2025年四川长江职业学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析

2025年四川长江职业学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共50题)1、Musicmakesourlifecolourful,andhelpsusrelax.（）,EnglishsongscanalsohelpuslearnEnglish.(1分)A、ExceptB、BesidesC、AsD、But正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查介词。句意为：“音乐使我们的生活多姿多彩，并且帮我们放松。除此之外，英文歌曲还可以帮我们学习英语。”分析空格前后两句的关系可知是并列关系，所以排除C和D;except意为“除……之外(没有)”,不包括在范围内；besides意为“除……之外(还有)”,包括在范围内；英文歌曲也属于音乐，所以是包含在内的。故选B。

2、Mymotherbuyssome________.

(1分)A、milksB、tomatoC、vegetableD、vegetables正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析some后面用复数。somevegetables一些蔬菜。

3、--John,it's10p.m.It'stimetogotobednow.--OK.（）Mum!(1分)A、goodmorningB、goodafternoonC、goodeveningD、goodnight正确答案选项：参考答案：D

4、––CanyoubelieveKim’sgotfiredfromwork?––____.Shewasalwayslateorcallinginsick.ButIhopeshewillfindanewjob

(1分)A、GodblessherB、Itcan’thurtC、ItservesherrightD、Noworries正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查习惯用语。句意：——你能相信金被解雇了吗？——她活该。她总是迟到或请病假，但我希望她能找到新工作。AGodblessher上帝保佑她。BItcan’thurt无妨；CItservesherright她活该；DNoworries不用担心。分析句子可知，Kim总是迟到或请病假，她被解雇也是她活该。故选C。

5、Theycanplaysoccervery________

(1分)A、niceB、goodC、wellD、fine正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析playwell玩得好。句意为他们玩足球玩的很好/踢得很好。

6、Thewholeworldfeel_____apitytohavelostthegreatscientist,StephenHawking.

(1分)A、thatB、itC、thisD、such正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析全世界都为失去伟大的科学家斯蒂芬·霍金感到遗憾。such后面一般直接加短词而不是句子，动词+itapityto

7、IfI（）invitedtonight,Iwouldgotothedinnerparty.(1分)A、wasB、wereC、amD、is正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查虚拟语气。句意为：“如果我今晚被邀请，我会去参加晚宴的。”if引导的虚拟条件句，与现在事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用过去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might十动词原形。故选B。

8、—Howoldisshe?—________.

(1分)A、Yes,sheisB、Sheis20C、No,sheisnotD、Sheisadoctor正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意为：她多大了。根据题意故选B。

9、_____booksyouhaveborrowedfromthelibraryshouldbereturnedintwoweeks’time.

(1分)A、WhateverB、HoweverC、NomatterwhatD、What正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查词义辨析。A无论什么；B无论怎样；C不管什么；D什么。句意：无论你从图书馆借了什么书都应该在两周内归还。B、D项不符合语境。Nomatter不能引导名词性从句，只能引导状语从句，_____booksyouhaveborrowedfromthelibrary为主语从句，故只能选A。考点：考查词义辨析

10、Hekeepsin（）withhisfriendsbyphone.(1分)A、thoughtB、connectionC、touchD、mind正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析他通过电话和朋友们保持联系。

keepintouchwithsb.和某人保持联系

11、从下面单词中找一个括号部分读音不同的单词。（）(1分)A、m(ai)nB、g(ai)nC、bl(a)meD、fr(a)nk正确答案选项：参考答案：D

12、Thechildrenarevery_____tohearthegoodnews.

(1分)A、sorryB、pleasedC、unhappyD、kind正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析B意为“高兴的，开心的”。孩子们听到这个好消息非常高兴

13、Remember（）mesomeappleswhenyougotothesupermarket,Mary.(1分)A、buyingB、boughtC、buyD、tobuy正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查动词不定式。句意为：“Mary,你去超市时记得给我买些苹果。”rememberdoingsth.意为“记得做过某事(已做过)”,remembertodosth.意为“记得要做某事(还没做)”。根据时间状语“whenyougotothesupermarket”可知，此处表示“记得要做某事”。故选D。

14、—What’swrongwithyou?Whydoyoulooksosad?—______!I’velostallmyfilesonthecomputer.Itistotaldisaster.

