Question

Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 1_____ a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 2_____. When the train reached a bend(轉(zhuǎn)彎處)，it slowed down, and then a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice 3_____ everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 4______ about it. The young was also attracted by the house. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his 5_____ to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 6______ of the train. He wanted to 7______ the house, but nobody would buy it.

8_____ the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the 9______ soon. He thought it was a good place for advertisement because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the 10______ passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 11_____ to find some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 12_____ the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 13______. To everyone’s surprise the young man was 14_____ 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to 15______. Many people got new ideas from it.

1. A. over          B. around           C. through         D. across

2. A. happily        B. quietly            C. safely            D. angrily

3. A. when         B. that                C. why               D. how

4. A. discussion    B. meeting          C. subject                  D. competition

5. A. address      B. way               C. key               D. trip

6. A. track          B. speed             C. passenger       D. noise

7. A. change       B. paint              C. sell                D. mend

8. A. Though      B. But                C. And               D. Or

9. A. room          B. place              C. house             D. land

10.A. excited      B. tired               C. surprised        D. worried

11. A. tried         B. had                C. agreed           D. stopped

12. A. Since then         B. At last            C. At least          D. So far

13. A. messages  B. companies      C. notices                  D. signs

14. A. shown      B. allowed          C. offered           D. returned

15. A. success     B. confidence    C. activity            D. invention 

Answer 1

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