题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The tourist bus winded its way into a mountainous area. When it was _________ to make a turn, two passengers, _________of young lovers, were so attracted by the beautiful scenery that they   _________ a stop to get down. They were left behind and the bus went _________  . Suddenly they heard a loud boom   _________  of the road. It was a huge rock rolling down in the landslide that hit the bus and fell with it into a deep valley. The lovers were greatly   _________ by the news that no passengers on board   _________  . When they calmed down they   _________  and expressed their feelings in a few words.

The above story was told by a guide when we were riding a tourist _________  to a beautiful mountain. He asked us to guess what the lovers said _________ after the disaster that they had narrowly escaped.

Often we read reports about traffic accidents, among which there were _________ ones who missed the bus and _________  the disaster. Those people usually said with a sigh of ________“Fortunately I was not on board.” On our bus the passengers’ _________ to the guide were various.

But the answer was quite out of our expectation. “If we hadn’t got down and _________  the bus, it would have   _________ the dangerous spot and all the passengers would have survived.”

The story passed from person to person as a sort of wit (智慧) test, but I think _________ . It actually serves as a(n)   _________ of a person’s mind. I pay my heart-felt respect to the couple who, instead of feeling lucky, _________ themselves for causing the loss of lives. People all have heart for _________  , but it is often a flashing thought across one’s mind that decides whether it is good or evil (邪恶的).

1.A. rapid         B. due           C. about          D. eager

2.A. group        B. couple       C. party           D. row

3.A. got to        B. set up       C. called for     D. looked for

4.A. up            B. in          C. by              D. on

5.A. ahead         B. along         C. across          D. opposite

6.A. scared        B. shocked     C. moved           D. confused

7.A. died          B. survived     C. saved          D. witnessed

8.A. shouted       B. screamed     C. fought         D. sighed

9.A. car          B. bike          C. bus             D. road

10.A. immediately B. even          C. only           D. ever

11.A. lucky        B. selfish       C. lazy            D. strange

12.A. missed       B. avoided       C. caused         D. trapped

13.A. relief      B. concern       C. injury          D. regret

14.A. emotions    B. replies       C. excuses         D. attitudes

15.A. caught       B. missed      C. took           D. delayed

16.A. seen        B. jumped       C. passed         D. landed

17.A. differently  B. actually      C. exactly        D. sincerely

18.A. examination  B. change      C. quality         D. stage

19.A. thought      B. blamed        C. enjoyed         D. helped

20.A. happiness    B. goods         C. mercy         D. honor