There was a military camp(军营) in a quiet village far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains 1 . Of course it was a good place for training(训练) the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men 2 . Mr White,  an officer of forty,  was   3    them and he     4     let them,  leave the camp.
    One day Mr White was ill in bed,  and couldn\'t work. A young officer,  Mr Hunt,  came to train the new soldiers  5  him. He knew the young men well and allowed nine soldiers to go to the nearest town to have a holiday.  6  night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried and it was five to twelve,  Mr Hunt decided to go to the town to see  7  them. He  8  the car quickly and set off. At the moment the nine soldiers came back. It 9    they were all drunk. Of course,  they found the officer angry.
     "I\'m sorry,  sir. "said the first soldier, "I left the town  10  . But something was wrong with my bus. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It  11  and I had to run back to the camp. "The other seven soldiers said they were late  12  the same reason. It was the  13  soldier\'s turn. He said,  "I\'m sorry,  sir. I got on the bus on time,  but"-"
Hearing this,   the officer became    14  and called out,  " If you say something was wrong with your bus, I\'ll punish you at once. ""No, no, sir. My bus was all right, but the dead 15    were in its way(挡路). "

1. A. away             B. around      C. near          D. inside
2. A. to go outside       B. to go to school
  C. to go swimming    D. to write to their friends
3. A. friendly to         B. strict in        C. strict with     D. pleased with
4. A. happily           B. hardly         C. immediately    D. always
5. A. in place of        B. in need of      C. with the help of  D. instead of
6. A. When         .  B. But           C. Since          D. Though
7. A. what was wrong to       B. what was happened with

C. what was happening to   D. what the matter was with
8. A. drove            B. opened          C. began        D, started

9. A. seemed          B. looked           C. was said      D. cleared
10. A. late            B. on time           C. on foot       D. by boat
11. A. ran away        B. was stolen        C. died          D. was tired
12. A. as             B. for              C. of            D. with
13. A. second         B. nine             C. ninth          D. eighth
14. A. even angrier    B. much angry        C. very angrier    D. more angrily
15. A. buses         B. horses            C. officers        D. soldiers

Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it’s terrible.
One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.
There was 51    for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52  , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!
Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55  in them. "

 Many people have to work 46 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 47 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 48  the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 49  heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 50 Tuesday.

There was  51     for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to 52   , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 53  . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 54  hours!

Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 55   in them. "

1.A. from Monday to Friday   B. at the weekends

C. on weekdays               D. from morning till night

2. A. dangerous     B. happy        C. angry                D. free

3. A. got off           B. got into    C. got out of           D. got to

4. A. someone       B. everyone     C. no one               D. either

5. A. on                B. to               C. from                 D. until

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

7. A. read or write     B. eat or drink     C. cook             D. know the time

8. A. was not there    B. was not closed   C. was not working      D. was working

9. A. nearly 24    B. about 40         C. more than 60         D. over 94

10. A. pans             B. beds          C. exits               D. telephones