A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the   1  was he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of   2  as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but to

  3  in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   4  of the rescue.

It is almost   5  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  6 : “First of all I checked up my   7  conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no    8  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  9 .  In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the   10  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men   11  to explore a mountain cave and got lost.

  12  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of   13 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the   14  

people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the

  15  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to   16 

themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with   17  itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness.   18  you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle   19 . It seems to be a negative attitude,  20  a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1.                A．hopeless        B．worst          C．more D．best

2.                A．service         B．way            C．order    D．work

3.                A．cry            B．lie             C．wait D．sleep

4.                A．delay          B．success         C．team D．arrival

5.                A．untrue         B．unimaginable    C．true D．useless

6.                A．plan           B．decision        C．explanation    D．excuse

7.                A．physical        B．mental         C．working  D．medical

8.                A．method        B．way            C．alternative D．strength

9.                A．rotting         B．spreading       C．hurting   D．bleeding

10.               A．loss           B．failure         C．disappointment D．sadness

11.               A．had           B．managed       C．tried  D．planned

12.               A．Willing         B．Unable         C．Determined    D．Deciding

13.               A．hearing        B．sight           C．feeling    D．direction

14.               A．rescue         B．village          C．local  D．brave

15.               A．end           B．top            C．opening   D．side

16.               A．save           B．help           C．stop  D．calm

17.               A．adventure      B．work           C．life   D．mankind

18.               A．Mind          B．Watch         C．Imagine   D．Warn

19.               A．really          B．immediately     C．carefully   D．hopefully

20.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．while

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in the darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was  1  , he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of  2   as a result of the exhausted（用尽的）battery. Nothing could be done but  3   in the cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the  4  of the rescue.

It was almost  5  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his  6  ,“First of all I checked up my  7  condition and found myself not in deadly danger. As there was no  8  to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  9  .In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the  10  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men  11 to explore a mountain cave and got lost.   12  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of  13  . Finally they fell dead because of fear and exhaustion. According to the  14  people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the  15  of the cave. If they have stayed on the spot when they lost their way and have tried to  16  themselves, they would have probably sensed a faint light flashing not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with  17  itself? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are lost in darkness.   18  you that it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put  up struggle  19  . It seems to be a negative attitude,   20  a person who can do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.

1．A．hopeless            B．worse                     C．more                    D．best

2．A．service              B．way                       C．control                  D．work

3．A．cry                   B．lie                          C．wait                   D．sleep

4．A．delay                 B．success                  C．team                   D．arrival

5．A．untrue               B．unimaginable           C．possible                 D．useless

6．A．plan                  B．decision                 C．explanation             D．excuse

7．A．physical             B．mental                    C．working               D．medical

8．A．method              B．way                     C．tool                  D．strength

9．A．rotting              B．spreading               C．bleeding             D．running

10．A．loss               B．failure                   C．disappointment       D．sadness

11．A．had                B．managed                C．tried                 D．planned

12．A．willing            B．Unable                   C．Determined            D．Deciding

13．A．hearing            B．sight                    C．feeling                  D．direction

14．A．rescue             B．village                   C．local                     D．brave

15．A．end                 B．top                      C．opening                 D．side

16．A．save                      B．help                    C．stop                      D．calm

17．A．adventure        B．work                     C．life                        D．mankind

19．A．really              B．immediately            C．carefully                 D．hopefully

20．A．and                 B．so                    C．but                       D．while

I went to Beijing this National holiday, and it was an interesting experience of my life.

My friends told us that taking the “hard   16 ” to Beijing would be really terrible. So we didn’t know what to   17 . But we were pleasantly surprised when we finally boarded the   18 , which was relatively modern and   19 . During the 14-hour ride we ate peanuts and talked. It was not   20  at all.