(1分)A、GotothebadB、ComeoffitC、JustmyluckD、Countmyblessing正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查情景交际用语。句意：——你怎么了？你为什么看起来这么伤心?——真不走运！我电脑里的所有文件都丢失了。这是个灾难。AGotothebad变坏，走上堕落的道路；BComeoffit别吹牛了，住口；CJustmyluck真倒霉，真不走运；DCountmyblessing数数上帝的恩赐（提醒自己对已有的一切应该感到庆幸和知足）。结合语境，电脑里的所有文件都丢失了，运气实在是不好。故选C。

15、Isthat（）desk,Jane?No,it's（）Helen'sisnearthewindow.(1分)A、yours;YoursB、your;MineC、your;MyD、his;His正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查物主代词。句意为：“-Jane,那是你的桌子吗?——不，它是Helen的。我的在窗户附近。”第一个空格后有名词desk,根据语境可知应用形容词性物主代词your,所以排除A和D;第二个空格后没有名词，所以应该用名词性物主代词，可排除C。故选B。

16、在下列各组单词中，找出字母读音ea不同于其他三个的选项（）

(1分)A、speakB、beatC、createD、please正确答案选项：参考答案：C

17、I（）themessagetohimassoonashe（）backtomorrow.(1分)A、give;cameB、willgive;willcomeC、willgive;comesD、give;willcome正确答案选项：参考答案：C

18、That'severything________isn'tglass.

(1分)A、thatB、whoC、whereD、when正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析那是所有不是玻璃的东西

19、--________doyouusuallyhavelunch?--Attwelveo'clock

(1分)A、HowB、WhatC、WhenD、Where正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析句意:——你通常什么时候吃午饭?——12点钟。考查特殊疑问句。How怎样﹔What什么;When什么时候﹔Where什么地方，根据答语Attwelveo'clock在12点，可知上句问“什么时间"，故选C。

20、Icanstillrememberhim（）hehaschangedalot.Forexample,helikedplayinggamesbutnowhelikesstudying.(1分)A、becauseB、untilC、unlessD、eventhough正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查连词。句意为：“虽然他变了很多，但我仍然记得他，例如他过去喜欢玩游戏但是现在他喜欢学习。”eventhough意为“尽管；即使”,引导让步状语从句。分析句子结构可知，前后两句话是让步关系，所以用eventhough。故选D。

21、材料Twodaysago,Bob（1）aletterfromhisgirlfriend,Mary.Shewrote,“IwillleaveBeijingforLondonattenonJune3rd.Pleasemeetmeatthe（2）.”

NowBobwasstandingattheairportand（3）someflowers.Hewas（4）becauseMary'splanewasthreehourslate.But（5）knewwhy.Bobwalkedovertothebarattheairportandhadadrink,Hewalkedbacktothegate.Therewasstill（6）news.Hewalkedbacktothebarandhad（7）drink.

（8）,Mary'splanelandedandthepeopleontheplanestartedcomingout.Bobsmiledand（9）Mary.Afteratimehestopped（10）becausethatlastonefromtheplanewasnotMary.

Bobsaidtohimself,“（11）luck!What（12）?”Hewentovertotheinformationdesk.“MynameisBobWaston,”hesaid,“Haveyougotanymessage（13）me?”

“Yes,”saidthegirlstandingthere,“Atelephonemessagefrom（14）.”Withthesewords,shehandedhimapieceofpaper.“Mr.BobWaston,LondonAirport.Sorry,I'llreturnnextSunday.”

Bobthankedthegirlattheairport,gavethe（15）toherandsaidgood-bye.

第(11)选（）(1分)A、nobody

B、anybody

C、somebody

D、everybody正确答案选项：参考答案：A

22、材料

Thetemperatureofyourbodyshouldbealwaysjustthesame,nomatterwhethertheweatherishotorcold.Thatiswhythedoctoruseshisthermometerwhenyouaresick.

Thebodykeepsthesametemperatureallthetime,becauseitbalancestheheatitproducesanditgivesoff.Itisalwaysburningupfoodandproducingheat.Itcanproduceheatfasterwhenitneedstogiveoffheatthanwhenitbecomestoowarm.Let'sseehowthishappens.

