Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be. Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, 'Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling.' The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, 'Bikes.' 小题1: A．towards B．down C．to D．up 小题2: A．filling B．pulling C．pushing D．carrying 小题3: A．arrived B．appeared C．came D．reached 小题4: A．ask B．order C．make D．call 小题5: A．carefully B．quickly C．silently D．horribly 小题6: A．before B．after C．first D．so 小题7: A．lucky B．hoping C．thinking D．wondering 小题8: A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything 小题9: A．possible B．strong C．able D．clever 小题10: A．through B．thoroughly C．upon D．up 小题11: A．like B．more C．then D．as 小题12: A．told B．cried C．ordered D．said 小题13: A．cross B．past C．across D．into 小题14: A．everyone B．anyone C．no one D．someone 小题15: A．moment B．long time C．sometime D．some time