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Mr Parker was living in the country , and he wanted to go to an office in the city one day . He 1 the address on a letter, got 2 his car and 3 to the city . He drove straight to the office without any 4 and stopped his car 5 the office. He locked his car and 6 to go into his office, but suddenly he turned around and went back to his car . He remembered that he 7 his keys in it ! He telephoned his wife and said, “ 8 , I ’ve locked my keys in my car . Please 9 me your keys .”

Mrs Parker got into their 10 car and drove twenty miles to 11 her husband. But 12 Mr Parker was waiting for his wife, he walked 13 his car and tried the other 14 . It was not locked ! Mr Parker locked it 15 before his wife arrived.

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

　　“How are you?” is a nice question. It's a ___1___ way that people in the United States ___2__ each other. But “How are you?” is also a very _ ___3___ question. It's a question that often ___4___ have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer“___5___”,even though the person's friend isn't fine, ___6___ “How are you?” isn't really a question, and “Fine” isn't really an answer. They are ___7__ other way of saying “Hello” and“___8___”.

　　Sometimes, people also don't say just what they ___9___ For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person ___10____ be thinking, “No, I don't agree. I think you're wrong. ” But it isn't very ___11___ to say so, so the other person might say, “I'm not so ___12___” It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.

　　People ___13___ don't say just what they are thinking when they ___14___ talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone ___15___ when one person says,“I've got to go now.” Often, the person who wants to ___16__ gives an excuse：“Someone is at the door.” “I've got to put the things ___17__.” “Something is burning on the fire.” The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk ____18___, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't ___19___ the other person's feelings.

　　When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don't ___20___ just what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's all part of the game of language!

Mrs. Hammond was old and blind, but she was determined to do everything for herself. She even used to go for walks by herself once a day for   1  , and found her way by touching things with her white stick. She learned  2   everything was, so she never lost her way.

One day, some men came and cut down some of the familiar  3   at the side of one of the paths which she  4  . When she reached that place that evening, she did not feel the trees with her stick, so she was in  5  .

She waited for a while and listened, but did not  6   any other people, so she went for a kilometer or two. And then she heard   7   beneath her.

“Am I  8  ?I suppose so. ” she said,  “I must be on a  9  , and there must be a river under me. I’ve been told that there’s a river in this part of the country, but I don’t know its exact  10  . How am I going to get  11   to my house from here?”

All at once she heard a man’s friendly  12   near her. “Excuse me, can I help you?”

“How kind of you!” Mrs.  Hammond answered. “Yes, please. Some of the trees which I follow have been   13   today, and if I hadn’t been lucky enough to meet you, I don’t know   14   I’d have done. Can you please  15   me to get home?

“Certainly, ”the man answered. “Where do you live?”

Mrs. Hammond told him, and the man took her to her house. She told the man how  16  she was that she had met him. But the man said, “I want to  17  you. ”

Mrs. Hammond asked, “Whatever for?”

“Well, ” the man said quietly,  “I was balanced on the edge of that bridge for ages in the   18  , because I was trying to make up my mind to  19  myself into the river and drown myself.   20  I’m not going to do it now. ”

1. A. game　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. exercise　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sport　　　　　　　　　　    D. training

2. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. grass　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. bushes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. trees　　　　　　　　　　    D. plants

4. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　  B. led　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. walked　　　　　　　　　　 D. headed

5. A. need　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

6. A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　　　　　　    D. hear

7. A. noise　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. water　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. train

8. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. all right　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. wrong 　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

9. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. plane　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. bridge　　　　　　　　　　  D. highway

10. A. size　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. length　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. position　　　　　　　　    D. name

11. A. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. away　　　　　　　　　　   D. back

12. A. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. sound　　　　　　　　　　  D. noise

13. A. lost　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. destroyed　　　　　　　　　　    C. removed　　　　　　　　   D. planted

14. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

15. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

16. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　  B. proud　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. worried　　　　　　　　    D. wonderful

17. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. know　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. thank　　　　　　　　　　   D. meet

18. A. worry　　　　　　　　　　    B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. hurry　　　　　　　　　　   D. dark

19. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. jump　　　　　　　　　　    D. take

20. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.Yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.But　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.So

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后1￣25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳 答案。

(A)

　　    In 1962, A Russian woman told her doctor that she could see with　　 her fingers. 1 the doctor did not believe it 2 he saw with his own　　 eyes. The doctor 3 her eyes with a large handkerchief and then put　　 colored papers 4 newspapers under her hands. She was able to 5 one　　 color from 6 and read the newspaper by 7 and feeling them. The doctor　　 examined her many times and was 8 with the examination, so he sent 9　　 to Moscow, in which she was further examined by 10. Her unusual powers,　　 in the end, were 11.

　　     The early 12 into these unusual powers has shown that 13 man　　 trusts only his eyes he will 14 be able to see outside the limits of　　 time and into the 15.

(B)

(W=woman;P=policeman)

W: Excuse me. I want to buy an English dictionary for my daughter.　　 could you tell me 16 to get it?

P: I think you can get it from the book shop in the center　　 of the 17. There are all kinds of dictionaries there.

W: Thanks. But I don't know the way to the book shop. This is my 18　　 time to come here.

P: Oh, welcome to our city, madam. The book shop is a bit far from　　 here. I think it's 19 to go there by bus. The No. 4 bus will take you　　 there. The bus stop is just on the other side of the street.

W: But I want to 20 the city while I'm walking.

P: OK! Go up the road and turn right at the second 21, walk on until　　 you reach a big bridge. Go across it and take the first turning on　　 the left. Walk 22 the road with some flowers and trees on 23 sides. At the end of the road you'll find the book shop on your right, 24 the　　 museum and the Bank of China. You can't miss it.

W: Oh, it's really a long 25, But it doesn't matter. I like walking.　　 It's very kind of you, young man. Thanks a lot.

P: You're welcome.