The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “1station?

The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “1station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a 2at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance(救护车)，too. A man is badly wounded,” said a(n)3voice of a young woman.

“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.

Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance4off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was5. No collision, no wounded man.

“What a dirty6!” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that mischievous (恶作剧)7

and…”

They had not been able to say anything about a8when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came9towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly10to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.

When Randolph Bruce, the driver , was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had foretold (预言) on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was11at last. Later the police did whatever they could to12the woman who had13them, but failed.

It is really14that a prophecy(预言) should agree with the fact so15. 1.

A.Weather

B.Railway

C.Fire

D.Police

A.bus

B.truck

C.taxi

D.train

A.sweet

B.anxious

C.beautiful

D.low

A.turned

B.took

C.started

D.walked

A.bad

B.satisfied

C.pleasant

D.fine

A.call

B.lie

C.trick

D.plan

A.policeman

B.boy

C.woman

D.driver

A.reward

B.praise

C.thanks

D.punishment

A.turning

B.running

C.starting

D.passing

A.continued

B.refused

C.began

D.stopped

A.saved

B.dead

C.awake

D.alive

A.find

B.meet

C.punish

D.thank

A.laughed

B.telephoned

C.repeated

D.visited

A.exciting

B.surprising

C.pleasing

D.interesting

A.equally

B.truly

C.exactly

D.carefully

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