_____ I shouted at the top of my voice _____ turn his head.

　 A. Not until; did he 　 B. Not until; he did　

C. Until; he did not 　 D. Until; did he not

 _____ I shouted at the top of my voice _____ turn his head.

A．Not until; did he	B．Not until; he did
C．Until; he did not	D．Until; did he not

 

The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the　　41 　 parents, Mr and Mrs Green, holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food　 42 　 in her throat and could　　43　 breathe.

The driver, Mr White, turned on the siren(汽笛) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the　 44　 hospital, fighting against time. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way　 45 　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the car the parents were shouting at him to hurry, since Ally had almost stopped　 46 　 . In front of him he saw the traffic　 47　 , with the red "STOP" light shining. Mr White knew that he had　 48 　 time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows　　49　 since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not　 50　 the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on, only to be　　51　 way of the ambulance.

Mr White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too　 52 　 . It hit the taxi.　 53 　 was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr White looked to see　　54 　 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of　 55 　 on the faces of the parents.

"Look!" cried Mr Green. "She is breathing again."

"It　　56　 have been the crash," said her husband. "It 　 57 　 the food out of her throat."

The baby's color was turning to　 58 　 and she was crying in a loud　　59 　 healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi and the lines of　　60 　 all around them.

41. A. worried B. angry C. young D. surprised

42. A. return B. stuck C. eaten D. wounded

43. A. never B. almost C. hardly D. simply

44. A. modern B. biggest C. children's D. nearest

45. A. that B. as C. if D. where

46. A. breathing B. seeing C. crying D. talking

47. A. signs B. policemen C. lights D. marks

48. A. no B. some C. much D. more

49. A. open B. cleaned C. up D. down

50. A. hear B. observe C. find D. find out

51. A. in a B. in the C. on the D. by the

52. A. dangerous B. late C. careless D. quick

53. A. The driver B. Someone C. No one D. Everyone

54. A. how B. what C. where D. who

55. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise

56. A. may B. can C. should D. must

57. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made

58. A. common B. normal C. usual D. ordinary

59. A. or B. with C. but D. and

60. A. people B. policemen C. lights D. cars

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 　36 , he made a “great” decision to travel 　37 .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a 　38 time to travel in London, 39 crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He 　40 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 　41 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. 　42 , he got the right ticket in the end and, by 　43 people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was 44 with people. Unfortunately, he did not 　45 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a 46 position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was 　47 forward onto the train by the force of people from 48 . The doors closed and the train 　49 off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train 　50 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the 　51 . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 　52 that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 　53 . He could do nothing but explain his 　54 to a man who was standing on the platform. With 55 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.

36. A. protest　　　　　　　 　　 B. advice　　　　　　　 　 C. challenge　　　　　 　 D. invitation

37. A. alone　　　 　 　 　　 B. away　　　 　　　　　 C. along　　　 　 D. abroad

38. A. certain　　　　 　　 B. possible　　 　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　 D. right　　　　

39. A. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but　　　　

40. A. hoped　　　 　　　　 B. had　　　　 　 　　C. planned 　　　　　 　 D. happened　　　

41. A. friend 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　　 　　C. luck 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn　　

42. A. Thus B. So C. Therefore 　　　 　　D. However　　　

43. A. leading 　　　　　　　　　　 B. asking 　　　　　　　　　 C. pointing 　　　　　 　　D. helping　　　

44. A. crowded 　　　　　　　　 B. faced 　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　　　　　　 D. linked　　　

45. A. manage 　　　　　　　　　 B. decide　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　 　　　　　　　　　 D. expect　 　　

46. A. safer　　　　 　　　 B. lower　　　　 　 　　　 C. better 　　　　　 D. higher　　　　

47. A. kept 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pushed 　　　　　　　　　 C. caught 　　　　　　 　　D. pulled　　　

48. A. front B. inside　　　　　　　 　 C. above D. behind　　　　

49. A. switched 　　　　　　　　 B. got 　　　　　　　　 　　C. moved 　　　　　　　　　 D. lifted　　　

50. A. left B. stopped 　　　　　　　　 C. started D. soared　　　

51. A. stop B. arrival 　　　　　　　　　　 C. line D. train　　　　

52. A. glad 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　 　　　　　 C. worried 　　　　　　　　 D. bored　　　　

53. A. heard of B. talked about 　　　　　 C. came across 　 　　　 D. arrived at　　　

54. A. design B. mistake 　　　　　　　　　 C. difficulty 　　　　 　　D. question　　　

55. A. disappointment　　 B. fears 　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　 　 　　　 D. smiles

Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any 　1 .

One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3 about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, “I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet.” Instead of 6 ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can 　7 people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another 　8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力）.Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a 　9 ?The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not 　11 .

Compassion(同情）may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible 　12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 　13 city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 　14 just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians 　16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida 　17 the favor.

In no way can this brief description 　18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, 　19 , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are 　20 .

1．A．continent　　 B．character　 C．content　　 D．culture

2．A．lovely　　　 B．basic　　　 C．particular　 D．scientific

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3．A．novel　　　　 B．joke　　　　 C．legend　　　 D．music

4．A．politely　　 B．clearly　　 C．easily　　　 D．slightly

5．A．while　　　　 B．for　　　　 C．whereas　　 D．as

6．A．agreement　　 B．punishment　 C．achievement D．argument

7．A．puzzle　　　 B．injure　　　 C．interrupt　 D．offend

8．A．person　　　 B．action　　　 C．virtue　　　 D．system

9．A．quarrel　　　 B．race　　　　 C．fight　　　 D．trip

10．A．win　　　　 B．fail　　　　 C．defeat　　　 D．beat

11．A．slow down　 B．come up　　 C．give up　　 D．fall off

12．A．describes　 B．praises　　 C．tells　　　 D．mentions

13．A．lonely　　　 B．alone　　　 C．certain　　 D．deserted

14．A．inspite of　 B．on account of　　　　　　　 C．as a result of D．instead of

15．A．row　　　　 B．circle　　　 C．movement　　 D．action

16．A．hurt　　　　 B．destroyed　 C．ruined　　　 D．hit

17．A．offered　　 B．returned　　 C．honored　　 D．reminded

18．A．cover　　　 B．respect　　 C．shape　　　 D．reflect

19．A．strength　　 B．silence　　 C．loyalty　　 D．reality

20．A．invaluable　 B．honorable　 C．unbelievable D．invisible