It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
　　Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
　　"I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
　　And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
　　Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
　　"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!"
【小题1】The military camp was built in the village to _______.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

56. He c___________ his speech with some amusing remarks and then left.

57. Mr. White has a___________ a big surprise party for his wife’s birthday.

58. He can a_____________ more work in a day than anyone else I know in the company.

59. His first speech as president made a deep i___________ on his audiences.

60. He is o____________ and he can take positive action even when faced with difficulties.

61. Who was the ____________(先前的)owner of the old house?

62. He was brave enough to ___________(揭露) the corrupt official’s crimes.

63. The football match was so exciting that it __________(使激动)all the football fans.

64. Several _____________ (热情的) young teachers have just started working at the school.

65. The entrance is in ____________(经常的) use; do not block it.

Mr White has just been in China for weeks and he’s trying to _____ the climate here.

A．help out          B．adjust to           C．depend on        D．hold up

Mr.White____________at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.

A.  should have arrived             B.  should arrive

C.  should have had arrived          D.  should be arriving

— Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary?    — Yes, _____.    

A. that’s all right     B. it doesn’t matter   C. after you            D. please yourself