The sun was just coming up when I headed out to work last May at 6 a.m. Not quite dark but dark enough to need my headlights. I turned onto one of the lonely rural country roads.

Maybe it was because I was listening to the radio, maybe it was because I was already thinking about some projects at work, that I didn’t spot the dark object on the road until I was too late. I ran over it and felt the back left tire pull, and then sink. I stopped and got out of the car.

No mystery here---- my back left tyre was cut like a loaf of bread. Back 50 yards was a piece of sharp iron I had run over. I had never changed a tyre. I looked up the road. Not a car in either direction. The nearest service station was miles away. I threw up my hands. Then I remembered---- my cell phone! I powered it up before realizing, I didn’t know who to call.

Wouldn’t you know it, I spotted a car coming from the opposite direction. The driver slowed as he approached. I guessed he could see I was in trouble. He stopped his car, got out and immediately saw the trouble. “Madam, would you like me to change that tyre for you?” he asked. The man couldn’t have been more friendly. I was frightened out there and he put me completely at ease. “There,” he said, after putting on the spare, “you are all set to go.”

“Good thing for me that you were driving this way,” I told him, as I climbed back into my car.

“Funny you should say that,” he said. “Just like you, I was heading to work, but my job is in the opposite direction. I made a wrong turn at some point. I don’t know what I was thinking.”

1.The writer didn’t notice the object on the road because ______.

A. it was rather dark then                 B. she didn’t use her headlights

C. there was much traffic                  D. she was careless when driving

2.From Paragraph 4 we learn that______.

A. the writer felt quite anxious

B. no one would like to help the writer

C. the writer was a new driver

D. the cell phone should be powered up

3.What did the man do when he saw the writer?

A. He stopped and laughed at her.

B. He walked over to frighten her.

C. He helped her without hesitation.

D. He drove away in the opposite direction.

4.The end of the story tells us that the man ______.

A. went a wrong way                       B. felt the writer funny

C. didn’t know what he was doing     D. come specially to help the writer

I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something  41  by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42  even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute  43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience  44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more   45 I became.
That was because I wanted to know  46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they  47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we  48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49  memory after memory about someone's good  50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we  51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear  52 .
Just once,  53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life,  54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker  55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are  56  rises from the chair and gives them a  57 hug! Wouldn’t that be   58 !
Life is too short to leave kind words   59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say  60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.

I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something  41  by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42  even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute  43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience  44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more   45 I became.

That was because I wanted to know  46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they  47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we  48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49  memory after memory about someone's good  50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we  51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear  52 .

Just once,  53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life,  54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker  55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are  56  rises from the chair and gives them a  57 hug! Wouldn’t that be   58 !

Life is too short to leave kind words   59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say  60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.

1.                A．important       B．wrong          C．pleasant  D．unnoticed

2.                A．speaker        B．radio           C．station   D．story

3.                A．drive          B．silence         C．ride D．tour

4.                A．poured in       B．grew up        C．broke out D．got through

5.                A．determined     B．delighted       C．discouraged   D．devoted

6.                A．what           B．that            C．if    D．why

7.                A．impress        B．love           C．mean D．affect

8.                A．bring          B．build           C．pick D．bury

9.                A．recovering      B．showing        C．sharing   D．losing

10.               A．qualities        B．manners        C．records   D．attitudes

11.               A．barely         B．lovingly         C．suddenly  D．finally

12.               A．him           B．them          C．it D．us

13.               A．as for          B．apart from      C．except for D．instead of

14.               A．where         B．because        C．whether   D．which

15.               A．mentions       B．writes          C．pays  D．ends

16.               A．staring         B．listening        C．honoring  D．talking

17.               A．tight           B．quick          C．cold  D．necessary

18.               A．anything        B．nothing         C．everything D．something

19.               A．untouched      B．unsaid         C．unfinished D．unpacked

20.               A．hello          B．sorry          C．goodbye   D．thanks

I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something 1 by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 2even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute 3, I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience 4.The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more 5I became.
That was because I wanted to know6we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they 7to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we8someone up after they have died? Yes，9 memory after memory about someone's good10does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we11remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear12.
Just once, 13a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life,14stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker15his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are16 rises from the chair and gives them a17hug! Wouldn’t that be 18!
Life is too short to leave kind words 19. How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say20with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      wrong
   3. C.
      pleasant
   4. D.
      unnoticed
2. 2.
   1. A.
      speaker
   2. B.
      radio
   3. C.
      station
   4. D.
      story
3. 3.
   1. A.
      drive
   2. B.
      silence
   3. C.
      ride
   4. D.
      tour
4. 4.
   1. A.
      poured in
   2. B.
      grew up
   3. C.
      broke out
   4. D.
      got through
5. 5.
   1. A.
      determined
   2. B.
      delighted
   3. C.
      discouraged
   4. D.
      devoted
6. 6.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      if
   4. D.
      why
7. 7.
   1. A.
      impress
   2. B.
      love
   3. C.
      mean
   4. D.
      affect
8. 8.
   1. A.
      bring
   2. B.
      build
   3. C.
      pick
   4. D.
      bury
9. 9.
   1. A.
      recovering
   2. B.
      showing
   3. C.
      sharing
   4. D.
      losing
10. 10.
    1. A.
       qualities
    2. B.
       manners
    3. C.
       records
    4. D.
       attitudes
11. 11.
    1. A.
       barely
    2. B.
       lovingly
    3. C.
       suddenly
    4. D.
       finally
12. 12.
    1. A.
       him
    2. B.
       them
    3. C.
       it
    4. D.
       us
13. 13.
    1. A.
       as for
    2. B.
       apart from
    3. C.
       except for
    4. D.
       instead of
14. 14.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       because
    3. C.
       whether
    4. D.
       which
15. 15.
    1. A.
       mentions
    2. B.
       writes
    3. C.
       pays
    4. D.
       ends
16. 16.
    1. A.
       staring
    2. B.
       listening
    3. C.
       honoring
    4. D.
       talking
17. 17.
    1. A.
       tight
    2. B.
       quick
    3. C.
       cold
    4. D.
       necessary
18. 18.
    1. A.
       anything
    2. B.
       nothing
    3. C.
       everything
    4. D.
       something
19. 19.
    1. A.
       untouched
    2. B.
       unsaid
    3. C.
       unfinished
    4. D.
       unpacked
20. 20.
    1. A.
       hello
    2. B.
       sorry
    3. C.
       goodbye
    4. D.
       thanks

I was listening to _______ wonderful music when there was _______ knock at the door.

A. a; /             B. the; the              C. a; a              D. the; a