When _____ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ______ nervous and anxious.

　 A exposed ; left B exposed ; feeling C exposing ; feeling D exposing ; felt

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　　There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and 1 her with best clothes and 2 her to delicious food.

　　He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to 3 her to his friends.

　　He, too, loved his 2nd wife. 4 the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she 5 always help him out.

　　Now, the merchant's 1st wife had made great contributions to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and 6 she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

　　One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die 7 . He told himself,“Now I have 4 wives with me. 8 when I die, I'll be alone. How 9 I'll be!”

　　Thus, he asked the 4th wife,“I 10 you most. Now that I'm dying, will you 11 me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

　　The 12 merchant then asked the 3rd wife,“I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 13 !”replied the 3rd wife.“Life is so good over here! I'm going to 14 when you die!”

　　He then asked the 2nd wife,“I 15 turned to you for help. Now I need you help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I'm sorry, I can't 16 you out this time!”replied the 2nd wife.

　　Then a voice 17 out,“I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter 18 you go.”Brokenhearted, the merchant said,“I 19 have taken much better care of you while I could have !”

　　　　20 ,we all have 4 wives in our lives: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our soul. We should take good care of our soul all our life.

It was a cold, wet day when 14­year­old Wasana Sanjeewa reached St. Anthony's College. Waiting __31__ his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana looked at the __32__. Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana _33__ the water, wondering why it looked so __34__．

Then it hit him — the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.

__35__ an approaching disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, don't stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us！” he __36__ and all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to __37__ Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.

After __38__ the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in trouble. He and some teachers __39__ to stop the waterflow, but they were too __40__： huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed.

When Wasana __41__ home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the __42___ from his mother. He tried to explain that he had __43__ two hundred schoolmates __44__ she didn't believe him.

His mother __45__ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the __46__. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a __47__．

No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana's __48__ action and careful observation.

“Wasana's action __49__ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It __50___ be too late by then，” Gurauinghe said.

1.                A．inside　　      B．behind         C．outside   D．over

2.                A．sun            B．rain            C．snow D．fog

3.                A．pointed at       B．decided on      C．kept on   D．stared at

4.                A．familiar         B．special         C．fresh D．random

5.                A．Banning        B．Imagining       C．Predicting D．Hearing

6.                A．explained       B．shouted        C．concluded D．whispered

7.                A．ask            B．promise        C．tell  D．persuade

8.                A．inspecting       B．describing       C．measuring D．assessing

9.                A．chose          B．tried           C．helped   D．agreed

10.               A．late           B．mild           C．blank D．anxious

11.               A．missed         B．left            C．moved    D．returned

12.               A．reward         B．blame          C．effect D．faith

13.               A．cured          B．fought         C．saved D．guided

14.               A．so             B．or             C．for   D．but

15.               A．naturally        B．necessarily      C．completely D．finally

16.               A．adventure      B．disaster        C．failure D．experience

17.               A．loser          B．fool           C．hero  D．star

18.               A．quiet          B．tough          C．quick D．safe

19.               A．taught         B．interested      C．warned   D．confused

20.               A．might          B．has to          C．must  D．ought to

The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.

　　A. at length    B. at last    C. at stake    D. at ease