完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）

完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An English padre（神父） wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa. In order to become a member, each person had to    1   at least one lion. The padre had never shot an animal for his life. So, armed with a rifle and led by a young African boy, the padre set out one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lion came each evening to    2   . He waited patiently for a few    3   until shortly before midnight when he heard a rustling(沙沙声) noise. Sure enough a few feet away the head of the lion appeared above a bush that separated the padre and the pool. He aimed and fired. The head of the lion    4   fell behind the bush but a moment later
   5   . So the padre aimed and    6   again. The head of the lion fell behind the bush and once more reappeared. The padre fired again: the same    7   . He remained calm because he    8   he had brought sixteen bullets with him. After his fourth try, his aim seemed to become more and more    9   : in fact, after his   10  
try the African boy had to   11   him: “This is your last chance. If you   12   this time, we are in trouble.” The padre then realized how   13   the situation was, so he took a deep breath, aimed very carefully and fired. They waited for a moment, and then slowly   14   up to twenty: the head of the lion did not reappear. The padre was certain that at last he had shot his lion. They   15   forward together to the spot behind the bush. And what do you think they found? Sixteen lions!
1. A. shoot         B. kill         C. catch            D. hurt
2. A. eat           B. walk         C. drink            D. hunt
3. A. minutes       B. seconds      C. days         D. hours
4. A. fast          B. immediately  C. once         D. directly
5. A. turned       B. reappeared   C. returned         D. moved
6. A. killed            B. jumped       C. fired            D. tied
7. A. result            B. situation        C. answer       D. problem
8. A. acknowledged  B. understood   C. believed     D. knew
9. A. inaccurate   B. unnecessary  C. impossible   D. indirect
10 A. last          B. fifteenth        C. sixteenth        D. many
11. A. tell            B. frighten     C. warn         D. remain
12. A. fell         B. shot         C. fired            D. missed
13. A. difficult        B. serious      C. exciting     D. mad
14. A. counted      B. waited       C. added        D. named
15. A. drove        B. rushed       C. wandered     D. climbed