A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was         for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

       his car passed a brick        the car’s side door, He pressed hard the         and spun the car back to the         from where the brick had been thrown,.

He jumped out of the car,        a kid and pushed him up        a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?”        more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna        a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!”      the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t        him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

      beyond words, the driver tried to       the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He       the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his       and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts,      to see that everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the       child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy      bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did       the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your      .

1.A、looking              B、watching               C、caring                    D、waiting

2.A、Before                        B、After                     C、as                           D、while

3.A、hit                     B、blocked                C、dropped               D、scratched

4.A、hit                      B、brakes                            C、brick                      D、wheel

5.A、spot                   B、which                    C、that                        D、this

6.A、saw                    B、found                    C、stopped                D、grabbed

7.A、on                      B、in                           C、against                  D、towards

8.A、Remaining                  B、Growing                C、Building up           D、Making up

9.A、cost                    B、spend                    C、use                        D、take

10.A、begged                     B、required               C、asked                    D、wondered

11.A、get                            B、pick                        C、lift                          D、put

12.A、Worried                   B、Depressed           C、Moved                  D、Surprised

13.A、chew                        B、melt                       C、spit                        D、swallow

14.A、helped                     B、pulled                   C、held                       D、took

15.A、medicine                 B、handkerchief       C、belt                        D、money

16.A、demanding              B、expecting             C、checking               D、wanting

17.A、delighted                 B、sad                         C、helpless                D、grateful

18.A、push                         B、bring                     C、hand                      D、raise

19.A、recovery                  B、repair                    C、reform                           D、record

20.A、information             B、help                       C、attention              D、notice

A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was 　26 for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.

27 his car passed a brick 　28 the car’s side door, He pressed hard the 　29 and spun the car back to the 　30 from where the brick had been thrown,.

He jumped out of the car, 　31 a kid and pushed him up 　32 a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” 　33 more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna 34 a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!” 35 the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t 　36 him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”

37 beyond words, the driver tried to 　38 the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He 　39 the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his 　40 and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts, 41 to see that everything was going to be okay.

“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the 　42 child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy 43 bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did 　44 the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your 45 .

26、A、looking　　　　　　 B、watching　　　　 C、caring　　　　　　　　　　 D、waiting

27、A、Before　　　　　　　　　　 B、After　　　　　　　 C、as　　　　　　　　　 D、while

28、A、hit 　　　　　　　　 B、blocked　　　　　 C、dropped　　　　　 D、scratched

29、A、hit　　　　　　　　　 B、brakes　　　　　　　　　 C、brick　　　　　　　 D、wheel

30、A、spot　　　　　　　　 B、which　　　　　　　　　　 C、that　　　　　　　　 D、this

31、A、saw　　　　　　　　 B、found　　　　　　　　　　 C、stopped　　　　　 D、grabbed

32、A、on　　　　　　　　　 B、in　　　　　　　　　 C、against　　　　　　 D、towards

33、A、Remaining　　　 B、Growing　　　　 C、Building up　　　　　　 D、Making up

34、A、cost　　　　　　　　 B、spend　　　　　　　　　　 C、use　　　　　　　　 D、take

35、A、begged　　　　　　　　　 B、required　　　　　 C、asked　　　　　　　　　　 D、wondered

36、A、get　　　　　　　　　 B、pick　　　　　　　　 C、lift　　　　　　　　　 D、put

37、A、Worried　　　　　 B、Depressed　　　 C、Moved　　　　　　 D、Surprised

38、A、chew　　　　　　　 B、melt　　　　　　　　 C、spit　　　　　　　　 D、swallow

39、A、helped　　　　　　　　　　 B、pulled　　　　　　　　　　 C、held　　　　　　　　 D、took

40、A、medicine　　　　 B、handkerchief　 C、belt　　　　　　　　 D、money

41、A、demanding　　　 B、expecting　　　　 C、checking　　　　 D、wanting

42、A、delighted　　　　 B、sad　　　　　　　　 C、helpless　　　　　 D、grateful

43、A、push　　　　　　　 B、bring　　　　　　　 C、hand　　　　　　　 D、raise

44、A、recovery　　　　 B、repair　　　　　　　 C、reform　　　　　　　　　 D、record

45、A、information　　　　　　 B、help　　　　　　　　 C、attention　　　　 D、notice

A young and successful executive was traveling down a street , going a bit too fast in his new car; He was 1 for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something.
2 his car passed a brick 3 the car’s side door, He pressed hard the 4 and spun the car back to the 5 from where the brick had been thrown,.
He jumped out of the car, 6 a kid and pushed him up 7 a parked car,shouting,”what was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?” 8 more and more angry, he wen on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna 9 a lot of money, Why did you do it?””Please ,mister,please,I’m sorry, Ididn’t know what else to do!” 10 the youngster, “It’s my brother”,he said ,”He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t 11 him up”,Sobbing ,the boy asked the executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?”He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
12 beyond words, the driver tried to 13 the rapidly swelling lump(块)in his throat, He 14 the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his 15 and wiped the scrapes (擦伤)and cuts,16 to see that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you ,sir, And God bless you,”the 17 child said to him ,The man then watched the little boy18 bis brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long slow walk back to his car, He never did 19 the side door ,He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your20 .

