It was a cold winter’s afternoon, Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any ___1___ on the river. ___2___ the bridge, however, almost directly below, ___3___ was a small canoe(独木舟), with a boy in it. He was ___4___ wearing many clothes, Robert ___5___. He shivered(打了个寒颤) and walked on.

___6___ he heard a cry. “Help! Help!” The cry ___7___ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was ___8___ the water and his canoe was ___9___ away, “Help! Help!” he called again.

Robert was a good ___10___. Taking off his clothes, he ___11___ into the river. The ___12___ water made him tremble all over, ___13___ in a few seconds he reached the ___14___. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, ___15___ the boy with him. But at that ___16___ he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all___17___in his direction. Robert ___18___ to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,” he shouted ___19___ he got near the boat. He ___20___ up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so ___21___.” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and ___22___ him in a blanket. But they did not move to ___23___ Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me ___24___ too?” Robert asked.

“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large ___25___. “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water.”

1. A. fish B. boats   C. waves D. sounds

2. A. From     B. Towards     C. Near   D. Beyond

3. A. there      B. it C. where D. that

4. A. then       B. also    C. only    D. not

5. A. noticed   B. saw     C. guessed      D. said

6. A. Till then B. Just then    C. Far away    D. From there

7. A. happened       B. went   C. arrived       D. came

8. A. on  B. within C. in       D. under

9. A. running  B. floating      C. flowing      D. pulling

10. A. swimmer     B. guard  C. soldier       D. sportsman

11. A. threw   B. looked       C. dived  D. turned

12. A. deep     B. cool    C. dirty   D. cold

13. A. but       B. so       C. and     D. or

14. A. canoe   B. bank   C. boy     D. bridge

15. A. pushing       B. dragging    C. holding      D. catching

16. A. place    B. period C. second       D. moment

17. A. seeing  B. smiling      C. looking      D. shouting

18. A. decided       B. went   C. agreed D. promised

19. A. while   B. till      C. for      D. as

20. A. turned  B. looked       C. hurried       D. stood

21. A. nervous       B. afraid  C. excited       D. angry

22. A. wrapped      B. left     C. placed D. threw

23. A. save     B. thank  C. help    D. wrap

24. A. on B. out     C. away   D. off

25. A. boat     B. blanket       C. camera       D. screen

It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . I was driving an eyesore（丑陋的东西）that could only be  36  as a “ car ” by someone who was either a shameless liar or a good friend .
It was  37  to drive the car because you had to keep your fingers and toes crossed to keep the engine running . I tried to imagine I was driving a huge clumsy  38  ; that way I didn’t  39  the slow speed .
That night I must have uncrossed my fingers to scratch something . The car  40  in the middle of a four-lane stretch of Oak Street . I  41  for a place to turn off（拐弯）, but the street was lined with parked cars .
There I sat , in  42  traffic , as tons of vehicles screamed by . In my rearview mirror（后视镜）I saw a car  43  behind me . I knew what was coming . Soon the horn would start and someone would be  44  at me . But I was  45  .
A stranger got out of the car and came to my  46  . He asked , “ Do you want a  47  ?”
I was surprised but  48  . And then he  49  to his car and two teens piled out to help push my car . When I was  50  delivered to a side street , they got back into their car and rejoined the sea of  51  . I didn’t get to  52  them .
Over the years I’ve realized something about the  53  who stopped to help . I’ve noticed that every time I’m in  54  , he appears . The one true thing in this world is an unasked  55  provided by a stranger .

It was one of those cold winter nights in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . I was driving an eyesore（丑陋的东西）that could only be  36  as a “ car ” by someone who was either a shameless liar or a good friend .

It was  37  to drive the car because you had to keep your fingers and toes crossed to keep the engine running . I tried to imagine I was driving a huge clumsy  38  ; that way I didn’t  39  the slow speed .

That night I must have uncrossed my fingers to scratch something . The car  40  in the middle of a four-lane stretch of Oak Street . I  41  for a place to turn off（拐弯）, but the street was lined with parked cars .

