43. A. shook　　　　　　　　 B. nodded　　　　　　　　　 C. held up　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

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

41. A. road　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　 C. path　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drive

40. A. catch　　　　　　　　　 B. train　　　　　　　　　　　 C. exercises　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

39. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

38. A. only　　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. straight

37. A. a　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. her　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. this　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

36. A. doctors　　　　　　　 B. taxi　　　　　　　　　　　 C. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fishermen

55．A．offer　　　　　　　　　 B．gain　　　　　　　　　　 C．gather　　　　　　　　 D．earn

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 F

　　 It was a haft-mile walk from our small house to the beach road, where the 　36　 　would be waiting for us. But that morning Janet was much worse. She couldn't make 　37　 　walk. And I couldn't carry her. The path to the beach was steep and narrow and 　38　 　at the water's edge.

I was a stranger far from home. I didn't know 　39　 　to turn for help. But I needed it badly. ! hurried down to the beach and I found help. Four fishermen were about to go out for their morning 　40　 . I told them about my sick little sister. Could they help me get her down the 　41 　? I hardly got the words out of my mouth 　42　 　they dragged their boat back onto the sand. They climbed the hill with me. One looked at Janet and they 　43　 　their heads. They talked softly to one another." 　44　 　sick to sit in a chair," one said.

"Better carry her 　45　 　in bed," said another.

An iron cot(儿童床) 　46　 　along the cliff! I was frightened. How could they do it? 47 　the men told me not to worry. "Truly easy, truly 　48 　," they said.

They tied a rope to each leg of the cot. Each of them threw a rope 　49　 　his shoulder and held the end in one hand. I understood what they meant to do. 　50　 　they carried the cot down the path, they would use the ropes to keep the cot 　51　 　. But what if one of the men slipped and lost his balance? What would happen to him - to the others - to 　52 　? The men just smiled at my alarm. "That 　53　 　will make us even more careful." They said.

The men went down the path. Every 　54　 　was a careful one. Always file cot was level, with never a bump. When they reached the beach read, they quietly lifted Janet into the taxi.　 55 　, they stretched her out on the back seat.

We made the rooming train for Tokyo. And there an ambulance was waiting to take Janet to the hospital. The doctor told me that I had got my little girl there just in time. Janet would be all fight soon.

54．A．freely　　　　　　　　 B．efficiently　　　　　 C．slowly　　　　　　　　 D．quietly