【题目】The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area.When it was __ to make a turn, two passengers — a __ of young lovers — were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they __ a stop to get down.They were left behind and the bus went __. Suddenly they heard a loud boom __ of the road.It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly __ by the news that no passengers on board __. When they calmed down they __ and expressed their feelings in a few words.

The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist __ to a scenic mountain.He asked us to guess what the lovers said __ after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.

Often we read reports about traffic accidents,  among which there were __ ones who missed the bus and____the disaster.Those people usually said with a sigh of __. “Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ __ to the guide were various.

But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and __ the bus, it would have __ the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”

The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit(智慧) test, but I think _. It actually serves as a (n)__ of a person’s mind.I pay my heart­felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, __ themselves for causing the loss of lives.People all have heart for __, but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).

【1】A. ready       B. Time           C. asked            D. about

【2】A. couple              B. Group           C. party            D. row

【3】A. got to              B. called for         C.caught sight of     D. looked for

【4】A. away               B. In               C. on              D. by

【5】A. along               B. ahead            C. across           D. opposite

【6】A. shocked             B. scared            C. moved          D. confused

【7】A. died                B. saved             C. survived        D. witnessed

【8】A. shouted             B. screamed          C. fought          D. sighed

【9】A. car                 B. bike              C. road            D. bus

【10】A. immediately         B. even             C. only            D. ever

【11】A. lazy                B. selfish           C. lucky            D. strange

【12】A. missed            B. avoided            C. caused            D. remarked

【13】A. sorrow            B. innocence          C. relief             D. regret

【14】A. emotions          B. expressions         C. replies            D. attitudes

【15】A. caught            B. delayed            C. missed            D. took

【16】A. seen              B. passed             C. jumped           D. overlooked

【17】A. otherwise         B. more               C. whatever          D. seriously

【18】A. examinatio        B. change             C. quality            D. state

【19】A. thought           B. blamed             C. enjoyed           D. helped

【20】A. happiness         B. excuse             C. honor            D. Mercy

【语篇解读】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。一对恋人在旅途中要求下车，后来旅游车被落石击中，旁人听了这个故事感叹这对恋人的运气好，而这对恋人却觉得是自己要下车耽误了时间才导致车祸发生的。不同的想法代表了人们不同的世界观。