On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to  1  and the underground system almost came to a stop.

    Unluckily this happened during the  2   rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  3 to go home. Some tried their best to   4   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others   5   the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from underground line to underground line only to find that most  6  had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found an underground line that was   7 . Unluckily, there were so many people waiting to   8 the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the   9 . So I took the train going in the  10   direction, and then turned back to the downtown(市中心）train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was   12   through, tired and discouraged.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was going to  13 off my computer when I received an e-mail from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the  14  and finally came to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion to their   15 Thank you.

1  A. break              B. flood              C. fall                D. crash

2  A. afternoon     B. evening       C. morning           D. night

3  A. made             B. asked          C. invited           D. gathered

4  A. order              B. pay             C. call               D. search

5  A. showed      B. fought            C. broke            D. faced

6  A. practice            B. order           C. process           D. service

7  A. working            B. acting             C. turning             D. rushing

8  A. check             B. get on          C. jump into        D. find

9  A. street              B. ground           C. floor             D. road

10  A. different          B. opposite         C. changed           D. right

11  A. stopped           B. crossed          C. reached            D. parked

12  A. wet              B. hungry           C. angry            D. cold

13  A. pay              B. get                  C. turn            D. put

14  A. rule              B. effort               C. promise          D. model

15  A. computers       B. lives                 C. actions                  D. jobs

Are the days  56 in summer or in winter? In China the days  57  longer in summer. There are  58 than sixteen  59 of daylight in the middle  60  summer. In  61 there are only about eight hours of  62.  When is the weather warmest in China? It is the  63 during the summer months. During the winter it is often very 64.  In spring and autumn the weather is usually neither very hot nor very cold. The south has a  65 summer. The north has a cold winter.
【小题1】A. longer   B. longest   C. long
【小题2】 A. is    B. am    C. are
【小题3】A. many   B. much    C. more
【小题4】 A.days   B. hours  C. years
【小题5】 A. of    B. on   C. at
【小题6】A. spring   B. winter   C. summer
【小题7】 A. day   B. light   C. daylight
【小题8】A. warm   B. warmest   C. warmer
【小题9】 A. wet   B. hot    C. cold
【小题10】 A. cold   B. rain    C. hot

One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a   46  , a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah   47  her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was   48  that it was not in the direction of her home.

  “Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.

   When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man   49   on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and   50   Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep   51  . The man then started the taxi. “ Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(绑架),” Sarah said to herself.

   She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an   52   came to her. She took out a lipstick(口红) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her

  53  . A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the   54  . When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.

   The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also   55   because their daughter had finally come back safely.

1.A. school     B. taxi         C. shop         D. friend’s

2.A. knew           B. believed         C. thanked     D. remembered

3.A. surprising     B. excited     C. surprised        D. pleased

4.A. drove        B. climbed        C. fell        D. appeared

5.A. helped     B. played      C. saved       D. frightened

6.A. healthy        B. alive       C. relaxed     D. quiet

7.A. idea           B. answer      C. interest         D. order

8.A. fingers        B. back        C. dress        D. lipstick

9.A. picture        B. map          C. sign        D. knife

10.A. worried       B. happy       C. afraid      D. successful