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 wasn’t 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. lie                    C. reason            D. example

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

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

Dear Wei Hua,

　　We've just returned from a short holiday at Ayers Rock. Ayers Rack is right in the centre of Australia. It's nearly two thousand kilometres from Sydney, so we flew most of the way. From Sydney we flew over s line of mountains in the southeast. It was rather cloudy at first. But after we left the mountains behind us, there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Most of the land below looks like sand, thought Dad told me it is greener than you think. “There are a lot of sheep down there,” he said, “but hardly any people.”

　　Ayers Rock is a large, low mountain. The day after we arrive, we got up early in the morning before the sun rose. We started climbing up before it was light. It gets too hot for climbing later. Lower down, at the foot of Ayers Rocks, most of the ground is covered with forest and grass, and there are even a few small rivers. But when you climb higher, you will find nothing grows there at all. We didn't reach the top because it was too hot. All around it is sand. In the evening, when the sun goes down, the sand is almost red. The sky is red too, so it is very, very beautiful. Though we only stayed there for a few days, we had a great time.

　　Please send me some Chinese stamps and introduce me a famous mountain in China. I must stop writing now, as I have rather a lot of work to do.

Yours,

Bob

(1) Bob went to Ayers Rock ________.

[　　]

A．to buy something

B．to spend a holiday

C．to see mountains

(2) Ayers Rock is in the ________ of Australia.

[　　]

(3) Ayers Rock is the name of ________.

[　　]

(4) On the top of the mountain you'll find ________.

[　　]

(5) They started climbing the mountain before the sun rose, because ________.

[　　]

A．it gets too cloudy later

B．it gets too hot later

C．it gets too cold later

　　 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