Unit 2 The universal language Period 1 习题 3.doc

Unit 2 The universal language Period 1 课件 3 . 完形填空 On August 26，1999，New York City experienced a torrential downpour.The rain caused the streets to __1__ and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately，this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were __2__ to go home.Some battled to __3__ a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the __4__ bravely，walking miles to get to work. I __5__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __6__ had stopped.After making my way __7__ crowds of people，I finally found a subway line that was __8__.Unfortunately，there were so many people waiting to __9__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __10__.So I took the train going in the opposite direction，and then switch back to the downtown train.Finally，after what seemed like an forever，the train __11__ my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office，I was __12__ through，exhausted and __13__. My co－workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 500 p．m.，I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer __14__ I received an email from Garth，my Director： I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __15__ reported to work.It is always reassuring(令人欣慰的)，at times like these，when employees so clearly show their __16__ to their jobs.Thank you. Garth’s email was short，but I learned more from that __17__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __18__ can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic __19__ had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately __20__ me and put a smile back on my face. 1．A.break B．flood C．sink D．crash 2．A.forced B．refused C．adjusted D．gathered 3．A.order B．pay C．call D．search 4．A.climate B．scenery C．storm D．burden 5A.used B．promised C．deserved D．happened 6．A.practice B．routine[ C．pro