Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（国境） to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming   41   the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bike with a pile of goods(货物) of old straw on it. When the bike   42   the frontier, Peter would stop the man and   43   him take the straw off and untie（解开） it. Then he would examine the straw very   44   to see   45   he could find anything, then he would look in all the man’s pockets   46   he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always   47   to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found anything. He was sure the man was   48   something, but he was not   49   to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets   50   usual, he   51   to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things   52   this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today is my   53  day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to retire(退休). I promise I shall not tell  54   if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for   55  . Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

41. A. towards             B. down                       C. to                          D. up
42. A. arrived               B. appeared            C. came              D. reached
43. A. ask                    B. order                        C. make              D. call
44. A. carefully             B. quickly                     C. silently            D. horribly
45. A. that                    B. where                       C. how               D. if

46. A. before                B. after                         C. first                D. so
47. A. lucky                 B. hoping                      C. thinking          D. wondering
48. A. taking                       B. smuggling          C. stealing           D. pushing
49. A. possible                     B. strong                      C. able                D. clever

50. A. like                           B. more                        C. then               D. as
51. A. told                           B. cried                        C. ordered           D. said
52. A. cross                        B. past                          C. across            D. into
53. A. last                    B. first                   C. newest                  D. second
54. A. everyone            B. anyone              C. no one              D. someone
55. A. moment                    B. long time                  C. sometime        D. some time

Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes."

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Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（国境） to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming   1  the hill towards the frontier, pushing a bike with a pile of goods(货物) of old straw on it. When the bike   2  the frontier, Peter would stop the man and   3  him take the straw off and untie（解开） it. Then he would examine the straw very   4  to see   5   he could find anything, then he would look in all the man’s pockets   6  he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always   7  to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found anything. He was sure the man was   8  something, but he was not  9  to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets   10  usual, he   11  to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things  12  this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today is my   13 day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to retire(退休). I promise I shall not tell  14  if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for   15 . Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

1.                A．towards        B．down          C．to   D．up

2.                A．arrived         B．appeared       C．came D．reached

3.                A．ask            B．order          C．make D．call

4.                A．carefully        B．quickly         C．silently   D．horribly

5.                A．that           B．where          C．how D．if

6.                A．before         B．after           C．first  D．so

7.                A．lucky          B．hoping         C．thinking  D．wondering

8.                A．taking          B．smuggling       C．stealing   D．pushing

9.                A．possible        B．strong          C．able D．clever

10.               A．like            B．more          C．then  D．as

11.               A．told           B．cried          C．ordered   D．said

12.               A．cross          B．past           C．across D．into

13.               A．last            B．first           C．newest    D．second

14.               A．everyone       B．anyone         C．no one    D．someone

15.               A．moment        B．long time       C．sometime  D．some time

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. up
　　2. A. filling　　　　　　 B. pulling　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　 D. carrying
　　3. A. arrived　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. reached
　　4. A. ask　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. call
　　5. A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. silently　 　　　　 D. horribly
　　6. A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 D. whether
　　7. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　8. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　C. thinking　　　　　 D. wondering
　　9. A. had been　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. hiding　　　　　　　 D. have been
　　10. A. nothing　　　 B. something　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything
　　11. A. taking　　　　 B. smuggling　　　 C. stealing　　　　　 D. pushing
　　12. A. possible　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. able　　　　　　　　 D. clever
　　13. A. through　　　　B. thoroughly　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. up
　　14. A. like　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　C. then　　　　　　　　 D. as
　　15. A. told　　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　 D. said
　　16. A. cross　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 D. into
　　17. A. thing　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　C. job　　　　　　　　 D. duty
　　18. A. rest　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　　　 D. retreat
　　19. A. everyone　　 B. anyone　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　 D. someone
　　20. A. moment　　　 B. long time　　　 C. sometime　　　　　D. some time