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　　Mr Brown went to London by train with his friend, Fred Brook. They got out at Victoria Station. Mr Brown was late, so he took a taxi from the station to his office. He works in a bank in London.

　　The taxi came round a comer and a car ran into it. A window broke and a wheel came off. Mr Brown fell and hit his head on the door. The car did not stop. It drove away. A policeman shouted, but the car did not stop.

　　Mr Brown got out of the taxi. The policeman spoke to Mr Brown and the taxi-driver. He was very angry. He wrote the number of the car in his little black book. The taxi-driver was angry, too. He shouted and waved his arms.

　　The policeman asked many questions. Then Mr Brown walked to his bank. There he sat on a chair and had a cup of tea. He did not work that morning.

1．Where did Mr Brown get out of his train?

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2．What hit the taxi at the corner?

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3．What did the policeman write in his little book?

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A．The number of the car.

B．The number of the taxi.

C．The number of the bus.

D．The number of the train.

4．Why were the policeman and the taxi-driver angry?

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A．Because Mr Brown was late.

B．Because Mr Brown got out of the taxi.

C．Because the policeman couldn't stop the car.

D．Because Mr Brown fell and hit his head on the door.

5．How did Mr Brown go to his bank after that? He went to his bank ________.

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　 Mike Hayes proved he was smart in his first year at college．In 2007， 51 he

Was a student at the University of Illinois．he came up

with an idea to 52　 his tuition fee(学费)and college

costs problem．Hayes thought everyone could afford to

give him a penny．

He wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene．

Hayes wanted each of the newspaper’s　 53　 to

send him a penny．Greene thought the idea sounded

54 and agreed to do it．

　 “Just one penny．”Hayes said．“A penny doesn’t

55 anything to anyone．If everyone who is reading

your paper looks around the room right now，there will be a 56 under a seat，or on

the comer of the desk，or on the floor．That’s all I’m 　 57 ．A Denny from each of

your readers．”

　 In less than a month，the Many Pennies for Mike Fund(基金)had around 2．3 million

pennies．Not everyone sent 58 a penny，many even sent dollars．Money was

received from every state in the United States．So，Hayes reached his$28，000 target(目

标)and 59　 to get money for his degree in food science from the University of Illinois．

　 Perhaps the last word is best left to his father．Bill Hayes：“When Mike first told

me about his　 60　　 ，I just laughed and said that I thought it was foolish--Which shows

you that he’s smarter tIlan I am．”

51．A．before　　　　 B．because　　　　 C．while　　　　　　 D．if

52．A．solve　　　　 B．make　　　　　 C．spend　　　　　 D．cause

53．A．editors　　　　 B．readers　　　　 C．managers　　　　 D．Writers

54．A．bad　　　　　 B．tree　　　　　　 C．relaxing　　　　 D．fun

55．A．buy　　　　　 B．mean　　　　　　 C．show　　　　　 D．pass

56．A．newspaper　　 B．book　　　　　　 C．dollar　　　　　　 D．penny

57．A．asking　　　 B．writing　　　　　 C．saying　　　　　 D．doing

58．A．only　　　　 B．almost　　　　　 C．also　　　　　　 D．over

59．A．kept on　　　 B．called on　　　　 C．went on　　　　　 D．put on

60．A．dream　　　　 B．idea　　　　　　 C．problem 　　　　　D．study

Reuben, a 12-year-old boy, saw something in a shop window. But the price ---five dollars--- was far beyond his means. He couldn't ask his parents' for the money. His father made a living through ____35____ in Bay Roberts. His mother, Dora, tried hard to feed and clothe their five children.

Hesitating（犹豫) for a few seconds, he opened the ____36____ and talked to the shopkeeper.“…I don't have the money right now. Can you please ____37____ it for me?" "I'll try," the shopkeeper smiled.

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had an idea. He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site (建筑工地). Reuben knew he could collect the discarded nails(被丢弃的钉子) and sell them to the factory for five cents ____38____ .

