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

As the train was moving 21_____ a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 22_____. When the train reached a bend(转弯处)，it slowed down, and then a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice 23_____ everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 24______ about it. The young was also attracted by the house. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his 25_____ to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 26______ of the train. He wanted to 27______ the house, but nobody would buy it.

28_____ the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the 29______ soon. He thought it was a good place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the 30______ passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 31_____ to find some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 32_____ the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 33______. To everyone’s surprise the young man was 34_____ 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to 35______. Many people got new ideas from it.

(　 )21. A. over　　 　　 B. around　　 C. through　　 D. across

(　 )22. A. happily　 　　 B. quietly　　 C. safely　　 D. angrily

(　 )23. A. when　　 　　 B. that　　 C. why　　 D. how

(　 )24. A. discussion　 B. meeting　　 　　　 C. subject　　 　　　　　　　 D. competition

(　 )25. A. address　　 　 B. way　　 　　　　　 C. key　　 　　　　　 D. trip

(　 )26. A. track　　 　　 B. speed　　 　　　　 C. passenger　　 　 D. noise

(　 )27. A. change　　 　 B. paint　　 　　　　　 C. sell　　 　　　　　　 D. mend

(　 )28. A. Though　　 B. But　　 　　　　　　 C. And　　 　　　　　 D. Or

(　 )29. A. room　　 　　 B. place　　 　　　　　 C. house　　 　　　　 D. land

(　 )30.A. excited　　 　 B. tired　 　　　　　　 C. sueprised　　 　　 D. worried

(　 )31. A. tried　　 　　　 B. had　　 　　　　　　 C. agreed　　 　　　 D. stopped

(　 )32. A. Since then　 B. At last　　 　　　　 C. At least　　 　　　 D. So far

(　 )33. A. messages　 　 B. companies　　 　 C. notices　　 　　　　　　　 D. signs

(　 )34. A. shown　　 　 B. allowed　　 　　　 C. offered　　 　　　 D. returned

(　 )35. A. success　 　 B. comfidence　　 C. activity　　 　　　　　　　 D. invention　

20. – That’s 50 dollars, please.- _________________.

　　 A. Yes, please　　 　　　　　　 B. Fine, thanks　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Here you are

19. – Thank you ever so much for the present you sent me. ___________.

A. No, thanks　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It’s not good, I think　　 C. I’m glad you like it

18. --May I go now?

　 　 --No, you ________. You　 _____stay here.

　 A. needn’t; have to　　　　　 　　 B. needn’t ; must

　C. mustn’t; have to　　　　　 　　 D. mustn’t; has to

17.　 _____exciting news! We’ve never had _____long vocation before.

A. What; such a　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. What an; such a

C .How; such a　　　　 　　　　　　 D. What; so a

16. Though she has worked for only two years, she has ______ dealing with many problems.

　　 A. successful　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. succeeded in　　 　　 C. succeeded

15. I don’t know whether she _____ back or not next week. If she _____ back, I’ll tell you.

　　 　A. comes, will come　　 　　　　　 B. will come, comes　　 C. comes, comes