When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly

When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.     21    , it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so     22    .
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly    23     cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move     24     that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also     25    . Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something _26    . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,” said the old lady. “I need     27    . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You     28     are lost,” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers     29     you reach the T-junction. Turn left and     20     for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the     31     to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no     32     you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear,” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll _33     in time.”
The     34     moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it     35     and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something     36     happened. The car began changing. First, its color     37    from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward,     38     just above the ground. As the car     39     into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling     40    , the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
【小题1】A．HoweverB．BesidesC．ThereforeD．Otherwise【小题2】
.A．braveB．excitedC．curiousD．stubborn【小题3】A．fellB．seemedC．provedD．grew【小题4】A．asideB．aroundC．forwardD．backward【小题5】A．arrivedB．stoppedC．stayedD．started【小题6】A．gatheredB．existedC．droppedD．moved【小题7】A．helpB．gasC．restD．water【小题8】A．necessarilyB．normallyC．basicallyD．certainly【小题9】A．ifB．untilC．unlessD．as【小题10】A．driveB．walkC．followD．march【小题11】
.A．addressB．signsC．noticesD．guidance【小题12】A．doubtB．roomC．timeD．way【小题13】A．have itB．get itC．make itD．finish it【小题14】A．doorB．windowC．headlightD．wheel【小题15】
.A．passedB．rushedC．turnedD．continued【小题16】A．strangeB．sensitiveC．imaginableD．horrible【小题17】A．developedB．appearedC．spreadD．changed【小题18】A．rollingB．floatingC．drawingD．flashing【小题19】A．pointedB．returnedC．brokeD．rose【小题20】A．tuneB．voiceC．soundD．toneB