A young soldier found himself in a terrible battle during the Scottish Reformation. The enemy was   1  this young man's army on a large scale. He and his comrades  2   themselves hurriedly retreating（撤退）from the battle field in defeat,   3   away in fear of losing their lives. The enemy gave chase. This young man ran hard and fast，full of fear and desperation. Soon he found himself   4   off from his comrades in the army.

    He eventually came upon a rock mountain containing a cave. Knowing the enemy was close   5   and that he was exhausted from the chase，he chose to hide there. After he crawled（爬）in，he fell to his face in the   6  ，desperately crying to God to save him and protect him from his enemies. He also made   7   with God. He promised that if God saved him，he would serve Him for the rest of his days.

   While he lifted his head with   8    hope，he saw a spider beginning to weave its web at the entrance to the cave. As he watched the   9   threads being slowly drawn across the mouth of the cave，the young soldier thought about its irony. He thought，“I asked God for   10，and he sent me a spider instead.”

    His heart was hardened， 11   the enemy would soon discover his hiding place.

    And soon he did hear the   12   of his enemies，who were now searching the area looking for those in hiding. One soldier with a gun   13   walked up to the caves entrance. As the young man crouched(蹲伏）in the darkness,   14   to surprise the enemy in a last一minute  15   attempt to save his own life，he felt his heart pounding   16   out of control.

   As the enemy   17    moved forward to enter the cave，he came upon the spiders web，which by now was completely covering across the opening. He   18   and called out to a comrade，“There cant be anyone in here. They would have had to   19   this spider's web to enter the cave. Let's move on.”

    Years later, this young man made good his   20   by becoming a preacher（布道者）．

1．A．defeating             B．following          C．watching          D．driving

2．A．saw                 B．found              C．let                 D．made

3．A．going                 B．marching          C．running            D．flying

4．A．sent                 B．got                 C．taken              D．cut

5．A．behind              B．forward          C．down              D．up

6．A．light                B．darkness           C．sun               D．blindness

7．A．bargain               B．living                C．way               D．decision

8．A．great                B．real               C．little                 D．fantastic

9．A．straight              B．thin                C．short              D．thick

10．A．safety              B．tools              C．strength             D．rescue

11．A．wondering          B．expecting          C．assuming           D．knowing

12．A．voices            B．whisper           C．sound              D．shouts

13．A．slowly            B．quickly            C．calmly              D．anxiously

14．A．dreaming           B．indicating          C．hoping             D．guessing

15．A．special             B．desperate          C．effective           D．reasonable

16．A．regularly           B．lightly              C．heavily            D．wildly

18．A．gave in            B．backed away     C．backed tip        D．gave away

19．A．destroy            B．use                     C．break              D．protect

20．A．wish              B．thought           C．desire              D．promise

　　Twenty year ago, I drove a cab for a living. I met people whose lives amazed me made me ___(1)___ and weep. But none touched me more than a woman I ___(2)___ up late one August night.

　　I was responding to a call in a quiet part of town. When I arrived at 2: 30 am, the building was ___(3)____ except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and ___(4)____.

　　The door opened. A small, woman in her eighties ___(5)____ before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the ___(6)___, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked ___(7)____ toward the cab. She kept ____(8)____ me for my kindness.

　　When we got in the cab, she gave me a(n) __(9)____ and, asked,“Can you drive through downtown?”

　　For the next two hours, we drove _____(10)____ the city. She showed me the building where she had ____(11)___ worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived ___(12)____ they were newlyweds. She ____(13)___ me pull up in front of a house that had once been a ballroom where she had gone ____(14)____ as a girl. Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building and would sit _____(15)____ into the darkness, saying nothing.

　　As the day ___(16)____, we got to the address she had given me. It was a hospice（临终关怀医院）. Two orderlies came out to the cab as ___(17)___ as we pulled up. They must have been ____(18)___ her. I took the small suitcase to the door.

