Section B (12 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ 31 station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a 32 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.

“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance 33 off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.

“What a dirty 34 !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”

They had not been able to say anything about a 35 when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came 36 towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly 37 to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was 38 at last. Later the police did whatever they could to 39 the woman who had

40 them, but failed.

It is really 41 that a prediction should agree with the fact so 42 .

31.A. Weather B. Railway C. Fire D. Police

32.A. bus B. truck C. taxi D. train

33.A. turned B. took C. set D. walked

34.A. call B. signal C. trick D. arrangement

35.A. reward B. praise C. thanks D. punishment

36.A. turning B. running C. starting D. passing

37. A. continued B. refused C. began D. stopped

38. A. saved B. dead C. awake D. alive

39. A. find B. attack C. award D. thank

40. A. laughed B. visited C. repeated D. telephoned

41. A. exciting B. pleasing C. surprising D. interesting

42. A. equally B. truly C. exactly D. carefully

SECTION C (8 points)