When you finish doing the exercises, you may______your answers with your teachers’.

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Hidden passengers travelling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble——especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great _____1_____ between human beings and insects. The former _____2_____ every possible effort to avoid being discovered ,while the latter quickly _____3_____ attention to themselves.

　　We can only show mercy to the _____4_____ man who had to stop his car soon after _____5_____ from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the _____6_____ of the car, he naturally got out to _____7_____ the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he _____8_____ his way. Again the noise began _____9_____ and became even louder. Quickly _____10_____ his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great _____11_____ loud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees_____12____ .

　　On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour's _____13_____ driving, he arrived safely in London. Where he parked his car outside a _____14_____ and went in. It was not long _____15_____ a customer who had seen him arrive _____16_____ in to inform him that his car was _____17_____ with bees. The poor driver was _____18_____ that the best way should be to call a _____19_____. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this _____20_____ gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.

You’d better ________your answers again before you hand the papers in.

A.see　　　　　 B.examine　　　　 C.test　　　　　 D.check

I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a 　41 . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a 　42 to tell me.

About six months 43 it seemed that I had 　44 a letter to her which had her street 　45 on it but was addressed to another house with the 　46 number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to 　47 the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been 　48 for Johnson, who happened to be 　49 . They talked for a little while, and later on he 　50 . Then they started dating and had been going 　51 together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was 　52 that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n) 　53 sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding 　54 were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened, 　55 Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in 　56 yard. I feared the 　57 might be in trouble, so I made up a(n) 　58 to go to their door and 　59 on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to 　60 .”

41. A. telephone　　　　　 B. mailbox　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　 D. shop

42. A. story　　　　　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　 D. message

43. A. after　　　　　　　　　 B. earlier　　　　　　　 C. later　　　　　　　　 D. ago

44. A. sent　　　　　　　　　 B. written　　　　　　　　　　 C. delivered　　　　　 D. given

45. A. mark　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　 C. board　　　　　　　 D. number

46. A. correct　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　 D. different

47. A. put down　　　　　 B. drop off　　　　　 C. hand out　　　　　 D. give away

48. A. provided　　　　　　 B. prepared　　　　　 C. inferred　　　　　　 D. intended

49. A. free　　　　　　　　　 B. single　　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　 D. simple

50. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　 D. introduced

51. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. off

52. A. amazed　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. interested

53. A. Sale　　　　　　　　　 B. Sales　　　　　　　　 C. On Sale　　　　　　 D. For Sale

54. A. arrangements　　　 B. preparations　　　 C. invitations　　　　 D. announcements

55. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. until

56. A. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　　　　 C. my　　　　　　　　　 D. their

57. A. friendship　　　　　 B. connection　　　　 C. marriage　　　　　 D. wedding

58. A. apology　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 C. excuse　　　　　　　　　　 D. regret

59. A. check　　　　　　　　 B. examine　　　　　　 C. test　　　　　　　　　 D. try

60. A. change　　　　　　　 B. settle　　　　　　　　 C. separate　　　　　 D. move