Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm when   16   danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager   17   him more and the traffic policemen often speaks highly of him.

Mr. Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the street is   18   in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away   19   he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car，but he hasn’t enough   20  . He decides to buy an old one. One day, he went to the second-hand market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to try the car，the seller agreed. He   21   Mr King and asked him to help him at once.

Mr. King examined(检查) the car and then drove it away. It was early in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it   22   well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned   23  . He tried to stop it， but he failed and   24   hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

“Didn’t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.

　　“Yes, I did，sir,” said Mr King，“   25   it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey（听从）you？”

1.A. looking        B. reaching     C. facing           D. getting

2.A. gives              B. pays         C. needs        D. believes

3.A. crowded        B. quiet        C. empty        D. full

4.A. until          B. unless           C. when         D. if

5.A. time           B. experience  C. friends          D. money

6.A. called         B. found        C. visited          D. invited

7.A. looked         B. traveled         C. seemed       D. worked

8.A. red                B. green            C. up               D. out

9.A. hardly         B. heavily          C. nearly           D. mostly

10.A. Although     B. Since            C. While        D. For

1. Please don’t tell others about my p__________ things.

2. Tom jumped into the water and saved the little child . He was really a b       .  man.

3. The t_________in the street is always busy, so you must be careful.

4. If you tell him the truth, you ’ll prove how h________　you are.

5.We all know that there are four s ________　in a year.

6.He gets the most ,although he has the __________（最少）money.

7.I have read one of your ___________（文章）in the newspaper.

8.Everybody should _______ (保护) the wild animals. Because they are our friends.

9. The old man lives alone, but he doesn’t feel ______ (孤独的).

10.Do you know who ___________ ( 复印 ) this paper for me just now?

Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.

  I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!

  My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.

  “I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”

  I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!

  As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

1.A. cleaned             B. climbed               C. broke              D. mended

2.A. and                B. but                   C. so                 D. or

3.A. them               B. one                   C. that               D. those

4.A. because             B. if                    C. when              D. though

5. A. pleased             B. excited                C. frightened          D. angry

6.A. put on              B. put up                 C. put out            D. put away

7.A. terribly             B. honestly               C. easily             D. hardly

8.A. read               B. wrote                  C. took              D. bought

9.A. towards            B. opposite                C, against            D. behind

10.A. books              B. desks                  C. stamps            D. windows

11.A. nervous            B. pretty                  C. happy             D. square

12.A. you               B. your                    C. yours              D. yourself

13.A. talked             B. spoke                  C. said                D. told

14.A. like               B. want                  C. use                 D. need

15.A. opened            B. gone                   C. left                D. closed