During our two months on the road，Bennett and I had a really 　1   experience with a good，honest 　2　 and some helpful mechanics（机修师）.

We were driving east on Highway 10 when our “check engine” light came on. We limped（拐）off a（n）　3   into Las Cruces. We had a real car 　4  .Bennett nursed the car into a local garage. By the time the car was missing（熄火）, it was shaking all over so 　5  .This was the 　6   time to arrive at a garage—late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Scott was busy 　7   paper work and customers as we 　8　 our problems.　9   he was already “ten cars behind”，he told us to pull the car into the garage.

Lincoln，who we later 　10　 was one of the top motor technicians，took 　11   of our car repairing. He and Scott and some other mechanics stayed several hours after closing，　12   the car.

Early the next morning(the shop was officially closed on Saturdays)，Lincoln finally located the 　13  and fixed it easily within only 　14  .?

Later Scott 　15   out to us that it was our attitude that helped. “You didn’t come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an ?16  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer’s attitude means a lot.” He was right in some way，customers should show 　17   and understanding to people who 　18   them.　19   people are extremely busy，they can find a way to at least try and help when they are met with politeness.?

The pleasant experience I had shows that 　20   for other people can always help.?

1．A．awful                  B．pleasant                 C．wonderful                  D．terrible?

2．A．station                 B．studio                   C．factory                      D．garage?

3．A．exit                     B．turning                  C．crossing                    D．entrance?

4．A．difficulty             B．examination           C．trouble                      D．disaster

5．A．busily                  B．badly                    C．quickly                      D．weakly?

6．A．highest                B．easiest                   C．luckiest                     D．worst

7．A．at                       B．on                        C．with                          D．by?

8．A．explained             B．introduced             C．repeated                    D．expressed

9．A．As                      B．Because                C．Even                         D．Though

10．A．learned              B．understood            C．recognized                 D．thought

11．A．care                  B．control                  C．charge                       D．pride?

12．A．building             B．examining              C．repairing                    D．driving?

13．A．problem             B．disease                  C．danger                       D．wound?

14．A．days                  B．hours                    C．months                     D．minutes?

15．A．spoke                B．pointed                  C．broke                        D．blew?

16．A．understanding    B．ignorance            C．appreciation               D．awareness

17．A．cruelness           B．fairness                 C．calmness                   D．politeness?

18．A．comfort             B．protect                 

19．A．Even if              B．As if                     C．Even so                     D．As though

20．A．obedience          B．respect                  C．patience                     D．mercy

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 　1 into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, 　2 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　3 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 　4 to understand. “I guess we all have to 　5 sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could 　6 her pain and the tension (紧张) of 　7 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 　8 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 　9 my shoulder and sobbed (啜泣). I held her 　10 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could 　11 it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s 　12 with feelings, I understood for the first time, she being so easy to 　13 . She was still my mother, 　14 she was something 　15 , a person having the ability of bearing fear, 　16 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 　17 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　18 . “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 　19 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　20 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shocked

2. A. crying　　　　　　　　 B. smiling　　　　　　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　　　　　　 D. whispering

3. A. eagerly　　　　　　　　 B. worriedly　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. much

4. A. quickly　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　　　　 D. proudly

5. A. fail　　　　　　　　　　　 B. win　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fall sick　　　　　　　　　 D. give in

6. A. know of　　　　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　　　　　 C. sense　　　　　　　　　　　 D. recognize

7. A. holding back　　　　 B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from

8. A. lit up　　　　　　　　　 B. came true　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　 D. increased

9. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　　　　　 D. against

10. A. thoughtfully　　　　 B. tightly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　　　 D. politely

11. A. and that　　　　　　　 B. now that　　　　　　　　　 C. but that　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

12. A. hand　　　　　　　　　 B. face　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hair　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

13. A. content　　　　　　　 B. break　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fall　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

14. A. therefore　　　　　　 B. however　　　　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

15. A. more　　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. huge

16. A. wound　　　　　　　 B. defeat　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

17. A. kindness　　　　　　 B. memory　　　　　　　　　 C. comfort　　　　　　　　　 D. support

18. A. supplied　　　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　　　　　 C. paid for　　　　　　　　　 D. contributed

19. A. different　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　 D. serious

20. A. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through