
1. A. driving B. flying C. running D. rushing
2. A. calmness B. quietness C. stillness D. silence
3. A. for fear B. on condition C. in order D. in case
4. A. gave out B. threw out C. let off D. set off
5. A. taxi B. radio C. passenger D. driver
6. A. have to B. must C. need D. should
7. A. from night till morning B. from morning till night
C. from morning till afternoon D. from dawn till dark
8. A. hard B. easy C. possible D. impossible
9. A. busy B. busily C. lazy D. lazily
10. A. results B. achievements C. gains D. fruits
11. A. tired B. tiring C. excited D. exciting
12. A. pleasure B. money C. work D. interest
13. A. unfortunate B. fortunate C. likely D. wise
14. A. often B. usually C. hardly D. seldom
15. A. trick B. secret C. skill D. method
16. A. southward B. northward C. eastward D. westward
17. A. wide B. narrow C. lonely D. empty
18. A. had B. made C. kept D. took
19. A. common B. rare C. much D. little
20. A. says B. suggests C. goes D. talks
