阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 36 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 37 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 38 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”

Neilson 39 .

Pulling open her door, the man seized her 40 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 41 her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 42 , heard the screams and began running.

When they 43 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 45 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 46 for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 47 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms 48 tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 　49 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 50 him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 51 carjacker（劫车者） and suspected murderer, whose 52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky 53 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would 　55 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”

36. A. bring　　　　 　 B. gather　　　　　 C. let　　　　　 D. send

37. A. recognized　　 　　 B. noticed　　　　 　　 C. watched　 　　　　　 D. met

38. A. imagine　　　　 　 B. understand　　 　　 C. realize　　　　 　　 D. conclude

39. A. refused　　　 　　 B. struggled　　　 　 C. escaped　　 D. obeyed 　　

40. A. by　　　　　 　　 B. around　　　　 　 C. with　　　　 　　　　 D. on

41. A. burying　　　 　 B. forgetting　　　 　 C. grabbing　　　 　　　　　　 D. offering

42. A. trip　　　　　 　　 B. visit　　　　　　 　 C. holiday　　　　 　 D. break

43. A. started　　　　 　 B. reached　　　　 　 C. entered　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. carefully　　　 　　 B. patiently　　　　　 　　　 C. disappointedly　 　　 D. madly

45. A. fought　　　　 　 B. turned　　　　　 　 C. jumped　　　　 　　 D. shouted

46. A. target　　　　 　　 B. match　　　　　 　 C. equal　　　　 　　 D. companion

47. A. phone　　　 　　　 B. remind　　　　 　 C. invite　　　　　　 D. beg

48. A. rolled 　　　　　　 B. folded　　　　　 C. tied　　　　　　 D. bent

49. A. angrily　　　 　　 B. kindly　　　　　 C. warmly　　　　　 D. coldly

50. A. caught　　　　 　 B. ignored　　　　 　 C. comforted　　　　 　　　 D thanked.

51. A. ordinary　　　 　　 B. outstanding　 　　 C. honest　　　　 D. professional

52. A. character　　　 B. background　　　 　　　 C. picture　　　 D. story

53. A. though　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　 C. and　　　　 　 D. when

54. A. ridiculous　　 　　 B. different　　　　　 　　　 C. strange　　　　 　 D. similar

55. A. sometimes　　 　　 B. forever　　　　 　　 C. often　　　　　 　 D. never

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ 39  , he was determined to travel  40 .

    He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a  41  time to travel in London,  42  crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He  43  to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his 44   came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller.  45 , he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the  46 , he also found the right platform. It was 47 with people. He did not 48  in getting on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better  49  to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was  50  forward onto the train by the 51  of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the 52   of the stations where the train   53 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth  54  along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling   55  that his journey  had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never__56 . He explained his  57  to a man who was standing on the platform. With a  58  on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.

39. A. thought B. advice      C. relation         D. favor

40. A. alone      B. abroad      C. along          D. away

41. A. short      B. certain         C. possible        D. bad

42. A. for         B. and                C. so               D. but

43. A. planned     B. had              C. happened       D. hoped

44. A. luck        B. time         C. chance        D. turn

45. A. Thus      B. Instead      C. Therefore      D. However

46. A. question     B. way              C. place           D. condition

47. A. packed          B. caught       C. covered      D. seized

48. A. succeed           B. try          C. agree            D. expect

49. A. situation   B. state         C. position        D. seat

50. A. fought            B. swept             C. drawn             D. brought

51. A. speed           B. support        C. strike          D. push

52. A. signs      B. points        C. names           D. numbers

53. A. left         B. stopped            C. started       D. moved

54. A. part            B. pause          C. stop           D. arrived

55. A. glad            B. sick             C. sorry        D. tired

56. A. heard of       B. talked about   C. thought of   D. arrived at

57. A. result       B. mistake             C. difficulty      D. ticket

58. A. joke            B. smile           C. surprise       D. pity

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey, on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’   36  , he made a “great” decision to travel   37  .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a   38   time to travel in London,   39   crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He   40   to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his   41   came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller.   42  , he got the right ticket in the end and, by   43   people the way, he also found the right platform(月台). It was   44   with people. Unfortunately, he did not   45   to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a   46  position (位置) to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was   47  forward onto the train by the force of people from   48  _ . The doors closed and the train   49   off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train   50  , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth one along the   51  . When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling   52   that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never   53  . He could do nothing but explain his   54   to a man who was standing on the platform. With   55   on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite (相反的) direction.

36. A. promise                 B. advice                     C. challenge             D. invitation

37. A. alone                       B. away                  C. along        D. abroad

38. A. certain             B. possible              C. bad                D. right         

39. A. for                           B. and                C. so                 D. but         

40. A. hoped                     B. had           C. planned               D. happened      

41. A. friend                      B. time                      C. luck                        D. turn    

42. A. In fact                      B. So                          C. As a result             D. However

43. A. leading                    B. asking                    C. pointing               D. helping

44. A. crowded                  B. faced                     C. covered                  D. linked

45. A. manage                  B. decide                    C. wish                      D. expect

46. A. safer                       B. lower                    C. better                     D. higher

47. A. kept                        B. pushed                  C. caught                 D. pulled       

48. A. front                        B. inside               C. above                    D. behind        

49. A. switched                  B. got                       C. moved                   D. lifted       

50. A. left                          B. stopped                 C. started                   D. soared       

51. A. stop                        B. arrival                    C. line                        D. train        

52. A. glad                        B. strange               C. worried                  D. bored         

53. A. heard of                  B. talked about           C. came across          D. arrived at      

54. A. design                     B. mistake                  C. difficulty          D. question       

55. A. disappointment          B. fears                      C. sadness              D. smiles