Theheatofyourbodyisgivenoffmainlythroughtheskin.Whenyouarecold,yourskinistightandshows“goodflesh”.Whenyougetchilly,youmustdancearoundtokeepwarmorelseyouwillshiver(颤抖).Thenyourmusclesbegintowork,burnupfuel,andproducemoreheat.Itisnotpleasanttoshiver,soyouusuallyprefertowarmupbyexercise,orputonmoreclothestokeepheatin.

Whenyouarewarm,theskinislooseandsoft.Itissosuppliedwithbloodthatheatisgivenoffrapidly.Ifyougettoowarm,youbegintosweat,andmorebodyheatisusedinevaporating(蒸发)themoisture(湿气)fromyourskin.Youwearlessclothing,too,inwarmweatherawarmroom,sothatwarmcanbegivenofffreely.Youfeellesslikeexercisingbecauseyourbodyiswarmalready,andtheextraheatproducedbyexercisemakesyouuncomfortable.

Youcanseefromthewayyoufeeldifferentlyindifferentkindsofweather.Insummer,whenitiswarm,youfeeltiredandlazy.Youdonotcaretoworkorplay,butenjoylyinganddoingnothing.Whenyougetoutofdoorsinwinter,thecoldairmakesyoufeellively.Youwanttoplay.

Whenonefeelschilly,whichofthefollowingwillhedo?(1分)A、

His

skin

becomes

tight

in

order

to

keep

warm.B、

He

does

exercises

to

make

his

muscle

produce

more

heat.C、

He

puts

on

more

clothes

to

produce

heat.D、

He

keeps

shivering

to

produce

more

heat.正确答案选项：参考答案：B

23、材料

Singapore.Tues.Eightpeople—threeofthemwomen-diedafterbeingtrappedinanattic(顶楼)whenthefiregutted(损坏)theirtwo-storeyterracehouseyesterday.

Inthetragedyaboutthirty-sixpeopleweresleepinginthebuildingwhenthefire,startedbyashortcircuit,brokeout.Mostofthemmanagedtorushoutintime.

OneofthefirsttoleavethebuildingwasMissPoh,nineteen,afactoryworker.whowasawakenedfromhersleepbyshoutsof“Fire!”shortlyafter3:10a.m..

Shesaid,“Ishoutedtotheothertenantstogetout.Bythistime,thefirstfloorwasinflamesandIcouldhearpeoplecryingandscreaming.Someonebroughtaladderandplaceditagainstthewall,butitonlywentupasfarasthefirstfloor.Therewasnohopeforthosetrappedintheattic.”

Onemanwhodidescapefromtheattictoldreportersthathecouldonlysavehimselfbygoingthroughtheventilation(通风)openingintheroofandclimbingtoanadjoiningbuilding.

ChenMeng,twenty,afitter,weptasherecalledhowhehadtoleavehisparentsbehind.Hesaid,“WhenItriedtoreturnformyparents,Iwasdrivenbackbythethicksmokeandtheheat.”

Shortlyaftertheblazewasspotted,threefireenginesracedtothesceneandby

4a.m.

had

the

fire

under

control.

TheMPfortheareavisitedthesceneandsaid,“Thelandlordwaswrongtorentoutroomsirresponsibly:Hehasnotgivenduethoughttothesafetyofhistenants.”

Theunderlinedword“recalled”means“(1分)A、

told

B、

told

againC、

thought

of

the

past

D、

said正确答案选项：参考答案：C

24、Sallycan'treadthetextso（）asBillbecausesheisfiveyearsyoungerthanhim.(1分)A、fastB、fasterC、slowD、slower正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查副词的原级。句意为：“Sally读课文不如Bill读得快，因为她比他小五岁。”notso…as…表示前者在某方面不如后者，中间用形容词或副词的原级，所以排除B和D;根据“sheisfiveyearsyoungerthanhim”可以推断她应该读得不如他快。故选A。

25、材料Theartofpaper-cuttinginChinahasalonghistory,whichoriginated(起源于)fromthe6thcentury.Aspaperbecamecheaper,paper-cuttinghasbecomeoneofthemostimportanttypesofChinesefolkart.Later,thisartformspreadtootherpartsoftheworld,withdifferentareasadopting(采用)theirownculturalstyles.Becausethepapercutsareoftenusedtodecorate(装扮)doorsandwindows,theyaresometimesreferredtoas“windowflowers”.

