It was snowing 41 , and the wind was blowing the snow into great piles 42 the fences at the sides of the road. In some places the piles were so big 43 they were beginning to spread right across the road, but as long as cars 44 keep moving at a proper speed, they could still manage to 45 .
___46 , at one point on the mad there was a 47 bend in the mad. There the drivers had to be 48 skillful to avoid getting stuck.
At last, of course, there was one who was not skillful enough and who let his car stop on the comer. He 49 to drive in forward over the piles by speeding up, but the wheels slipped, and the car finished up deep in the snow and blocking the road.
The next car to reach the comer was 50 trouble too. The driver had been trying to 51 a good speed to avoid getting stuck, and he did not 52 the car blocking the road in front of him 53 he was almost on top of it. He put his brakes on hard 54 it slipped sideways into deep snow. Later, car after car came round the corner too fast to stop properly, and finished up in the deep snow. Before long, there were five cars stuck as the snow 55 to fall and almost covered them.
___56 , a neighbor saw what had happened and telephoned the local garage, 57 sent a truck to pull the cars out of the snow. The neighbor watched as the garage men 58 them out one by one. When they reached the car which had started all the 59 , the neighbor said to them, “You aren’t going to 60 that one, are you? That’s the one that has brought all this business to you today!”
41. A. gradually B. slightly C. quietly D. heavily
42. A. on B. against C. over D. about
43. A. when B. as C. that D. while
44. A. could B. should C. would D. must
45. A. get through B. break down C. pass by D. go back
46. A. Then B. Therefore C. However D. Still
47. A. gentle B. slow C. sharp D. broad
48. A. so B. very C. too D. even
49. A. managed B. failed C. agreed D. tried
50. A. on B. off C. in D. out of
51. A. keep up B. slow down C. pick up D. switch off
52. A. watch B. observe C. explore D. notice
53. A. when B. until C. after D. since
54. A. while B. and C. or D. for
55. A. stopped B. began C. happened D. continued
56. A. In all B. After all C. On time D. At last
57. A. who B. which C. what D. that
58. A. pulled B. picked C. left D. let
59. A. snow B. ruin C. trouble D. harm
60. A. move B. repair C. break D. wash
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