It was January lst, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way. The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him． He was busy filling up entries in his register．
I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "
Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untoucheD.The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done． We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．
So I told him, "Sir, please have your teA.I am not in a hurry． " This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am．
I saw both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．
He really touched my heart with his wise words． I felt that all this time I thought of him as someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed(郑重宣布) to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．
1.Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?
A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．
B．He went to the bank to do some business．
C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．
D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．
2.What can we learn about the bank clerk?
A．He hated to work on a holiday .
B.He didn't like his work in the bank.
C．He was under great work pressure．
D．He communicated well with his customers．
3.What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?
A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．
B．They once sailed in the same boat．
C．They expected to sail in the same boat．
D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．
4.The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of .
A.tolerance B.gratitude C.sympathy D.satisfaction
5.What does the text try to tell us?
A.To be patient with your customers
B．Helping others is helping yourself
C.To be thankful to those who help you.
D.It is our duty to do things for others
Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don't remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！" She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love．
Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .
Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained．40 Mom's hand in my hand, I said how 41 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42 Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 43 —long ago．
That night, I fell asleep with a new 44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the 45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．
1.A.surprising B.hurting C.annoying D. amazing
2.A.rough B.gentle C.smooth D.strong
3.A.noises B.words C.feelings D.hands
4.A.anger B.silence C.reply D.fear
5.A.healthy B.familiar C.popular D.perfect
6.A.coming B.remaining C.following D.passing
7.A.often B.even C.never D.once
8.A.family B.neighbor C.husband D.home
9.A.developed B.grown C.moved D.forgotten
10.A.imagined B.hesitated C.regretted D.trembled
11.A.hair B.tears C.dirt D.kisses
12.A.quickly B.roughly C.gently D.slowly
13.A.memory B.opinion C.history D.diary
14.A.chanced B.missed C.hated D.recalled
15.A.Beating B.Picking C.Catching D.Stopping
16.A.happy B.sorry C.annoyed D.amused
17.A.and B.faded C.because D.but
18.A. remembered B.while C．forgiven D．apologized
19.A.hope B.appreciation C.thought D．approval
20.A.guilt B.pride C.sorrow D.failure
This book is considered to be the best novel of its kind ever .
A．to write B．writing C.having written D.written
-- I can’t find my umbrella.
-- I saw George going away with____, but I’m not sure whether it is yours.
A.it B.that C.one D.the one
I can't _ him in the knowledge of wild plants．As a matter of fact, he' s an expert．
A．match B．win C．compare D.defeat
It's years we met each other at a party in Qingdao .
A．when B．that C．before D．since
