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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不滿意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

(1)A．driving

B．flying

C．running

D．rushing

(2)A．calmness

B．quietness

C．stillness

D．silence

(3)A．for fear

B．on condition

C．in order

D．in case

(4)A．gave out

B．threw out

C．let off

D．set off

(5)A．taxis

B．radios

C．passengers

D．drivers

(6)A．have to

B．must

C．need

D．should

(7)A．from night till morning

B．from morning till night

C．from morning till afternoon

D．from morning till dusk

(8)A．hard

B．easy

C．possible

D．impossible

(9)A．busy

B．busily

C．lazy

D．lazily

(10)A．results

B．a(chǎn)chievements

C．gains

D．fruits

(11)A．tired

B．tiring

C．excited

D．exciting

(12)A．pleasure

B．money

C．work

D．interest

(13)A．unfortunate

B．fortunate

C．likely

D．wise

(14)A．often

B．usually

C．hardly

D．seldom

(15)A．trick

B．secret

C．skill

D．method

(16)A．southward

B．northward

C．eastward

D．westward

(17)A．wide

B．narrow

C．lonely

D．empty

(18)A．had

B．made

C．kept

D．took

(19)A．common

B．rare

C．much

D．little

(20)A．says

B．suggests

C．goes

D．talks

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 After the meeting，I ________ to write a report on our next term’s work.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

    A．set about          B．made off  with

    C．set out            D．set off

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Winter has　　　 and people in the northern area are facing food and fuel shortage.

A．set up　　　　 B．set out　　 C．set in　　　 D．set off

 

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He ________ to paint the whole house but finished only the front．

[　　]
A．

set out

B．

set about

C．

set in

D．

set off

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After the meeting, I ________ to write a report on our next term’s work．

[　　]
A．

set about

B．

made off with

C．

set out

D．

set off

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