Scissorsandknivesarethebasictoolstomakeapapercut,andthesubjectsaredifferentinfig-ures,suchasflowers,birds,characters,familiarfolkstoriesandfairytales.It'salsocommontoseesomeChinesecharactersonpapercuts.Themostfamouspaper-cuttingcharactersinChinesearewordsmeaning“lucky”and“doublehappiness”.Eventhesedays,Chinesepeoplelovetohangpa-per-cuttingofthesetwocharactersattheirdoors.

Chinesepapercutswereusedforsomepurposesinthepast.Theyhavebeenburiedwiththedead.Atthesametime,papercutshavespecialmeaningonfestivalsandholidays.

Papercutsaremadeinmanyareasthroughthecountry;ingeneral,thenorthernstyleisboldandfreewhilethesouthernisbeautifulandsmooth.

Peopleexpresswishesandhopeswithpapercuttings.Asanationalnon-materialcultureherit-age(遗产),paper-cuttingisreallywonderful.Whatarewindowflowers?(1分)A、Akindoffolkart.B、Asortofbeautifulflowers.C、Somephotos.D、Onekindofglassmaterial.正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国剪纸艺术的发展历史、工具、题材和用途等。细节理解题。根据第一段全段内容可知，windowflowers是papercuts的另一种叫法，是中国民间艺术。故选A。

26、Thepicnicwillbeputoffifit______tomorrow.

(1分)A、willsnowB、snowsC、issnowingD、snowed正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意：如果明天下雪，野餐就延期。分析句子结构，主句谓语动词是willbeputoff，if引导的条件状语从句使用一般现在时代替一般将来时，主语为it，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式snows。故选B

27、Aftergraduationfromcollege,hebegantogofromcitytocity,___asuitablejob.

(1分)A、huntingforB、takingonC、lookingafterD、bringingup正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意：大学毕业后,他开始从一个城市到另一个城市,为了寻找一份合适的工作。A、huntingfor寻找；B、takingon承担；呈现；具有；流行；接纳；雇佣；穿上；C、lookingafter照顾；D、bringingup抚养长大

28、—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.

(1分)A、BynomeansB、Yes,ofcourseC、Don’tworryD、Nodoubt.正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查情景交际。ABynomeans决不；BYes,ofcourse是的；CDon’tworry别着急；DNodoubt不用怀疑；句意：妈妈，如果我邀请一些朋友来我的生日聚会你介意吗？当然不，这很相当有趣。根据It’llbemoreinteresting可知是否定的答案，故选A项。

29、-Therewillbe（）one-hourdocumentarytonightonTV.—Ittellsastoryof（）honestboyinafarawayvillage.(1分)A、a;anB、an;aC、a;aD、/;a正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查冠词。句意为：“---今晚电视上有一个小时的纪录片。--它会讲述一个遥远的村庄里一个诚实男孩的故事。”不定冠词a/an表泛指，a用于以辅音音素开头的单词前，an用于以元音音素开头的单词前。one是以辅音音素开头，所以用a;honest以元音音素开头，所以用an。故选A。

30、材料“Dad,I'msureIcandoitwellthistime,Ipromise.”Isaidtomyselfandwentuptothestageandbeganmyplay…

FinallyI（1）frommypianoandtookabowtothepeopleinthehall.Therewasa（2）andthenloudapplause(掌声)burstout.IknewI（3）it.Tearsfilledmyeyes.ThenI（4）threeyearsagorightherewhenitwasmyturntoplay.I（5）thehallandsawmydad.Hesatattheendofa（6）withaseriousface.

SuddenlyIbecame（7）.Ihadpracticedmypieceformonths,（8）thenitseemedtherewassomethingwrongwithmyfingers.Iforcedoutsome（9）tuneandleftthestageintears.I（10）.

