A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

   Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. 41__, when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It's 42___ to have these feelings. If you don't know how to solve these problems, you may 43____something from Jeff.

      Jeff almost went mad when his 44____was killed in a car accident. He 45____play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn't talk to 46____, even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. He was quite angry with the driver 47___ his car hit his brother, even though it was an 48____. After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still 49____ his brother, but he doesn't hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn't 50____ in his room by himself any longer. Instead, he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.

41．A．For example    B．In fact         C．Above all     D．After all

42．A．unusual        B．normal            C．likely        D．strange

43．A．stop           B．learn       C．protect       D．hear

44．A．friend         B．mother        C．father        D．brother

45．A．refused to     B．decided to      C．planned to    D．tried to

46．A．somebody       B．everybody       C．anybody       D．nobody

47．A．although       B．so                  C．because       D．while

48．A．experience     B．experiment    C．accident             D．instruction

49．A．helps          B．misses       C．likes          D．respects

50．A．live           B．play          C．lie            D．stay

    Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. 16__, when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It's 17___ to have these feeling. If you don't know how to solve these problems, you may 18____something from Jeff.

      Jeff almost went mad when his 19____was killed in a car accident. He 20____play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn't talk to 21_____, even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. He was quite angry with the driver 22____ his car hit his brother, even though it was an 23____. After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still 24____ his brother, but he doesn't hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn't 25____ in his room by himself any longer. Instead, he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.

16．A．For example    B．In fact         C．Above all     D．After all

17．A．unusual        B．normal            C．likely        D．strange

18．A．stop           B．learn       C．protect       D．hear

19．A．friend         B．mother        C．father        D．brother

20．A．refused to     B．decided to      C．planned to    D．tried to

21．A．somebody       B．everybody       C．anybody       D．nobody

22．A．although       B．so                  C．because       D．while

23．A．experience     B．experiment    C．accident             D．instruction

24．A．helps          B．misses       C．likes          D．respects

25．A．live           B．play          C．lie            D．stay

The Cowboy without a Horse
A cowboy rides into a town and stops at a café for a drink. ___1___ he finishes his drink, he finds his horse is stolen(偷窃). He ___2___ back into the café, holds his gun up into the air and ＂fires a shot (开枪) ___3___ even looking. ”Which one of you stole __4____ horse?” he shouts loudly.
___5___ answers. “Alright, I’m going to have ___6___ beer, and if my horse isn’t back outside by the time I finish, I’m going to do __7____ I did in Texas! And I don’t like to have to do it.”
Some of the people in the town are very ___8___. After the cowboy has one more beer, he walks outside. His horse is back! He ___9___ his horse and starts to ride off.
The waiter goes __10____ the café in a hurry and asks, “Say, before you go, what happened in Texas?”
The cowboy turns back and says,” I had to walk home.”

Once upon time, a man taught some monkeys how to dance. The monkeys were    16   clever that they began to dance well very soon.

The man was happy. He     17   the monkeys up in special clothes and masks(面具). Then he took them to   18  party. He wanted people  19  his dancing monkeys.

The dancing monkeys were very popular at the party.   20  knew they were monkeys, and everyone enjoyed   21   them dance.

Then a naughty boy threw some bananas in front of the dancing monkeys.  22   the sight of the bananas,the monkeys forgot all about    23 . They tore off   24  masks and rushed over to the bananas and began to eat.

All the people at the party began to laugh. "They aren't dancers at all," said one person. "They are just monkeys! I guess not everything you see is   25   it appe- ars to be!"

"And," said another, "you should never try to be something you're not."