Question

One Christmas Eve, my husband made his way home from work.  36 , he worked the entire day but let his stuff go  37  so that they could be with their families.

He drove down the street and made the  38  towards our home. On one side of the road, an old man stood, drenched to the bone (被雨淋得湿透了), with his hand  39 . The rain had been  40  heavily that day. My husband stopped, and asked him where he was  41 . He wanted to go about five miles past our home, but my husband still told him to  42 . My husband chatted with him, drove  43  our house and took him home for his Christmas Eve.  44  turned out that this poor man was what we now  45  as a “slow learner” and the only job he could get to  46  him and his elderly mother was at the bakery near where my husband worked. He worked from 5 a.m. until 1 o’clock in the  47 . Not only that, but that poor man had been standing there trying to get a ride on Christmas Eve for about 5 hours  48  my husband picked him up.  49  else would give him a ride because they didn’t want to get their seats  50 .

Over the years my husband  51  to give him a ride home whenever he saw him trying to get a ride. When he passed  52 , my husband went to his funeral.  53  my husband didn’t know his family, they knew of him. Even his twin sister who  54  in the state of Washington knew who my husband was and everyone thanked him for his  55  toward one who had so little.

An act of kindness can make another person’s day, or even their life.

1. A．As well B．As usual C．If possible D．If so

2. A．early B．nowhere C．altogether D．late

3. A．corner B．change C．crossing D．turn

4. A．moved B．raised C．arisen D．risen

5. A．pouring B．flowing C．dropping D．pointing

6. A．wandering B．staying C．going D．working

7. A．get out B．get off C．get down D．get in

8. A．past B．for C．from D．near

9. A．What B．That C．It D．We

10. A．round up B．refer to C．conclude with D．name after

11. A．protect B．satisfy C．defend D．support

12. A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night

13. A．before B．after C．because D．while

14. A．Someone B．Anyone C．Everyone D．No one

15. A．tight B．wet C．cosy D．free

16. A．persuaded B．claimed C．continued D．appointed

17. A．down B．away C．by D．out

18. A．Although B．Whether C．Since D．Before

19. A．traveled B．arrived C．remained D．lived

20. A．wealth B．efforts C．kindness D．attention

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】略