It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better

　　Dr. Johnson worked in a h 　1　. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight years old, he retired(退休). But a lot of patients came to ask him to l 　2　 them o 　3　. He was very b 　4　 and tired in the day-time and he wanted to have a good r 　5　 at night.

　　Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs. At first he was q 　6　. The old man was s 　7　 with him. But before long several friends often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly, sang and danced u 　8　 late at night, Dr. Johnson was u 　9　, but he didn't say anything.

　　It was the young man's birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank a lot, s 　10　 songs, danced and made a lot of n 　11　 The old man couldn't fall a 　12　 the whole night. The next morning, as soon as he got up, he went u 　13　 and began to knock at the door. The young man opened the door and let the old man go in.

　　“Did you hear me b 　14　 on the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man?” asked Dr. Johnson.

　　“It doesn't matter, sir,” said the young man. “I don't m 　15　 It was very noisy in my house too.”

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Bill Gates was born on October 28,1955. He was n___　1　___ William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. At school, his favourite s___　2　___ were science and maths. When people asked him w___　3　___ he wanted to be in the future, he always said, “A s___　4___.”

When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computer was a very large machine. Once he was i___　5　___ in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time d___　6　___　unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program (软件程序). Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. There he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer (微机). But he didn’t f___　7　___ his studies in Harvard. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for Microsoft (微软). Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought computer would be an i___　8　___ tool (工具) in every office and in every home, so they began d___　9 ___ software for personal computers. They made it much e___　10　___ for people to use computers than before.

Bill married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They have two children: a daughter and a son. Bill enjoys reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge.

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　　Bill Gates was born on October 28,1955．He was n　1　 William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. At school, his favourite s　2　

were science and maths. When people asked him w　3　 he wanted to be in the future, he always said, “A s　4　.”

　　When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computer was a very large machine. Once he was i　5　 in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time d　6　 unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序). Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.

　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. There he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer(微机). But he didn't f　7　 his studies in Harvard. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for Microsoft(微软). Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought computer would be an i　8　

tool(工具) in every office and in every home, so they began d　9　 software for personal computers. They made it much e　10　 for people to use computers than before.

　　Bill married Melinda French on January 1,1994．They have two children：a daughter and a son. Bill enjoys reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge.

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