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Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him . They were very happy and talked a lot. Then they looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to say goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights . And he couldn’t stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily, “ What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death?”

“I’m sorry , sir,” said Mr. White . “I didn’t find the lights turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man .

“ It’s very cold today , sir ,” said Mr. white . “Please drink a little , then you’ll be warmer.” The old man drank some wine and became happy. “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?” he asked.

I can’t drink anything now ,sir,” answered Mr. White.

I’m waiting for the policeman to come. Only drunkards (酒鬼) cause accidents, you know!”

1. The story happened________________.

A．in the morning                         B．in the afternoon

C．in the evening                          D．at night

2.Mr White drove too fast because _______________

A．he was happy that day

B．he was good at drinking

C．there were few cars in the street

D．he was afraid to be late

3.Mr White hit the car because  ________.

A．he didn’t see it

B．it was raining hard

C．he couldn’t stop his in time

D．he couldn’t drive at all.

4. Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.

A．to put the blame onto the old man

B．to make him happy

C．to make him warm

D．to leave there before the policeman

5.At last ___________________.

A．the old man felt much better

B．the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C．Mr. White drank some ,too.

D．Mr. White fooled the old man .

It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was   16   . She started her car and   17   down the dark road that led to her house in the country.

She   18   the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her    19  .

The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small    20  . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).

When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know   21   she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She   22   the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried   23   time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that                      24     could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.

Then she heard a voice. Mia   25   her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

1.A. raining                B. sunny       C. snowing              D. windy

2.A. ran                    B. drove            C. walked               D. rode

3. A. turned on             B. turned over      C. turned off           D. turned down

4. A. happy                 B. excited          C. tired                D. warm

5. A. bridge           B. village          C. town                 D. farm

6.A. how               B. what             C. why                  D. where

7.A. know              B. knew             C. knows           D. knowing

8.A. one                    B. one more         C. other                D. the other

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

10.A. close                 B. closed           C. opened          D. open

A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.

It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was   16  . She started her car and   17  down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She   18  the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her    19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small    20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know   21  she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She   22  the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried   23  time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that                      24    could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia   25  her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”