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I was on the train when a girl got on．The couple seeing her off seemed 1about her safety．The woman gave the girl detailed instructions 2how to avoid speaking to strangers．
As I had become 3by then, I could not tell what the girl looked like．“Are you going all the way to Dehra Dun?” I asked her as the train 4out of the station．
My 5surprised her．She gave a little exclamation （惊呼）, and said, “I didn’t know anyone else was here．”
As often happens, people with good eyesight 6to see what is right in front of them．They have too much to observe, I 7．
“I didn’t see you either at first,” I said．“But I heard you come in．” I wondered if I would be able to prevent her from 8that I couldn’t see．
“I’m getting down at Saharanpur,” the girl said．“My aunt is 9me there．Where are you going?”
“To Mussoorie,” I replied．
“Oh, lucky you! I wish I were going to Mussoorie．I love the mountains． 10in October．”
“Yes, this is the best time,” I said, 11my memories when I could see．The 12are covered with beautiful flowers, the sun is delicious, and at night you can sit in front of a camp fire and drink brandy．
“What is it like outside?” I asked．
She seemed to find nothing strange in the question．“ 13don’t you look out of the window?” she asked quite 14．
I felt for the window．It was open and I faced it, 15to study the scenery．“Have you noticed,” I ventured（冒险说）, “that the trees seem to be moving while we seem to be standing still?”
“ 16always happens,” she said．
I 17to face the girl, and for a while we sat in silence．“You have an interesting face,” I commented．It was a（n） 18remark．
“You are gallant （恭维的）, ” she said．
At the next stop, the girl said goodbye to me and a man got on．“She was an interesting girl,” I said．“Can you tell me —— did she 19her hair long or short?” “I don’t remember,” he replied．“It was her eyes I noticed, not her hair．She had such beautiful eyes, but they were of no 20to her – she was completely blind．Didn’t you notice?”
1.A．puzzled B．severe C．anxious D．strict
2.A．beyond B．on C．above D．up
3.A．deaf B．speechless C．blind D．short-sighted
4.A．left B．pushed C．rushed D．pulled
5.A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tongue
6.A．decide B．hate C．fail D．happen
7.A．reply B．hope C．ask D．suppose
8.A．seeing B．discovering C．noticing D．hearing
9.A ．meeting B．waiting C．accepting D．visiting
10.A．Specially B．Occasionally C．Unusually D．Especially
11.A．calling up B．calling at C．calling out D．calling on
12.A．rivers B．hills C．villages D．rails
13.A．Where B．How come C．Why D．How about
14.A．actually B．naturally C．obviously D．undoubtedly
15.A．beginning B．walking C．pretending D．intending
16.A．That B．Such C．Which D．What
17.A．went B．submitted C．moved D．turned
18.A．safe B．strange C．ideal D．general
19.A．do B．have C．keep D．leave
20.A．importance B．value C．use D．difference
– So you have met Maria?
– Yes, it was last week _________ we attended Jack’s party．
A．where B．when C．that D．why
At the well-known research institute at Princeton, they have a number of laboratories with computers _________ each room．
A．equipping with B．equipped C．equipped with D．equipping
Many provinces in China were attacked by such terrible snowstorms this early winter ______ few people had experienced before, ______ made us worry about global climate changes．
A．that; that B．as; which C．which; it D．when; as
Of the two,I would prefer camera,which is very easy for me to carry．
A．a small B．a smaller C．the small D．the smaller
Without proper lessons, you could _____ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano．
A．put up B．draw up C．pick up D．grow up
