The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the __36 __ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had __37 __ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.

The driver, Mr. white, __38 __ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against  __39 __. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the __40 __. From the back of the __41 __the parents were shouting at him to __ 42__, since Ally had almost stopped __43 __. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to __ 44__, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking __45 __his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows __46__, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not __47 __the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight __48 __into the path of the ambulance.

Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see __ 49__little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of __50 __on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is __51 __ again.”

“It must have been the ___52 __.” said her husband. “It __53 __ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to __54 __ , and she was crying in a loud but healthy __55 __.

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.

1.                A．worried        B．angry          C．happy    D．surprised

2.                A．little           B．some           C．no   D．few

3.                A．opened on      B．turned on       C．turned off D．sped up

4.                A．police          B．life            C．lights D．time

5.                A．empty street     B．busy traffic      C．large crowds   D．deserted place

6.                A．street          B．cars            C．traffic    D．ambulance

7.                A．hurry          B．slow           C．stop D．drive

8.                A．breathing       B．looking         C．whispering    D．talking

9.                A．think           B．ignore          C．lose D．miss

10.               A．at             B．from           C．forward   D．to

11.               A．open          B．clean          C．up   D．down

12.               A．hear           B．see            C．find  D．notice

13.               A．away          B．on            C．off   D．out

14.               A．how           B．what           C．where D．who

15.               A．pleasure        B．anger          C．fear  D．surprise

16.               A．crying          B．breathing       C．smiling    D．speaking

17.               A．light           B．policeman      C．car   D．crash

18.               A．took           B．picked         C．knocked   D．made

19.               A．usual          B．common        C．ordinary   D．normal

20.               A．sound          B．voice          C．tone  D．noise

The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the  36 parents, Mr and Mrs Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had  37 food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.

The driver, Mr white, 38  his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _39 _. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the  40.  From the back of the 41 the parents were shouting at him to 42 , since Ally had almost stopped  43 . In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr White knew that he had no time to 44 , so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking  45  his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows  46 , since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not  47  the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight  48  into the path of the ambulance.

Mr White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr White looked to see  49 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief (宽慰) instead of  50  on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs Green. “She is  51  again.”

“It must have been the  52 .” said her husband. “It  53  the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to normal, and she was crying in a loud but healthy  54 .

They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of 55  all around them.

The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the　　41 　 parents, Mr and Mrs Green, holding their baby daughter, Ally. The little girl had some food　 42 　 in her throat and could　　43　 breathe.

The driver, Mr White, turned on the siren(汽笛) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the　 44　 hospital, fighting against time. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way　 45 　 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the car the parents were shouting at him to hurry, since Ally had almost stopped　 46 　 . In front of him he saw the traffic　 47　 , with the red "STOP" light shining. Mr White knew that he had　 48 　 time to lose, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows　　49　 since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not　 50　 the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on, only to be　　51　 way of the ambulance.

Mr White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too　 52 　 . It hit the taxi.　 53 　 was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr White looked to see　　54 　 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of　 55 　 on the faces of the parents.

"Look!" cried Mr Green. "She is breathing again."

"It　　56　 have been the crash," said her husband. "It 　 57 　 the food out of her throat."

The baby's color was turning to　 58 　 and she was crying in a loud　　59 　 healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi and the lines of　　60 　 all around them.

41. A. worried B. angry C. young D. surprised

42. A. return B. stuck C. eaten D. wounded

43. A. never B. almost C. hardly D. simply

44. A. modern B. biggest C. children's D. nearest

45. A. that B. as C. if D. where

46. A. breathing B. seeing C. crying D. talking

47. A. signs B. policemen C. lights D. marks

48. A. no B. some C. much D. more

49. A. open B. cleaned C. up D. down

50. A. hear B. observe C. find D. find out

51. A. in a B. in the C. on the D. by the

52. A. dangerous B. late C. careless D. quick

53. A. The driver B. Someone C. No one D. Everyone

54. A. how B. what C. where D. who

55. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise

56. A. may B. can C. should D. must

57. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made

58. A. common B. normal C. usual D. ordinary

59. A. or B. with C. but D. and

60. A. people B. policemen C. lights D. cars

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.

　　There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl(爬行) into the house. “Look! In comes one,” she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us try to crawl into the house together.” At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two, catch them!” The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started running away at once.

　　The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope, why don’t you hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because _____.

   A. they were found out

   B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

   C. they didn’t work together well with each other

   D. mice stopped them from doing so

From the last paragraph, we know that _____.

   A. the two thieves were famous selling sweet potatoes

   B. the woman recognized the two thieves

   C. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them

   D. the two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

When the woman said, “How they look like the two of last night,” _____.

   A. she referred to the two thieves                 B. she meant nothing

   C. she said it on purpose                                 D. she referred to the mice

The best title for the passage may be ____.

A. Two Clever Thieves          B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke       D. A Clever Couple

Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled into the house while the other waited outside.

There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. “look! In comes one.” She said to the man in the house. Te thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in.” But the thief outside didn’t believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together.” At that time, two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, “In come two. Catch them!” the two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in he house said, “You saw them come in but where are they?” I will catch them tonight.” The two thieves started to run away at once.

The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for one. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn’t wait of her any longer and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night.” The man said, “ I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don’t you hurry for it?” the two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes

The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because ________.

A. they were found out

B. they were frightened by what they had heard in the house

C. they didn’t work together well with each other

D. mice stopped them from doing so

From the last paragraph we know that __________.

the two thieves were farmer selling potatoes.

The woman recognized the two thieves

The woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and mad fun of them

The two thieves didn’t know that they were not found at all

When the woman said “How thy look like the two of last night”___________.

A. she referred to the two thieves          B. she meant nothing    

C. she said it on purpose                 D. she referred to the two mice

“__________” is the title for this passage.

A. Two Clever Thieves               B. Terrible Mice

C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke          D. A Clever Couple

Which of the following statements is false?

The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.

Whenever thy found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.

The two thieves ran away at once because they thought the woman had seen them.

The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.