1. 1.
   1. A.
      looking
   2. B.
      watching
   3. C.
      caring
   4. D.
      waiting
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Before
   2. B.
      After
   3. C.
      as
   4. D.
      while
3. 3.
   1. A.
      hit
   2. B.
      blocked
   3. C.
      dropped
   4. D.
      scratched
4. 4.
   1. A.
      hit
   2. B.
      brakes
   3. C.
      brick
   4. D.
      wheel
5. 5.
   1. A.
      spot
   2. B.
      which
   3. C.
      that
   4. D.
      this
6. 6.
   1. A.
      saw
   2. B.
      found
   3. C.
      stopped
   4. D.
      grabbed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      on
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      against
   4. D.
      towards
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Remaining
   2. B.
      Growing
   3. C.
      Building up
   4. D.
      Making up
9. 9.
   1. A.
      cost
   2. B.
      spend
   3. C.
      use
   4. D.
      take
10. 10.
    1. A.
       begged
    2. B.
       required
    3. C.
       asked
    4. D.
       wondered
11. 11.
    1. A.
       get
    2. B.
       pick
    3. C.
       lift
    4. D.
       put
12. 12.
    1. A.
       Worried
    2. B.
       Depressed
    3. C.
       Moved
    4. D.
       Surprised
13. 13.
    1. A.
       chew
    2. B.
       melt
    3. C.
       spit
    4. D.
       swallow
14. 14.
    1. A.
       helped
    2. B.
       pulled
    3. C.
       held
    4. D.
       took
15. 15.
    1. A.
       medicine
    2. B.
       handkerchief
    3. C.
       belt
    4. D.
       money
16. 16.
    1. A.
       demanding
    2. B.
       expecting
    3. C.
       checking
    4. D.
       wanting
17. 17.
    1. A.
       delighted
    2. B.
       sad
    3. C.
       helpless
    4. D.
       grateful
18. 18.
    1. A.
       push
    2. B.
       bring
    3. C.
       hand
    4. D.
       raise
19. 19.
    1. A.
       recovery
    2. B.
       repair
    3. C.
       reform
    4. D.
       record
20. 20.
    1. A.
       information
    2. B.
       help
    3. C.
       attention
    4. D.
       notice

It was Saturday . As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and do all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside,Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick  were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets , they had sent him to the  kitchen for string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would  fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room ,its furniture disorderd for a thorough sweeping, Agun she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls ! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them
On the way we met Mrs. Patrick, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something
wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kited! We played all our fresh string into  the boys’ kites and they went up higher and higher .We could hardly distinguish   the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down it the wind, and finally bringing it down to earth , just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their  duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and little jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,”  I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we   had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was , we didn't mention that day afterward. I flt a little embarrassed .Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we  keep“the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city  apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently  cried her desire to “go park ,see duck.”
“I can’t go!”  I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too  tired to walk that for.”
My mother , who was visiting us , looked up from the peas she was shelling ,“It’s a wonderful day,”she offered，“Really warm , yet there’s a fine breczc . Do you  remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink . The looked door flew open and  with it a rush of memories. “Come on.”I told my little girl. “You’re right , it’s too  good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath (余波)of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about  his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely , but now for a long time  he had been silent . What was he thinking of – what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile slipped out from his lips . “Do you remember --- no, of course  you wouldn’t . It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak.“Remember what ?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp(战俘营), when things weren’t too  good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
【小题1】
Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought       .

A．The boys must have had more fun than the girls.

B．They should have finished their work before playing.

C．Her parents should spend more time with them.

D．All the others must have forgotten that day.

Urban legends are stories that are told and believed in many places．Too many places，in fact．It simply isn’t credible that the same unlikely events take place in so many different towns．For some reason，though，that particular set of events appeals to the imagination and the tale spreads．
A very common North American urban legend concerns a mad man in the woods．A dangerous mad man has escaped from a hospital for the mentally ill．At some point in his life he has lost a hand and it has been replaced by a hook．A boy and a girl are out dating，sitting in a car．They hear on the radio that the area is dangerous，so they drive off．When they arrive home they find a bloodstained hook hanging on the door handle of the car door next to the girl．
Missing kidney(肾)stories are fairly common．Of course，the details are variable．It might be a woman waking up in a strange hotel in Bangkok，or a man finding himself in a cold bath in Toronto．or a young man with faint memories of wild disco party，but they all find a flesh wound，and discover that one of their kidneys has been removed and，probably, sold．
The back seat killer has plenty of drama．A woman gets into her Car late at night．Another Car follows her, speeding，flashing lights and really frightening her．She gets home and keeps on pressing the horn．Her husband runs out．The chasing car stops．The husband demands to know why the driver has been frightening his wife．He says he saw a strange man get into the back of the car as the wife got in，and then hide．They go and look，and there is a dangerous mad man...
【小题1】What is the writer’s attitude towards “urban legends”?