Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving      11   .

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was ___12   on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned     13    , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights,    14      there I sat, waiting for the light to    15    , the only human being, for at least a mile in any     16    .

I started wondering why I      17     to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was    18      no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no     19      in going through it.

Much later that    20     , after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light     21      me. I think I stopped     22      it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow    23    : we don’t go through red lights.

We do     24       we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so     25      of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

11  A. fast                   B. slowly               C. carefully               D. hard

12  A. late                   B. alone                        C. worried                    D. afraid

13  A. green         B. yellow               C. red                          D. dark

14  A. and                   B. or                            C. so                            D. but

15  A. return        B. change                    C. start                         D. continue

16  A. attention            B. background              C. direction                   D. information

17  A. refused             B. decided                    C. prepared                   D. forgot

18  A. hardly        B. luckily               C. usually                 D. clearly

19  A. danger              B. excuse                     C. space                       D. energy

20  A. moment            B. night                        C. afternoon                 D. morning

21  A. depended on      B. looked forward to      C. stayed away from     D. came back to

22  A. though              B. unless               C. because                    D. until

23  A. me                    B. it                             C. him                          D. us

24  A. what                 B. how                         C. why                         D. that

25  A. tired                  B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 　　11　 .

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was ___12　 on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 　　13 　 , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 　 14　 　 there I sat, waiting for the light to 　 15 　, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 　 16　 .

I started wondering why I 　　17　 to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 　 18　 　 no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 　　19　 　in going through it.

Much later that 　 20　 　, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 　　21 　　 me. I think I stopped 　　22　 　it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 　 23　 : we don’t go through red lights.

We do 　　24　 　 we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so 　 25　 　 of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

11 A. fast　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　 　 D. hard

12 A. late　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. afraid

13 A. green　　　　　　 B. yellow　　　　　　　　　　 C. red　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dark

14 A. and　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

15 A. return　　　　　　 B. change 　　　　　　　　 C. start　　　　　　　　　　　 D. continue

16 A. attention　　　　 B. background　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　 D. information

17 A. refused　　　　　 B. decided　　　　　　　　　 C. prepared　 　　　　　　 D. forgot

18 A. hardly　　　　　　 B. luckily　　　　　　　　　　 C. usually　　　　　　 　 D. clearly

19 A. danger　　　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　　　　　 D. energy

20 A. moment　　　　 B. night　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　 D. morning

21 A. depended on　 B. looked forward to　 C. stayed away from　 D. came back to

22 A. though　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　 D. until

23 A. me　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. us

24 A. what　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

25 A. tired　　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry

The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life, as a great many Chinese use one every day. But you may not know its role in strengthening international relations, as it did in the case of US President George W. Bush’s visit to China .
President Bush arrived in Beijing on November 19, 2005 after he finished the APEC meeting in South Korea.He met with Chinese top leaders and achieved agreements on trade, Taiwan issue and more.
Although Bush’s trip was short as 40 hours, he managed to spare a moment to do some cycling. On November 20, he rode up and down a steep path at Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Beijing’s suburbs.
Six young Chinese cyclists accompanied the president, who was dressed in a Chinese training uniform with the “Beijing 2008” logo (标志). He did not go along the arranged route and chose a more zigzag(曲折的) hiking path.
“How do you say, ‘take it easy on the old man’?” Bush joked to his partners before setting out.
“Compared with my bike path on the Crawford ranch (农场) , this one is greater and really difficult,” said Bush when his 45-minute ride ended. He said he will come to Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games.
This is not Bush’s first cycle ride in Beijing. In 1975 at the age of 29, he visited the Chinese capital for the first time, when his father was head of the US liaison office (联络处) in Beijing, which Bush described as “fantastic”.
However, observers said Bush’s ride is much more than just his favorite pastime. It expressed friendliness with people in China, where the bicycle is an important part of life and culture.
According to the Washington Post, one of the major newspapers in the US, this was a specially arranged activity by the US Government, for they want to send the Chinese a sign of friendship. “The president is by no means hostile (有敌意的) to China,” it said.
64. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Every Chinese has at least one bicycle
B. The bicycle is the common sight in our daily life
C. Bicycle can play a role in improving relationship between nations
D. President George W. Bush is fond of cycling
65. President George W. Bush went cycling ______.
A. wearing a T-shirt with the “Beijing 2008” logo
B. up and down a path on Laoshan Mountain
C. accompanied by six young Chinese policemen
D. along a more challenging way without arrangement
66. Bush said “take it easy on the old man” to his partners probably because ______.
A. he wanted to make them easy
B. he wanted to make a joke about them
C. he wanted to tell them it would be a more zigzag hiking path
D. he wanted to show them it would be a easy task for an old man
67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Bush’s first cycle ride was in 1975.
B. Bush’s ride was specially arranged by the Washington Post.
C. Bush’s ride is more a sign of friendship than just his favorite pastime.
D. Bush will come to Beijing to take part in the Olympic cycling games in 2008.

Mom had lived in a nursing home for the past three and a half years, suffering the increasing effects of dementia(老年痴呆). They were tough years, actually   21  for us family members than for her, I believe. She suffered very little __22__ in those final years, less than she __23__ when living in her own home. This was because other people took better care of her than she did herself.
All dementia is not alike. Mom’s form   24  her short-term memory more than her long-term memory. By the time she went to the nursing home, her short-term memory was _25__ non-existent. We learned to _26___ our conversations with her to old things of the past. Usually, she could connect with these __27__ and seem to enjoy us __28___ about them. I noticed in her last year that her long-term memory was __29___., too. And it became ever more __30_ to engage her. In her last six months, we had very little __31___ of her responding, though a few times she __32__us. So, when we called her, we would just __33___ to tell her about our lives, things we were doing, things our children and grandchildren were doing. The __34__ would be short. We would tell her we loved her; she would either be __35__ or make some grunting(咕哝) sounds.
__36__ I expected Mom’s death, it was still bad news to hear. She is __37___. Even one-way conversations were more __38__ than no conversations.
So now, all we have are __39__ and a few physical items that were hers or gifts from her. On Mother’s Day this year we will send no __40__, no gift, make no call. But we will remember her.

In the middle of the night, Peter’s wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn’t help crying, “Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the  16  !”
Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 17 dream.
“Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to  18 again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I’m sure I’m  19 !”
Peter got out of bed and started  20 , but he could not find him any clothes.
“Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was  21 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my  22 stomach!”
As soon as he had put his clothes  23 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite  24 that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait  25 morning, can’t you?”
“No, I can’t. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted,“  26 you will find me dead  27 the morning.”
So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters  28 he heard his wife calling him again.
“I’m  29 again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.
Hearing this, he started running as  30 as he could towards the doctor’s. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake  31 around.
The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who’s there?”
“Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I’ve very  32 news for you. My wife  33 ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly  34 her. So you need not come. Go back to   35 now,and sleep well!”