I walk just minutes away from one of London's busiest railway sta?tions. Another 1       or two away is a lovely,lively street with res?taurants 2       Mexican,Thai and French food,as well as cafes,sandwich places and many other stores.

One day,as I was walking around during lunchtime,I 3       a small elderly lady,dressed in rags,pushing an empty pushchair (购物车) slowly along the pave?ment. I 4 wanted to do something for her,but I felt a little 5        following her around,so I decided to continue my 6      . A few minutes later,when I was passing a grocery store,I saw her 7        groceries into her pushchair inside the store. That's 8          I decided to help by paying for her shopping.

The cashier looked at me in 9        as I tried to explain that the money I was 10        was for the elderly lady. It must have been the 11        time anyone had done this in the store,     12       she just couldn't quite get her head around the whole thing. And it was 13        for me to try to explain this 14        the other people queuing to pay for their groceries.The cashier 15 a colleague over and I tried to explain it again. "In a few minutes a (n) 16       lady with a pushchair  will be coming through the checkout;I have 17        your colleague some money that should help to pay for all or most of her shopping."Thankfully,they got the 18        and smiled at last.

I didn't 19        to watch,but I hoped  the surprise awaiting her at the checkout would bring a 20       to her face that day.

1. A. minute   B. second   C. metre   D. foot

2. A. growing   B. showing   C. selling   D. making

3. A. followed   B. saw   C. passed   D. heard

4. A. suddenly   B. usually   C. slowly   D. finally

5. A. natural   B. strange   C. interesting   D. difficult

6. A. thought   B. talk   C. purchase   D. walk

7. A. offering   B. putting   C. pouring   D. turning

8. A. what   B. that   C. whether   D. when

9. A. anger   B. joy

   C. worry   D. surprise

10. A. turning on   B. making up   C. handing over   D. giving up

11. A. last   B. first   C. second   D. most

12. A. though   B. as   C. but   D. or

13. A. hard   B. easy   C. simple   D. fine

14. A. in case of   B. in spite of   C. in front of   D. in favour of

15. A. invited   B. ordered   C. moved   D. called

16. A. thin   B. young   C. old   D. fat

17. A. given   B. lent   C. cheated   D. saved

18. A. idea   B. problem   C. lie   D. question

19. A. stop   B. stay   C. live   D. shop

20. A. shock   B. puzzle   C. smile   D. hope

1. She        the company's accounts,looking for evidence of fraud.

2. Buying a train ticket two days ahead of time will usually        you a good seat.

3. ―Do you think it's going to snow next weekend?

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4. ―Do remember to carry the bike into the room in case it rains.

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5. The school has only been open for six months,so it's too early to        its success.

5. The TV set is only one year old and still       guarantee.

4. It was in the factory where his friend worked that he picked       a lot of experience.

3. The girl got       a panic when she heard the frightening news.

2. Her voice trembled        anger when she heard she was fired.

1. I was walking in the dark at night        I suddenly became conscious that someone was following me.

 10. Having drunk too much wine,I felt rather        (不舒服的) and got a headache.

9. They        (保证) to arrive here within an hour. 

8. She shows little        (欣赏) of good music.