Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(转角处),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(转角处),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

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　　　Can you imagine（想象）what life would be 　1　 if there were no telephone? You could not call 　2　　 　your friends on the phone and talk to them, If fire 　3　 out in your house, you could not call the fire department（救火队）. If somebody were 　4　　 　, you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily（日常）life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　5　　 　by speaking to others and listening to 　6　 they have to say to us, and when we are 　7　　 　to them we can do this very 　8　　 　. But, our 　9　　 　will not travel very far even when we 　10　　 　, and it is thanks to the 　11　　 　of the telephone that we 　12　　 　able to talk with one another 　13　　 　ask some-thing when we are in different places. We can 　14　　 　each other as clearly 　15　　 　we were in the same room.

　Alexander Graham Bell 　16　 this possible. He 　17　　 　all his spare time experimenting（实验）. He worked 　18　　 　hard in his 　19　　 　that he had 　20　　 　time to make money（挣钱）and was very poor at one time.