Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. up
　　2. A. filling　　　　　　 B. pulling　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　 D. carrying
　　3. A. arrived　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. reached
　　4. A. ask　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. call
　　5. A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. silently　 　　　　 D. horribly
　　6. A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 D. whether
　　7. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　8. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　C. thinking　　　　　 D. wondering
　　9. A. had been　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. hiding　　　　　　　 D. have been
　　10. A. nothing　　　 B. something　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything
　　11. A. taking　　　　 B. smuggling　　　 C. stealing　　　　　 D. pushing
　　12. A. possible　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. able　　　　　　　　 D. clever
　　13. A. through　　　　B. thoroughly　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. up
　　14. A. like　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　C. then　　　　　　　　 D. as
　　15. A. told　　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　 D. said
　　16. A. cross　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 D. into
　　17. A. thing　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　C. job　　　　　　　　 D. duty
　　18. A. rest　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　　　 D. retreat
　　19. A. everyone　　 B. anyone　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　 D. someone
　　20. A. moment　　　 B. long time　　　 C. sometime　　　　　D. some time

　　Randy couldn’t wait to get to school. It was Mrs. Anderson’s birthday, and she promised the class a special treat to help her celebrate. Randy knew that Mrs. Anderson was a great baker. She always made the most delicious cakes and cookies for the school bake sales. Randy’s mouth __27__ as he walked into the room and took his seat.
　　Mrs. Anderson had a long covered box on her desk, and the room smelled wonderful from whatever Mrs. Anderson had made. Everyone sniffed the air and smiled in anticipation. __28__ the class was quiet, Mrs. Anderson said, “As promised I have a special treat for you today.”
　　Randy’s stomach growled.
　　“Wait, Mrs. Anderson,” Olivia said. “We have to sing happy birthday first.”
　　Randy sighed. He really wanted to see what Mrs. Anderson had made. But the class always sang on someone’s birthday. So Randy sang __29__, imagining cakes and cookies the whole time.
　　Finally it was time to eat. Randy sat forward in his seat to get a good view of the box. Mrs. Anderson said, “I decided to do something a little __30__today. I wanted to share something really special with you, so I made my grandmother’s famous blueberry muffins.” With a big smile, she uncovered the box.
　　Randy sat back in his seat. Blueberry? Randy didn’t like blueberries. Mrs. Anderson walked around the room, giving out the muffins. When she got to Randy’s desk, he politely said, “No, thank you. I don’t like blueberries.”
　　“Are you sure you don’t want to at least __31__ one?” Mrs. Anderson asked. “You could pick the blueberries out if you’d like.”
　　“No, thank you.” Randy lowered his head. He’d skipped breakfast, and now he was really hungry. He watched his classmates eat the muffins and comment on how delicious they were.
　　Finally Randy couldn’t __32__ it. He was so hungry he didn’t care if the muffins had blueberries. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Mrs. Anderson put a muffin on his desk. “As a birthday present to me, do you think you could at least try one?”
　　sniff: 嗅 anticipation: 期待 　　 stomach: 肠胃　　　 growl: 吼叫
　　sigh: 叹息 muffin: 麦芬蛋糕 　　　 comment: 评论
　　27. A. dried　　　　 B. opened　　 　 C. closed 　　 　 D. watered
　　28. A. Once　　 　　 B. Before　　 　 C. Because　 　　 D. Then
　　29. A. alone　　　　 B. along　　　　 C. loudly　 　 　 D. carefully
　　30. A. different　 　B. difficult　　 C. surprising　　 D. interesting
　　31. A. buy　 　　 　 B. smell　　　　 C. try　　　　 　 D. borrow
　　32. A. have　　 　　 B. love　　 　　 C. hate　　 　　　D. take
　

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
　　When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __5__ in the next seat. __6__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __7__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
　　Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __8__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __9__.Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
　　The boy gave me a strange look, then __11__ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something __12__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

　　1. A. stole　　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　　 D. wrote
　　2. A. went　　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　 C. seated　　　　 D. looked
　　3. A. sit　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　　　　 C. lie　　　　　　　 D. laugh
　　4. A. pushed　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 　 C. put　　　　　　 D. pulled
　　5. A. jumping　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　　 C. sitting　　　　 D. sleeping
　　6. A. He　　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　 D. What
　　7. A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed　　　　　 C. covered　　　 D. colored
　　8. A. coffee　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. chocolate　 　 D. matter
　　9. A. carelessness　　　 B. anger　　 　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. happiness
　　10. A. first　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　　 D. last
　　11. A. stood　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. cried　　　　 D. looked
　　12. A. strange　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　 C. OK　　　　　　 D. funny
　　13. A. and　　　 　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. while
　　14. A. spelt　　　　　　　 B. corrected　　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. found
　　15. A. finish　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　 C. jump　　　　　 D. shop