I don’t remember her name and would not recognize her if I were to pass her on the street. But I do__36__the kindness given by a stranger and the difference it has made in my life.
One Sunday, I was told to dress in my best clothes for I was going to __37__ . She smiled brightly as I got into her car, the car of a __38__I did not even know her name, but here I was , along with four others I __39__from our low-income neighborhood, on our way to church.
As we __40__ into the parking lot, I remember how beautiful the old stone building was with its tall steeple(尖塔)and stained glass windows. The__41__seemed long, and not accustomed to the rituals(仪式)of the Catholic Church, I felt out of place. Once the service had ended, I __42__ to be taken home, but __43__ we headed in the opposite direction. We were taken to a small__44__with the furnishings that portrayed a simple lifestyle. Two tables were set up with large boxes__45__ puzzles. As she made us hot chocolate, we were__46__ to begin working the puzzles. It was a quiet and happy time.
I came to __47__ Sundays,to hot chocolate, to puzzles that__48__ where we had left off the week before, and to the love I felt whenever she __49___at me .
Once our 1,000-piece puzzles had been completed, she no longer came to__50__us up on Sundays .I was told she was__51__ and no longer able to travel. However, I _52__ if perhaps it was time for her to “rescue” the next group of children. To give them hope that kindness still__53__ and can be found within those we call strangers.
I am forty-four years old now and often show__54__to strangers when given the chance. I know she may not move amongst us now, but I hope she smiles when she sees that her efforts to reach out to those less fortunate__55__.
1. A.forget B.understand C.remember D.see
2. A.school B.college C.hospital D.church
3. A.friend B.stranger C.teacher D.leader
4.A recognized B. described C. realized D. offered
5. A.pulled B.pushed C.broke D.stopped
6. A.service B.holiday C.cure D.ceremony
7. A.imagined B.recommended C.expected D.expressed
8. A.besides B.except C.instead D.still
9. A.park B.apartment C.field D.path
10. A.consisting B.concluding C.including D.containing
11. A.instructed B.explored C.convinced D.determined
12. A.pay attention to B.devote to C.look forward to D.lead to
13. A.covered B.replaced C.changed D.remained
14. A.stared B.smiled C.threw D.glared
15. A.make B.pick C.take D.bring
16. A.lost B.gone C.ill D.old
17. A.wondered B.wandered C.hoped D.insisted
18. A.gathers B.exists C.drops D.moves
19. A.respect B.guidance C.signs D.kindness
20.A appear B. fade C. continue D. create
----I am going to come to meet you tomorrow. Shall I bring something to read?
----OK, ______________.
A.That’s all right. B.Come on. C.So much the better. D.Take it easy.
Mr. Green didn’t understand ________made his daughter so absent-minded.
A. how that was B what was it C. why it was that D. what it was that
Class regulations state _____ is the last to leave the classroom _____ off all the lights.
A.no matter who; should turn B.whoever; shall turn
C.whomever; turns D.whoever; turn
----Is it the first time you _______ Beijing?
----No. But the first time I ______ here, the city wasn’t so beautiful.
A.visited; came B.visited; have come
C.have visited; have come D.have visited; came
The housing problems we are looking forward to seeing _______ have attracted the government’s attention.
A.solving B.solve C.solved D.to solve