One cold afternoon, a postman was slowly pushing his mail card (邮车 ) __21___ the hill that led out of the small town of Lance. He was walking very __22___ because there was a lot of ice on the __23_____ . He had only one more letter to deliver (传递 ) , and this was for an old lady who lived at the __24____ . Everybody __25___ her "grandma"

　 She had lived alone __26____ her daughter had ___27__ to Hawaii many years before. She used to invite the postman _28___ for coffee whenever he _29__ her letter, and she would tell him about her two grandchildren in Hawaii, whom she had _30____ seen. However , she had lots of __31___ of them, which she used to __32___ him.

　 Just as the ___33__ came near her gate, a small boy came __34___ down the hill. suddenly the boy slipped on the ice and fell. The postman stopped his mail cart and hurried _35___ the street to help the boy. After a quick __36___ , he saw that the boy had hurt his leg very badly. In fact, he was ___37____ that the boy's leg had been broken. He knew that "grandma" didn't have a __38___ , so he stopped a _39___ driver and asked him to __40___ the boy to Lance Hospital.

21. A down B. up　 C. along D. around

22. A. bravely B. carefully　 C. fast　 D. sadly

23. A. cart　 B around C. field　 D. road

24. A. gate B. bottom　 C. end　 D. top　

25. A. named　 B. shouted　 C. called D. talked

26. A. ever since　 B. just as　 C. even after　 D. until

27. A. left　 B. came　 C. moved　 D. been

28. A. in　 B, there　 C. up　　 D. to

29. A. carried　 B. sent　 C. wrote　 D. brought

30. A. already B. often　 C. never　 D. badly

31. A. pictures　 B. letters　 C. news　 D. things

32. A. tell B. show　 C. give　 D send　

33. A. postman　 B. lady　 C. children D. boy

34. A. and ran　 B. to　 run　 C. ran　 D. running

35. A. in　 B. on　 C. across D. into

36. A. search　 B. look　 C. hurry　 D. test　

37. A. sad　 B. angry　 C. afraid　 D. disappointed　

38. A. driver　 B. TV set　 C. telephone D. radio

39.A. passing　 B. careful　 C. good　 D. walking

40. A. send　 B. bring　 C. get　 D. take

20. The conference was a ____ and it was well ____

A. success, attended 　　　B. successful, attended

C. held successfully, joined D. succeeded , attending

19. We planned to Qingdao for the summer vacation, but because of the bad weather we had to stay at home_____.

A. however B. though C. really D. instead　

18. English is ____ subject that I am really interested in.

A. the just　 B a just C. a very D. the very

17. The Frenchman couldn't speak English . It took him quite a while to make himself ___ to the waiter.

A. to understand B. understand　 C. understanding D. understood　

16. I rang you several times, but wasn't able to get ____.

A. out b. away C. through　 D. on

15. --Is your sister in?

--- I am sorry. She is out. Would you please ___ a message?

A. take　 B. leave　 C. give D. carry　

14. After receiving a letter from my parents, I haven't ____ it.

A. reply to　 B. replied for C. replied D. answered　

13. You know that the sun ____ light and heat .

A. sends out B. sends off C. sends for D. sends up

12. He must be a student, ___?

A. mustn't he　 B. needn't he　 C. isn't he　 D. doesn't he