38.A.tearfully　　　　 　　 B.seriously　　　　　　 C.carefully　　　　　　　　　 D.calmly

37.A.empty　　　　　　　　　 B.full　　　　　　　　　　 C.crowded　　　　　　　　　　 D.ready

36.A.try　　　　　　　　 　　 B.care　　　　　　　　　 C.decide　　　　　　　　 　　 D.intend

40. A. which　 　　　　　　　　　 B. who　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　 　　　　　　　　 D. whose

答案　 21.B　 22.D　 23.A　 24.C　 25.D　 26.A　 27.A　 28.D　 29.A　 30.B　 31.B　 32.D　 33.C　 34.C　 35.B　 36.C　 37.A　 38.C　 39.A　 40.B

Passage 8

(08·重庆)

I was on a bus one March evening.The driver didn’t 　36　 　to start the bus soon because it was not yet 　37　 .A middle-aged woman got on.Tired and sad,she told her story 　38　 ,not to anyone in particular.On her way to the station,half of her

　 39　 　was stolen.The other half was hidden under her blouse,so she 　40　 　still had some left.A few minutes later,she stopped crying,but still looked 　41　 .

When all the seats were taken,the driver started the engine.The conductor began to collect fares(车费).When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes,he　 42　 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.On hearing this,she ordered the old man to 　43　 　the bus.The old man was almost in tears as he 　44　 　her to let him take the bus home.The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s 　45　 .

The woman was watching the incident.　 46　 　the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man,she interfered(干预).

“Stop 　47　 　him!Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver 　48　 .

“Well,that’s no 　49　 　to throw him off the bus,”she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse,took out her 　50　 　money,and handed it to the conductor.“Here’s his fare and mine.Just stop giving him a 　51　 　time.”

All heads turned to the woman.“It’s only money,”she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home 　52　 　a happy smile,with the money she’d lost earlier 　53　 .

On the road of life,the help of strangers can 　54　 　our loads and lift our spirits.How much sweeter the 　55　 　will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

39. A. memory　 　　　　　　　　 B. wealth　　 　　　　 　　C. experience　 　　 　　D. practice

38. A. the student　 　　 　　B. the assistant　 　 　　C. myself　 　　　　 　　D. himself

37. A. fine　 　　　　　　　 　　B. strange　 　　　　　 　　C. terrible　　 　　　　　　　 D. funny

36. A. stood up　 　　　　　 　　B. set out　　 　　　　 　　C. showed up　 　　　　　 D. turned out

35. A. fishing net　 　　 　　B. office things　 　 　　C. wooden chair　 　　　 D. lab equipment

34．A. the moment　 　　　　　 B. the first time　　 　　 C. while　　 　　　　　　　 　　D. before