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One day a farmer’s donkey (驴) fell down a well (井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to find a way to get it out. Finally, he d____86____ to give up the animal, because it was very old and the well needed to be covered up.

He invited all of his neighbours to come and help him. They all began to fill the well w____87____ dirt (泥土). The donkey realized what was h____88____ and began to cry. Then, to everyone’s surprise, it became quiet.

A few minutes l____89____, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was a____90____ at what he saw. With each shovel (铲) of the dirt that hit its b____91____, the donkey shook it off and took a step up.

As the farmer’s neignbours went on to shovel dirt on top to the animal, he s____92____ shook it off and took a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey h____93____ got out.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. E____94____ of our troubles is stepping stone. You can g____95____ out of the deepest well just by not stopping and never giving up! Shake (摇) it off and take a step.

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Ashley Smith is a 26-year-old single mother (71) w_____ a daughter. She was moving into her house in Atlanta, Georgia early on the (72) m_____ of March 12, when a man followed her to her door, and put a gun (枪) to her side.

“I started walking to my door, and I felt really, really (73) f______,” she said in a TV interview (采访) last week.

The man was Brian Nichols, 33 years old. He killed three people at an Atlanta courthouse on March 11. The police were searching for him.

Nichols tied Smith up with tape, (74) b____ set her free after she begged him not to take her (75) l______ again and again. “I told him if he hurt me, my little girl wouldn’t have a mummy,” she said with tears.

“I just talked to him and tried to (76) m_____ him believe me,” Smith said.

She asked Nichols (77) w_____ he chose her. “He said he thought I was an angel sent from God, and God asked him to do so.”

Smith even cooked breakfast for the man before he allowed her to leave. Nichols was   (78) s________ when she made him breakfast and that the two of them watched TV, seeing the police (79) l______ for him. “I cannot believe that’s me on the TV!” Nichols told the woman.

Then, Nichols asked Smith what she thought he (80) s_____ do. She said, “I think you should turn yourself in. If you don’t, lots more people are going to get hurt.”

Finally, he let her go. Then she called the police.       

Roller skating is easy and fun, and it is popular all over the world, But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin.w Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

34. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating          .

A. before the year 1750                              B. before the invitation

C. because of Joseph Merlin                          D. because it was dangerous

35. People called Merlin a dreamer because          .

A. he slept and dreamed a lot                   B. he was full of different ideas

C. he was a talented violinist                    D. he always made people’s dreams come true

36.           made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

 A. Merlin’s work    B. Merlin’s violin           C. A huge mirror    D. An important party

37. What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

 A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.       B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention

 C. Everyone was surprised at him.            D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

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　　Bob works in a factory. Every day he t______ the 8:10 train to work. But last Friday everything w______ wrong. When he got to the s______, the train had gone. He was just one minute late for the train. He had to take the n______ one. Finally he was one hour late for his w______.