It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

　　I worked as a mailman for a short time. However, I am afraid __1__ dogs and I had a lot __2__ trouble. One day I tried to deliver（递送）__3__ letters to a big house. I started to open __4__ gate and all of a sudden huge（巨大的）dog ran towards __5__. __6__ barked（嚎叫）at me, so __7__ threw the letters over the fence（篱笆）. The dog picked __8__ up and carried them __9__ the house. The dog was __10__ better mailman than I was.

动词填空(Fill in the blanks with verbs in their proper forms)

用括号内动词的适当形式填空。

　　My name is Joseph Finch. I live in a house in the country. My wife (1) ________ (die) a few years ago, and the children? Well, I (2) ________ (not see) much of the children. They work very hard; they (3) ________ (not have) much time for their father.

　　But, I have a beautiful house. It's an old railway station. It has a ticket office, a waiting room and a platform (站台). But there (4) ________ (not be) any trains, oh no. There (5) ________ (not be) many passengers (乘客) around here so they (6) ________ (close) the station when the last train left thirty years ago.

　　I worked all my life on the railways. When I was sixty-five, I (7) ________ (stop) work, but I still liked trains, so when I saw the old station for sale, I (8) ________ (buy)it and made it my home.

　　I made a beautiful garden full of flowers. There, in the past, the trains (9) ________ (run). My kitchen was the old ticket office, my living room was the waiting room. I (10) ________ (sit) in the garden now. It's quiet and peaceful(宁静的).

　　As the afternoon was hot, I did my homework in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite well and made good progress.

　　I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits（精神）.

（　）1. What does the text mainly tell us?

A. How the writer spent his summer holidays.

B. What the writer was like in that summer.

C. When the writer got up in the summer.

D. Where the writer took a walk.

（　）2. How long did it take the writer to do his homework?

A. Half an hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three hours or more.

C. Only one hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Two hours and a half.

（　）3. The writer spent most of the afternoon

A. listening to music　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. visiting his friends

C. walking in the garden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. swimming

（　）4. The writer had very good summer holidays because he ________.

A. worked very hard and made good progress

B. learned to swim and did his work well

C. got up early and went home late

D. liked swimming better than studying

（　）5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The writer made progress in his lessons.

B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.

C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.

D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.