优秀试题热身Passage 1(2010·重庆调研)I had a cigarette one morning as I walked along the wooded path toward my house deep in the forest.I know smoking is bad for me, and __1__. I had tried to kick the habit, but __2__. Not even when my aunt Bernie got lung cancer. How many times had she begged me to give __3__ up? After she died, I made up my mind to stop, and did so, but __4__ I started up again. The house had been one of Aunt Bernie's favorite places to stay. Lately, I had earned some __5__ income by renting it out. New renters were __6__ to arrive that afternoon. The house has no electricity, so I had to __7__ there was enough propane (丙烷) in the tank to __8__ the fridge and the stove (火炉 ). Seeing the house in the distance through the trees, I thought about __9__. I could still hear her __10__ telling me, “Give up smoking; it will __11__ you.” As I was __12__ the house, the voice grew stronger, __13__ my aunt were standing right beside me. Finally, I couldn't __14__ it any longer. I smothered (闷熄) it. “Fine, Auntie, I __15__. See？” I continued down the path, __16__ the urge to light up again. Reaching the house, I opened the door. Whoa! I stepped back. The __17__ was strong. Propane gases! I ran around to the back and found the problem. The previous __18__ had forgotten to turn off the propane tank before they left. The house had been __19__ up with gas for a week! If I had still been smoking that cigarette... I thought now, __20__. My aunt Bernie was right. Smoking can kill me. The next day I started a quit-smoking program, and I haven't lit up since.1. A. helpless B. harmful C. useless D. dangerous2. A. hadn't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. coul...