He looked for nails until sunset. Then he ran to the factory and sold them. Reuben tightly clutched（握紧）the five-cent pieces and ran home. He found a rusty iron can and dropped his ____39____inside. Then he rushed into the barn (谷仓) near his house and hid it. It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishnet. Dorawas at the kitchen stove, ready to ____40____ dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. Looking at his mother, Reuben smiled.

Every day after school, Reuben searched the town, keeping to his ____41____ task. Finally, the time had come! He ran into the bam, uncovered the can, poured the coins out, began to count.　 .

He still needed 20 cents! He had to sell four nails ____42____ the day ended. Rushing to the town, Reuben searched every comer. The shadows were lengthening（影子拉长）when Reuben arrived at the factory. The man at the factory was about to ____43____ .

"Please, Mister. I have to sell these nails now - please."

'Why do you need this money so ____44____ ?"

"It's a secret."

The man took the nails, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand.

Clutching the can tightly, Reuben ____45____ for the shop.

"I have the money," he solemnly told the owner.

Back home, his mother was cleaning the kitchen. "Here, Mum! Here!" Reuben shouted as he ran to her. He placed a small box in her roughened hand. She unwrapped it carefully. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora ____46____ the lid（盖子）.Tears began to blur（模糊）her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch(胸针) was the word Mother.

It was Mother's Day, 1946.

35. A. farming 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driving 　　　　　　　　　 C. fishing　　　　　　 D. cleaning

36.A. door　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　　　　　　 C. window　　　　　 D. box

37.A.wrap　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　 D. hold

38. A. each　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　 D. all

39.A. nails　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cans　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coins　　　　　　　 D. dollars

40. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. serve　　　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. help

41. A. basic B. secret C. exciting　　　　　　 D. surprising

42. A. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. after　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. while

43.A.call up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look up　　　　　　　　　　 C .clear up　　　　　　 D. turn up

44. A. immediately　　　　　　　 B. hurriedly　　　　　　　　　 C. badly　　　　　　　 D. hardly

45. A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　 C. paid　　　　　　　　 D. headed

46.A. moved　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　　 D. lifted

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

One day my mother 　41 an advertisement for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 　42 in taking part in this race ? ” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

　 “Yes, of course.” I answered.

　　 I ____43___ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could offer me water and 　44　 me.

　　 On the day of the race, just before the race , my father said to me , “ Don’t 　 45　 up all your energy(能量)at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy ___46____ you can run much faster at the end. ”

　 The race ____47___ . Following Dad’ s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started 　 48　 me, which made me feel nervous. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing __49__ .

　 Just at that moment I heard, “ __50___, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

　 I took a deep breath and tried my best to 　51　 on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I 　 52　 like a winner. I tried my best, and I hadn’t given up.

　 Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had _53__ left my side. He always encourages(鼓励) me when I __54___ giving up. He runs along side me through my life. I’ll remember my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner even if you 　55 .”

(　 )41.A. met　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Found　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. saw

(　 )42.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. worried

(　 )43.A. spend B. cost C. paid D. took

(　 )44.A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　 　 C. date　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

(　 )45.A. keep　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. use　　 　　　　 D.put

(　 )46.A. because　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　 　 C. since　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )47.A. began　　　　 　　　 B. finished　　　　 　 C. reached　　　 D. stopped

(　 )48.A. pushing　 　　　 B. pulling　　　　 　 C. passing 　　　　　　　　　 D. kicking

(　 )49.A. easier　　 　　　　　　 B. harder　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shorter　　 　　　　 D. longer

(　 )50.A. Come down　 B. Come on　　　 　 C. Come out　 　　　　　 D. Come back

(　 )51.A. go　　　　 　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. turn　　 　　　 D. put

(　 )52. A. looked 　　　 　 B. felt 　　　　　　 　 C. ran 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounded

(　 )53. A. already　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　 　　 C. once　　　　　　　　 D. never

(　 )54.A. think over　　　 B. keep on　　　　 C. feel like　 　　　 D. decide on

(　 )55.A. fail　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　 　　　　　　　　 C. drop　　 　　　　　　 D. win