–Why are you still waiting in line?

–I’ve missed my _______.

A. place　　　　 B. order　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　 D. time

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. up
　　2. A. filling　　　　　　 B. pulling　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　 D. carrying
　　3. A. arrived　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. reached
　　4. A. ask　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. call
　　5. A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. silently　 　　　　 D. horribly
　　6. A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 D. whether
　　7. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　8. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　C. thinking　　　　　 D. wondering
　　9. A. had been　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. hiding　　　　　　　 D. have been
　　10. A. nothing　　　 B. something　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything
　　11. A. taking　　　　 B. smuggling　　　 C. stealing　　　　　 D. pushing
　　12. A. possible　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. able　　　　　　　　 D. clever
　　13. A. through　　　　B. thoroughly　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. up
　　14. A. like　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　C. then　　　　　　　　 D. as
　　15. A. told　　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　 D. said
　　16. A. cross　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 D. into
　　17. A. thing　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　C. job　　　　　　　　 D. duty
　　18. A. rest　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　　　 D. retreat
　　19. A. everyone　　 B. anyone　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　 D. someone
　　20. A. moment　　　 B. long time　　　 C. sometime　　　　　D. some time

Save the Wild Tiger

　　 When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous.

But now, the big animal is calling for our help.

　　 There were once eight kinds of 　　46　　 in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the 47　 of Siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to 　 48　 22 somewhere. The Siberian tiger has been 　　49 dying out completely. If the government doesn't make any efforts, it'squite 　　50　 that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in ten to twenty years.

　　 In order to double the number of wild tigers in the 　　51　　 ten years, the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program recently. It　 52　 save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China, together with twelve other　 53　 , has joined in.

　　 Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main 　　54　 of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat (威胁) to tigers. So the most important thing is 　55　　 the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.

46. A. pigs　　　　　　　　　　 B. tigers　　　　　　　 C. deer

47. A. name　　　　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　 C. number

48. A. less than　　　　　　　　 B. more than　　 　　　　C. bigger than

49. A. in need of　　　　　　　 B. in danger of 　　　　　　C. in front of

50. A. possible　　　　　　　　 B. impossible　　　　　 　 C. necessary

51. A. last　　　　　　　　　　 B. next　　　　　　　　 　C. past

52. A. aims to　　　　　　　　 B. used to　　　　　　　 　C. refuses to

53. A. cities 　　　　　　　　　B. provinces　　　　　　 C. countries

54. A. friends　　　　　　　　　 B. food　　　　　　　　 　C. members

55. A. to sell　　　　　　　　　 B. to kill　　　　　　 　　C. to save