A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman (持枪者)   36   up from the back seat. He  37   a gun to Mr. Smith’s head,“Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right”Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away from the side of the street and   38   down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not   39   the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove   40   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see    41    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I was   42   too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　   43    he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(加速器), and the car ran   44  faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police.” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car   45   there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong   46    of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a    47     plan.

　　He    48   a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he   49   back to grab the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the   50   and quickly caught the gunman.

　　(    )36.   A. woke       B. sat       C. stood    D. jumped

　　(    )37.   A. brought     B. pointed   C. held     D. carried

　　(    )38.   A. drove       B. left      C. took     D. pushed

　　(    )39.   A. fight        B. lift       C. keep      D. hit

　　(    )40.   A. around    B. over       C. through     D. towards

　　(    )41.   A. somebody  B. anybody   C. everybody   D. nobody

　　(    )42.   A. driving    B. moving    C. getting      D. walking

　　(    )43.   A. Slowly    B. Suddenly   C. Quietly     D. Carefully

　　(    )44.   A. more     B. much      C. very        D. quite

　　(    )45.   A. front      B. near      C. below       D. back

　　(    )46.   A. street     B. way      C. side         D. corner

　　(    )47.   A. new      B. safe      C. hard         D. nice

　　(    )48.   A. found     B. turned     C. stopped at    D. arrived at

　　(    )49.   A. got       B. looked    C. turned       D .came

　　(    )50.   A.  sound    B. man     C. voice       D. noise

What time is it? There are many ways you can find out   46  . You may have a watch on your wrist(手腕). You can look at the clock on the wall. You can listen to   47  or call a number on the telephone to get the time.

It has not always been easy to know the time. A long time ago people looked at the

  48   to tell the time. They could tell the time by looking at it in the sky:morning,noon or afternoon.

Around the year 1400, people began to use the hourglass(沙漏). It was made   49   glass with sand in it. It was wide at both ends, but  50   in the middle. The sand ran from one end to     51  in one hour. At the end of every hour people turned the glass over and  52  began to run again.

Hundreds of years later a machine called   53   was invented. After that people made small clocks so that they could bring them in their  54  . These pocket clocks were called watches. Then, during the First World War men   55  wearing their watches on their wrist. It was easier and faster to tell the time.

46. A. the people       B. the time         C. the man 

47. A. teacher          B. music            C. radio

48. A. sun              B. moon             C. earth 

49. A. of               B. in               C. by    

50. A. wide             B. short            C. narrow

51. A. other            B. the other        C. another

52. A. the time         B. the glass        C. the sand

53. A. radio            B. clock            C. watch 

54. A. pockets          B. bags             C. hands 

55. A. hated            B. stopped          C. started 

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

One day my mother 　41 an advertisement for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 　42 in taking part in this race ? ” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

　 “Yes, of course.” I answered.

　　 I ____43___ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could offer me water and 　44　 me.

　　 On the day of the race, just before the race , my father said to me , “ Don’t 　 45　 up all your energy(能量)at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy ___46____ you can run much faster at the end. ”

　 The race ____47___ . Following Dad’ s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started 　 48　 me, which made me feel nervous. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing __49__ .

　 Just at that moment I heard, “ __50___, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

　 I took a deep breath and tried my best to 　51　 on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I 　 52　 like a winner. I tried my best, and I hadn’t given up.

　 Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had _53__ left my side. He always encourages(鼓励) me when I __54___ giving up. He runs along side me through my life. I’ll remember my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner even if you 　55 .”

(　 )41.A. met　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Found　　　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. saw

(　 )42.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. worried

(　 )43.A. spend B. cost C. paid D. took

(　 )44.A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　 　 C. date　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

(　 )45.A. keep　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. use　　 　　　　 D.put

(　 )46.A. because　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　 　 C. since　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )47.A. began　　　　 　　　 B. finished　　　　 　 C. reached　　　 D. stopped

(　 )48.A. pushing　 　　　 B. pulling　　　　 　 C. passing 　　　　　　　　　 D. kicking

(　 )49.A. easier　　 　　　　　　 B. harder　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shorter　　 　　　　 D. longer

(　 )50.A. Come down　 B. Come on　　　 　 C. Come out　 　　　　　 D. Come back

(　 )51.A. go　　　　 　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　 　 C. turn　　 　　　 D. put

(　 )52. A. looked 　　　 　 B. felt 　　　　　　 　 C. ran 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sounded

(　 )53. A. already　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　 　　 C. once　　　　　　　　 D. never

(　 )54.A. think over　　　 B. keep on　　　　 C. feel like　 　　　 D. decide on

(　 )55.A. fail　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　 　　　　　　　　 C. drop　　 　　　　　　 D. win

With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet tall, the 41 building in the US.
　　As he got to the last step, McCarthy 42 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 43 cheers from many people.
　　“I just want to show people that 44 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
　　McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 45 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone 46 achieving his or her success.
　　He has been in a special school 47 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was moved by his determination(决心) and offered 48 train him. They 49 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 50 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 51 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 52 .”
　　Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I　found when climbing the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the 53 sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
　　McCarthy said he was　 54 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll　point(指着) to the building and 55 ‘Look at this building I climbed’,”

41. A. largest　　　　　　　 B. highest　　　 　　　　　　 C. earliest　　 　　　　　　　 D. latest
42. A. seldom　　　　 　　　　　 B. hardly　　　 　　　 C. always　　 　　　 　　　 D. almost
43. A. enjoyed　　　　 　　 　　　 B. needed　　　 　　　 　　　 C. made　　　 　　　 D. kept
44. A. while　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. after　　　　 　　　 C. if　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. though
45. A. mind　　　　 　　　 B. legs　　　　 　　　 C. body　　　 　　　　　　　 D. love
46. A. by　　　　　　 　　　 B. for　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. from
47. A. as　　　　　　 　　　 B. since　　　　 　　　 　　　 C. until　　　 　　　 D. before

48. A. help　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. to help　　　 　　　 　　　 C. helping　　　 　　　　　　 D. helped
49. A. used　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. spent　　　 　　　 C. took　　　　 　　　 D. wasted
50. A. Here　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. There　　　 　　　 　　　 C. He　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. It
51. A. However　　　　　　 　　　 B. Sometimes　 　　　　　 C. Again　　　 　　　 　　　 D. Then
52. A. friends　　　　　　　 B. helpers　　　 　　 　　　 C. time　　　　 　　　 D. exercise
53. A. strong　　　　　 　　　　　 B. stronger　　　　 C. strongest　　　　　　　　 D. strongly
54. A. excited 　　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　 　　　 　　 C. worried　　 　　　　　　 D. proud
55. A. say　　　　 　 　　　　　　 B. speak　　　　 　　 　　　 C. talk　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. tell

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some   41 . Most of his shows had educational   42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents   43  his shows, for the fun as well as the 44  .
My mother  45  me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing   46  a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never   47  the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his   48  things were stolen. He was angry and   49 . From that experience, he   50  how worried and angry others would be when their things were   51 . From then on he decided to   52  stealing.
The show was   53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't    54  us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from   55  others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.