It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

　　A hot dog is one of the most popular American foods. It was named after frankfurter, a German food.

　　You may hear “hot dog” 1 in other ways. People sometimes say “hot dog” to express 2 . For example(例如), a friend may ask 3 you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great! I would love to go.” Or, you could say, “ 4 I would love to go.”

　　People 5 use the expression to describe(描写) someone who is a “showoff”, who tries to show everyone else how 6 he is. You often hear such 7 called a “hot dog”. He may be a baseball player for example, who 8 the ball with one hand, making a(n) 9 catch seem more difficult. You know he is a hot dog because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to the crowd, hoping to win their 10 .

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1. n _ _ _　　　　   not any, no one, no persons

2. a_ _ _ _ _ _　　   arouse interest, pleasure or admiration in

3. p_ _ _ -_ _ _ _　　 using only part of available working time

4. c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  event in which persons compete

5. f_ _　　　　　　  in good health

6. c_ _ _ _　　　　   go across 

7. c_ _ _ _ _ _　　    piece of water connecting two seas

8. j_ _ _ _ _ _　　    act of going from one place to another, etc. at long distance

9. s_ _ _ _　　　　   from that time

10. s_ _ _　　　　    move or act or work less quickly than before