among our customers.

40. Despite of  the bitterly  cold weather, they set out with determination.

A          B                       C           D

三、完形填空（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

选择最佳答案完成句子，并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。

My husband and I are Danish. As a   41   of fact, many of my   42   were English. I was born in England and was originally   43   British nationality.

We returned to England last February at five o’ clock   44   a Wednesday morning after a rough crossing. Waves which seemed as   45   as mountains rocked the boat from side to side. We were both sick on the journey and a fine drizzle   46   us as we disembarked. To make matters   47  , I lost the gold bracelet which I had   48   from my mother. We nearly forgot to tip the taxi-driver, who grumbled about our luggage and seemed to be in a thoroughly bad

49   . Few visitors   50   such an unfortunate beginning to their stay, and we certainly felt like   51   home again.

We stayed for a week in a hotel, and were then   52   enough to find a furnished bungalow （平房）in the suburbs of London. It is not so convenient as our flat in   53  , 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   54   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   55  .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 49. A. eye            B. sensation                      C. feeling