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

　 It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she　 2　 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She　 3　 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 4 .

　 The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small　 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).

　 When she　 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know　 7　 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the　 8　 river! She felt very　 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t　 10　 her car for very long. She　 11　 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried　 12　 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that　 13　 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t　 14 . Mia closed her eyes and　 15　 die.

　 Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

(1)　 A. raining　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　　　 C. snowing　　　　　　 D. late

(2)　 A. ran　　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. rode

(3)　 A. turned on　　　　 B. turned over　　　　　 C. turned off　　　　　 D. turned down

(4)　 A. happy　　　　　 　　　　 B. not alone　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　 D. not lonely

(5)　 A. bridge　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　 D. farm

(6)　 A. got up　　　　　　 B. came back　　　 C. looked up　　　　 D. woke up

(7)　 A. how　　　　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. where

(8)　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　 B. frozen　　　　　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　　　 D. cold

(9)　 A. angry　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. afraid

(10) A. keep　　　　　　 　　B. pull　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. hold

(11) A. tried　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. would like　　　　 D. seemed

(12) A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. one more　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. the other

(13) A. someone　　　　 　　　B. anyone　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　 D. no one

(14) A. feel　　　　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

(15) A. waited to　　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　 C. was able to　　　　　　　　 D. decided to