用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。
| ground, tell, guard, drum, much, fly , army, with, , way , enemy |
Here are some old ways to sending messages.
An Egyptian(埃及人) put his ear to the 61 _. He heard the horses coming this way. He ran to 62 __his people . He was a _ 63 _ . That was one way for Egyptians to send messages.
People in other countries sent messages, too. When 64._ came, one man beat his drum. In the next village people heard the drum and beat their drums, too. The messages went from village to village by 65_.
Much_ 66 _ , some armies (军队) kept many pigeons(鸽子) . These pigeons always __67 _ back. When a soldier was sent far away from his own _68_ he might take a pigeon along. He could tie a message to the bird’s leg. It would fly back _69_ the soldier’s message.
These are shown ways to send messages. Can you think of more 70 _?
Q: If a dog bites someone with AIDS, and then bites you, can you catch AIDS?One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.
But Bryan wanted no money. H was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”
After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As he lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.
She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”
46. why did the old lady stand by her car?
| A. her car was broken | B. she was waiting for Bryan Anderson |
| C. had a rest | D. she didn’t have enough money |
47. How much did the old lady pay for the waitress at last?
| A. $10 |
| B. $100. |
| C. $1000 |
| D. $20. |
48. The underlined expression “giving a hand to” (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “________”.
| A. questioning | B. helping |
| C. hurting | D. calling |
49. The underlined sentence “Was the old lady an angel?” (Paragraph 6) means.
A. the old lady is a angel B. the waitress liked the old lady
C. the old lady is kind D. the old lady is rich
50. Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?
