A friend and I decided to go for a vegetarian (素食的) dinner today. We went to a nearby restaurant run by a beautiful lady,who is really warm and kind. We ordered our food,which turned out to be delicious and light as usual,and we enjoyed our meal so much. We were being kind to ourselves by eating simple,nu?tritious food cooked with care and love.

  However,there happened to be smile cards on my person and another greet?ing card,so we decided that this was a great opportunity to be kind to someone else too. We had a secret chat with one of the lovely people who were serving us,and pointed,winked? gestured at the couple sitting at the next table,and told him that we wanted to pay their bill. He agreed,and my friend wrote out a beau?tiful card for them,and we attached a smile card as well. We finished our meal,and both our bill and their bill were given to us,and we paid the money and left. They were to receive the card in place of the bill.

  We walked out of the restaurant,and my friend wanted to see their reaction without getting noted. So,we hid from view,and watched as they were smiling with so much joy,and that just made our day. We hugged each other in gratitude,for having each other.

  We later found out that the couple were both software engineers and had experienced a busy day!This bit of information made it even more special. We couldn't stop smiling.

That was a beautiful end to a long day.

1. Where did the story happen?

   A. In a ward of the hospital.

   B. In a big supermarket.

   C. In a nearby restaurant.

   D. In a dinning room.

2. What does the underlined word "light" in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A. Not heavy.

   B. Easily awakened.

   C. Gentle.

   D. Easily digested.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that      .

   A. the writer was willing to help others

   B. the writer got beautiful smile cards

   C. the couple at the next table paid their own bill

   D. the couple at the next table knew the writer

4. What were the couple sitting at the next table?

   A. They were waiters in the restaurant.

   B. They were both software engineers.

   C. They both worked in the hospital.

   D. One was a doctor and the other was a teacher.

5. What's the main idea of the passage?

   A. Be kind to ourselves and others.

   B. Send smile cards to others.

   C. Look at others smiling.

   D. Helping others makes them happy.

  I was recently on a working trip to Mumbai. One evening I 1        an auto rickshaw (电动人力车) home from work. It was around 6 pm and there was 2        rush-hour traffic. Because of this the rickshaw was travelling at a snail's pace.

  I was 3     in my own thoughts,thinking about the day's events,when a Mumbai traffic warden (交通管理员) appeared and slapped the driver three times,quite 4     ,across his face.

  I was 5      by this sudden turn of events!I asked the driver to take the rickshaw to one side of the street and 6      . I asked what had happened. He said that,by mistake,he had 7     the traffic warden's shoes. I told him he should have stopped and 8      . But,at the same time,I knew that the driver did not 9     getting beaten up like that!

  So,I asked the driver to accompany me to the 10     wherethe traffic warden was directing the traffic.

  Then I in a gentle 11        told him that the rickshaw driver 12        his mistake and wanted to apologize for it. The warden,who was all set to react again when he 13        the driver,calmed down on14         my words and the tone of my voice. The driver accepted his 15        but started complaining loudly that he did not deserve to get beaten up. The heated discussion began to attract a crowd. 16     ,good sense pre?vailed (获胜) and the traffic warden accepted the apology of the rickshaw driver. I 17        both of them to shake hands,which they did and they parted as friends.

  We went back to the rickshaw and proceeded to my destination. As I finished paying the 18        he said in a soft voice, "Sahib,19        you for what you have done.” Hearing those words I knew I had made a ( n) 20      in somebody's life.

1. A. repaired   B. fetched   C. pulled   D. took

2. A. weak   B. tense   C. heavy   D. tough

3. A. busy   B. lost   C. good   D. careful

4. A. quickly   B. violently   C. seriously   D. shortly

5. A. shocked   B. delighted

   C. puzzled   D. embarrassed

6. A. charge   B. serve   C. stop   D. bear

7. A. come over   B. thought over   C. knocked over   D. run over

8. A. apologized   B. complained   C. returned   D. beaten

9. A. ripen   B. deserve   C. require   D. sharpen 

10. A. relation   B. man   C. spot   D. quality 

11.A. sigh   B. noise   C. sound   D. voice 

12.A. accepted   B. received   C. got   D. wanted 

13. A. waited   B. saw   C. found   D. managed 

14. A. retelling   B. informing   C. relating   D. hearing 

15.A. mistake   B. apology   C. thought   D. opinion 

16.A. Fortunately   B. Frankly

   C. Suddenly   D. Frequently 

17.A. advised   B. persuaded   C. warned   D. reminded 

18.A. expense   B. fee   C. fare   D. price 

19. A. praise   B. scold   C. forgive   D. thank 

20.A. effort   B. promise   C. difference   D. point

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