It was black in the evening. Andy, a 12-year-old boy was unwilling to go outside. But his mother, Lilly, was worried about his father and  36  he go.

About an hour ago, the husband said he had to  37 his car outside their house. ___38  enough, it seemed that the wife hadn’t heard a single  39 for a long time.

“Go and have a look. What on earth is he doing?” she said to Andy.

The boy walked out and called into the darkness “Dad?”

“Andy?”  40 was his father, who spoke slowly, in a strange way. Actually, his voice sounded  41 .   

That evening, when the man had to get  42 the car to fix it, he used a forklift to lift the car. 43   , the man didn’t place the blocks in front of the car’ s front tires to keep it from  44  forward off the forks, which was exactly  45 it did afterwards.

Little Andy saw his dad’s feet  46 out from beneath the car.  47 to take a full breath, his father sank into a sleepy, half-alive  48 .

“Keep calm, mum. Everything will be all right.” The boy  49 the scared mother.

He climbed on and tried to do something to help. Finally, the car started to come off the ground and hung in the   50 .

After a few minutes, the policemen were sent for. Luckily, the father, who  51 under the car, could still breathe, alive.

It wasn’t  52 his dad was carried into an ambulance heading for the hospital that the little boy  53  and couldn’t help crying.

Andy says one satisfying change has come out of the  54 : he is able to spend more time with his dad, who hasn’t touched a car 55 his car fell on him.

1.                A．stated          B．demanded      C．declared  D．announced

2.                A．clean          B．buy            C．fix   D．sell

3.                A．Strangely       B．Interestingly     C．Fortunately    D．Naturally

4.                A．word          B．voice           C．noise D．sound

5.                A．He            B．This            C．There    D．It

6.                A．usual          B．different        C．calm D．upset

7.                A．into           B．onto           C．beneath  D．above

8.                A．Somehow       B．Anyhow        C．Somewhat D．Anyway

9.                A．sinking         B．rolling          C．driving   D．running

10.               A．what           B．how           C．why  D．which

11.               A．bringing        B．moving         C．sticking    D．taking

12.               A．Unable         B．Unlikely        C．Likely D．Able

13.               A．circumstance    B．environment    C．state  D．position

14.               A．encouraged     B．comforted      C．required  D．persuaded

15.               A．shade          B．sky            C．wind  D．air

16.               A．slept           B．sat            C．stood D．lay

17.               A．until           B．unless          C．when D．while

18.               A．broke out       B．broke down     C．broke up  D．broke off

19.               A．matter         B．affair          C．accident   D．event

20.               A．after           B．before         C．when D．since

I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost when I was a child. These fears were very real and often caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Perhaps it was the strange _36_ things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that _37_ me so much. There was never complete _38_, but a streetlight or passing car lights _39_ clothes hung over a chair take on the _40_ of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my _41_, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no _42_. A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My _43_ would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would _44_ very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, _45_ on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no 46_. After school, _47_, when all the buses were _48_ up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get in the wrong one and be taken to some _49_ neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t _50_ the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears _51_ all I had as a child was that of not being liked or _52_ by others. Being popular was so important to me _53_, and the fear of not being liked was a _54_ one.

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to _55_ and overcome our

fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children help us achieve greater success later in life.

36.　 A.　 time　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 way　　　　　　　 C.　　 place　　　　　　　　 D.　 reason

37.　 A.　 wounded B.　　 frightened　　　 C.　　 surprised D.　 destroyed

38.　 A.　 darkness B.　　 loneliness　　　　 C.　　 emptiness D.　 quietness

39.　 A.　 made　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 forced　　　　　　 C.　　 got　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 caused

40.　 A.　 height　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 spirit　　　　　　　 C.　　 shape　　　　　　　　 D.　 body

41.　 A.　 eye　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 window　　　　　 C.　　 mouth　　　　　　　 D.　 door

42.　 A.　 breath　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 rest　　　　　　　　 C.　　 air　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 wind

43.　 A.　 belief B.　　 emotion　　　　　 C.　　 doubt D.　 imagination

44.　 A.　 lie　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 hide　　　　　　　 C.　　 laid　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 lay

45.　 A.　 directly　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 specially　　　　 C.　　 probably　　　　　　 D.　 especially

46.　 A.　 wonder　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 question　　　　 C.　　 problem　　　　　　 D.　 matter

47.　 A.　 though　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 yet　　　　　　　　 C.　　 although　　　　　　 D.　 still

48.　 A.　 named　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 lined　　　　　　　 C.　　 backed　　　　　　　 D.　 packed

49.　 A.　 unfamiliar　　　　　　　 B.　　 crowded　　　　 C.　　 poor　　　　　　　　　 D.　 rich

50.　 A.　 leaves　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 let　　　　　　　　　 C.　　 left　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 send

51.　 A.　 above　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 of　　　　　　　　　 C.　　 in　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 at

52.　 A.　 protected B.　　 guided　　　　　　 C.　　 reminded D.　 accepted

53.　 A.　 thus B.　　 then　　　　　　　 C.　　 there D.　 therefore

54.　 A.　 thankful　　　　　　　　 B.　　 powerful　　　　 C.　　 colorful　　　　　　 D.　 careful

55.　 A.　 recognize　　　　　　　 B.　　 remember　　　 C.　　 realize　　　　　　　　 D.　 recover