阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案.

　A driver was going in the country by 　1　 when he saw a dog 　2 　a man．When the car came near them, the dog suddenly(突然地)started to cross the 　3 　．　　　　　　 　　　　　　Of course the car hit the poor animal and killed it．

　The driver 　4 　his car and walked to the 　5 　．“I'm very 　6　 that this happened,”he said,“　　 　7 　five pounds be enough?”

　“Oh yes,”said the man．“Five pounds will be 　8 　enough．”The man put the 　9 　into his pocket．When the car went away, the man looked down at the dog and thought, “I want to know 　10 　dog it was．”

　　　　  you 　　　　  　　　　  　　　　  Li Lei’s home?

2. 我从前见过，但它们一点也不漂亮。?

I’ve seen them 　　　　 ,but they weren’t beautiful 　　　　  　　　　 .

3. 他们来这里刚十年。?

They 　　　　  　　　　  here 　　　　  just ten years.

4. 保护环境非常重要。?

 　　     　　　　  　　　　  our environment is very important.

5. 那是一种有助于保持我们城市清洁的愉快的方法。?

It’s a 　　　　  　　　　  to help keep our city clean.

6. 我们要努力把大地覆盖上绿树。?

We are trying to 　　　　  the ground 　　　　  green trees.

7. 突然一曲优美的音乐传入我的耳朵。?

　　 　　 a piece of beautiful music 　　　　  　　　　  my ears.

8. 你曾经乱砍伐树木吗？?

Have you ever 　　　　  　　　　  trees?

9. 如果人人都为环境保护做一点贡献，世界会变得更美好。?

If everyone 　　　　  　　　　  　　　　  　　　　  protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

10. 我一到北京，就给你打电话。?

I’ll call you 　　　　  　　　　  　　　　  I get to Beijing.

　 Sunday evening，October 30，1938，was peaceful in New York City．Some people were returning home from trip to the countryside，and others were sitting down to dinner．In those days，televisions were not very common．Most people listened to the radio for news and entertainment．

　 At eight o’clock there was a concert of dance music，but suddenly，the program was interrupted(中断)with a notice：a large spaceship had landed on a field and an army of aliens was moving towards New York City and then the radio went silent．

　 People panicked．Some drove out of the city as quickly as possible，but soon the roads were

jammed with Cars．Some people put wet towels(毛巾)around their faces because they thought there was a gas attack．In New Jersey，some farmers went out with guns．Although it was dark，they found a large cylinder(圆柱体)standing in a field，and thinking it was the alien spaceship，they shot at it many times．

　 Many people were so frightened that they didn’t hear the next announcement on the radio：“Ladies and gentlemen．you are listening to a radio play called The War of the Worlds．”

　 A message was sent to police stations that there was no real alien attack，and the police officers soon restored(恢复)calm to New York City．

　 Many people were very angry that they had been fooled by the play，and complained to the radio station．But what about the spaceship that the farmers found in the filed? The next morning，they found that they had damaged a large water tank 1

(　 )52．What can we know from the text?

　 A．The radio station had gone too far in fooling the people．

　 B．In fact．there was no real alien attack in New York City that night．

　 C．The farmers were brave in fighting against the aliens．

　 D．People at that time were often fooled by radio stations．

(　 )53．What does the underlined sentence“People panicked．”in the third paragraph possibly mean?

　 A．People ran away．　　　　　　　 B．People had a feeling of great fear．

　 C．People showed great interest．　　 D．People were quite mistaken．

(　 )54．As a matter of fact，people had listened to__________when they panicked．

　 A．a news report　　　　　　　　　　 B．a love story

　 C．a part of a play　　　　　　　　　　 D．an announcement

(　 )55．The main purpose of writing this text is____________．

　 A．to tell us a funny story

　 B．to report a piece of news

　 C．to blame the radio station for their misdoing

D．to advise people not to listen to the radio