There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the __1____ home from work in the evenings. A man will be __2____ the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger ___3__ next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so ___4__ that the professor has to ask another student to ___5__ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ___6___ of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the __7___ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no ___8__ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when driving. Police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go __9_____ the road. If the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, ___10____, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of __11____ and thought it was raining. When people are really __12___, nothing will stop them from falling asleep ― no matter where they are.

1. A. way　　　　　　 B. track　　　　　　 C. path　　　　　 D. road

2. A. buying　　　　　 B. folding　　　　　 C. delivering　　　 D. reading

3. A. lying　　　　　　 B. waiting　　　　 C. talking　　　　 D. sitting

4. A. bravely　　　　　 B. happily　　　　 C. loudly　　　　　 D. carelessly

5. A. leave　　　　　　 B. shake　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　 D. watch

6. A. size　　　　　　 B. shape　　　　　 C. weight　　　　 D. strength

7. A. action　　　　　 B. position　 　　　C. rest　　　　　　 D. side

8. A. memory　　　　 B. reason　　　　　 C. question　　　　 D. purpose

9. A. up　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　 C. along　　　　　 D. down

10. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. awake　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　 D. strong

11. A. dust　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　 D. bush

12. A. tired　　　　　　 B. drunk　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　 D. lazy

Why do monkeys look like human beings? Many years ago the world was very 　1 of food, because there had not been any 　2 for several years and the crops 　3 not grown. At last the people decided all the 　4 food was to be stored in one place 　5 men on guard over it to keep thieves 　6 . The men who guarded the food were 　7 not to eat it.

It 　8 one day that some of the men who were 　9 to be looking after the food were found 　10 it. The people were very angry and brought them to the king to be 　11 .

The king said to them, “You all look 　12 and strong because you have been 　13 the food. I will give you a 　14 you will not forget. I will have you 　15 animals that look almost like men. But men 　16 you away from their homes because you will always be 　17 to steal. You will live in cold trees in the winter 　18 we have warm fires.” The thieves soon became monkeys and when they saw how 　19 they looked they were so 　20 that they ran away to hide in the bush.

1. A. short　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　 D. need

2. A. farms　　　　　　 B. crops　　　　　 C. rain　　　　　　　 D. seeds

3. A. had　　　　　　　 B. was　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　 D. has

4. A. remained　　　　 B. remaining　　 　 C. left　　　　　　　 D. leaving

5. A. for　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　 D. with

6. A. stealing　　　　　 B. eating　　　　　 C. out of　　　　　　 D. away

7. A. trusted　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　 C. wanted　　　　　　 D. kept

8. A. was happened　　 B. happened　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　 D. reported

9. A. supposed　　　　 B. thinking　　　　 C. sure　　　　　　　 D. actually

10. A. to eat　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　 C. eating　　　　　　 D. steal

11. A. punish　　 　　　B. tried　　　　　　 C. beat　　　　　　　 D. taught

12. A. fit　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　 C. thin　　　　　　　 D. health

13. A. guarding　　　　 B. eating　　　　　 C. keeping　　　　　 D. growing

14. A. book　　　　　 B. word　　　　　 　C. beating　　　　　 D. lesson

15. A. to become　　　 B. became　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　 D. turned into

16. A. put　　　　　　 B. give　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　 D. take

17. A. ready　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　　　 D. nice

18. A. and　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. since

19. A. angry　　　　　 B. ugly　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　 D. pleased

20. A. ashamed　　　　 B. angry　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 D. excited