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初中英语：阅读理解 (54) It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 1 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 2 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten oclock p. m. He had his 3 in a little restaurant (餐馆) there. It was a warm 4 in August. Vick wanted to 5 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very 6 . He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over 7 hours. There wasnt a moon, but the 8 were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, Its an empty desert. No tree, house, man. He could 9 the endless, white road in the cars headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him. It was two oclock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 10 town: Ill light the cooker( 炊具), he thought, and make some tea. He got out of the car. He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 11 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, Good morning. Its a 12 morning, isnt it? The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, You are going to 13 some tea, arent you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 14 near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 15 . Now listen, and Ill tell you a story. Then youll give me… 1. A. short B. good C. busy D. well 2. A. cities B. hotels C. villages D. towns 3. A. tea B. supper C. lunch D. breakfast 4. A. night B. day C. season D. month 5. A. live B. stay C. drive D. walk 6. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm 7. A. two B. seven C. ten D. fourteen 8. A. trees B. animals C. stars D. clouds 9. A. see B. ride C. pass D. find 10. A. home B. other C. next D. last 11. A. about B. from C. far D. awa