The Smiths had two children. One is a son, Bob and   1   is a daughter, Kate. Kate was eight and Bob was two years older than her.

     One afternoon, Bob and his   2   sister went to play outside. Their mother was   3  busy doing housework   3   she couldn't take care of them.

     "Let's go to the bridge and we can see   4  in the river. " said Kate.

     "I don't know...," Bob said, "Mum told us  5  to the bridge. She said it was dangerous. "

     But Kate said, "I am not afraid. Are you?"

     They walked onto the bridge and began looking down at the river. The bridge was a train bridge. Trains were over the bridge three times a day.

     The children were standing   6  the bridge when they heard a loud noise. "A train   7, Run. " Bob ran fast to the end of the bridge and he was   8  

     Kate ran too, but she fell down. The training was coming fast. Kate ran towards Bob. But she fell again right on the train tracks. (铁轨) There was no time to leave. She had to   9  between the tracks. A few seconds later, the train was over the girl, but she   10  at all. She stood up and said to Bob, "Don't tell Mum. "

      At last their mother found out what happened to them. She was angry because they didn't listen to her and went on to the bridge. But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1. A. other           B. another          C. others        D. the other

2. A. older           B. elder            C. little         D. big

3. A. too, to          B. not only, but also  C. such, that     D. so, that

4. A. birds           B. fishes           C. worms        D. trees

5. A. to go           B. going           C. not to go      D. went

6. A. in the middle of   B. at the front of    C. at the end of   D. on the top of

7. A. came           B. will come       C. comes        D. is coming

8. A. angry           B. happy          C. safe          D. pleased

9. A. run away        B. stand up        C. lie down       D. slow down

10. A. was hurt        B. wasn't hurt      C. hurt           D. didn't hurt