You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t ___36___ carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a ___37___ and you’re telling the TV ___38___ what is happening.

It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very ___39___. In the first two years of the ___40___ in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were ___41___. What kind of people put themselves in danger to ___42___ pictures to our TV screens and ___43___ to our newspapers? Why do they do it?

“I think it’s every young journalist’s ___44___ to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s ___45___ you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it ___46___ it is a war.”

But there are moments of ___47___. Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullet(子弹) are flying ___48___ your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling ___49___ after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be ___50___.”

“None of us believes that we’re going to ___51___,” adds Michael. But he always ___52___ a lucky charm(护身符) with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, ___53___, and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I ___54___ I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God ___55___, because you know he doesn’t believe you.”

36. A. simply  B. really  C. merely       D. even

37. A. crowd  B. house  C. battlefield   D. camera

38. A. producers    B. viewers      C. directors     D. actors

39. A. dangerous    B. exciting      C. normal       D. disappointing

40. A. stay      B. fight   C. war     D. life

41. A. injured B. buried C. defeated     D. saved

42. A. bring    B. show   C. take    D. make

43. A. scenes  B. passages     C. stories D. contents

44. A. belief   B. dream C. duty    D. faith

45. A. why     B. what   C. how    D. where

46. A. even so B. ever since   C. as if    D. even if

47. A. fear      B. surprise      C. shame D. sadness

48. A. into      B. around       C. past    D. through

49. A. returns B. goes    C. continues    D. occurs

50. A. there    B. away   C. out     D. home

51. A. leave    B. escape C. die      D. remain

52. A. hangs   B. wears  C. holds  D. carries

53. A. never   B. many times C. some time  D. seldom

54. A. consider      B. accept C. promise      D. guess

55. A. whispering   B. laughing     C. screaming   D. crying

     You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t  36   carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a    37  and you’re telling the TV   38  what is happening.

      It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very    39  .In the first two years of the   40   in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were    41  . What kind of people put themselves in danger to   42   pictures to our TV screens and   43   to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

      “I think it’s every young journalist’s   44   to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s   45   you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it    46   it is a war.”

       But there are moments of   47   . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying  48   your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling   49   after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be   50   .”

       “None of us believes that we’re going to   51   ,” adds Michael. But he always 52   a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh,   53  ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I   54   I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God   55   , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

36．A．simply             B．really                 C．merely               D．even

37．A．crowd              B．house                C．battlefield         D．camera

38．A．producers         B．viewers             C．directors           D．actors

39．A．dangerous         B．exciting             C．normal              D．disappointing

40．A．stay                 B．fight                   C．war                    D．life

41．A．injured            B．buried               C．defeated                D．saved

42．A．bring               B．show                 C．take                    D．make

43．A．scenes              B．passages              C．stories               D．contents

44．A．belief              B．dream                   C．duty                    D．faith

45．A．why                B．what                 C．how                    D．where

46．A．even so            B．ever since            C．as if                D．even if

47．A．fear                 B．surprise            C．shame               D．sadness

48．A．into                 B．around                  C．past                 D．through

49．A．returns             B．goes                  C．continues         D．occurs

50．A．there                B．away                 C．out                  D．home

51．A．leave               B．escape                  C．die                  D．remain

52．A．hangs               B．wears                   C．holds                D．carries

53．A．never               B．many times          C．some time               D．seldom

54．A．consider           B．accept               C．promise           D．guess

55．A．whispering       B．laughing               C．screaming        D．crying

You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells （炮弹）are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t  36  carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a  37  and you’re telling the TV  38  what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very  39  . In the first two years of the  40  in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were  41  .
What kind of people put themselves in danger to  42  pictures to our TV screens and  43  to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s  44  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  45  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  46  it is a war.”
But there are moments of  47  . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets（子弹）are flying  48  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  49  after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  50  .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to  51  ” adds Michael. But he always  52  a lucky charm（护身符）with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 53  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  54  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  55  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

For years my husband, John, and I had dreamed of taking our three kids to Disney World．We'd planned our trip down to the last detail and dollar．But in Georgia, halfway there, our car broke down．
At a garage, the mechanic promised our Mercury Sable would be repaired by the next week．Meanwhile, John tried to find us a rental car．After many phone calls, John finally found a car．Luckily, our auto club would pick up the tab．We ended up arriving there three hours behind schedule．We tried every ride and met Mickey．
At the end of the long weekend we called the garage to check on our car．It turned out that the mechanic hadn't even looked at it yet! John got on the phone again．He found it would cost more than $ l, 100 to rent a car to drive home．That plus a plane ticket for him to go pick up our own car and we'd be out over $2,000!
I wailed（痛哭） and asked John, "What are we going to do?"  He said, "It'll work out．" John encouraged me not to lose heart and he insisted on trying to find a way out．Amazingly, John found a car transport company that had a car we could drive home, paying only for gas! But all the way home I couldn't stop thinking about the money we'd still need for John's trip back to the garage and another long driving home．
When we got home, the high school student who had fed our cats asked how our trip was．I gave him the rundown, "Things worked out okay except that our car's still stuck in Georgia．" "No problem," he said．"I'm heading to Florida for a spring break with my parents．We'll be glad to stop in Georgia on the way back and pick up your car．"
We ended up spending only $50 more than we'd budgeted．The next week, our car was back, and I had a new understanding of dealing with trouble．Whatever happens, if you never give up, a good solution will come out at last．
【小题1】From the passage we can learn that                 ．

You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells （炮弹）are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t  36  carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a  37  and you’re telling the TV  38  what is happening.

It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very  39  . In the first two years of the  40  in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were  41  .

What kind of people put themselves in danger to  42  pictures to our TV screens and  43  to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

“I think it’s every young journalist’s  44  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  45  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  46  it is a war.”

But there are moments of  47  . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets（子弹）are flying  48  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  49  after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  50  .”

“None of us believes that we’re going to  51  ” adds Michael. But he always  52  a lucky charm（护身符）with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 53  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  54  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  55  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

1.                A．really          B．simply          C．merely   D．even

2.                A．battlefield       B．crowd          C．camera   D．house

3.                A．directors       B．producers       C．actors    D．viewers

4.                A．depressing      B．disappointing    C．dangerous D．endangered

5.                A．life            B．stay            C．war  D．fight

6.                A．buried         B．defeated        C．wounded D．beaten

7.                A．take           B．bring           C．make D．show

8.                A．Stories         B．scenes         C．passages  D．contents

9.                A．faith           B．nightmare       C．dream    D．duty

10.               A．how           B．why           C．where D．because

11.               A．even if         B．as if           C．even so   D．ever since

12.               A．fear           B．surprise        C．sadness   D．shame

13.               A．past           B．into           C．through   D．around

14.               A．occurs         B．returns         C．goes  D．continues

15.               A．away          B．out            C．home     D．there

16.               A．die            B．leave          C．remain    D．escape

17.               A．wears          B．carries         C．hangs D．holds

18.               A．seldom         B．never          C．many times D．some time

19.               A．consider        B．promise        C．guess D．accept

20.               A．screaming      B．laughing        C．crying D．whispering