A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of 　36　 and asked the students, “How 　37　 do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ ?___38　 ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you 　39　 it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it 40　 a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the 41　 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

“If we 　 42　 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

“____43　 you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up ___44　 .”

We have to 　 45　 the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So 　 46 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it 47　 home. You 　 48　 pick it up tomorrow.

　 49　 burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

Life is 　 50　 , enjoy it.

36. A. coffee　　　　 　　 B. drink　　　 　　　　　 C. juice　　　　　 　　 D. water

37. A. heavy　　　　　 　 B. much　　　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. long

38. A. questions　　　　 B. say　　　　　　 　 C. answers　　　　 D. ask

39. A. hold　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 　 C. bring　　　　　 　 D. put

40. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 　 C. for　　　　　　 D. of

41. A better　　　　　　 B. fewer　　　　　 　 C. longer　　　　　 D. more

42. A. have　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　 　 C. don’t have　　　 D. don’t carry

43. A. How　　　　　 　 B. Who　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　 D. What

44. A. still　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　 　 C. too　　　　　　 D. again

45. A. put on　　　　　　 B. put down　　　　 C. put off　　　　　 　　　 D. put up

46. A. in front of　　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. ago

47. A. back　　　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. go

48.A. must　　　　　　 　 B. can　　　　　　 　 C. have to　　　　　 D. need

49.A. Whenever　　　 　　 B. Whatever　　　 　 C. However　　　　 D. Wherever

50. A. short　　　　 　　　 B. long　　　　　 　 C. wide　　　　　　 D. thin