RIVING FROM BEIJING TO PARIS
Every (0) _____ begins with a single step. ‘We might (50) ______ this proverb for the 16,000km Beijing to Paris car rally, and say that every rally begins with a (51)_______ of the wheel. From China, several hundred courageous men and women will (52) ________ out for Paris in pursuit of what, for many, is likely to prove an impossible (53) ________. Everybody is prepared for the worst and expects a high drop-out (54) _________, especially on the rally’s difficult first stage across
central China and over the high mountain (55) __________ of the Himalayas. ‘If twenty-five cars
(56) _______ it to Paris, we’ll be doing well’, says Philip Young, the rally organizer.
Now planned as an annual event, the first Beijing-Paris car rally took place in 1907. It was won by Prince Borghese, an Italian adventurer, who crossed the (57) ________ line just a few metres (58) ______ of the only other car to complete the race. Nowadays, not many people know about PrinceBorghees, but all the time his achievement was regarded as comparable to that of Marco Polo, who travelled from Venice to China in the 13th century.
According to the (59) ________, all the cars in the rally must be more than thirty years old, which means that the (60) ______ roads and high altitude are a (61) ______ test of both the cars and the drivers. A sense of adventure is essential. One driver said, ‘Our (62) ______ is to have a good time, enjoy the experience and the magnificent scenery- and the adventure of a life time’
0 | A | journey | B | travel | C | route | D | way |
50. | A | adapt | B | moderate | C | improve | D | form |
51. | A | revolution | B | circle | C | rotation | D | turn |
52. | A | head | B | move | C | set | D | try |
53. | A | vision | B | fantasy | C | hope | D | dream |
54. | A | rate | B | number | C | speed | D | frequency |
55. | A | crossings | B | passes | C | directions | D | passages |
56. | A | get | B | take | C | have | D | make |
57. | A | closing | B | completing | C | ending | D | finishing |
58. | A | forward | B | ahead | C | front | D | advance |
59. | A | orders | B | rules | C | laws | D | customs |
60. | A | crude | B | underdeveloped | C | broken | D | rough |
61. | A | firm | B | strict | C | severe | D | grave |
62. | A | aim | B | target | C | proposal | D | intent |
0. A
50. A
51. D
52. C
53. D
54. A
55. D
56. D
57. D
58. B
59. B
60. D
61.C
62. A