1 . Imunek narrowly avoided a disaster last year. At that time, Imunek already had a 1 year old and was eight months pregnant with her second kid. She was still working her job as a bus driver for local ________.

The day was fairly ________ until a strange smell began to fill the ________. “I had the driver window down and thought the ________ was coming from another car at first, but then smoke ________ coming through my heater, so I ________,” Imunek recalled.

She ________ to use her radio phone to discuss the problem, but it didn’t take long for her to ________ that she didn’t have time for a ________. Instead, she gathered the 37 kids she ________, ranging from primary to high school, and got them off the bus as quickly and ________ as possible. Fifteen to thirty seconds after the ________ child got off the bus, the bus was on fire.

Although Imunek breathed in a good amount of smoke, she and her baby were found to be ________, as were all the children on her bus. To express their ________, all of the children’s parents wrote thank you notes for the ________ bus driver.

1.

A．workers

B．travelers

C．students

D．villagers

2.

A．tough

B．challenging

C．comfortable

D．natural

3.

A．bus

B．car

C．street

D．world

4.

A．smell

B．smoke

C．fire

D．noise

5.

A．stopped

B．started

C．continued

D．tried

6.

A．got off

B．went away

C．pulled over

D．stood up

7.

A．afforded

B．agreed

C．promised

D．wanted

8.

A．decide

B．hope

C．imagine

D．record

9.

A．chance

B．lesson

C．conversation

D．task

10.

A．chose

B．taught

C．knew

D．carried

11.

A．politely

B．calmly

C．actively

D．easily

12.

A．last

B．first

C．only

D．slow

13.

A．healthy

B．weak

C．attractive

D．helpless

14.

A．support

B．thanks

C．understanding

D．worries

15.

A．good-looking

B．easy-going

C．fast-talking

D．quick-thinking

4 . Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on (跨上) it and _______. But wait — isn’t this stealing? No, it isn’t._______ shouts, “Stop! Thief!” That is _______ this free ride is just fine with the city.

You _______ find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for _______ transportation, and they wanted to help _______ pollution. So, to get citizens (市民)_______ their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they _______ the Yellow Bike Project.

The _______ bikes are painted bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands (短程差事), to work ________ to school. Then, they leave the bike for the ________ rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people ________ the rules, because they think it is not wise to ________ the bike that’s already free.

Portland’s ________ was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were ________ in cities in six other states.

1.

A．drive away

B．ride away

C．ride back

D．run away

2.

A．No one

B．Someone

C．Anyone

D．Everyone

3.

A．whether

B．so

C．because

D．though

4.

A．have to

B．don’t have to

C．can’t

D．can

5.

A．expensive

B．crowded

C．free

D．common

6.

A．protect

B．control

C．make

D．bring

7.

A．out of

B．into

C．up

D．near

8.

A．ended

B．started

C．changed

D．refused

9.

A．public

B．private

C．clean

D．dirty

10.

A．but

B．as

C．until

D．or

11.

A．next

B．last

C．best

D．first

12.

A．break

B．make

C．discuss

D．follow

13.

A．buy

B．repair

C．produce

D．steal

14.

A．citizen

B．street

C．idea

D．school

15.

A．looked up

B．made up

C．put up

D．set up

5 .        The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s ________ people often say when ________ talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been_________better and better computers. Now a computer can ________a lot of________ jobs wonderfully. It is ________used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost ________ field. Many computer scientists are thinking of________ the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can ________pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will ________ really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid ________they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people? No, people will ________better use of the computers in ________ future. Man is________the master of the computer. The computer works only________ the help of man. It cannot take the place of man.1.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．why

2.

A．we

B．they

C．you

D．people

3.

A．loving

B．taking

C．making

D．thinking

4.

A．have

B．get

C．do

D．offer

5.

A．everyday

B．every day

C．each day

D．some day

6.

A．widely

B．wide

C．great

D．deeply

7.

A．either

B．all

C．both

D．every

8.

A．producing

B．ordering

C．making

D．building

9.

A．take

B．look at

C．draw

D．put

10.

A．one day

B．a day

C．any day

D．the other day

11.

A．when

B．that

C．how

D．while

12.

A．chose

B．get

C．take

D．make

13.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

14.

A．often

B．never

C．always

D．sometimes

15.

A．with

B．under

C．by

D．for

7 . Yesterday I was walking along a busy road when I noticed a young man standing near the pedestrian crossing, selling toys.

Usually I would _________and hurry past such sellers before being approached to buy something. But I found this young man was _________, so I stood for some time without crossing the street. I wanted to see _________he sold his toys.

_________, a young mother with a small child came by and the child was _________by one of the toys in a large box that made a noise. The young mother asked for the _________and it was charged at only one dollar. She _________a 10-dollar note from her purse and told the young man that she was giving him 10 dollars and wanted the _________back. I was wondering how he was going to give it back. He told the young mother to put the money in the bag _________his neck and take out __________change he owed her. She then put her hand into the bag and took out the balance while I was __________her like a hawk (鹰).

I realized that this young man depended on __________people not to cheat him. There was no __________of him knowing if someone took out more than they should have done. I was so __________by how this disabled man believed in people that I bought a toy from him I didn’t __________at all.

He said it cost one dollar and I, too, told him that I had only a 10-dollar note. He told me to do the __________thing. So I put my 10 dollars in his __________. I put my hand in, but didn’t take any change. I hope he will find that he has more __________than he should when he gets home. As I walked down the street, I saw another kid walking with his father, __________I gave him the little toy. Then, I walked on, hoping that two people would have a __________smile on their faces that day.

