One evening, Mr. Green was driving in his car along a lonely country road. He had    1    to a bank where he had drawn $50. At the    2    part of the road a man in hat stopped him and asked for    3    . Mr. Green allowed him    4    and drove on. As he talked to the man, he    5    that the man had been in    6    for robbery and had broken out of the prison that    7    evening. Mr. Green was very worried about his 50 dollars.

Suddenly he saw a police car and a    8    idea occurred(产生) to him. He had just reached a small town    9    the speed limit was 30mph. He drove the car as fast as possible. A moment later, the police car overtook him and    10    him to stop. Mr. Green    11    to tell the policeman about the escaped robber, but the man put a gun at his    12    . The policeman took out a    13    and demanded Mr. Green's name and   14    . Mr. Green asked to be taken to the police station but was    15    .

Mr. Green started his car again. As he drove out of the town, the man wanted to    16    . "Thank you for the lift. You've been so    17    to me. This is the least I can do for you in    18    ." The man handed Mr. Green the   19    , which was stolen from the    20    pocket while Mr. Green was being criticized.

1. A. run B. been C. gone D. visited

2. A. widest B. best C. loneliest D. highest

3. A. suggestion B. money C. way D. lift

4. A. in B. out C. off D. of

5. A. learnt B. told C. recognized D. remembered

6. A. school B. prison C. office D. forest

7. A. very B. hard C. much D. late

8. A. silly B. foolish C. bright D. crazy

9. A. which B. where C. when D. that

10. A. begged B. persuaded C. advised D. ordered

11. A. hoped B. enjoyed C. agreed D. offered

12. A. face B. head C. back D. neck

13. A. gun B. notebook C. wallet D. menu

14. A. age B. birth date C. address D. birthplace

15. A. refused B. invited C. welcomed D. accepted

16. A. get on B. get off C. come on D. come in

17. A. kind B. rude C. cruel D. clever

18. A. turn B. time C. surprise D. return

19. A. money B. pen C. notebook D. gun

20. A. policeman's B. driver's C. prisoner's D. robber's

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father  36  me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is  37  for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no  38  than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me,  39  my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “ You are  40  . This is not the worst boy at all,    41  the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a (n)  42  between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my  43  as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She  44  my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the country seat, where my father’s career could be more  45  and my brothers and I could be better  46  .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand  47  and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I  48  it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her  49  and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of  50  that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the  51  beneficiary(受益者). My father became the  52  man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power  53  has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is  54  strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never  55  .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

1.A. rushed                 B. introduced             C. sent                      D. carried

2.A. mistaken            B. favored           C. distinguished    D. rewarded

3.A. later             B. sooner           C. longer             D. earlier

4.A. dragged            B. raised            C. shook               D. bent

5.A. perfect            B. right                C. impolite           D. wrong

6.A. so                    B. but                           C. or                  D. and

7.A. agreement    B. gap                  C. friendship       D. relationship

8.A. opinion           B. image             C. mind                       D. expectation

9.A. persuaded       B. begged                C. ordered                      D. invited

10.A. meaningful   B. successful          C. helpful                             D. useful

11.A. treated                   B. entertained       C. respected              D. educated

12.A. camera         B. radio                C. typewriter             D. bicycle

13.A. considered      B. appreciated     C. ignored                            D. suspected

14.A. criticism       B. belief             C. request           D. description

15.A. writing               B. teaching                           C. studying                           D. reading

16.A. only                            B. next                          C. same                                 D. real

17.A. cleverest          B. strongest                          C. healthiest                         D. wealthiest

18.A. fortune        B. sympathy         C. enthusiasm             D. confidence

19.A. deliberately    B. constantly               C. traditionally            D. happily

20.A. win                     B. reach                         C. match            D. doubt