36  thing happened  37   me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day38I drove to go for a look in the country.

      On the way back home, my  39   stopped. It was out of gas on a  40  road far from a town! I decided to walk   41  I found someone who could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   42   I finally found a house near the  43 . I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

      I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair 44  She said, “I’ve been 45 for you here for a long time. Come in.  46   is almost ready.”

      “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t  47  what she was talking about.

      “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You  48   tea,” said she.

      I quickly  49  that my car was out of  50, but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   51  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been  52  she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was  53   to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could.

      Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my  54  , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

36. A. happy                   B. strange              C. common               D. bad

37. A. on                         B. in                       C. upon                     D. to

38. A. and                       B. so                      C. but                        D. that

39. A. car                        B. bus                    C. bike                      D. truck

40. A. narrow                  B. lonely                 C. crowded               D. busy

41 A. when                      B. so that               C. until                      D. because

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

43A. street                      B. path                   C. way                       D. road

44 A. came                     B. answered           C. opened                 D. appeared

45 A. asking                    B. looking               C. calling                   D. waiting

46. A. Gas                      B. Coffee               C. Tea                      D. Lunch

47. A. consider               B. understand        C. accept                  D. think

48 A. like                         B. liked                   C. used to like           D. liking

49 A. answered               B. explained           C. refused                 D. promised

50. A. gas                       B. tea                     C. strength                D. energy

51. A. calling                   B. call                     C. to call                   D. called

52. A. until                      B. before                C. since                    D. when

53 A. anxious                  B. interested          C. glad                      D. ready

54. A. accident                B. incident              C. experience           D. surprise

55. A. wound                   B. injury                 C. hurt                      D. frighten

It was 11:40 at night when we finished hairdressing. 36  to miss the time of our school closing the door, we quickened our steps. As we  37   the door of the apartment building, we saw our headmaster standing outside.    38   smiles on our faces, we rushed towards the door guarded by a teacher.   39   the teacher could clearly see us. She shouted, “Where have you been? Why are you not answering my calls? Your   40  have gone out to look for you. Now please call them back immediately!”

Just then, in the dim moonlight, we saw two familiar   41  moving slowly towards us. By their stature，we   42  they were our roommates. Finally, Linda and Rosemary came back with a group of strangers. “ What happened to you? Are you OK?” Linda asked worriedly and  43 .

Seeing Linda and Rosemary in pajamas and slippers, we all felt   44  , bowing our heads for our mistake. At the same time, we were   45    the pure love we owned and the faithful friends we had. We were feeling very   46  .

“We did not do this   47  . Maggie and Wendy didn’t take their cellphones and my cellphone was uncharged.   48  , we couldn’t make any calls,” I   49   . The teacher cut me short, “It is too  50  . Please go back to your dormitory now.”

As we were approaching our dormitory, we all tiptoed in order not to  51   others’ sleep. But to our   52  , none of our roommates were asleep. They were all sitting up worrying about us.

Before closing my eyes, I thought a lot about this little   53  . It suddenly dawned on me that we are actually part of one big family. Whatever we do may  54   others’ lives. I felt safe and satisfied,  55   I knew my friends would always be there for me.

A   36   thing happened   37  me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.

       On the way back home, my   39   stopped. It was out of gas on a   40   road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone   41  could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile   42  I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.

       I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in.   46   is almost ready.”

       “But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t   47   what she was talking about.

       “Oh, Alfred! Gas? You   48  tea,” said she.

       I quickly   49  that my car was out of   50  , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept   51  me Alfred and talking about how long it had been   52   she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I   53  .

       Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my   54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t   55  anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”

A. happy          B. strange       C. common     D. bad

A. on            B. in               C. upon       D. to

A. and          B. so           C. but         D. that

A. car            B. bus         C. bike         D. truck

A. narrow        B. lonely     C. crowded     D. busy

A. what               B. whom     C. who        D. how

A. before          B. after       C. while        D. as

A. street           B. path        C. way        D. road

A. came           B. answered    C. opened       D. appeared

A. asking         B. looking      C. calling           D. waiting

A. Gas           B. Coffee           C. Tea         D. Lunch

A. consider       B. understand  C. accept     D. think

A. like               B. love        C. used to like D. liking

A. answered      B. explained   C. refused       D. promised

A. gas          B. tea          C. strength      D. energy

A. calling       B. call         C. to call       D. called

A. until          B. before     C. since       D. when

A. could         B. can         C. would       D. wanted

A. accident     B. incident      C. experience  D. surprise

A. hit          B. injury     C. hurt        D. frighten

       Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him .  “ Don’t give up , Dean ! ” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly .  “ You can do it ! ” “ You’re almost there , ” Kurt called as he pulled on the 36  that ensured his cousin’s safety .  

       Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 37  a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville , Texas .  The wall , made of concrete and crushed granite (碎石) , looked like a sandstone cliff .  Despite his 38  of heights , Dean had volunteered to e the 39  to climb the new wall .

       Dean heard his cousin and uncle 40  him on from below , but he didn’t reply .  He was 41  the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it .  He 42  he was only a few feet from the top , 43  if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing , he could fall .  

       Dean 44  Kurt to serve as his belayer ,which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope .  While Dean 45  , Kurt took the slack ( part of a rope that is not tight ) out of the safety rope that was attached to the 46  of the wall .  In that case , if Dean started to slip , he would fall only a few feet 47  the rope caught him .  However , Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet ; he was too close to his 48  

       As Dean held on to the rock face , calculating each move with great 49  , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently .  50  , with a burst of energy , Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted , “ I did it ! ”

       Uncle Jim and Kurt 51  wildly .  Dean smiled broad , and then grew 52  again .  Falling to the ground was the 53  part for him , and his uncle and cousin knew it .  The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall , it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 54  to come down .  As the others watched in expectation , Dean 55  his tense muscles , took a deep breath , and backed over the edge .  In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor .  

36. A. challenge            B. surprise            C. chance           D. worry

37. A. anxious               B. puzzled             C. free               D. curious

38. A. mobile phone      B. doorbell            C. clock             D. landline

39. A. breaking              B. seeking             C. removing       D. taking

40. A. hard                    B. small                C. late                 D. bad

41. A. asked                  B. stopped            C. recommended D. decided

42. A. Simply                B. Frankly             C. Luckily            D. Strangely

43. A. roughly              B. totally               C. gradually         D. eventually

44. A. better                  B. happier             C. longer              D. worse

45. A. started                B. mattered           C. worked          D. changed

46. A. familiar              B. strange             C. lovely             D. worse

47. A. research             B. advice              C. news              D. advertisement

48. A. sold                    B. stolen               C. exchanged      D. exhibited

49. A. address               B. number             C. photo              D. name

50. A. offered               B. showed             C. mentioned      D. contained

51. A. store                  B. office                 C. house             D. club

52. A. expected            B. suspected         C. imagined        D. believed

53. A. owner                B. friend                C. cousin            D. police

54. A. rewarded            B. punished           C. found             D. scolded

55. A. strict                  B. angry                 C. honest          D. Happy