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　　Three men came to Dover Station at about nine o'clock one evening. They asked the assistant what time the next train was for London. The assistant said, “You've just 1 one. They go every hour. The next one is at ten o'clock. ”“That is 2 ,”they said, “we'll go and have a drink.”So they went to the nearest bar. A minute or two after ten o'clock, they came 3 and said to the assistant, “Has the train gone?” “Yes,” he said, “it went at ten o'clock 4 I told you. The next is at eleven o'clock.”

　　“That's OK,” they said, “we'll go and have another 5 .”So they went back to the bar.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in 6 way, and the assistant said, “Now, the next train is the 7 one; If you miss that, you 8 to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came, and the last train 9 out, when 10 of them came out of the bar running as hard as they 11 . Two of them got into a carriage just 12 the train was leaving but the third one didn't run 13 , and the train went out leaving him 14 . He stood there looking at the train and 15 , as if 16 a train was the best joke (玩笑) in the world. The assistant went up to him and said, “I told you that this was the last train. Why didn't you come 17 ?”

　　The man couldn't answer because of laughing. He laughed 18 the tears came into his eyes. Then he said, “Did you see those two fellows 19 into the train and leave me here?”

　　“Yes, I saw them,” said the assistant.

　　“Well, I was the one who was going to London; they only came 20 to see me off!”

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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

(1)A．driving		B．flying	C．running	D．rushing
(2)A．calmness			B．quietness
C．stillness			D．silence
(3)A．for fear			B．on condition
C．in order			D．in case
(4)A．gave out			B．threw out
C．let off			D．set off
(5)A．taxis			B．radios
C．passengers			D．drivers
(6)A．have to			B．must
C．need			D．should
(7)A．from night till morning			B．from morning till night
C．from morning till afternoon			D．from morning till dusk
(8)A．hard			B．easy
C．possible			D．impossible
(9)A．busy	B．busily		C．lazy	D．lazily
(10)A．results			B．achievements
C．gains			D．fruits
(11)A．tired			B．tiring
C．excited			D．exciting
(12)A．pleasure			B．money
C．work			D．interest
(13)A．unfortunate			B．fortunate
C．likely			D．wise
(14)A．often	B．usually		C．hardly	D．seldom
(15)A．trick	B．secret		C．skill	D．method
(16)A．southward			B．northward
C．eastward			D．westward
(17)A．wide	B．narrow		C．lonely	D．empty
(18)A．had	B．made		C．kept	D．took
(19)A．common	B．rare		C．much	D．little
(20)A．says	B．suggests		C．goes	D．talks

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That evening I was doing my lesson. It was about　　   1．________　　

9 o'clock. I heard strange noise which sounded　　   2．________　 

like the flowing of water. Suddenly I found the　　　  3．________　

 walls shaking as if someone was pushing it. Thinking  4．________

perhaps I was such tired, I stood up, and was going    5．________

to bed. Just then I heard someone to shout “Earth－   6．________　

quake!” The word put much fear into everyone heart.　 7．________　

 I rushed out of the house as quick as possible. The 　8．________

whole street was already filled up people. I felt　　  9．________　　

everything was trembling. The earthquake last a few    10．________

 seconds. Then everything was quiet again.

　

　　

　

It is impossible not to make a mistake at some point in your life．We may as well accept that something will go wrong and we will be to blame．It is therefore sensible to work out some strategies for apologizing，and the best way to apologize is by letter．This way you can take care over every word you write一 which you can’t do if you say sorry to someone in person．

We all say or do something that we wish we hadn’t said or done．You may say something that accidentally hurts someone，or you may provide a service which doesn't come up to the standards that a client or customer expected,

You may feel that it was a genuine mistake which couldn’t be avoided. Rather than dwell on the mistake, you should quickly try to remedy (补救) the problem．An effective letter of apology is an important part of that process．

For the content of the letter，just remember TABS—Timing，Action，Brevity，Sincerity．

The timing of a letter of apology is crucial—it must be sent as soon as possible．Any delay in sending the letter will only compound the problem．In this case “Better late than never” is not the best motto! The longer you wait before writing a，letter of apology，the more it will seem that you have been coerced (被迫) into writing it．

Although it is important to recognize what has gone before，it is also essential to detail the action you plan to take to rectify whatever it was you did wrong．Research has shown that some indication that you have thought about what future action you plan to take is always well received.

A letter of apology should be brief and the word “sorry” should appear no more than twice．Indicate that you are aware you are using it a second time“Once again，I am so sorry for…”or“As I said earlier，I am really sorry about…”．Finally，the tone of the letter has to be sincere．In fact, the combination of all the above factors will help in this respect．

And don’t think that letters are out of date in the email-oriented 21st century．An apology email can be worse than no apology at all !

56. What kind of advice does the text suggest about apologizing?

A. It’s a good idea to write a letter of apology as soon as something goes wrong．

B．It’s a good idea to send several emails to apologize and show you mean it．

C．Write a long letter apologizing several times to make your point．

D．Wait to see how they react to your letter before planning to do anything．

57．What kind of things do you NOT apologize for?

A．Services that are not as good as they should be．　 B．Genuine mistakes．

C．Car accidents．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Causing offence or hurt．

58. The underlined expression“rather than dwell on the mistake”in the third paragraph means you_____.

A．don’t waste time worrying about what happened　　 B．consider the problem

C．forget about what happened　　　　　　　　　　 D．analyze who was at fault

59．The underlined word“rectify”in the sixth paragraph means to _____________.

A．put right　　 B．improve　　 C．Eliminate （消除）　　 D．apologize