When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ________, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ________.

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly ________ 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 ______ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ________. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something ________. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need _______. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”

“Airport? You ________ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ________ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ________ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ________ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ________ you’ll get there in five minutes!”

“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll ______ in time. ”

The ________ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ________ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ________ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ________ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ________ just above the ground. As the car ________ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ________, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise

2.A. brave B. excited C. curious D. stubborn

3.A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew

4.A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward

5.A. arrived B. stopped C. stayed D. Started

6.A. gathered B. existed C. dropped D. moved

7.A. help B. gas C. rest D. water

8.A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly

9.A. if B. until C. unless D. as

10.A. drive B. walk C. follow D. march

11.A. address B. signs                   C. notices D. guidance

12.A. doubt B. room C. time D. way

13.A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it

14.A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel

15.A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued

16.A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible

17.A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded

18.A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing

19.A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose

20.A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone

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