One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car approached from the 36 direction at about the same speed. As we 37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be 38 , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 39 , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden 40 . Though we had 41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world 42 . At some 43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us 44 not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act 45 , with friends or even with 46 .
As technology 47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 49 problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours 50 to control.
In my own life, I’ve put great stock in 51 responsibility. 52 , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 53 . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 55 .
1.A. wrong B. correct C. same D. opposite
2.A. passed B. greeted C. recognized D. met
3.A. believing B. thinking C. admitting D. suggesting
4.A. down B. off C. asleep D. sick
5.A. end B. shock C. surprise D. disaster
6.A. apparently B. hardly C. never D. ever
7.A. looks B. exists C. stays D. works
8.A. level B. place C. moment D. length
9.A. temporarily B. simply C. constantly D. consciously
10.A. independently B. respectively C. individually D. cooperatively
11.A. strangers B. colleagues C. parents D. partners
12.A. develops B. enlarges C. shrinks D. improves
13.A. killed B. threatened C. destroyed D. saved
14.A. similar B. different C. serious D. widespread
15.A. alike B. alone C. alive D. along
16.A. personal B. public C. common D. general
17.A. Therefore B. Though C. But D. Thus
18.A. friends B. authorities C. others D. oneself
19.A. dark B. main C. busy D. narrow
20.A. enjoyment B. trust C. safety D. encouragement
It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine. _____ , we’d better take it to the garage immediately.
A. Otherwise B. If not C. But for that D. If so
Would you like to_______ with us to the film tonight?
A．come along B.come off C.come across D.come through
On Monday mornings it usually ______ me an hours to drive to work although the actual distance is only 20 miles.
A. takes B. is taking C. took D. will take
As the most frequently spoken language in the world, Chinese ________ in many schools in Europe.
A. is teaching B is taught C. has taught D. teaches
Jenny is always absent from school, ______ I suppose is why she is criticized now and then.
A. which B. who C. that D. what
