One day, I was working alone on the roof of a new six-story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bircks left over!   36 carry the bricks down by hand I decided to lower them by a pulley（滑車）, which fortunately was  _37 to the side of the building on the sixth floor.
Fastening the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof and  _38 the bricks into a barrel (桶). Then I went back to the  _39 and untied the rope,   40 it tightly to insure a __41__  fall of the 500 punds of bricks. You know, I only weighed 135 pounds. Due to my __42 _ at being pulled off the ground so suddenly, I lost my presence of mind and  _43  to let go of the rope. Needless to say, I went on at a rather  _44 _ rate up the building.
Near the third floor, I met the barrel __45 , which made my collarbone（鎖骨）broken, __46 _ only slightly, I didn’t stop. At approximately（大約）the same time, the barrel  _47__ the ground, and the bottom fell out of the barrel.   48 the bricks, the barrel now weighed about 50 pounds. I refer you again to my weight of 135 pounds.  _49   you might imagine, I began a rapid down.
Also near the  _50 _ floor, I met the barrel coming up, which made my legs broken. The encounter（相遇）with the _ 51 _ slowed me enough to reduce my  _52 when I fell onto the pile of bricks, and  53 , only three vertebrae（椎骨）were broken. However, as I __54__there on the bricks in pain, unable to move, and  _55  the barrel six stories above, I again lost my presence of mind. I let go of the rope!
小題1:
A．Rather than B．Other thanC．Better thanD．Instead of
小題2:
A．connectedB．a(chǎn)ttached C．a(chǎn)ddedD．joined
小題3:
A．broughtB．carriedC．loadedD．took
小題4:
A．ceilingB．floor C．roofD．ground
小題5:
A．grabbingB．pulling C．fasteningD．holding
小題6:
A．suddenB．quick C．slowD．peaceful
小題7:
A．carelessnessB．surpriseC．excitementD．joy
小題8:
A．forgotB．had C．tookD．began
小題9:
A．slowB．rapid C．strangeD．special
小題10:
A．coming downB．going upC．going downD．coming up
小題11:
A．SlowedB．Calmed C．RelaxedD．Cooled
小題12:
A．fellB．beat C．hitD．knocked
小題13:
A．BesidesB．WithoutC．WithD．Beyond
小題14:
A．AsB．When C．WhileD．Which
小題15:
A．firstB．ground C．secondD．third
小題16:
A．bricksB．barrel C．pulleyD．rope
小題17:
A．painB．weight C．injuriesD．speed
小題18:
A．unluckilyB．surelyC．undoubtedlyD．fortunately
小題19:
A．satB．lay C．stoodD．bent
小題20:
A．noticedB．rememberedC．watchedD．saw

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A．classic styleB．ConceptualismC．Pop artD．Baroque style
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B．Some of the world’s earliest art was created in caves.
C．History, culture and one’s concept of beauty affect what a person believes to be art.
D．Art historians refer to today’s artistic period as the Modern era.
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A．7B．8 C．10D．12
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A．Martin Creed’s winning worksB．Madonna’s outstanding art style
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