　　“You gave an old woman a little moment of __(19)______,”she said.“Thank you.”I squeezed her hand, then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the ___(20)____ of a life. I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.

Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the   1   of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life.   2   he enters into the highway, he must   3   certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent （体面的） adult. For example, on the highway, he is   4   to keep a constant （不断的）  5  , which can be compared with his   7   activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too   7   a speed nor at too slow a speed．If he drives too   8 , the police will give him a   9  , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law.   10   too conservatively （保守地）, he will be called an out-of-date person   11   the others driving at a（an）   12   speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful   13   to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life   14   he can be sure of completion （完成,结束） by doing so. He   15   not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must   16   where he is now by recognizing some  17   appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose   18   and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work.   19   if he is careful and serious enough,   20   will provide him with much pleasure.

1．A．seats                     B．condition             C．petrol                  D．passengers

2．A．Once                    B．While                  C．For                     D．Although

3．A．listen to                 B．find                    C．follow                 D．insist on

4．A．ordered                 B．supposed             C．believed               D．hoped

5．A．state                     B．speed                  C．mind                   D．level

6．A．outdoor                 B．broken                C．good                   D．continuous

7．A．large                     B．high                    C．limited                 D．expected

8．A．speedily                B．slowly                 C．hurriedly             D．willingly

9．A．ticket                    B．lift                      C．chance                D．hand

10．A．Acting                 B．Running              C．Getting                D．Working

11．A．persuading           B．getting                 C．bothering             D．refusing

12．A．average               B．normal                C．usual                   D．fast

13．A．notice                 B．attention              C．signs                   D．regards

14．A．if                        B．when                  C．unless                 D．because

15．A．dare                    B．need                    C．may                    D．should

16．A．think                   B．discover              C．prove                  D．seem

17．A．signs                   B．signals                 C．posters                D．symbols

18．A．money                B．luck                    C．time                    D．trust

19．A．Therefore            B．But                     C．And                    D．Then

20．A．it                        B．he                       C．they                   D．you

In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn't help crying, “Oh， my stomach! Get the  1 !”

Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a   2  dream.

“Stop that noise,” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to   3  again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help！help！ I'm sure I'm   4  .”

Peter got out of bed and started   5 , but he could not find him any clothes.

“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was   6  ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my   7   stomach!”

As soon as he had put his clothes   8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite   9 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait   10  morning, can’t you?”

“No, I can't. Go, go, go,” his wife shouted, “  11  you will find me dead   12  the morning.”

So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters   13  he heard his wife calling him again．

“I’m   14  again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.

Hearing this, he started running as   15  as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake   16  around.

The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there?”

“Oh, Doctor.” Peter called up to him, “I have very   17  news for you. My wife   18 ill with a terrible stomachache. I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly  19  her. So you need not come. Go back to   20  now, and sleep well!”

1.                A．driver          B．nurse          C．doctor   D．child

2.                A．terrible         B．interesting      C．surprising D．wonderful

3.                A．bed           B．sleep           C．dream    D．hospital

4.                A．walking         B．dying           C．aching    D．sleeping

5.                A．dressing        B．wearing         C．raising    D．working

6.                A．very           B．so             C．too  D．quite

7.                A．good           B．bad            C．wrong    D．poor

8.                A．down          B．off             C．on   D．up

9.                A．surprised       B．afraid          C．certain   D．worried

10.               A．before         B．for            C．to    D．until

11.               A．and           B．but            C．so    D．or

12.               A．after           B．in             C．before    D．until

13.               A．after           B．when          C．before    D．while

14.               A．good          B．wrong          C．all right    D．right

15.               A．fast            B．slowly          C．hurriedly  D．happily

16.               A．everyone       B．someone       C．no one    D．doctors

17.               A．good          B．bad            C．necessary  D．ill

18.               A．fell            B．stayed         C．grew D．failed

19.               A．gone off        B．missed         C．pleased   D．left

20.               A．your home      B．your bedroom   C．your dream D．bed