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

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

4. A. appeared　　 B. found　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. came

3. A. dropped off　　 B. fell behind　　 C. slowed down　　 D. rushed out

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

1. A. over　　　 B. around　　　 C. through　　　 D. across

10．A. the USA　　　　 B. Canada　　　　　 C. Germany　　　 D. the world

[四]

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

　 As the train was moving 　1 　a wilderness (荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows　 2　 . When the train reached a bend (转弯处), it 　3　 and then a simple house 　4　 . It was so easy to notice 　5　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 　6　 about it. The young man was also 　7　 by the scenery.

　 On his return he 　8　 the train at the nearest station and found his 　9 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 　10 _of the train. He wanted to 　11 　the house, but nobody would buy it.

　12 　the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the 　13　 . He thought it was a good place for 14 　because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the 　15　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 　16 　to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 　17 　the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 　18 　. To everyone’s surprise, the young man was 　19 　180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent (租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to 　20 　. Monday people have got new ideas from it.

9．A. dollars　　　　　 B. stores　　　　　　 C. factories　　　 D. salesmen 　

8．A. begin　　　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　 D. stop　

7．A. friends　　　　 　 　B. contributions　　 　C. progress　　　 D. money