Question

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the window seat of the super-crowded ladies’ compartment in a train to Mumbai. I’d been ______to find a seat because I had got in at the first station. In a few minutes, the seats were all _____, and many other people had to stand in the jam-packed

aisles(走廊).

One of them was a little girl. It was ______that she was used to the crowd, since she knew how to ___her position to the one that was the most. ___. I felt a little uneasy sitting there watching her having to stand.

I knew what I should do. ___, I had to overcome some internal ___before I could do anything. “Would I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Then I thought, “Maybe this sort of thing is quite ______, and nobody would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” My ___continued, “Am I thinking too much of the whole thing?” ___, I felt a little shy just reaching out. But I told myself, “Well, ___you are thinking about it, go the whole way.” So, a minute later, I ___the child and asked her to sit on my lap for the rest of the ___ride. Though I _______a bit while offering it to her, the surprised and delighted _____on the child’s

face was enough to

_____all my doubts away. And then, I began to think instead, “Why hadn’t

I offered it to her even earlier? What was_______me?”

Somehow, the gift of gratitude she given me was far beyond the slight discomfort. It was difficult to say who was doing the giving. She was so ___that she sat at the very edge of my knee, supporting half her ____so that there was less on me and my legs wouldn’t hurt. I felt glad that I’d finally done the _____thing.

1.A. difficult B. clever C. lucky D. shocked

2.A. taken B. booked C. emptied D. controlled

3.A. interesting B. practical C. strange D. evident

4.A. direct B. hold C. interrupt D. adjust

5.A. careful B. familiar C. comfortable D. beautiful

6.A. Then B. Therefore C. Besides D. However

7.A. thoughts B. barriers C. challenges D. movements

8.A. unique B. simple C. regular D. common

9.A. doubts B. plans C. decisions D. cheers

10.A. Hopefully B. Actually C. Usually D. Fortunately

11.A. unless B. after C. since D. although

12.A. praise B. phoned C. called D. recognized

13.A. bus B. train C. boat D. plane

14.A. hesitated B. regretted C. imagined D. predicted

15.A. shine B. look C. cry D. puzzle

16.A. order B. require C. force D. permit

17.A. stopping B. encouraging C. relaxing D. supporting

18.A. fearful B. careless C. honest D. considerate

19.A. action B. weight C. work D. pressure

20.A. same B. real C. right D. terrible

Answer 1