(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选项出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a 　　1　　 in Long Island had been 　　2　　 by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150 000．“One hundred and fifty thousand,”Todd whistled．Here's a fellow who just 　　3　　 into a bank and helps himself 　　4　　 so much money．Todd thought of the 　　5　　 with which he managed to get the amount of money he 　　6　　 to start his gas station．So many papers to 　　7　　,so much money to pay back．

　　The news 　　8　　 twenty minutes later．The gunman had 　　9　　 a car for a ride,and then 　　10　　 out the driver．He was possibly 　　11　　 the Southem State Parkway in a white Ford．License plate（车牌）number LJR 1939．The 　　12　　 of the announcer continued：“　　13　　 out for white cars．Don't pick up 　　14　　,and all you folks in gas stations better not do 　　15　　 to a white Ford car．”

　　Todd stood up and 　　16　　 to see out into the cold night．It was dark but Todd 　　17　　 the Southern State Parkway was out there．Just 　　18　　,Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for 　　19　　．There it was,a white Ford,he saw the 　　20　　,LJR 1939．

　　“What should I do?”Todd had to make a quick 　　21　　．

　　“Yes,sir?”Todd 　　22　　 while making up his mind for sure．

　　“　　23　　 her up,”the man said sounding like any other 　　24　　．

　　When the tank（油箱）was full,Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man．

　　“Hands up 　　25　　 get out!”

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

(21)

(22)

(23)

(24)

(25)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

If You’re Not Dead，You Can Get Better

　　Randy Kraus was paralyzed (瘫痪)．His left side was useless．But his right hand was　　1　　enough to lift a bucket to his forehead．Once，he’d been a police officer and owned a private－eye agency．Once，he’d been strong and able．Now，he felt he was nothing．

　　His　　2　　started with Parkinson’s (帕金森) disease，but it didn’t 　　3　　 there．In July 2002，the 60－year－old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation to control the shaking．　　4　　，during the operation，he had a stroke (中风)．He was paralyzed．The　　5　　man，who loved golf，could think，but couldn’t　　6　　．Kraus wanted the doctors to 　　7　　 it to him straight．“You may never walk again，” they told him．“Maybe you won’t　　8　　be able to talk．”

　　Once home，he　　9　　he couldn’t lift a fork or take a drink by himself．Physical treatment was so painful and slow．What did he have to　　10　　for? So now Kraus held the gun against his head．　　11　　the cold metal on his skin，he began to consider not his pain，but the pain he　　12　　cause his wife，daughters and grandchildren．He didn’t pull the trigger (扳机)．

　　“You are where you are”，his exercise physiologist (生理学者)，Andrew Garud told him．“The pace (进度) would be slow；the pain would be　　13　　．But as long as you are 　　14　　，you have the ability to get better．” After three months of　　15　　with Garud，Kraus wanted to see if he could　　16　　．He could．Then he took three steps，sat down and cried like a baby．One step　　17　　to another．Next he managed a short walk．It was the hardest　　18　　of Kraus’s life．

　　Garud kept saying he could　　19　　more．Now，Kraus can brush his teeth，shave himself and get around the house with a walker．Little success only the paralyzed can　　20　　understand．

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)