It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38__his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_
10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 ．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to __42__his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43 us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so 44_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area 45 to help．One wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up． 47 my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50 are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51 our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54 ．And the results can be 55 ．
1.A．cooling down B．warming up C．speeding up D．slowing down
2.A．get up B．wake up C．turn up D．rise up
3.A．piled B．pushed C．parked D．paused
4.A．putting in B．putting on C．putting off D．putting away
5.A．broken B．robbed C．hidden D．gone
6.A．study B．shop C．work D．deliver
7.A．live B．support C．serve D．protect
8.A．getting B．protecting C．saving D．allowing
9.A．surprised B．thrilled C．puzzled D．sad
10.A．offered B．supported C．provided D．agreed
11.A．still B．finally C．even D．yet
12.A．Now and then B．Once in a while C．Once again D．Sooner or later
13.A．honor B．pity C．sympathy D．respect
14.A．thrown B．passed C．sent D．got
15.A．friends B．strangers C．relatives D．parents
16.A．weakened B．spread C．reduced D．strengthened
17.A．moved B．forced C．urged D．influenced
18.A．share B．connect C．deal D．work
19.A．likes B．cares C．worries D．wonders
20.A．short B．promising C．permanent D．temporary
The Chinese captain was released by Japan finally, __ _nearly a month of detention（扣押）, which has seriously harmed the relationship between the two countries．
A．ended B．ending C．to end D．being ended
My family were moving to the countryside and I had to make some__ _and learn to lead adifferent life there．
A．allowance B．accommodation
C．adjustment D．assessment
__ _in a heavy traffic jam in a taxi while you are hurrying to the airport is quite a unpleasant experience．
A．Having caught B．Being caught
C．Caught D．Having being caugh
Since the new director took office, we have worked __ _hours, －that is to say, we work more freely.
A．flexible B．compulsory C．strict D．endless
__ _ is well-known to all is that the 2010 Shanghai World Expo has been brought to an end.
A．As B．That C．What D．It
