"Get out of the plane!” Justin shouted. Teddy and he dropped to the ground...
When Kathy and Victor reached the edge of the meadow, flames of the fire were shooting more than five meters into the air.
Kathy couldn't believe what she was seeing. One glance told her they needed medical
attention immediately. She questioned Victor, "Are you able to find someone nearby for help?"
"There are no farmers, nor villagers nearby," he replied.
“I’m a distance inner, and I’B go for help." Looking at the seriously injured men, Kathy said to Victor, "It may take me several hours to get out." She started out.
When she was 23, Kathy set a women’s record in a Marathon of 42 kilometers. But now she was runnine the race of life. She had nearly 30 kilometers of hard wilderness to cover to get help.
Kathy had been running for two hours. This was far back into the wilderness. The country
path was growing vague(模糊的），She stopped to take a quick compass reading. Yes, she had run
almost for more than 20 kilometers. Her heart fell, her muscle aching. And finally she saw her car in the distance She jumped into the car and sped away. She reached a holiday house and called the police.
During the wait, she walked around, relaxing her legs and drinking water. It took almost two
hours for a police helicopter to reach her at the trail end. They needed her for one more task.
1.Who actually had the airplane accident?
A. Justin and Teddy. B. Kathy and Victor.
C. Justin himself. D. Kathy herself.
2.The underlined part "Now, she was running the race of life" means that Kathy
A. would set up a new record
B. would run a race alone
C. was inning for the lives of others
D. couldn’t rely on Victor this time
3.Kathy stopped to have a look at her compass because___.
A. she wasn’t sure of her own memory
B. she had completely lost her way
C. the country path was getting vague
D. there was only the wilderness
4.What do you think Kathy’s final task would be?
A. Giving the injured food and drinks.
B. Showing the police the crash site.
C. Going back to put out the big fire.
D. Taking the injured to the hospital.
A wise gentleman retired and bought a modest home near junior high school. He the first few weeks of his retirement peace and satisfaction. Then a new school year began.The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his ，beating happily on every trash can they ．The noise continued day after day, finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some .
The next afternoon, he walked out to the young boys as they banged their way down the street. them, he said, " kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you your happiness like that. I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing，
The kids were and continued to do their job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old man greeted the kids again, this time he had a sad smile on his face. "I lost a lot of money in the stock market," he told them. " , I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." The troublemakers were displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued the afternoon
A few days later, the old man approached them again as they went their way down the street. "Look," he said, "I haven’t received my Social Security check yet, I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"
"A quarter?” the leader exclaimed．"If you think we are going to our time beating these cans around a quarter, you are crazy！No way，mister. We quit！"And the old man enjoyed for the rest of his days.
1.A. the B. a C. an D. /
2.A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost
3.A. for B. with C. in D. at
4.A. house B. street C. way D. school
5.A. made B. found C. knew D. met
6.A. until B. when C. since D. because
7.A. methods B. time C. action D. place
8.A. hear B. meet C. notice D. please
9.A. Inviting B. Calling C. Visiting D . Stopping
10.A. Your B. You C. Yours D. My
11.A. express B. use C. produce D. like
12.A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. satisfied
13.A. but B. just C. thus D. as
14.A.From now on B.Since then C.In the meantime D.In no time
15.A. merely B. obviously C. hardly D. eventually
16.A. shouting B. sound C. voice D. noise
17.A. instead B. also C. now D. so
18.A. use B. find C. waste D. take
19.A. in B. for C. within D. on
20.A. peace B. noise C. happiness D. suffering
一How do you like the book?
一Wonderful, and I as well as most of my classmates＿＿＿quite interested in it.
A. are B. were
C. has been D. am
The experiment can’t have been completed in such a short time,＿＿＿？
A. can it B. was it
C. has it D. is it
Don't you understand the fact, my dear daughter,＿＿＿he is interested in is nothing but your model？
A. that B.which
C. that what D. what that
I don't want any of the three books because I find＿＿＿of them useful for my study.
A. nothing B. no one
C. neither D. none
