My husband and I are Danish. As a ( 1) of fact, many of my( 2 ) were English. I was born in England and was originally ( 3) British nationality.We returned to England last February at five o’ clock ( 4 ) a Wednesday morning after a rough crossing. Waves which seemed as ( 5) as mountains rocked the boat from side to side. We were both sick on the journey and a fine drizzle ( 6) us as we disembarked. To make matters (7 ) , I lost the gold bracelet which I had ( 8 ) from my mother. We nearly forgot to tip the taxi-driver, who grumbled about our luggage and seemed to be in a thoroughly bad(9 ) . Few visitors (10 ) such an unfortunate beginning to their stay, and we certainly felt like ( 11 ) home again.We stayed for a week in a hotel, and were then ( 12) enough to find a furnished bungalow (平房)in the suburbs of London. It is not so convenient as our flat in ( 13 ) , capital of my country, but it is less expensive than some we saw advertised. My husband is studying at the local technical college, chiefly to improve (14) English. He is a qualified engineer who has been employed for several years in a factory. I am working as a part-time nurse in a hospital, which is within ( 15).

1.A. note B. part C. source D. matter

2. A. offspring B. descendants C. ancestors D. parents

3. A. from B. of C. at D. in

4. A. on B. in C. / D. after

5. A. near B. high C. long D. far

6. A. met B. happened C. occurred D. experienced

7. A. awful B. bad C. worse D. better

8. A. made B. brought C. bought D. inherited

9. A. eye B. sensation C. feeling D. temper

10. A. can have experienced B. can experienceC. can’t have experienced D. must have experienced

11. A. to go straight B. going straightC. to go straightly D. going straightly12. A. famous B. unfortunate C. lucky D. bad

13. A. Helsinki B. Copenhagen C. Switzerland D. Sweden

14. A. another B. a C. his D. the

15. A. ten minutes’ drive B. ten minute’s driveC. ten-minutes drive D. ten-minutes’drive