单选题 A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was (16) a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my car (17) . It was out of gas on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk (18) I found someone who could (19) some gas.
I had walked almost a mile (20) I finally found a house near the road. I was glad to see it (21) it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady (22) long white hair answered. She said, "I've been (23) for you for a long time. Come in. (24) is almost ready."
"But I only come (25) some gas," I answered. I couldn't imagine (26) she was talking about.
"Oh, Alfred! Gas? You used to like tea."
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, (27) she didn't seem to hear me. She just (28) calling me Alfred and talking about how long (29) since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to (30) . As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.
(31) , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my (32) , he said: "Oh that's Miss Emily. She lives (33) herself in that big house, She's out of her mind, but she wouldn't hurt (34) . She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and (35) came back because of the war./

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】such a beautiful day意为“如此美好的一天”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】从下一句It was out of gas(没油了)可知，车肯定是stopped(停了下来)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】我决定步行“直到(until)”找到能给我“卖”点汽油的人。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】这里考查的是“卖(sell)”点汽油的人。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】before意为“在……之前”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】天马上要黑了，所以看到这房子很高兴。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】with long white hair意为“留着长长的白发”。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】从故事后面的情节知道，老夫人一直在等自己的未婚夫，所以选“waiting”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从下文“You used to like tea.”一句中可以推出本题答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】for意为“为了”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】what引导宾语从句“她在说些什么”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】前后句子为转折关系。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】keep doing sth.“坚持，一直做……”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】疑问词引导的宾语从句其语序为“疑问词+陈述句语序”，排除A、C。时间上整篇文章讲述的是发生在过去的事情，而since引导的时间状语从句主句应用完成时态，故选过去完成时态had been。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】急着离开。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】fortunately意为“幸运地”，幸运的是我又找到了一家人。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】experience意为“经历”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】live by oneself意为“独自生活”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】泛指“任何人”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从文章内容得知老夫人的未婚夫“再也没有回来”。