I had been a high school teacher for six years and had watched a lot of TV shows about solving cases (破案). I was about to begin my dream    35   , something I had wanted for a long, long time.

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On the first Monday of the Firearm Officer Safety Training we were given guns and by Wednesday we were given our first test. We would score one mark for a hit to the    36    on the target, and half a mark for anywhere else on the body. When it was my turn, I entered the house    37   . It was dark and I could hardly see a single thing. Suddenly, one of the targets jumped out at me. I    38    my gun out quickly and fired two shots (射击). He fell to the ground. Another target appeared from behind and I    39    to get a successful shot. Just at the moment, I noticed something in the corner. I fired four shots and then the test ended. I came out of the house, feeling    40    that I was finally going to pass the test.

When one of the officers followed me out, I couldn’t wait to ask, “Did I pass, sir?” “No,” he said angrily. “What? Why?” I wondered. He then    41    at his shirt and shouted, “See this?   42    shots! Luckily they were paintballs. I didn’t wear any protective gear (装备) because I was just in the corner to    43    you.”

I said sorry to the officer and told him that I was not terrible at other police trainings and I always scored a high mark when we    44    telling someone that their family member had died. “That’s good,” he said. “Because when you accidentally    45    someone with the way you did, you will be able to tell the family very nicely how they died.” In the end, after nine months of what is usually a six-month course, I realized that people around me would be a lot better off if I    46    to teaching.

I am now the Head of Department for English at a high school. The words of the Rolling Stones spring to mind: You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.

35. A. test                     B. job                    C. action                   D. chance

36. A. legs                   B. arms                C. head                     D. chest

37. A. nervously            B. happily           C. carefully                   D. quietly      

38. A. pulled              B. picked            C. held                      D. found

39. A. tried                   B. started            C. decided                    D. managed

40. A. proud              B. confident           C. pleased               D. surprised

41. A. looked             B. knocked            C. pointed                     D. laughed

42. A. Two                   B. Three                C. Four                        D. Five

43. A. score                  B. help                  C. watch                      D. protect

44. A. finished            B. practiced           C. kept                         D. enjoyed

45. A. hurt                    B. hit                     C. kill                           D. wound

46. A. took                B. changed            C. got                          D. returned

Mrs. Jack was always 41 lots of time and money in 42 the shopping.
　 It was winter, Mrs. Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited 43 it was Saturday when her husband was 44 , and she 45 him to the shops with her and 46 for everything. They went to a lot of shops and supermarkets, and Mrs. Jack 47 a lot of things, and Mr. Jack certainly had to 48 all these things. Mrs. Jack often 49 and said, "Look, Joe! 　50 that beautiful!
He then answered, "All right, dear. How 51 is it? " and took his money out to pay for it.
It was dark when they came out of the last 52 and Mr. Jack was so 53 that he didn't stop 　54 about those things. Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without 55 , Mr. Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"
(　 ) 41. A. spent　 B. spending　 C. spend　 D. to spend
(　 ) 42. A. do　　 B. doing　　 C. does　　 D. did
(　 ) 43. A. for　　 B. when　 C. until　　　 D. because
(　 ) 44. A. busy　 B. working　 C. free　 D. out
(　 ) 45. A. took　 B. brought　 C. let　　　 D. showed
(　 ) 46. A. sold　 B. bought　 C. saw　　 D. paid
(　 ) 47. A. sold　　 B. carried　 C. bought　 D. paid
(　 ) 48. A. give　　 B. catch　　 C. find　　　 D. carry
(　 ) 49. A. stopped　 B. asked　 C. went　　 D. walked
(　 ) 50. A. isn't　　 B. doesn't　 C. aren't　　 D. don't
(　 ) 51. A. many　　 B. much　 C . beautiful　 D. dear
(　 ) 52. A. money　　 B. cinema　 C. shop　　 D. hour
(　 ) 53. A. tired　　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. sorry
(　 ) 54. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. thought　 D. think
(　 ) 55. A. to think　 B. thinking　 C. think　 D. thought

　

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持枪者)   36   up from the back seat. He  37   a gun to Mr. Smith’s head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and   38   down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not   39   the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove   40   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see    41    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was   42   too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　   43    he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(加速器), and the car ran   44  faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car   45   there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong   46    of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a    47     plan.

　　He    48   a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he   49   back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the   50   and quickly caught the gunman.

　　(    )36.   A. woke       B. sat       C. stood    D. jumped

　　(    )37.   A. brought     B. pointed   C. held     D. carried

　　(    )38.   A. drove       B. left      C. took     D. pushed

　　(    )39.   A. fight        B. lift       C. keep      D. hit

　　(    )40.   A. around    B. over       C. through     D. towards

　　(    )41.   A. somebody  B. anybody   C. everybody   D. nobody

　　(    )42.   A. driving    B. moving    C. getting      D. walking

　　(    )43.   A. Slowly    B. Suddenly   C. Quietly     D. Carefully

　　(    )44.   A. more     B. much      C. very        D. quite

　　(    )45.   A. front      B. near      C. below       D. back

　　(    )46.   A. street     B. way      C. side         D. corner

　　(    )47.   A. new      B. safe      C. hard         D. nice

　　(    )48.   A. found     B. turned     C. stopped at    D. arrived at

　　(    )49.   A. got       B. looked    C. turned       D .came

　　(    )50.   A.  sound    B. man     C. voice       D. noise

   

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Mr. Black is a careless farmer. He’s _ 46   polite to others and for it people don’t like him. But he doesn’t   47   it.

　  One day, Mr. Black went to see his friend. After he   48   the bus, he couldn’t remember his friend’s   49  . He had to go home by bus and asked his wife to write it on his hand. It took him two   50   to get to the town where his friend lived. He went there for the   51   time and found there were about twelve streets in the town. As he could not   52  , he did not know what was written on the street nameplates (标示牌). He looked around and saw a few children   53   football in the street. He came up to them and tapped (拍) a boy on the head and said, “Hey! Is this the Hill Street, boy?”

　  The boy   54   the game just at that moment. He looked up and saw Mr. Black. He became   55   and called out, “No, it’s my head!”

46. A. always         B. never                  C. usually          D. often

47. A. forget             B. remember                   C. keep              D. mind

48. A. got off         B. came into            C. missed          D. caught

49. A. name           B. age                     C. address     D. number

50. A. minutes       B. hours                  C. months         D. years

51. A. first             B. one                     C. third             D. many

52. A. write           B. drive                   C. read              D. speak

53. A. picking       B. carrying          C. finding             D. playing

54. A. lost              B. won                    C. passed          D. left

55. A. surprised      B. glad                    C. sad               D. angry