For twenty years, he had taught this class and no one had ever had the courage to go against him. Sure, some had __1__ in class at times, but no one had __2__ “really gone against him” (you'll see what I mean later). Nobody would go against him __3__ he had a reputation.

Finally the day came. The professor said, “If there is anyone here who still __4__ God, stand up！” The professor and the class of 300 people looked at him, __5__， as he stood up at the back of the classroom. The professor __6__， “You fool！！ If God __7__， he could keep this piece of chalk from __8__ when it hit the ground！”

He proceeded(向前) to __9__ the chalk, but as he did, it slipped out of his fingers, off his shirt cuff (袖口), onto the pleats(皱折) of his trousers, __10__ his leg, and off his shoe. As it hit the ground, it __11__ rolled away, unbroken. The professor's jaw dropped as he __12__  the chalk. He looked up at the young man and __13__ ran out of the lecture hall.

The young man who had stood up proceeded to walk to the front of the room and share his __14__ in Jesus for the next half hour. 300 students __15__ and listened as he told of God's love for them and of his __16__ through Jesus.

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the __17__ to become children of God—children born not of __18__ descent(后代), nor of human decision or a husband's __19__， but born of God.”

“But he knows the way that I take. __20__ he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.”

1. A. agreed       B. praised      C. argued     D. talked

2. A. ever         B. even        C. already    D. willingly

3. A. so          B. and          C. but        D. because

4. A. relies on     B. believes in    C. cares for  D. thinks of

5. A. disappointed  B. excited      C. shocked   D. satisfied

6. A. shouted    B. disagreed  C. murmured     D. whispered

7. A. appeared    B. knew    C. existed       D. came

8. A. rolling     B. breaking  C. standing      D. moving

9. A. drop       B. fetch     C. throw       D. cut

10. A. up       B. down     C. on          D. above

11. A. simply   B. quickly     C. luckily      D. quietly

12. A. searched for        B. found out

C. watched over       D. stared at

13. A. therefore  B. yet       C. then        D. so

14. A. thought   B. bravery    C. opinion     D. faith

15. A. left      B. sat        C. stayed     D. smiled

16. A. trust     B. belief     C. mind       D. power

17. A. right    B. family     C. time       D. way

18. A. human  B. natural     C. mother's    D. social

19. A. will    B. promise     C. regret     D. desire

20. A. Where  B. Immediately  C. When     D. Unless

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on my suit every Sunday. __1__ I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not__2__ much of it. It was a nice gesture that became__3__. One Sunday, however, what I considered__4__ became very special.

       As I was leaving the Sunday service, a little boy__5__ and said, “Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” “Do you__6__ this?” I said, pointing to the rose pinned to my coat.

       He said, “Yes sir. I would like it if you are__7__ going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got_8__ last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not__9__, so she sent me to live with my grandmother. She has been so good to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for__10__ me.”

       When the little boy finished I could hardly__11__. My eyes filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the__12__ of my soul. I reached up and__13__ my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the__14__ thing I have ever heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not__15__. If you’ll look in front of the platform, you’ll see a big__16__ of flowers. Different families buy them for the__17__ each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she__18__ the very best.”

       If I hadn’t been__19__ enough already, he made one last statement and I will always treasure it. He said, “What a__20__ day! I asked for one flower but got a beautiful bouquet.”

1. A. Because         B. Although    C. If                     D. Once

2. A. speak                   B. think          C. remind              D. care

3. A. rule                     B. practice             C. custom              D. routine

4. A. valuable        B. useless              C. ordinary            D. normal

5. A. approached         B. stopped             C. interrupted D. followed

6. A. notice                  B. see             C. like            D. mean

7. A. always          B. just            C. ever           D. already

8. A. divorced        B. lost            C. disturbed    D. troubled

9. A. stand                    B. understand  C. stay           D. help

10. A. comforting  B. adopting            C. supporting  D. loving

11. A. move          B. speak         C. breathe              D. refuse

12. A. depths         B. back          C. bottom              D. corner

13. A. uncovered           B. unloaded    C. unpinned  D. unwrapped

14. A. sweetest              B. nicest         C. saddest              D. strangest

15. A. real                    B. fresh          C. expensive   D. enough

16. A. pile                    B. bouquest    C. collection   D. chain

17. A. relatives             B. old            C. poor          D. church

18. A. deserves             B. proves        C. sounds              D. matches

19. A. challenged          B. surprised    C. touched             D. taught

20. A. sunny          B. special              C. lucky         D. wonderful

Bicycles for rent could become as common as newspaper stands and mail boxes on Germany’s street corners if a scheme launched by Deutsche Bahn is successful.

The German rail operator has launched a bicycle-hire scheme designed for simple one-way trips.

“It’s a new concept,”said Andreas Knie, head of the project.

Users must first register with Call-A-Bike at a cost of 15 euros（US$14.7）. With a simple phone call, they can hire one of the many bikes parked outside stations, at a cost of 3 to 5 cents per minute. At the end of their journey, they ring a computer and tell it where the bike is parked.

