44. A. went by　　 B. set off　　　 C. got there D. came on

43. A. fast　　 B. ahead　　 C. soon D. later

42. A. anxious　　 B. sweet　　　 C. gentle　　 D. low

41. A. ambulance　　 B. truck　 C. car　　 D. bus

40. A. view　 B. fear　 C. seize D. discover

C

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n) 41 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once, with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n) 42 voice of a young woman.

　“Just a minute, we’ll come 43 . Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 44 . Soon they got to the 45 , but only to 46 everything was fine. No collision, no 47 man.

　“What a dirty trick！” Said the policeman 48. “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的) 49 and.”

They had not been able to say anything about a punishment 50 they heard the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 51 a sudden, a truck appeared. It came fast towards them, too. 　52 it was passing the crossing, it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it 53 meters away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver was 54 out of the damaged truck, he was 55 hurt just 56 the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the 57 in time, he was saved at last.

Later the policemen did 58 they could to find the woman who had telephoned them, but 59 .

It is 60 that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.

39. A. explain　　 B. create　　　 C. offer　 D. prove

38. A. performances B. experiences　 C. mistakes　 D. promises

37. A. ended　　　 B. missed　　　 C. fell　　 D. failed

36. A. debts B. bills　　 C. costs D. products

35. A. tools　 B. machines　　　 C. materials D. goods