There have been a number of robberies in the world. Some of them come off(成功) by a fluke(侥幸) ;many more, inevitably(必然地) , are ___1____ failures. The following two robberies can be said to be among the most __2__ ones.

Two men drove up to a bank , jumped out of their car, ran into the bank, __ 3___ the cashier, took a suitcase full of money from him, and ran out of the bank ___4___ to find that someone had stolen their __5__ car.
In 1975, three men tried to___ 6___ the Royal Bank of Scotland in Rothesay. Their first problem was that they got ___7___ in the revolving( 旋转的) door of the bank. They ___8___ to ask the bank staff to free them. When they were free, they thanked the staff for their help and ___9 __. A few minutes later they returned. This time they got ___10 __the revolving doors and told the bank staff to ____11___ on the floor. The bank staff just laughed at them and __12__ their work.
The leader of the three ___13__ $ 5, 000. When no one paid any attention to him he asked for $ 500 and __14__ $5.
The chief cashier of the bank thought that was so ___15___, and burst out laughing. __16 ___ now , the leader of the three leapt over the counter at the cashier. He __17__ his foot on the top of the counter and fell to the ground, __18 __his ankle.
The other two members __19__ to get away ___20__something else went wrong , but they got stuck again in he revolving doors.
1. A. possible B. obvious C. important D. total
2. A. unhappy B. dangerous C. stupid　 D. terrible
3. A. held up B. took away C. broke up　 D. put up
4. A. surely B. only C. even　 D accidentally
5. A. expensive B. fast C. getaway　 D. stolen
6. A. steal B. break into C. enter　 D. rob
7. A. hurt B. away C. arrested　 D stuck
8. A. wanted B. refused C. had　 D. pretended
9. A. went out B. got in C. disappeared　 D. gave up
10. A. across B. off’ C. through　 D. into
11. A. lie B. stand　 C. sit　 D. stay
12. A. stopped B. continued with C. left D. started
13. A. Look away B. found out C. wanted D. demanded
14. A. then B. finally C. even D. later
15. A. strange B. troubled C. funny D. exciting
16. A. Angry B. Excited C. Interested D. Disappointed
17. A. landed B. slipped C. injured D. caught
18. A. breaking B. losing C. hitting D. dropping
19. A. managed B. refused C. had D. decided
20. A. when B. while C. because D. before

　　　 Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 　36 on her career road.

　　　 Though the accident brought her bright career to a 　37 , she didn’t give up. In the 38 　months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 　39 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 　40 she wanted to go back to 　41 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in 　42 and could realize her dream, 　43　 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — 　44　 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

　　　 After every public recital (个人表演), she 　45 　ask her dad about her performance. “You 　46 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get　 47 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic 　48 by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 　49 everyone to tears and this 50 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 　51 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

　　　 Sudha’s comeback was 　52 moving an event that a film producer 　53　 to make the story into a hit film.

　　　 When someone asked Sudha how she had 　54 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” 　55 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

36. A. left alone 　　　　　　　　 B. cut off 　　　　　　　　　 C. kept out　　　　　 D. put out

37. A. top 　　　　　 B. height C. point　　　　 D. stop

38. A. unforgettable B. painful C. busy D. free

39. A. flower B. leg C. gift 　　　　 D. box

40. A. strangely B. gradually 　C. heavily D. strongly

41. A. home B. school 　　 C. dancing 　 D. walking

42. A. the doctor B. the stage C. herself 　　 D. her dad

43. A. however　　 B. even C. since D. therefore

44. A. starting B. remembering C. wanting D. learning

45. A. could B. would 　　　 C. should 　　 D. might

46. A. yet B. ever C. also D. still

47. A. in return 　　 B. in turn C. in surprise D. in anger

48. A. change B. movement C. comeback D. promise

49. A. made 　　　　 B. moved 　 C. let 　　　　　 D. forced

50. A. story B. performance C. decision D. accident

51. A. usual B. new 　C. normal D. interesting

52. A. such 　　　　 B. this 　　　　 C. very 　　　　　　 D. so

53. A. allowed B. pretended C. refused D. decided

54. A. tried B. managed 　C. thought D. imagined

55. A. Nothing B. Anything 　C. Something D. Everything

Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also   46   on her career road.

       Though the accident brought her bright career to a   47  , she didn’t give up. In the   48   months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)   49   made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So   50   she wanted to go back to   51   after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in   52   and could realize her dream,   53   she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —   54   to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

       After every public recital (个人表演), she   55   ask her dad about her performance. “You   56   have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get   57  . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic   58   by giving a public recital (舞蹈表演) in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it   59   everyone to tears and this   60   pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the   61   question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

       Sudha’s comeback was   62   moving an event that a film producer   63   to make the story into a hit film.

