Let me tell you a story about Berb and Mild Carbridge, who used to be very【21】For example,
(36)
A.careless
B.forgetful
C.thoughtful
D.foolish
(36)
A.careless
B.forgetful
C.thoughtful
D.foolish
A.schedule
B.absolute
C.intravenous
D.worry
A、Yes. I can get them myself.
B、I’m all set. But thanks anyway.
C、Really? Could you tell me why?
Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境) to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,【C1】______a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle【C2】______the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and【C3】______him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw carefully to see【C4】______he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets【C5】______he let him tie the straw again. He never found【C6】______ ,even though he examined it very carefully, Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker's pockets【C7】______usual, he said to him," Listen, I know that you are smuggling things【C8】______this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you're bringing into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to【C9】______. I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you've been smuggling. "The worker did not say anything for【C10】______. Then he smiled turned to Henry and said quietly," Bicycles."
【C1】
A.pushing
B.pulling
C.filling
D.carrying
Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境)to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私)anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,【21】 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it,When the bicycle【22】 the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and【23】 him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the staw carefully to see【24】 he could find anything,after which he would look in all the man's pockets【25】 he let him tie the straw again. He never found【26】 , even though he examined it very carefully. Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker’ s pockets【27】 usual. He said to him,“ Listen,I know that you are smuggling things 【28】 this frontier. Won' t you tell me what it is that you’ re bringing into the country so successfully? I’ m an old man, and today' s my last day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to【29】 . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you' ye been smuggling. ”The worker did not say anything for【30】 . Then the smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly,“ Bicycles.”
(46)
A.pushing
B.pulling
C.filling
D.carrying
Then one evening, after he has looked【48】the straw and emptied the factory worker's ,pockets【49】usual, he【50】to him, "Listen. I know that you are smuggling things【51】this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is that you are bring into. Today's my last day on the【52】. Tomorrow I'm going to【53】. I promise that I shall not tell【54】if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The factory worker did not say anything for【55】. Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quickly: "Bicycles."
(66)
A.should
B.would
C.might
D.must
"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."
"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?'
"We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."
"So when it goes down, you go down with it."
"That's good, sir. '
"How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.
"I have no idea. There's no way we can find out without asking the computer."
After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"
"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT'knows. 'It'can't tell me.
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
The best title for the article is______.
A.When the Computer Is Down
B.How to buy a ticket
C.The Computer of the Airport
D.Asking the Computer
Will you tell me which key is the one ______ the mailbox?
A.of
B.to
C.for
D.on
A.ask
B. apply
C. require
D. inquire