The telephone rang in the police station

问题：

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