       When someone asked Sudha how she had   64   to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”   65   is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

46. A. left alone            B. cut off              C. kept out          D. put out

47. A. top                 B. height          C. point               D. stop

48. A. unforgettable      B. painful           C. busy              D. free

49. A. flower          B. leg                C. gift                D. box

50. A. strangely             B. gradually        C. heavily           D. strongly

51. A. home           B. school           C. dancing    D. walking

52. A. the doctor          B. the stage        C. herself           D. her dad

53. A. however          B. even           C. since              D. therefore

54. A. starting        B. remembering  C. wanting           D. learning

55. A. could           B. would            C. should           D. might

56. A. yet                  B. ever           C. also               D. still

57. A. in return          B. in turn           C. in surprise        D. in anger

58. A. change               B. movement C. comeback D. promise

59. A. made           B. moved           C. let                 D. forced

60. A. story                  B. performance     C. decision         D. accident

61. A. usual                  B. new            C. normal          D. interesting

62. A. such               B. this               C. very                D. so

63. A. allowed               B. pretended       C. refused             D. decided

64. A. tried                   B. managed        C. thought         D. imagined

65. A. Nothing              B. Anything        C. Something        D. Everything

In 1985 a France television company sent its reporters to the Paris Metro（地铁）．They took ___21___ to see what passengers would do if they saw someone ___22___ on the platform or trains．The incidents looked ___23___ and they were all done with the help of actors．However, very ___24___ people tried to help, and most passengers ___25___ not to notice．In one of the ___26___, a foreigner was attacked by three men．The attack was on a ___27___ which was quite full, and although the man tried to get ___28___ passengers to help, they all refused．This is not only a French ___29___．A British newspaper reported in 1991 that a professor of Social Psychology in New York had ___30___ his students out to rob their own cars．The students didn’t try to ___31___ what they were doing．About 80 people ___32___ 250 car thefts, and only twelve of them tried to ___33___ the student robbers．In a typical incident, one man stopped, looked, and then put his hands over his ___34___ and shouted “I didn’t see that!” About forty people ___35___ to help the thieves, and two people ___36___ sat down next to the car and ___37___ to buy a camera and a television set a student was ___38___ from the back seat of his own car．The professor ___39___ whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the ___40___ thing as happens anywhere．

1.A．notes              B．trains           C．cameras          D．newspapers

2.A．attacked           B．stolen           C ．wounded         D．struck

3.A．great              B．real             C．serious          D．terrible

4.A．many               B．old              C．few              D．large

5.A．pretended          B．seemed           C．managed          D．asked

6.A．passengers         B．actors           C．accidents        D．incidents

7.A．plane              B．train            C．truck            D．bus

8.A．another    B．all  C．more             D．the other

9.A．situation          B．agreement        C．problem          D．accident

10.A．brought           B．sent             C．took             D．put

11.A．expose            B．hide             C．tell             D．find

12.A．watched    B．discovered              C．found            D．realized

13.A．help              B．refuse           C．stop             D．report

14.A．face              B．head             C．eyes             D．ears

15.A．expected          B．offered          C．hated            D．liked

16.A．bravely           B．surely           C．actually         D．certainly

17.A．wanted            B．loved            C．needed           D．waited

18.A．sending           B．taking           C．offering         D．robbing

19.A．knows             B．wonders          C．learns           D．asks

20.A．former        B．different        C．same             D．small

 

Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also  21  on her career（职业）road.

Though the accident brought her bright career to a  22  , she didn’t give up. In the  23 

months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial（人造的）  24  made from rubber filled with sponge（海绵）. So  25  she wanted to go back to  26  after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in  27  and could realize her dream,   

28  she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —  29  to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

After every public recital（个人表演）, she  30  ask her dad about her performance. “You

  31  have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get  32  . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic  33  by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it  34  everyone to tears and this  35  pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the  36  question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

Sudha’s comeback（恢复，复原）was  37  moving an event that a film producer  38  to make the story into a hit film.

When someone asked Sudha how she had  39  to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”  40  is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

21．A．left alone	B．cut off	C．kept out	D．put out
22．A．top	B．height	C．point	D．stop
23．A．painful	B．unforgettable	C．busy	D．free
24．A．flower	B．leg	C．gift	D．box
25．A．strangely	B．gradually	C．heavily	D．strongly
26．A．home	B．school	C．dancing	D．walking
27．A．the doctor	B．the stage	C．herself	D．her dad
28．A．therefore	B．even	C．since	D．however
29．A．starting	B．remembering	C．wanting	D．learning
30．A．could	B．would	C．should	D．might
31．A．yet	B．ever	C．also	D．still
32．A．in return	B．in turn	C．in surprise	D．in anger
33．A．change	B．movement	C．comeback	D．promise
34．A．made	B．let	C．moved	D．forced
35．A．story	B．performance	C．decision	D．accident
36．A．usual	B．new	C．normal	D．interesting
37．A．such	B．this	C．so	D．very
38．A．allowed	B．pretended	C．refused	D．decided
39．A．tried	B．managed	C．thought	D．imagined
40．A．Nothing	B．Anything	C．Something	D．Everything