A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr Smith decided to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman jumped up from the back seat. He held a gun to Mr Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.
 “All right,” Mr Smith answered. He started the engine pulled away from the side of the street and drove down. Being eighty-one years old, he knew he could not fight the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove through each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see nothing. “Just my luck,” he thought, “If I was driving too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”
    Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (油门), and the car ran much faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car back there.”
    He ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets. On two-way streets he drove on the wrong side of the road. Not one policeman saw him. Again Mr Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan. He turned a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he reached back to grab (夺) the man’s gun. At the same time the policeman heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.
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 (   )41. Where did the gunman want to go?
A. New York.   B. Tokyo. 
C. Paris.        D. London.
(   )42. What does the underlined word “engine” mean in Chinese?
A. 发动机      B. 刹车    
C. 喇叭         D. 轮胎
(   )43. Why did Mr. Smith drive much faster suddenly?
A. Because he wanted to keep off the police.    
B. Because he saw a police car behind his.
C. Because his plan was working.   
D. Because he wanted the police to see him.
(   )44. Which of the following is not TRUE?
A. Mr. Smith ran lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets.
B. Mr. Smith knew he didn’t need any help.
C. Mr. Smith drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate.
D. Mr. Smith looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car.
(    )45. From the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. Mr. Smith is a strong man   

    A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr Smith began to leave. He was about to start the car  41  a gunman stood up from the back seat. He  42  a gun at Mr Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted. “All right,” Mr Smith answered. He started the engine, pulled away from the side of the street and  43  down. Being 65 years old, he knew he could not  44  the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the  45 ? As he drove  46  each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see  47 . “Just my luck,” he thought, “If I was  48  too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.”
      49  he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (油门), and the car ran  50  faster. “What are you doing?” shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,” Mr Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car back there.”
    He ran red lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets. On two-way streets he drove on the wrong   51   of the road. Not one of the policemen saw him. Again Mr Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a  52  plan.
     He  53  a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as  54  towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he got back to grab (夺取) the man’s gun. At the same time the policeman heard his  55  and quickly caught the gunman.
(   )41. A. as     B. while C. when  D. then
(   )42. A. brought  B. lift  C. aimed  D. carried
(   )43. A. drove     B. left  C. took  D. pushed
(   )44. A. beat     B. lift      C. keep  D. hit
(   )45. A. policeman      B. gunman          C. police            D. people
(   )46. A. around         B. over                 C. across                 D. towards
(   )47. A. somebody        B. anybody       
    C. everybody          D. nobody
(   )48. A. driving           B. moving        
    C. getting       D. walking
(   )49. A. So                  B. When   
   C. While            D. As
(   )50. A. more      B. much   C. very    D. quite
(   )51. A. street      B. way    C. line      D. corner
(   )52. A. new       B. safe    C. hard    D. nice
(   )53. A. found            B. turned