I had been in London for three years. During the time I was staying there, my strong wish was to go back home (16)____staying in the city I didn’t know very well.(17)_____when the day came for my leaving, I had a strange feeling and my mind was (18)_____many beautiful things in London: the tall trees around my house, the clean streets, the school library ,the old church near the school and so on. I was for the first time not sure whether I really wished to go. I was becoming good at spoken English and interested in the different ways of living in London. Most important of all , I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to (19)____ my friends who were near and dear to me during the three long years. I (20)_____ like running into the headteacher’s office and telling him that I really didn’t want to go home, but on the second day I stopped myself changing the plan. My parents are quite(21)____ and I might have no (22)____to see them again if I gave up this plan.

    At the airport, most of my teachers and friends came to (23)____and quite a few gave me presents. Many group photos were taken and before long the final moment came. Everyone shook hands with me and said(24)_____ to me .Their eyes were filled with tears and I knew they were(25)____at the time.

(  ) 16.A.instead of      B. while         C. before            D. for

(  ) 17.A.So            B. And          C. But               D. Or

(  )18.A.interested in   B.thought of      C.pleased with       D.full of

(  )19.A.join           B.make          C.leave             D.find out

(  )20.A.seemed       B.felt            C.looked            D.became

(  )21.A.old           B. strong         C. well              D.lonely

(  )22.A.excuse       B. time           C. way              D. money

(  )23.A.bring me in    B. get me back   C. see me off         D. send me back

(  )24.A. yes          B. hello          C. good night         D. goodbye

(  )25.A. sad          B. happy         C. worried            D. terrible

One Monday morning，I was waiting at the bus stop in Harvard Square．It was very cold，about -8℃．I had just missed the bus，so I had to stand there on such a cold day，waiting for the next bus to go to the hospital．for my husband would have an operation on his heart．My mind was full of anxiety and negative thoughts（消极的想法）．“Why didn’t I leave two minutes earlier?” “What would go wrong with my husband’s operation?” “Will I get to him before it starts?”

Among the others at the bus stop was a woman who was about 50 years old．She wore a dowdy（过时的）hat，an old pair of boots and a dark coat，but she had no gloves（手套）．Another woman who looked younger came to the older woman and said，“Your hands must be very old．You will get frostbite（生冻疮）in this weather if you don’t wear gloves．”With these words，she dropped her heavy bag to the ground and began searching inside it．After a while, she took out a pair of purple gloves from her bag，took the older woman's hands and gently placed a glove on each hand, covering one finger at a time．It was like watching a play．“Thank you．You’re so kind．”The old woman said again and again．

I was deeply moved（感动）by this act of kindness．A moment ago I was feeling sorry for myself．but now I was able to replace（代替）those feelings with hope，optimism（乐观）and confidence．I thought in this world there were still many people in trouble who were in great need of our help．

Several days later，I went to buy 5 pairs of bright purple gloves in a shop and put them in my bag，just in case（以防）I Fun into someone in need on a cold day．

1．In this passage, the underlined word “anxiety” means             ．

A．焦虑                   B．快乐                    C．恐惧                   D．感激

2．From this passage，we can infer（推断）that               ．

A．the writer's husband was a doctor in a hospital

B．the older woman was watching a play that morning

C．the younger woman was selfish

D．the writer wanted to give her love to other people in need

3．The best title for this passage is “              ”．

A．Harvard Square                                       B．A Cold Winter

C．A Pair of Purple Gloves                              D．My Husband