For some minutes, all are quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came　　1　 .

　　It looked like a man of middle　　2　 , dressed in a big raincoat, and a soft hat, and　　3　　little sound while walking; a most soft, sliding sound. No one was in　　4　 . It was a street with two rows of about fifty small　　5　 , and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the child's house could be seen　　6　 , but the others were almost hidden by the smoke air. A car　　7　　the end of the street and its light showed faintly,　　8　　clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman's face. The car　　9　　as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child's house.

　　She put a key in the lock quickly,　　10　　the door open without looking round. She began to breathe hard.

　　She　　11　　against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with　　12　 , and walked towards the door of the front room, the　　13　　leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then　　14　　the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in　　15　　and shone a torch inside, and the light　　16　　beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, and a mirror which　　17　　brightness back; but this was not what the woman was longing for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs,　　18　　turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was　　19　 , or in the small washroom, that she wanted.　　20　　remained: the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child's bed and the child.

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I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in a toy store. A nicely dressed little girl was looking through the teddy bears beside her father 　　38　 she saw a little boy walk in and stop in front of the Pokémon toys. His jacket was obviously too small. He had money in his hand. 　　39　 , it looked no more than five dollars at most. He was with his father as well, and 　　40　 picking up the Pokémon video games. Each time he showed one to his father, his father 　　 41　 his head, “No”.

Rather　 42　 , the boy gave up the video games and chose a book of stickers 　　43　 . After they walked away, the little girl ran over to the Pokémon video games. She excitedly picked up one 　　44　 on top of the others, and hurried down toward the check-out. I picked up my purchases(购买物) and 　　45　 the girl and her father.

Then, much to the little girl’s 　　46　 , the little boy and his father got in line behind her and me. After the video was paid for and bagged, the little girl 　　47　 it back to the cashier(收银员) and 　　48　 something to her. The cashier smiled and put the 　　49 under the counter(柜台). I was putting things in my bag when the little boy came up to the cashier. The cashier said, “Congratulations. You’re my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” and she handed the boy the Pokémon game. The boy could only　 50　 in disbelief. It was, he said, exactly what he had wanted! The little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway, and I saw the biggest and prettiest smile on that little girl I have ever seen in my life.

I suddenly understood that the world is not 　　51　 into the strong who care and the 　　52　 who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared.

38. A. while　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　　　　 C. after 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

39. A. Then 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore 　　　　　　　 C. However 　　　　　　　 D. Otherwise

40. A. stopped 　　　　　　　　　 B. continued 　　　　　　　 C. avoided 　　　　　　　　 D. kept

41. A. shook 　　　　　　　　　　 B. nodded 　　　　　　　　　 C. moved 　　　　　　　　　 D. held

42. A. upset B. disappointed 　　　　　 C. angry D. anxious　　

43. A. also 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. instead 　　　　　　　　　 C. lastly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. indeed

44. A. laying　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lying 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. to lie　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lain

45. A. walked 　　　　　　　　　　 B. helped 　　　　　　　　　 C. kept 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

46. A. surprise 　　　　　　　　　 B. disappointment 　　　 C. joy 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sadness

47. A. put B. handed C. sent D. carried

48. A. whispered 　　　　　　　 B. shouted　　 　　　　　 C. gave 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. showed

49. A. basket 　　　　　　　　　　 B. bag 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bear 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gift

50. A. cry 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. jump 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay

51. A. divided 　　　　　　　　　　 B. changed 　　　　　　　　 C. destroyed 　　　　　　　 D. cut

52. A. poor 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ugly 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unhappy 　　　　 　　 D. weak