五、完形填空。
My friend Mr Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to ____________ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot of places of interest. He likes to ____________ children and has a lot of little ____________. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he ____________. It makes them happy and his room is always full ____________ children when he’s free.
It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to ____________ his old friend Mr Smith to the party. He ____________ Mr Smith himself and told him about it. The doctor accepted his ____________ happily. At half past seven, the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. ____________ he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr Smith ____________ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner, the children sat around the traveller and asked him to ____________ them some funny stories. Mr Smith agreed and his stories made them ____________ again and again. At last, he told them the funniest story. He said, “Once I reached a city ____________ a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world...”
“Please wait a ____________, Mr Smith,” said my son. “It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”
“You’re ____________, my clever boy,” said the funny doctor. “The city had much fog that day...” “What’s it, then?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.
“The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.
(　　　)1. A. work B. fight C. live D. travel
(　　　)2. A. wait for B. look over C. play with D. look after
(　　　)3. A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates
(　　　)4. A. read B. wrote C. thought D. saw
(　　　)5. A. with B. for C. of D. by
(　　　)6. A. send B. ask C. carry D. get
(　　　)7. A. knew B. caught C. taught D. called
(　　　)8. A. invitation B. things C. car D. money
(　　　)9. A. Before B. As soon as C. Until D. Since
(　　　)10. A. came B. answered C. said D. played
(　　　)11. A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk
(　　　)12. A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear
(　　　)13. A. with B. in C. at D. on
(　　　)14. A. moment B. day C. week D. year
(　　　)15. A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right

1. D 【点拨】根据下文“去过很多的名胜古迹”可知是旅游。故选 D。
2. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，他喜欢和孩子们一起玩，用固定短语 play with。故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】根据上文和孩子们一起玩可知，应该是小朋友。故选 A。
4. D 【点拨】根据上文可知，孩子们经常让他讲旅行时他见过的一些有趣的事。故选 D。
5. C 【点拨】be full of 满是……的。故选 C。
6. B 【点拨】根据句意可知，此处应是“邀请他的老朋友史密斯先生来参加生日聚会”。故选 B。
7. D 【点拨】根据句意可知，此处表示“他自己给史密斯先生打电话”，call sb. 给某人打电话。故选 D。
8. A 【点拨】根据后文可知，史密斯先生接受了邀请。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据句意可知，此处表示“他一看到他的车就跑了过去”，as soon as 一……就……。故选 B。
10. A 【点拨】根据“史密斯先生来得很准时”可知选 A。
11. C 【点拨】tell stories 讲故事。故选 C。
12. B 【点拨】根据上文提到的史密斯先生经常讲有趣的故事让孩子们开心可知，此处指孩子们一次次地大笑。故选 B。
13. D 【点拨】表示在具体的一天用介词 on。故选 D。
14. A 【点拨】wait a moment 等一会儿。故选 A。
15. D 【点拨】根据上文可知，孩子说的是对的，所以史密斯先生肯定了孩子的说法。故选 D。