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  • 1.       Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

         As the train was moving across a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows quietly. When the train reached a bend(转弯处),it1    and a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers began a discussion about it. The young man was also   2   by the scenery. On his return he 3   the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the  4  of the train. He wanted to sell the house,but nobody would buy it.

        Soon the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the  5  . He thought it was a good place for  6   because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the  7   passengers would be very interested in the house.

        He tried to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisements.   8  the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was   9  180,000dollars for a three-year rent.

        This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to  10

    (1)
    A . fell behind B . dropped off  C . slowed down D . rushed out
    (2)
    A . attracted  B . frightened  C . trapped D . attacked
    (3)
    A . got on    B . looked for C . got off D . waited for
    (4)
    A . track B . conductor  C . passenger  D . noise
    (5)
    A . room    B . place      C . house D . land
    (6)
    A . advertisements   B . Information  C . relaxing  D . travelling
    (7)
    A . excited      B . tired C . surprised D . worried
    (8)
    A . Since then B . At last   C . At least  D . So far
    (9)
    A . shown  B . allowed  C . offered     D . returned
    (10)
    A . success B . confidence C . activity D . invention

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