1.

A．ignore

B．look

C．pause

D．help

2.

A．patient

B．honest

C．blind

D．strange

3.

A．why

B．whether

C．when

D．how

4.

A．Quickly

B．Shortly

C．Finally

D．Quietly

5.

A．attracted

B．annoyed

C．caught

D．driven

6.

A．bargain

B．reason

C．discount

D．price

7.

A．searched for

B．pulled out

C．picked up

D．emptied out

8.

A．note

B．toy

C．change

D．deal

9.

A．tied to

B．dropping from

C．carried on

D．hanging around

10.

A．whichever

B．whatever

C．however

D．whoever

11.

A．watching

B．suspecting

C．checking

D．following

12.

A．begging

B．convincing

C．trusting

D．encouraging

13.

A．point

B．way

C．chance

D．doubt

14.

A．demanded

B．surprised

C．touched

D．influenced

15.

A．need

B．know

C．value

D．store

16.

A．opposite

B．good

C．equal

D．same

17.

A．hand

B．bag

C．box

D．pocket

18.

A．money

B．forgiveness

C．confidence

D．appreciation

19.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．for

20.

A．ready

B．polite

C．gentle

D．broad

9 . I sat behind the wheel of my dad’s car and tried to fight back my fear of driving. For years, my dad _________ me to and from work without any complaint. He knew I was _________ of driving, so he never pushed me. It seemed as if he actually liked driving me around and I_________ it as much.

Now he pushed me to drive and I wondered what had caused this___________. My chest started to feel as if someone was sitting on it, and it was becoming harder to _________. He put his hand on my shoulder to _________ me. “Just take a deep breath and start the car.” I_________ and eased my way out of the parking lot and onto the street.

I couldn’t believe it. I was_________ driving. I didn’t know why I was scared in the first place-until I saw a speed sign that someone had run over. Scenes of_________ car crashes flashed into my mind. I held the wheel tightly.

“Remember your first cycle ride?” He tried to__________ my fear. “You kept falling off but you were so__________. I told you that you could do anything you set your mind to.”

“Why did you make me drive today?” I asked. He said, “My__________ was poorer, and I even ran into a sign. It’s probably just my blood pressure again.” My dad once again eased my fear.

__________, that was the last drive I had with my dad. It wasn’t his blood pressure; it was__________ that had given him only a few months to live. I never__________ driving. Every time I get behind the wheel, I could feel his comforting hand on my shoulder.

1.

A．walked

B．drove

C．led

D．helped

2.

A．fond

B．tired

C．frightened

D．proud

3.

A．enjoyed

B．forgot

C．understood

D．ignored

4.

A．loss

B．challenge

C．disappointment

D．change

5.

A．ride

B．fight

C．breathe

D．interrupt

6.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．defend

D．inform

7.

A．replied

B．nodded

C．admitted

D．refused

8.

A．actually

B．unwillingly

C．hardly

D．immediately

9.

A．thought-provoking

B．life-threatening

C．eye-catching

D．brain-washing

10.

A．feel

B．notice

C．relieve

D．describe

11.

A．brave

B．scared

C．smart

D．anxious

12.

A．memory

B．strength

C．situation

D．eyesight

13.

A．Helplessly

B．Sadly

C．Frankly

D．Obviously

14.

A．pressure

B．headache

C．cancer

D．coughing

15.

A．carried on

B．thought of

C．took up

D．gave up

10 . Once there was a small boy named Bob. He came from a ____ family, struggling with life every day. One day, he was crossing the forest carrying some _____. He saw an old man who was very ______. Bob wanted to give the old man some food, but he did not have any. So he ____ walking. A few minutes later, he saw a deer who was very thirsty. He was eager to ____ him, but he did not have water. So he went on his way ahead.

Then he saw a man who wanted to make a ____ to keep warm, but he did not have wood. Bob ____ some wood to him. In return, he gave Bob some food and water. Then Bob went back to help the old man and the deer, who were very ____ .

One day Bob fell down from the ____ . He couldn’t move because he was ____, but no one was there to help him. ____ , the old man whom he had helped before saw him. He quickly came and pulled him up the hill. Bob had many ____ on his legs. The deer whom Bob had helped saw them and ____ to the forest and brought some herbs(草药). Soon Bob _____. All of them were very ____ that they could help each other.

1.

A．cheerful

B．traditional

C．poor

D．single

2.

A．wood

B．food

C．water

D．medicine

3.

A．thirsty

B．hungry

C．sad

D．angry

4.

A．preferred

B．stopped

C．began

D．kept

5.

A．help

B．leave

C．cure

D．hug

6.

A．cage

B．box

C．fire

D．flat

7.

A．threw

B．sold

C．lent

D．offered

8.

A．helpful

B．kind

C．brave

D．thankful

9.

A．hill

B．roof

C．bed

D．rope

10.

A．annoyed

B．injured

C．tired

D．frightened

11.

A．Obviously

B．Gradually

C．Strangely

D．Fortunately

12.

A．insects

B．leaves

C．wounds

D．hairs

13.

A．climbed

B．dropped

C．flew

D．hurried

14.

A．recovered

B．cried

C．slept

D．regretted

15.

A．doubtful

B．happy

C．anxious

D．curious