B

Mr Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn’t see the red light. He couldn’t stop his car and hit a car.

An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, “What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?”

“I’m sorry, sir,”said Mr Brown,“I didn’t see the light turned red.”Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.“It’s cold today, sir,”said Mr Brown.“Please drink a little, and then you’ll get warm.”

The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked,“I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?”

“I can’t drink anything now, sir,”answered Mr Brown.“I’m waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know!”

41. When did the story happen?

A. In the morning.       B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.       D. At night.

42. Why did Mr Brown drive so fast?

A. He was happy that day.     B. He was good at driving.

C. There were few cars in the street.    D. He was afraid to be late.

43. Mr Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that          .

A. he didn’t see the red light     B. he drove fast

C. he couldn’t drive at all      D. it was raining hard

44. Why did Mr Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?

45. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know!(译成汉语)

五、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空(每小题1分，满分5分)

46. Tom has trouble  ___  (find)a job and is still staying at home.

47. What can we do   ___   (help)the old man?

48. The Internet makes it    ___     (easy) to get much information in a short time than before.

49. Can we have a  ___   (medicine) examination without a doctor or nurse in the room?

50. The smog is  ___(harm) to our health.