The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond， California， USA. “Police station？ A train for Santa FE collide(碰撞)with a(n)　31　at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please go there at once， with an ambulance too. A man is badly injured，” said a(n)　32　voice of a young woman.
“Just a minute， we’ll come　33　. Please stay there and wait，” answered the policeman.
Within a minute， a police car and an ambulance　34　. Soon they got to the　35　， but only to　36　everything was fine. No collision， no　37　man.
“What a dirty trick！” said the policeman　38　. “We must find out that mischievous(恶作剧的)　39　and. . . ”
They had not been able to say anything about a punishment　40　they heard the whistle of a train： the train was nearing them quickly. All　41　a sudden， a truck appeared. It came fast towards them， too. 　42　it was passing the crossing， it suddenly refused to move on. Right then and there， before the eyes of all the people present， the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it　43　meters away.
When Randolph Bruce， the driver was　44　out of the damaged truck， he was　45　hurt just　46　the young woman had foretold on the phone. As he was taken to the　47　in time， he was saved at last.
Later the policemen did　48　they could to find the woman who had telephoned them， but　49　.
It is　50　that a prophecy(预言)should coincide(巧合)with the fact so exactly.
31. A. ambulance　　　　B. truck　　　　C. car　　　　　D. bus
32. A. anxious         B. sweet            C. gentle           D. low
33. A. fast            B. ahead            C. soon             D. later
34. A. went by        B. set off            C. got there          D. came on
35. A. telephone      B. street            C. station            D. crossing
36. A. feel           B. find             C. have             D. tell
37. A. injured        B. trapped           C. frightened        D. killed
38. A. happily        B. excitedly         C. angrily           D. disappointedly
39. A. man          B. policeman         C. woman          D. boy
40. A. until          B. since             C. while            D. when
41. A. at            B. of               C. by               D. for
42. A. When         B. Where           C. That              D. Which
43. A. dozen         B. dozens           C. dozen of          D. dozens of
44. A. raised         B. helped           C. pushed           D. forced
45. A. slightly        B. clearly           C. hardly           D. badly
46. A. as            B. so               C. before           D. for
47. A. police station   B. market           C. hospital          D. sidewalk
48. A. that           B. which            C. however         D. whatever
49. A. delayed        B. worked          C. stopped           D. failed
50. A. surprised       B. surprising        C. satisfied          D. satisfying

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