Once a young man was travelling by train． It was a long and boring journey．

As the train was moving （1） 　　a wilderness （荒野）？ the passengers looked out of the windows （2） 　　． When the train reached a bend（转弯处）， it （3） 　　and then a simple house（4） 　　． It was so easy to notice， （5） 　　everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open． Some passengers even began a （6） 　　about it． The young man was also （7） 　　by the scenery． On his return he（8） 　　the train at the nearest station and found his（9） 　　to the house． Its owner said that he was troubled by the （10） 　　of the train．He wanted to （11） 　　the house， but nobody would buy it．

（12） 　　the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the（13） 　　． He thought it was a good place for（14） 　　because it was facing the railway bend． When the train moved slowly past？the（15） 　　passengers would be very interested in the house．

He （16） 　　to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement． （17） 　　the Coca﹣Cola Company took it to put up their（18） 　　． To everyone's surprise， the young man was （19） 　　180 000 dollars for a three﹣year rent（租金）．

This is a true story． It tells us that discovery is very important to （20） 　　Many people have got new ideas from it．

（1）A．over	B． around	C．through	D．across
（2）A．happily	B．quietly	C．safely	D．clearly
（3）A．dropped off	B．fell behind	C．slowed down	D．rushed out
（4）A．appeared	B．found	C．discovered	D．came
（5）A．when	B．that	C．why	D．how
（6）A．discussion	B．meeting	C．subject	D．competition
（7）A．attacked	B．frightened	C．trapped	D．attracted
（8）A．got on	B．looked for	C．got off	D．waited for
（9）A．address	B．way	C．key	D．trip
（10）A．track	B．conductor	C．passenger	D．noise
（11）A．change	B．paint	C．sell	D．mend
（12）A．Soon	B．Yet	C．Instead	D．After
（13）A．room	B．place	C．house	D．land
（14）A．information	B．relaxing	C．travelling	D．advertisement
（15）A．excited	B．tired	C．surprised	D．worried
（16）A．tried	B．had	C．agreed	D．stopped
（17）A．Since then	B．At last	C． At least	D．So far
（18）A．messages	B．companies	C．notices	D．signs
（19）A．shown	B．allowed	C．offered	D．returned
（20）A．success	B．confidence	C．activity	D．invention