Question

While I was looking out of the window, I saw an old homeless man crossing the street, carrying a suitcase.

    Many times I looked on far away, feeling  36  for the homeless, but did nothing. I did  37 some money to homeless people when I walked by, but never really interacted (互动) with them.

    Though we  38  doing something, yet we push it into the deep corners of our heart because we’re too busy, too  39  , or too afraid of strangers.

    Today I did what I  40  thought I could. I walked out and ran after the old man. When I  41 him, I asked him if I could buy him  42 . He looked surprised, but accepted it  43 , warning me that he had a good appetite！

    I was  44  and excited at the same time. We went to a  45  nearby. I told the waiter to give him whatever he wanted and I would  46  it.

    I sat down for a moment asking the old man where he  47 . He told me he was sleeping behind the court house  48  it was warm there. I promised to give him a few jackets to keep him warm. To my surprise, he  49  some inexpensive jewelry on the table and chose a glass necklace for me,  50 someone else had given it to him.

    I told him I bought him lunch not to get something  51 . But he insisted on my having it.

    When it was time to go back to work, I  52  for not being able to stay with him and promised to sit down with him for lunch next time and  53  more.

    I didn’t think I gave him  54  much, but felt I got more than I had given him. He was a new friend who helped me conquer my shyness and inspired me to be  55  to others.

36. A. worried                        B. sorry            C. grateful          D. proud

37. A. throw                       B. pay              C. give             D. lend

38. A. think of                     B. complain of       C. hear of          D. remind of

39. A. lazy                        B. proud            C. poor            D. shy

40. A. once                       B. never             C. always         D. even

41. A. reached                     B. caught           C. arrived          D. got

42. A. milk                       B. clothes           C. lunch          D. newspaper

43. A. easily                      B. angrily            C. anxiously        D. happily

44. A. terrified                     B. nervous           C. frightened        D. amused

45. A. restaurant                  B. cinema          C. store            D. station

46. A. prepare for                 B. wait for         C. pay for                         D. call for

47. A. went                      B. belonged         C. worked         D. lived

48. A. unless                     B. because        C. until            D. but

49. A. put                       B. covered        C. took            D. bought

50. A. crying                     B. shouting         C. saying          D. whispering

51. A. in need                     B. in return         C. in exchange      D. in sight

52. A. admitted                    B. allowed          C. advised                         D. apologized

53. A. chat                       B. play             C. drink            D. eat

54. A. everything                  B. nothing          C. anything         D. something

55. A. honest                     B. cool            C. patient          D. kind

Answer 1

   36—40 BCADB

41—45 ACDBA       46—50 CDBAC           51—55 BDACD