Jerry was 15 when I was only 10, but the fact that he was so much older than I seemed to make no __1__ to him. We took long walks together, on which he would tell stories he had __2__ from TV and radio programs. I suppose he changed the plots(情节) a lot and added twists of__3__own, but he knew what would__4__the lively imagination of a 10-year-old. Jerry never seemed to __5__ giving me so much of his time and __6__ he had many old friends, he always made me feel that I was his __7__ one. He taught me all I still know about birds and flowers; he came over to read to me every day when I had to stay home for weeks with my leg broken. I __8__ came to feel Jerry meant more to me than either my father or mother did, and began to look up to (仰慕) him as I would have to a god.

However, __9__months rolled by, a change came in our relationship. Jerry

__10__stopped coming to my house and every time I went to his or telephoned him, he put me off with some __11__ such as he was studying. I __12__ him with a girl once __13__ a while and several times saw him going out in his family's car on weekends. I __14__ couldn't understand __15__ was so great about girls, parties and big social affairs.

hat I could understand was my __16__ when he finally made me know that our closeness as friends was at an end. __17__ he didn't really mean to hurt me, but it was a long time before I realized it was __18__ problem that caused the break. There's a world of difference between the attitudes and interests of a teenager and a 12-year-old. __19__ I'm over 16 myself, I realize this and the hurt I felt then has __20__ way to happy memories of the good times we once had together.

1. A. good B. difference C. sense D. way

2. A. picked up B. given up C. got up D. kept up

3. A. my B. our C. his D. their

4. A. form B. attract C. give D. send

5. A. mind B. enjoy C. practise D. remember

6. A. because B. since C. once D. although

7. A. different B. special C. new D. ordinary

8. A. gradually B. immediately C. continually D. hurriedly

9. A. when B. while C. with D. as

10. A. seldom B. almost C. sometime D. usually

11. A. excuse B. reasons C. problems D. businesses

12. A. realized B. noticed C. refused D. understood

13. A. after B. for C. in D. upon

14. A. hardly B. justly C. simply D. bitterly

15. A. who B. which C. how D. what

16. A. position B. pleasure C. hurt D. friendship

17. A. Therefore B. So C. Moreover D. Of course

18. A. an important B. an age C. a great D. a different

19. A. Now that B. As though C. The moment D. Even if

20. A. taken B. passed C. given D. exchanged

Nearly everyone was very much against motor cars when they first appeared.So the government found a very clever way to try and drive them off the roads.

   Back in 1861, a previous government had passed a law about the heavy steam vehicles which were beginning to crawl about the roads of Britain.This law said that no vehicle should go more than 10 miles an hour in the country and 5 miles an hour in town.Four years later these speed limits were reduced to 4 and 2 m.p.h, and a man with a red flag had to walk in front to warn people of the danger.

   This law applied to ordinary cars, too, and the police started to arrest drivers who broke the speed limit and didn't have a man with a red flag.Of course, it made the idea of motor cars seem quite ridiculous.But this law was stopped in 1878 and the speed limit was raised to the frightening speed of 14 m.p.h, in 1896.A special race was held from London to Brighton to celebrate this victory for the motor car industry.The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run is still held every November to mark this event.Only cars made before 1905 may take part.In the first rally there were no more than 33 entrants, and only 22 of them finished the course.Nowadays, so many old cars apply to go on the run that the organizers have had to restrict the entry.

   Early motorists had to carry their own spare parts and do their own repairs.If they had a real breakdown, the only chance of getting anywhere was to borrow a horse and hitch it to the front of the car!

1.What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?

       A.The heavy steam vehicles appeared as early as 1861.

       B.No one liked motor cars when they first appeared.

       C.The British government tried to do away with motor cars.

       D.The first car drivers had to pay attention to the speed limits.

2.What does the underlined “it” in the third paragraph refer to?

       A.The law.          B.The speed limit. C.A red flag.         D.The government.

3.According to the passage, the following is true EXCEPT _______.

       A.The cars were allowed to run faster in 1861 than they were in 1865

       B.Motor cars were not popular when they first appeared

       C.The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run has become more popular

       D.The law was stopped in 1896 and a special race was held to celebrate it

4.If the car had a very serious mechanical problem on the road, most probably the early motorists would __________.

       A.abandon their cars                    B.find some friends to help

       C.repair the car with spare parts            D.use an animal to finish their journey

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