Yesterday morning he got up earlier than________ , for it was not a （n）________day.

A. common; usual　　　　　　　　 B. usual; ordinary

C. usual; normal　　　　　　　　　D. common; ordinary

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide（碰撞）with a（n）　31　at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a（n）　32　voice of a young woman.

“Just a minute, we’ll come　33　. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance　34　. Soon they got to the　35　, but only to　36　everything was fine. No collision, no　37　man.

“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman　38　. “We must find out that mischievous（恶作剧的）　39　and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment　40　they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All　41　a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 　42　it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it　43　meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was　44　out of the damaged truck, he was　45　hurt just　46　the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the　47　in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did　48　they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but　49　.

It is　50　that a prophecy（预言）should coincide（巧合）with the fact so exactly.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！
How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.
“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？
　 
Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9  the door open，with Dad still   10   about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a well­made bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”
I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.