It was morning when we arrived. We stepped out of the railway station, having sat in hard seats and not getting much   21 . However, we had energy. First, we tried to get return tickets to Shanghai, but the tickets seller   22  us that tickets would not be on   23  for another two days. We were a little worried about getting   24  , but we made up our minds to   25  for the hotel to put our bags down. After fighting our way   26  the “gypsy” taxi driver who tried to   27  one hundred yuan for the ride, we found another taxi and it   28  cost us thirty yuan to get   29  we had planned to go. When we reached the hotel, there was a window for airplane and train tickets.   30 , the man behind the counter could get tickets that day, which we   31 . The most important lesson about China I ever   32  is to get someone to do your work for you, and it seems to work out much   33 . We were not able to get tickets, but the   34  agents could.

While in Beijing we saw a lot of places of interest, most of which were very   35 . It was fun to be with thousands of people in one place. There aren’t any words to describe it.

Roger was a thief，but he wasn't very clever. When he was in school, he stole apples or oranges from other children. Sometimes he stole pencils or books from other children. But he always got caught.
The teacher spoke to Roger's parents and they tried to stop him from stealing things, but Roger wouldn't stop. He kept stealing.
When he was older, he began to steal from stores, but he was still stupid. Once, he went into a store wearing the clothes he had stolen the day before. The still had the price tags（标签） on them, and the store manager called the police. They warned him that he would go to jail if he didn't stop stealing.
Then Roger decided to rob a bank. He planned everything. He got some gloves so that he would not leave fingerprints, and a mask so that no one would recognize him.
" But what if they recognize my voice?" he thought.
He decided to write his message on a piece of paper so that he wouldn't need to speak. He found an old envelope and wrote "give me all the money" on the back of it. He got a toy gun and went to the bank. He put on his mask and his gloves（ and showed the note to the bank clerk. The clerk gave him all the money, and Roger ran out of the bank and went home.
Ten minutes later he heard a knock on the door. It was the police. They had come to arrest him for robbing the bank.
" How did you find me so quickly?" asked Roger
" It was easy," said the police." Your address was on the envelope!"
【小题1】How old was Roger when he started stealing things?

Roger was a thief，but he wasn't very clever. When he was in school, he stole apples or oranges from other children. Sometimes he stole pencils or books from other children. But he always got caught.
The teacher spoke to Roger's parents and they tried to stop him from stealing things, but Roger wouldn't stop. He kept stealing.
When he was older, he began to steal from stores, but he was still stupid. Once, he went into a store wearing the clothes he had stolen the day before. The still had the price tags（标签） on them, and the store manager called the police. They warned him that he would go to jail if he didn't stop stealing.
Then Roger decided to rob a bank. He planned everything. He got some gloves so that he would not leave fingerprints, and a mask so that no one would recognize him.
" But what if they recognize my voice?" he thought.
He decided to write his message on a piece of paper so that he wouldn't need to speak. He found an old envelope and wrote "give me all the money" on the back of it. He got a toy gun and went to the bank. He put on his mask and his gloves（ and showed the note to the bank clerk. The clerk gave him all the money, and Roger ran out of the bank and went home.
Ten minutes later he heard a knock on the door. It was the police. They had come to arrest him for robbing the bank.
" How did you find me so quickly?" asked Roger
" It was easy," said the police." Your address was on the envelope!"

1. 1.

   How old was Roger when he started stealing things?

   1. A.
      10
   2. B.
      40
   3. C.
      70
   4. D.
      22
2. 2.

   What is something Roger did not steal?

   1. A.
      money
   2. B.
      food
   3. C.
      a shirt
   4. D.
      a bicycle
3. 3.

   In this story, the underline word  "recognize"  means __________.

   1. A.
      know
   2. B.
      make
   3. C.
      watch
   4. D.
      understand
4. 4.

   How did the police catch Roger?

   1. A.
      His friend worked in the bank.
   2. B.
      The clerk knew his voice.
   3. C.
      They found his picture.
   4. D.
      They knew his address.