On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to  1  and the underground system almost came to a stop.

    Unluckily this happened during the  2   rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  3 to go home. Some tried their best to   4   a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others   5   the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.

    I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from underground line to underground line only to find that most  6  had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found an underground line that was   7 . Unluckily, there were so many people waiting to   8 the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the   9 . So I took the train going in the  10   direction, and then turned back to the downtown(市中心）train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train   11   my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was   12   through, tired and discouraged.

     My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was going to  13 off my computer when I received an e-mail from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the  14  and finally came to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion to their   15 Thank you.

1  A. break              B. flood              C. fall                D. crash

2  A. afternoon     B. evening       C. morning           D. night

3  A. made             B. asked          C. invited           D. gathered

4  A. order              B. pay             C. call               D. search

5  A. showed      B. fought            C. broke            D. faced

6  A. practice            B. order           C. process           D. service

7  A. working            B. acting             C. turning             D. rushing

8  A. check             B. get on          C. jump into        D. find

9  A. street              B. ground           C. floor             D. road

10  A. different          B. opposite         C. changed           D. right

11  A. stopped           B. crossed          C. reached            D. parked

12  A. wet              B. hungry           C. angry            D. cold

13  A. pay              B. get                  C. turn            D. put

14  A. rule              B. effort               C. promise          D. model

15  A. computers       B. lives                 C. actions                  D. jobs

Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(转角处),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(转角处),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

He turned ______ the light, found his dictionary and began to look ______a word in it.

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　　A. on, up   B. down, for   C. up, at   D. off, to

 Lin Fen turned _____ the light and went out .
A. in B. on C. off D. down