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初二英语阅读竞赛 An old friend was going to spend a few days with me, he called from the airport to tell me he had arrived. I was not able to 1 the office, but I had prepared for his arrival. After telling him my new 2 address, I told him that I had 3 the key under the doormat (门前的擦鞋垫) . I knew it would be quite late 4 I could get back. He could make 5 at home and eat any food that was in the refrigerator. Two hours later he phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said he was listening to some of my records after 6 a nice meal. He had found the pan and cooked some fish and had also helped himself to some juice. He hoped I would 7 him soon. I asked him if he had any difficulty in finding the house. He answered the only problem was that he couldn’t find the key under the doormat, but 8 , the living-room window by the apple tree was 9 and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great 10 . There are no apple trees outside my windows, but there is only one by my neighbor’s house! ( ) 1. A. leave B. close C. keep D. lock ( ) 2. A. office B. house C. work D. email ( ) 3. A. forgot B. left C. missed D. shut ( ) 4. A. as B. while C. before D. if ( ) 5. A. him B. myself C. me D. himself ( ) 6. A. have B. having C. I had D. to have ( ) 7. A. visit B. agree C. join D. protect ( ) 8. A. luckily B. luck C. badly D. bad ( ) 9. A. awake B. open C. alone D. tidy ( ) 10. A. interest B. pleasure C. safety D. surprise John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion. Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was __11__. People all over the country __12__ about John Thomas and often asked, “ Will he ever jump again?” John’s mother went to the hospital to