When I was passing the town hall, I heard the clock ____ twelve.

A．beating           B．striking           C．hitting            D．announcing

I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was   16   to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go   17 together. I’d stopped at a   18   to get some fresh fruit. We like to have some fruit to eat   19   our swim. I was driving along a high road on the way.  20   my road was another road which was built like a   21 . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples   22   me and started to eat one.  23   I saw the cars in front of me start to  24   from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had   25   wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I   26   the car and at the same moment the road   27   onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the __28  . I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them. All round me was  29  But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been   30   an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of   31  , so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people   32   towards me. A team of people had come to   33   if anyone was under the   34  road. I called out, “I’m here!” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you   35  ?”He asked. “Not too bad,”I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.

1.A. driving    B. leading  C. walking      D. running

2.A. shopping       B. dancing    C. swimming   D. sightseeing

3.A. farm           B. shop         C. park        D. school

4.A. after          B. during           C. since        D. once

5.A. Under          B. Along        C. Over         D. Beside

6.A. bridge         B. roof         C. cover       D. top

7.A. under          B. along            C. inside       D. beside

8.A. Finally        B. Actually     C. Suddenly    D. Slowly

9.A. move       B. roll         C. burst       D. jump

10.A. been        B. broken    C. gone     D. done

11.A. parked      B. started    C. moved    D. stopped

12.A. put         B. ran       C. fell       D. jumped

13.A. dark        B. afternoon  C. sun       D. car

14.A. noisy       B. dusty     C. quiet      D. blood

15.A. on        B. at       C. by        D. in

16.A. food       B. sandwiches  C. apples    D. bread

17.A. climbing    B. shouting    C. moving   D. driving

18.A. know      B. tell        C. understand  D. see

19.A. falling      B. broken     C. breaking   D. dirty

20.A. sleeping     B. feeling     C. eating     D. going

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the   11  that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a   12  in the waiting area, telling him it would be at least 40 minutes before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his   13  and decided, since I was not busy—my patient didn’t   14  at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. He said no and told me that he   15  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his   16 , who had been there for a while for a special disease. I asked if she would be   17  if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to   18  him for five years. I was   19 , and asked him，“And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me but I know who she is.” I had to hold back   20  as he left.

Now I   21  that in marriages，true love is   22  of all that is. The happiest people don’t   23  have the best of everything; they just   24  the best of everything they have.   25  isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.                A．friend          B．patient         C．nurse    D．doctor

2.                A．test            B．chance         C．shower   D．seat

3.                A．nurse          B．blackboard      C．watch    D．doctor

4.                A．turn up         B．show off        C．come on  D．go away

5.                A．needed        B．forgot          C．agreed   D．happened

6.                A．daughter       B．wife           C．mother   D．sister

7.                A．lonely          B．worried         C．doubtful  D．hungry

8.                A．recognize       B．answer         C．believe   D．expect

9.                A．moved         B．disappointed     C．surprised D．satisfied

10.               A．curiosity        B．tears           C．words D．judgment

11.               A．realize         B．suggest         C．hope D．prove

12.               A．agreement      B．expression      C．acceptance D．exhibition

13.               A．necessarily      B．completely      C．naturally   D．frequently

14.               A．learn          B．make          C．favor D．try

15.               A．Adventure      B．Beauty         C．Trust  D．Life

At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a  36 in the waiting area,  37 him it would be at least 40 minutes  38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him  39 his watch and decided, since I was  40  busy—my patient didn’t  41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42  to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his   43 . He told me that she had been   44  for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to   47  him for five years now. I was   48 , and asked him, “And you  49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back  50  as he left.

Now I  51  that in marriages, true love is  52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t   53 have the best of everything; they just  54 the best of everything they have.   55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

4.A.. looking at      B. fixing        C taking off      D. glaring at