It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was
almost icy. He was waiting for a ____ across the river. The wait seemed ____.
The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
____,
he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one
pass by without even asking. Another passed by,and
then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the
rider’s ____ and said, “Sir, would you ____ giving me a ride to
the other side?”
____
his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old
man’s body was almost ____. He could not get ____ the ground. The
horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across
the river, ____ to the old man’s home.
As they ___ the old man’s house, the horseman
asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ____
and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ____I had said ‘no’ and left
you there?”
The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and
said, “I looked ____ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that
they didn’t ____. It would be ____ even asking them for a ride.
But in your eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”
The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for
what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____
simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ____ in my
heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of
the US, turned his horse around and made his ____ back to the White
House。
1.A.
help B.
ride C.
trip
D. drive
2.A.
useful B.
boring C.
fortunate D.
endless
3.A. Gradually B.
Finally C.
Sadly D.
Surprisingly
4.A .eyes B.
hand C.
back
D. face
5.A.
like B.
think C.
offer
D. mind
6.A. Speeding B.
Riding C.
Stopping D.
Leaving
7.A. shocked
B.
stuck C.
frozen D.
injured
8.A.
down B.
on C.
in
D. off
9.A.
only B.
but C.
so
D. then
10.A.
neared B.
visited C.
passed D.
missed
11.A. came
on B. came
in C. came
up D.
came out
12.A. Even
if B. What
if C. As
if D.
Only if
13.A.
out B.
for C.
into D.
up
14.A.
try B.
wait C.
ask D.
care
15.A.
useless. B.
risky C.
dangerous D.
foolish
16.A.
bravery B.
loyalty C.
ambition D.
kindness
17.A. attracted B.
comforted C. touched
D. occupied
18.A.
alone B.
out C.
away D. over
19.A. desire B.
live C.
count . D.
advance
20.A.
choice B.
living C.
mind D.
way