That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother1me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,2,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the3, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something4 in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I5 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its6 and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He7 from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already8 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts9my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n)10 T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern11would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed12 with life. There he was, working hard at his small business,13 at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then14 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of15 in the way he seemed to be doing things—16the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and17, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a18 to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a19if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt20 of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      forces
    2. B.
      allows
    3. C.
      causes
    4. D.
      forbids
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      otherwise
    2. B.
      therefore
    3. C.
      however
    4. D.
      besides
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      parking lot
    2. B.
      bus stop
    3. C.
      school
    4. D.
      market
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      interesting
    2. B.
      surprising
    3. C.
      awful
    4. D.
      useful
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      noticed
    2. B.
      recognized
    3. C.
      called
    4. D.
      assisted
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      back
    2. B.
      handle
    3. C.
      wheel
    4. D.
      seat
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      searched
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      moved
    4. D.
      wandered
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      stopped
    2. B.
      started
    3. C.
      intended
    4. D.
      finished
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      crossed
    2. B.
      slipped
    3. C.
      disturbed
    4. D.
      inspired
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      attractive
    2. B.
      shiny
    3. C.
      simple
    4. D.
      expensive
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      repairmen
    2. B.
      businessmen
    3. C.
      drivers
    4. D.
      cyclists
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      busy
    2. B.
      content
    3. C.
      careful
    4. D.
      bored
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      waving
    2. B.
      looking
    3. C.
      laughing
    4. D.
      pointing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      about
    2. B.
      for
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      like
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      worry
    2. B.
      respect
    3. C.
      sympathy
    4. D.
      pride
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      cleaning
    2. B.
      fixing
    3. C.
      replacing
    4. D.
      covering
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      still
    2. B.
      yet
    3. C.
      again
    4. D.
      soon
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      lesson
    2. B.
      subject
    3. C.
      skill
    4. D.
      fact
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      business
    2. B.
      living
    3. C.
      success
    4. D.
      right
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      tired
    2. B.
      doubtful
    3. C.
      fearful
    4. D.
      ashamed

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