No one in the United States could forget the sorrowful story, April 14th, 1865 36 Abraham Lincoln was murdered. The night after a very busy 37 , the President and his wife went to Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C where a new play was to be put on. Near the theatre 38 a 25-year-old unsuccessful actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the North though he hadn’t fought 39 the South himself. As the play 40 after a moment of rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 41 the door through which he could see the President’s 42. He looked 43 carefully so as to find the guards 44 task was to protect the President from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 45 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to get hold of the gun 46 in his pocket. It was quiet in the theatre and everyone 47 his eyes on the stage. Suddenly a terrible sound of 48 broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon they looked 49 where the sound had just come .Smoke was seen coming out of the President’s box, where the 50 had enjoyed the play. Right away the theatre was full of shouting and excited people. Soldiers hurried in to _51 the building, but it was too 52 ! The murderer had already 53 from the box onto the stage, from which then he hurriedly ran out of the theatre and soon disappeared in the 54_ . The news came that Lincoln, whom the people had 55 to love as an inspiring leader and a wise, warm-hearted, honest man, was short in the chest and died early the next morning. 小题1: A．as B．where C．when D．how 小题2: A．time B．work C．day D．hour 小题3: A．lived B．stayed C．stood D．worked 小题4: A．against B．with C．for D．under 小题5: A．stopped B．started C．lasted D．ended 小题6: A．towards B．into C．up D．over 小题7: A．face B．wife C．box D．hat 小题8: A．around B．behind C．back D．forward 小题9: A．which B．whose C．that D．their 小题10: A．guards B．them C．people D．soldiers 小题11: A．hidden B．put C．kept D．lain 小题12: A．put B．fixed C．made D．fastened 小题13: A．gun B．cry C．shot D．noise 小题14: A．at B．up C．down D．to 小题15: A．wife B．guard C．Lincolns D．President 小题16: A．search B．enclose C．search for D．looked at 小题17: A．noisy B．dark C．late D．smoky 小题18: A．went B．rushed C．run D．jumped 小题19: A．building B．dark C．crowds D．country 小题20: A．wanted B．gone C．come D．meant