IV. 完形填空
It was a lovely Sunday afternoon. I was reading on the sofa 21 my mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen. At that time, I felt the sofa 22 from side to side like a cradle(摇篮). Then the shaking was getting 23 . And the 24 room began to shake. My mother 25 out and shouted, “Earthquake! A big one!” I jumped out of the sofa at once, and looked for the 26 place. “Keep 27 , my dear. Table, table...” I tried my best to crawl(爬) 28 the table. Then my mother ran over to me and protected me with 29 arms. A few minutes later, the shaking stopped. My mother stood up slowly and said, “Now we must go 30 .”
We opened the door and moved to a 31 area nearby(附近的). There were already neighbors in the 32 of the area. Everyone felt 33 , but we couldn’t do anything except waiting. Two hours later, we learned that it was a 34 5.8 earthquake. Luckily, no buildings 35 , and only some people were hurt. We came back home in the evening.
()21. A. before B. while C. after D. until
()22. A. smiling B. skating C. sharing D. shaking
()23. A. stronger B. safer C. nicer D. farther
()24. A. half B. all C. whole D. little
()25. A. ran B. agreed C. answered D. died
()26. A. largest B. safest C. bravest D. widest
()27. A. easy B. last C. full D. calm
()28. A. with B. about C. under D. from
()29. A. his B. her C. their D. your
()30. A. here B. there C. inside D. outside
()31. A. light B. heavy C. clear D. sweet
()32. A. middle B. corner C. surface D. ground
()33. A. afraid B. happy C. clean D. magic
()34. A. line B. level C. land D. lake
()35. A. come on B. put up C. fell down D. cut out

21. B；22. D；23. A；24. C；25. A；26. B；27. D；28. C；29. B；30. D；31. C；32. A；33. A；34. B；35. C