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　　Niagara is an Indian word which means “roaring water”． Indeed, the roar of falling water of Niagara can be heard 1 a distance of 25 km． Imagine a mass of water 2 over a cliff 90 feet high and you will get an idea of that terrible noise．

　　And 3 great power the Niagara River has! It moves big rocks about and throws them into the boiling water below．

　　Some time ago an old 4 without a single person on board was put in midstream． It sailed down the river 5 a toy boat with great speed． Having reached the fall , the ship dropped into the boiling water, never to 6 again．

　　There were some people who wanted to become famous 7 swimming across the most dangerous part of the Niagara River． One of them was Captain Webb． His having said that he would try to swim across the Niagara 8 crowds of people． On the evening of July 21st 1893 , Captain Webb came up to the river and 9 a plunge． His having jumped into the water 10 many people with horror． Soon, he appeared in the middle of the fiver． A loud shout went up from the crowd, but a moment later there was 11 silence． The man had disappeared under the water． Thousands of eyes were fixed on the river, 12 the man was drowned．

　　In 1902, a certain Miss Taylor decided to go over the falls in a barrel． There were different kinds of pillows inside the barrel to 13 her being hurt． Having examined the barrel carefully, Miss Taylor got in． The barrel was closed and then 14 into the water． Having reached the falls, it overturned and was shot down by the terrible 15 of the water． When the barrel was finally caught and opened, Miss Taylor came out alive but with a 16 look in her eyes．

　　Once a crowd of visitors saw a 17 being put over them from one bank of the river 30 ,the other． Then they saw a man 18 out onto the rope． The man was an actor, Blondin by name． He． 19 to cross Niagara Falls on a tight rope． The people on the banks were surprised at his having 20 it so well．

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It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the  36   was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were  37  among themselves as they walked in the church. As I got  38  , I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down  39  he was asleep. His hat was  40  down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too  41  for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes  42  out. I guessed this man was  43  and asleep, so I walked on  44  through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone  45  the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took  46  to ask him to come in,  47  me. A few moments later church began. We were all waiting for the Preacher(牧师) to take his  48  and to give us the Word,  49  the doors to the church opened. In  50  the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made  51  . He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit(讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart  52  .

There stood our preacher……he was the “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible and 53  it on his stand.

“  54 , I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you  55  people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”

1. A. school            B. lecture              C. park             D. church

2. A. arguing           B. whispering           C. stating              D. speaking

3. A. closer            B. clearer              C. lower                D. farther

4. A. even though       B. so that              C. as if                D. even if

5. A. dragged           B. pulled               C. dropped          D. pushed

6. A. big               B. bad              C. ugly             D. small

7.A. reached            B. went             C. stuck                D. ran

8.A. homeless       B. hopeless         C. helpless         D. careless

9. A. out               B. by               C. across               D. from

10. A. invited          B. mentioned            C. took             D. called

11. A. pleasure         B. measure          C. courage          D. trouble

12. A. except           B. besides          C. without          D. including

13. A. turn         B. place                C. time             D. seat

14. A. when         B. before               C. as               D. after

15. A. rushed           B. hurried          C. came             D. entered

16. A. decision         B. choices          C. faces                D. jokes

17. A. sank         B. fell             C. broke                D. failed

18. A. threw            B. set              C. laid             D. folded

19.A. Brothers      B. Folks                C. Supporters           D. Members

20.A. judge         B. hate             C. treat                D. test