Onthewayhomemyfatherdidn'tsayevenaword.Hejust（11）thecarinsilence.Ididn'tsayanythingeither.WhatcouldIsay,really,afterwhatI'ddone?Iknewhow（12）Dadworkedtoearnenoughmoney（13）mypiano.Thattimehewas.（14）tocometoacompetition,butIlethimdown.

Ididn'trememberhowwegothome.Dadneversaidawordtheentirewayhome,andhenever（15）oneofmycompetitionsagain.Inevergotoverthehurtofhaving.（16）thepersonImostwantedtomakeproud.I’d（17）morethanmycompetitionthatafternoon.IfeltasifI'dlostthekeytomyfather'sheart,andhediedbeforeIcould（18）itagain.

“God,whydidn'tyougivemea（19）tomakeituptohim?”I'doftenasked.

Iwonfirstprizeinthecontestnow.HowIwishmyfathercouldsharethe（20）momentwithme!第13空填（）。(1分)A、onB、inC、forD、with正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查介词词义辨析。on意为“在……上”;in意为“在……里”;for意为“为了”;with意为“和”。此处指挣钱给“我”付上钢琴课的学费。故选C。

31、材料Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedayandithappenedtobeaparticularlycoldandwindyday.Itwas（1）andIwascrazyenoughtoforgetmyhatandscarf.Youcanimaginemycheekswererosy（2）andmyhandswereasnumbastheycanbe.

Allofasudden,anoldlady（3）upbesidemeandaskedifIwouldlikearide（4）.Atfirst,IsaiditwasOKandher（5）smilemelted(融化)awaythethoughtthatIshouldnevertalkto（6）!Wehadanamazingchatandshewasjust（7）agoodwoman.Shetoldmeher（8）andshedroppedmeoff.

Ididn'tseeherortalktoherforaboutamonthandonenightasI（9）herkindgesture,Idecidedtoreturnthefavor.So,Imadealotof（10）andwalkeddowntoherhousewithmy

friend.AtfirstIwasabit（11）shewouldn'tremembermeorthinkthatIwasabadmanwhopoisonedcookiesbutluckily,Iwas（12）wrong.Shewassohappy,andshehuggedmeandkissedmeandseemedso（13）thatsomeonewoulddosomethinglikethat!

WhenIgothomemymumtoldmethatshe（14）andtoldmymumonthephonethatshe（15）becauseshewassotouched.Shesaidshewouldnever（16）thekindnessthatwasgiventoher!Thatfilledmewithsuch（17）!Therereallyisnothingelsejoyfullikehelping（18）andmakingsomeone'sday（19）!

Letusneverforgetthejoyweget（20）givingothersahand!第11空填（）。(1分)A、nervousB、disappointedC、confusedD、worried正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查形容词词义辨析。nervous意为“紧张的”;disappointed意为“失望的”;confused意为“困惑的”;worried意为“担心的”。根据下文的“shewouldn'tremembermeorthinkthatIwasabadman”可知，是“我”担心她不记得我或把我当坏人。故选D。

32、Ifithadbeenpossible,Iwouldhavehelpedhim,butI（）toobusy.(1分)A、hadbeenB、wouldbeC、wereD、was正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查虚拟语气和一般过去时。句意为：“如果可能的话，我肯定会帮助他的，但是我太忙了。”if引导的虚拟条件句，与过去事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用haddone,主句用should/would/could/mighthavedone。“但是我很忙”是引导的真实情况，指过去很忙，应该用一般过去时。故选D。

33、Thenewfilmissowonderfulthat（）myparents（）mybrotherlovestoseeit.(1分)A、both;andB、neither;norC、either;orD、notonly;butalso正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查主谓一致。句意为：“这部新电影如此的精彩，以至于不仅我父母而且我弟弟都喜欢看。”both…and…连接两个主语时，谓语动词用复数，但句中的谓语动词loves为三单形式，所以排除A;notonly…butalso…,neither…nor…,either…or…三者连接两个主语时要遵循就近原则。根据句意电影非常精彩，故父母和弟弟应该都喜欢，所以应用“notonly…butalso…”。故选D。

34、Butonthelastnightwewerecaughtinathunderstorm.Iwokeupatmidnighttofindaswimmingpoolinmytent.Thetemperaturewascloseto_______.Ihadtospendtherestofthenighttremblingintheonlydrypartofmytent.

