I was driving home from a meeting this freezing evening at about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd, and my car started to choke and then died．

　　　 I barely managed to walk into a gas station, hoping that I would not be blocking traffic and would have a somewhat 　36 spot to wait for the tow truck （拖车）．

　　　 Before I could make the 　37 , I saw a woman walking out of the "quickie mart" building, and it looked like she 38 on some ice and fell onto a gas pump! So I got out to see if she was okay．When I got there, it looked more like she had been overcome by sobs than that she had 39 ．She was a young woman who looked really worn out with 40 circles under her eyes．

　　　 I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying "I don't want my kids to see me 41 ", so we stood on the other side of the pump from her car．She said she was 42 to California and that things were extremely 　43 for her right now．

　　 So, I asked, "And you were praying?" That made her back away from me a little, but I 44 her I was not a crazy person and said, "He heard you, and he sent me．"

　　　 I took out my 　45 and swiped it through the card reader on the pump so she could 46　 her car completely．Then 1 hurried to the next door McDonald's and bought two big bags of food．She gave the food to the 47 in the car who attacked it like wolves, and we stood by the pump eating fries and talking a little．

36．A．warm　　　　 　　 B．safe　　　　　 C．empty　　　　 D．large

37．A．preparations　 B．decision　　　 C．bills　　　　 D．call

38．A．stepped　　　 B．slipped　　　 C．waited　　　 D．walked

39．A．expected　　　 B．estimated　　 C．fallen　　　 D．imagined

40．A．bright　　　　 B．dark　　　　　 C．colorful　　 D．frozen

41．A．talking　　　 B．falling　　　　 C．walking　　　 D．crying

42．A．flying　　　　 B．hurrying　　　 C．driving　　　 D．walking

43．A．rough　　　　 B．typical　　　　 C．sharp　　　　 D．tight

44．A．astonished　　 B．approved　　　 C．showed　　　 D．convinced

45．A．money　　　 B．food　　　　　 C．card　　　　 D．car

46．A．start out　　　 B．fill up　　　　 C．pull up　　　 D．get over

47．A．kids　　　　 B．passers-by　　 C．husband　　　 D．boys

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: “No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!” I fled to Grandma because I knew she would  1  me the truth. I told her everything. “No!” she said. “Ridiculous（荒唐的；可笑的）！Don’t   2  it.”

Forty years I haven’t forgotten those   18  I spent shivering（颤抖）in Bobbie’s bushes. That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really “ridiculous”. Santa Claus was alive,  19 we were on his   20  .

1．A．tell                        B．teach                   C．take                    D．advise

2．A．trust                     B．believe                 C．understand          D．consider

3．A．bags                     B．keys                    C．coats                  D．dollars

4．A．home                    B．store                   C．car                     D．bus

5．A．separately              B．apart                   C．singly                  D．alone

6．A．wondering             B．worrying             C．expecting            D．looking

7．A．Luckily                 B．Surprisingly         C．Suddenly             D．Firstly

8．A．unless                   B．since                   C．as                       D．if

9．A．anyone                  B．someone              C．others                 D．another

10．A．nodded                B．smiled                 C．replied                 D．denied

11．A．gift                     B．name                   C．paper                  D．needle

12．A．sent                    B．drove                  C．walked                D．guided

13．A．stole                   B．struggled             C．stepped               D．searched

14．A．cars                    B．buildings              C．stairs                  D．bushes

15．A．sighed                 B．whispered            C．called                  D．shouted

16．A．knocked              B．pushed                C．pounded              D．switched

17．A．rushed                B．laughed               C．paused                D．waited

18．A．nights                 B．feelings               C．moments             D．bills

19．A．and                     B．but                      C．then                    D．therefore

20．A．side           B．team               C．part           D．staff

Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21  and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was   22   and he told me he needed a    23   to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to   24   and he gratefully did so.
25   he got in he told me that he was a   26   and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and  27   to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 28   would stop for him so he could be there before the   29   office closed. With some 30   driving we managed to make it there in about 10   31 . I then asked him how he   32   on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33   for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34   me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my   35  and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I  36  refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a  37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and  38   one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the world  39  offers us what we need. In the man’s  40   it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.

Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my__ 21  and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was   22   and he told me he needed a    23   to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to   24   and he gratefully did so.

25   he got in he told me that he was a   26   and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and  27   to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 28   would stop for him so he could be there before the   29   office closed. With some 30   driving we managed to make it there in about 10   31 . I then asked him how he   32   on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 33   for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 34   me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.

Afterwards he got back in my   35  and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I  36  refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a  37 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and  38   one more “thank you” he was on his way.

I feel that the world  39  offers us what we need. In the man’s  40   it was a ride, in mine the chance to help someone else.

My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily．When it became lighter．I decided to  1  the rain to get my car．which was parked at my office three streets away．

My friends  2  that I shouldn't go,  3  I was seven months pregnant （怀孕的） then．I told them that I'd be very  4 ．One of them wanted to come with me but I  5  that she should stay with another friend who needed  6  with her baby．

I walked out of the hotel and started making my  7  to the car．At the traffic junction （交叉路口）, a car  8  and the passenger got off with an umbrella． 9  I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd accompany me to my  10 ．I was very embarrassed and  11 , but he was very persistent （坚持的）．

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk  12 , as the ground was wet．When we got to the car park．I thanked him and we  13 ．I did not get his name and may not even  14  him now．Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know．

So how did I pay it  15 ? I was at home when I  16 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain．They were probably on their way to the construction site near my home, which was a long walk．I went out and  17  them an umbrella．The two men were wet through．They were  18  by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it．They were very  19  and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was  20  such kindness．

1．A．carry                    B．keep                    C．brave                 D．collect

2．A．guessed                B．argued                 C．complained         D．promised

3．A．because                B．though                C．unless                D．if

4．A．cheerful               B．hopeful                C．careful               D．regretful

5．A．learned                 B．insisted                C．begged               D．worried

6．A．help                     B．advice                 C．food                   D．shelter

7．A．call                      B．change                C．way                   D．choice

8．A．disappeared          B．left                      C．started                D．stopped

9．A．Before                  B．Since                  C．When                 D．For

10．A．home                 B．station                 C．hotel                  D．destination

11．A．agreed                B．declined               C．smiled                D．cried

12．A．slowly                B．quickly                C．heavily               D．gracefully

13．A．waited                B．ran                      C．parted                D．rested

14．A．like                    B．spot                    C．thank                 D．recognize

15．A．up                      B．off                      C．forward              D．out

16．A．noticed               B．imagined              C．invited                D．heard

17．A．made                  B．passed                 C．bought               D．sold

18．A．disturbed            B．impressed            C．encouraged         D．surprised

19．A．scared                B．grateful               C．sad                    D．anxious

20．A．appreciating        B．repaying              C．accepting            D．offering