The bikes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

No one will be breaking speed records with Call-A-Bike bicycles. They weigh in at 25 kilograms, at least double the weight of a normal bicycle, though they do have eight gears（齿轮）.

“They are pretty heavy, but we don’t want people taking them on the train or into the subway,” Knie said.

They are also designed with parts that do not fit a normal bicycle. Even the screws are irregular and the bike looks so odd that thieves would stand out.

Vandalism and theft have led to the downfall of previous schemes which date back to Amsterdam’s 1966“White Bike”scheme.

In that short-lived experiment, anti-establishment groups painted bikes white and left them around the Dutch capital.

However, many were taken permanently and repainted, while the police took away others on the basis that ownerless bikes were street rubbish.

Copenhagen, Vienna and Helsinki also have free bike schemes, in which users deposit a coin in Copenhagen’s case 20 crowns（US$2.50）—to free a bike from a rack.

“The advantage these schemes have is ease of use. But because they’re so cheap, people tend to hold on to the bikes and then there are none on the streets,”the person in charge said.

Oslo is also planning a bike-hire system where users will pay a symbolic fee of 50 Norwegian crowns（US$6.50）for unlimited use in the city for a year.

Users will buy an electronic identity card as a key that will register when the bike is parked or taken from a rack.

59. How many European countries have already launched the free bike schemes?

A. Four.                                B. Five.                                C. Six.                                   D. Seven.

60.What can be learned about Amsterdam’s 1966“White Bike”scheme?

A. The bicycles were twice as heavy as a normal bicycle.

B. A heavy rain stopped the scheme from being carried out.

C. Some bicycles were damaged or stolen and the scheme failed.

D. The police ended the scheme for traffic safety

61.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Bicycles for rent have become as common as newspaper stands and mail boxes on Germany’s street corners.

B. The bikes in Germany are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

C. German bicycles for rent are designed specially so that they will draw people’s attention.

D. Germany has taken some measures to stop the bicycles for rent from being taken away.

62.Which do you think is the best title?

A. Free Bicycles for Europeans.                                  

B. Tough Transporters.

C. Customer is King.                                                      

D. Unpractical Scheme.

 

Bicycles for rent could become as common as newspaper stands and mail boxes on Germany’s street corners if a scheme launched by Deutsche Bahn is successful.

         The German rail operator has launched a bicycle-hire scheme designed for simple one-way trips.

         “It’s a new concept,”said Andreas Knie, head of the project.

         Users must first register with Call-A-Bike at a cost of 15 euros（US$14.7）. With a simple phone call, they can hire one of the many bikes parked outside stations, at a cost of 3 to 5 cents per minute. At the end of their journey, they ring a computer and tell it where the bike is parked.

         The bikes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

         No one will be breaking speed records with Call-A-Bike bicycles. They weigh in at 25 kilograms, at least double the weight of a normal bicycle, though they do have eight gears（齿轮）.

         “They are pretty heavy, but we don’t want people taking them on the train or into the subway,” Knie said.

         They are also designed with parts that do not fit a normal bicycle. Even the screws are irregular and the bike looks so odd that thieves would stand out.

         Vandalism and theft have led to the downfall of previous schemes which date back to Amsterdam’s 1966“White Bike”scheme.

         In that short-lived experiment, anti-establishment groups painted bikes white and left them around the Dutch capital.

         However, many were taken permanently and repainted, while the police took away others on the basis that ownerless bikes were street rubbish.

         Copenhagen, Vienna and Helsinki also have free bike schemes, in which users deposit a coin in Copenhagen’s case 20 crowns（US$2.50）—to free a bike from a rack.

         “The advantage these schemes have is ease of use. But because they’re so cheap, people tend to hold on to the bikes and then there are none on the streets,”the person in charge said.

         Oslo is also planning a bike-hire system where users will pay a symbolic fee of 50 Norwegian crowns（US$6.50）for unlimited use in the city for a year.

         Users will buy an electronic identity card as a key that will register when the bike is parked or taken from a rack.

59. How many European countries have already launched the free bike schemes?

A. Four.                                B. Five.                                 C. Six.                                   D. Seven.

60.What can be learned about Amsterdam’s 1966“White Bike”scheme?

A. The bicycles were twice as heavy as a normal bicycle.

B. A heavy rain stopped the scheme from being carried out.

C. Some bicycles were damaged or stolen and the scheme failed.

D. The police ended the scheme for traffic safety

61.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Bicycles for rent have become as common as newspaper stands and mail boxes on Germany’s street corners.

B. The bikes in Germany are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

C. German bicycles for rent are designed specially so that they will draw people’s attention.

D. Germany has taken some measures to stop the bicycles for rent from being taken away.

62.Which do you think is the best title?

         A. Free Bicycles for Europeans.                                  

B. Tough Transporters.

         C. Customer is King.                                                      

D. Unpractical Scheme.