(1分)A、boiling

B、average

C、normal

D、freezing正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查形容词短语辨析。句意：温度接近零度。Aboiling煮沸的的；Baverage平均的；Cnormal正常的；Dfreezing冰冻的。根据下文“trembling”得知温度很低。故选D。

35、—DidyoucallSaraback?-Ididn'tneedto,（）we'llhaveameetingtogethertonight.(1分)A、thoughB、unlessC、becauseD、if正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查原因状语从句。句意为：“—你给Sara回电话了吗?—不必了，因为我们今晚要在一起开会。”because意为“因为”,引导原因状语从句。分析句子结构可知，前后两句话是因果关系，且前果后因，所以用because来引导原因状语从句。故选C。

36、—Teenagersshouldnotbeallowedtohavepart-timejobs．—I________.Theycanlearnalotfromworking．（）(1分)A、doubtB、disappointC、disagree正确答案选项：参考答案：C

37、从下列选项中找出其括号部分与所给单词括号部分读音相同的选项。（）abs(or)b(1分)A、doct(or)B、tail(or)C、comf(or)tD、aff(or)d正确答案选项：参考答案：D

38、Ithinktherewillbe________peopleinthecity．

(1分)A、manyB、muchC、moreD、most正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析more是更多是many的比较级。翻译：我想这个城市会有更多的人

39、—Peter,whatareyoudoing

—Oh,I________areportaboutnationalheroes.

(1分)A、willwrite

B、amwriting

C、wrote

D、havewritten正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意：——彼得，你在干什么？——哦，我在写一篇关于国家英雄的报道。考查现在进行时。根据“whatareyoudoing”可知，此处强调动作正在发生，使用现在进行时，故选B。

40、材料AshleySmithisa26-year-oldsinglemotherwithadaughter.ShewasmovingintoherhouseinAtlanta,GeorgiaearlyonthemorningofMarch12nd,whenaman

（1）hertoherdoor,andputaguntoherside.

“Istartedwalkingtomydoor,andIfeltreally,really（2）,”shesaidinaTVinterviewlastweek.

ThemanwasBrianNichols,33yearsold.He（3）atanAtlantacourthouseonMarch11st.Thepolicewere（4）him.

NicholstiedSmithupwithtape,butsetherfreeaftershebeggedhimnottotakeher

（5）againandagain.“Itoldhim（6）hehurtme,mylittlegirlwouldn'thaveamummy.”shesaidwithtears.

“Ijusttalkedtohimandtriedto（7）believeme,”Smithsaid.

SheaskedNichols（8）hechoseher.“HesaidhethoughtIwasallangel（9）fromGod,andGodaskedhimtodoso.”

Smitheven（10）forthemanbeforeheallowedhertoleave.Nicholswas（11）whenshemadehimbreakfastandthatthetwoofthemwatchedTV,seeing（12）lookingforhim.“Ican't（13）that'smeontheTV!”Nicholstoldthewoman.

Then,NicholsaskedSmithwhatshethoughthe（14）do.Shesaid,“Ithinkyoushouldturnyourselfin.Ifyoudon't,morepeoplearegoingtoget（15）.”

第(9)选（）(1分)A、makehim

B、helphim

C、askhimto

D、tellhimto正确答案选项：参考答案：A

41、材料Itwasover20yearago,IfirstmetMr.Andrews,myoldheadmaster.DuringtheWarIwasstudyingatschoolinthenorthofEngland.My（1）hadjustreturnedtoLondon,andtherewerenot（2）schoolsleftforchildren.Myfatherhadtogofromoneschooltoanother,tryingto（3）themtotakemeasapupil.Wehad（4）toalltheschoolsnearourhome,butnoonewouldtakeme（5）,wewenttoaschoolaboutfivekilometers（6）fromhome.Theheadmasterkeptuswaitingforatleast（7）.Icouldhearboysplayingontheplaygroundoutside.

Whentheheadmaster'ssecretaryletus（8）hisoffice.Mr.Andrewssaid,

“（9）doyouwanttocomehere?”Ihad（10）ofsayingsomethingaboutstudying,

（11）nowIcouldn'trememberanything,onlythoughto