完形填空练习（三十一）
One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1 apartment.
Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle (角度) 3 she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a 5 place?
I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6 it turned out, it was an 7 movie. After about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8 my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9 .
After a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (嘎扎的响声) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 I remembered when I was in
1. A. warm B. hot C. heated D. cool
2. A. hole B. blank C. break D. space
3. A. any time B. the moment C. some time D. every time
4. A. while B. whenever C. or D. and
5. A. private B. public C. theatrical D. open
6. A. since B. when C. what D. as
7. A. English B. Italian C. Korean D. American
8. A. exchange B. eat C. threw away D. taste
9. A. too B. still C. though D. certain
10. A. much B. any C. no D. few
11. A. voice B. sound C. signal D. noise
12. A. wonder B. wander C. imagine D. leave
13. A. enjoyed B. happened C. turned D. used
14. A. until B. because C. then D. therefore
15. A. formal B. informal C. perfect D. practical
16. A. felt B. looked C. seemed D. appeared
17. A. While B. If C. Before D. Once
18. A. empty B. quiet C. still D. calm
19. A. connecting B. stopping C. referring D. preferring
20. A. worked B. got C. came D. made
完形填空练习（三十二）
What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2 of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always 5 it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a 7 . In a world where I have to work with my 8 , I’d do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. 16 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I’ve been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew 19 I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very 20 .”
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
1. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose
2. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number
3. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently
4. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. yet
5. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed
6. A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried
7. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool
8. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention
9. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well
10. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales
11. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed
12. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling
13. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned
14. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold
15. A. clever B. other C. right D. next
16. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which
17. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information
18. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining
19. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now
20. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart
