Question

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 　　11　 .

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was ___12　 on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 　　13 　 , and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 　 14　 　 there I sat, waiting for the light to 　 15 　, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 　 16　 .

I started wondering why I 　　17　 to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 　 18　 　 no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 　　19　 　in going through it.

Much later that 　 20　 　, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 　　21 　　 me. I think I stopped 　　22　 　it’s part of a contract(契約) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 　 23　 : we don’t go through red lights.

We do 　　24　 　 we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so 　 25　 　 of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

11 A. fast　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　 　 D. hard

12 A. late　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. afraid

13 A. green　　　　　　 B. yellow　　　　　　　　　　 C. red　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. dark

14 A. and　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

15 A. return　　　　　　 B. change 　　　　　　　　 C. start　　　　　　　　　　　 D. continue

16 A. attention　　　　 B. background　　　　　　 C. direction　　　　　　　　 D. information

17 A. refused　　　　　 B. decided　　　　　　　　　 C. prepared　 　　　　　　 D. forgot

18 A. hardly　　　　　　 B. luckily　　　　　　　　　　 C. usually　　　　　　 　 D. clearly

19 A. danger　　　　　 B. excuse　　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　　　　　 D. energy

20 A. moment　　　　 B. night　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　 D. morning

21 A. depended on　 B. looked forward to　 C. stayed away from　 D. came back to

22 A. though　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　 D. until

23 A. me　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. us

24 A. what　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

25 A. tired　　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry

Answer 1

11-15 ABCDB   16-20 CADAB

21-25 DCBAC