One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat untidy. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide rang of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“May I get you something ?”

“A coffee would be nice.”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee. Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Gal breath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Gal breath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.

1.The author bought coffee for the old man because     

2.How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?

3.What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

．—Did you see who the driver was? 

—No, so quickly_________ that I couldn’t get a good look at his face.

         A．does the car speed by           B．the car sped by

         C．did the car speed by                      D．the car speeds by

No one knows who the cars damaged in the flood _______.

A．belongs to         B．blong to           C．belongs           D．belong

 It was not I but you who     the first to run to the goal in that competition.

These stories are about the everyday life of ordinary people who ?????? the great dangers in China over the past few years.

A. have experienced???????????????? ????????????? B. are experiencing?

C. have been experiencing??????????? ????????????? D. experienced