Only a miracle(奇迹)could save this black bear from falling off a 30-meter-high bridge.

The bear was on her ____________ home after a long day in a California's mountain. She was ____________ across the bridge when, suddenly, two cars entered from both sides. There was nowhere to run, so the ____________ bear jumped onto the rail(护栏)and began to fall down.____________, the bear pulled herself onto an arch(拱门)under the bridge, but she was trapped(困住)there. A driver saw the unbelievable scene and ____________Robert Brooks, an animal control officer from a nearby town, was sent to investigate(调查). "I thought it was a ____________," he said. But it wasn't a joke, so he called Dave Baker of the BEAR League, a group that ____________ bears in trouble.

Unfortunately, the sky was getting dark, so the rescuers(营救人员)had to____________. Early the next morning, Brooks and Baker returned to the bridge with more ____________. The bear was still there. Then, Baker had a/an____________: They should hang a net(网)under the bear, push her ____________ it, and then lower her to the ground.

Police officers ____________ the road. Then Brooks injected a sleeping drug into the bear's shoulder. When the bear was ____________, a volunteer rock climber used his feet to push the bear off the arch, right into the middle of the net.

When the bear was ____________ lowered onto the ground, everyone cheered. The rescuers then cleared all the people from the area and left the bear alone,____________ she could sleep. Since then, no one has seen the bear. "I don't think she's going near the bridge any more," Brooks said.

1.A. road B. way C. trip D. tour

2.A. walking B. jumping C. flying D. dancing

3.A. relaxed B. interested C. excited D. frightened

4.A. Unluckily B. Firstly C. Finally D. Luckily

5.A. reminded B. asked C. called D. told

6.A. lie B. story C. problem D. joke

7.A. moves B. helps C. needs D. catches

8.A. work B. start C. wait D. continue

9.A. engineers B. students C. volunteers D. teachers

10.A. idea B. answer C. hope D. question

11.A. through B. into C. across D. under

12.A. opened B. fixed C. covered D. closed

13.A. excited B. tired C. sleepy D. angry

14.A. casually B. gently C. heavily D. simply

15.A. so B. after C. because D. when

A very rich (有钱的) man wants t help some people of his town.But first he wanted to find out if they deserved(值得) his help.So he puts a very big stone(石头) in the middle of the road.Then he stood behind a tree,waiting and watching.

Soon an old man came along with his cow."Who put this stone in the center of the road?"says the old man,but he didn't try to move the stone away.He passes around the stone with some difficulties (费力地)and leaves.Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came,and another.All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but nobody tried to move it.

Late in the afternoon,a young man came along.He saw the stone and said,"It will be dark at night.Some people will fall over the stone and get hurt(受伤)in the dark."The young man then begins to move the stone.He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road.But to his surprise,under the stone he found a bag full of money and a note,"This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road.The person deserves help."

1.Why does rich man put a stone in the center of the road?

A. He wants to build a new road.

B. He wants to make friends with the young man

C. He is bored and wants to do something interesting

D. He wants to find out the man who deserves his help

2.Only ________ coming along the road does something about the stone

A. the rich man’s son B. a young man

C. the rich man D. the old man with his cow

3.The phrase “complain about” means “ ______” in Chinese.

A. 移动 B. 拒绝 C. 抱怨 D. 感激

4.Why does the young man move the stone out of the road?

A. Because he is strong enough to move it.

B. Because he knows there is a bag of money under it.

C. Because he doesn’t want other people to fall and get hurt

D. Because he is the first man to find the stone.

5.We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. one can get nothing through helping others

B. if we move stones in life, we will be rich

C. we should always think about ourselves

D. if we do well ,we can get something well in return.

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