There I sat , in  42  traffic , as tons of vehicles screamed by . In my rearview mirror（后视镜）I saw a car  43  behind me . I knew what was coming . Soon the horn would start and someone would be  44  at me . But I was  45  .

A stranger got out of the car and came to my  46  . He asked , “ Do you want a  47  ?”

I was surprised but  48  . And then he  49  to his car and two teens piled out to help push my car . When I was  50  delivered to a side street , they got back into their car and rejoined the sea of  51  . I didn’t get to  52  them .

Over the years I’ve realized something about the  53  who stopped to help . I’ve noticed that every time I’m in  54  , he appears . The one true thing in this world is an unasked  55  provided by a stranger .

It was a cold winter’s afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly a 1  on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost directly below,   2   was a small canoe(独木舟),with a boy in it. He was  3  wearing many clothes, Robert   4  .He shivered(打了个寒战) and walked on.

Just then he heard a cry. “Help! Help!”The cry   5   from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   6   the water and his canoe was   7   away. “Help! Help!”he called again.

Robert was a good   8  .Taking off his clothes, he   9   into the river. The cold water made him tremble all over,  10   in a few seconds he reached the   11  .“Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,  12   the boy with him. But at that   13  he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert   14  to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,”he shouted as he got near the boat. He   15   up into a row of faces.“It’s funny,”he thought.“They look so   16  .”Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   17   him in a blanket. But they did not move to   18   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   19   too?”Robert asked. 

“You!”said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large   20  ,“You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

1. A. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. boats

C. waves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sounds

2. A. there　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it

C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. also

C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. not

4. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. saw

C. guessed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. said

5. A. happened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. went

C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. came

6. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. within

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. under

7. A. running　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. floating

C. flowing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pulling

8. A. swimmer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. guard

C. soldier　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sportsman

9. A. threw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked

C. dived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

10. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. so

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. or

11. A. canoe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. bank

C. boy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. bridge

12. A. pushing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dragging

C. holding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. catching

13. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. period

C. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. moment

14. A. decided　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　  B. went

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. promised

15. A. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. looked

C. hurried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. stood

16. A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. afraid

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

17. A. wrapped　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. left

C. placed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. threw

18. A. save　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thank

C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wrap

19. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. out

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

20. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. blanket

C. camera　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. screen

Just then he heard a cry. “Help! Help!”The cry   5   from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was   6   the water and his canoe was   7   away. “Help! Help!”he called again.

Robert was a good   8  .Taking off his clothes, he   9   into the river. The cold water made him tremble all over,  10   in a few seconds he reached the   11  .“Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank,  12   the boy with him. But at that   13  he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert   14  to swim towards the boat.

“Give me a hand,”he shouted as he got near the boat. He   15   up into a row of faces.“It’s funny,”he thought.“They look so   16  .”Silently they helped the boy into the boat and   17   him in a blanket. But they did not move to   18   Robert.

“Aren’t you going to pull me   19   too?”Robert asked. 

“You!”said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large   20  ,“You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled(破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”

1. A. fish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. boats

C. waves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sounds

2. A. there　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it

C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

3. A. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. also

C. only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. not

4. A. noticed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. saw

C. guessed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. said

5. A. happened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. went

C. arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        D. came

6. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. within

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. under

7. A. running　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. floating

C. flowing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   &nbs

p;　　　　　　　　 D. pulling

8. A. swimmer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. guard

C. soldier　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sportsman

9. A. threw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked

C. dived　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turned

10. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. so

C. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. or

11. A. canoe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. bank

C. boy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. bridge

12. A. pushing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dragging

C. holding　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. catching

13. A. place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. period

C. second　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. moment

14. A. decided　　　　　　　　　　   　　　　　　  B. went

C. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. promised

15. A. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. looked

C. hurried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. stood

16. A. nervous　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. afraid

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

17. A. wrapped　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. left

C. placed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. threw

18. A. save　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thank

C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wrap

19. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. out

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

20. A. boat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. blanket

C. camera　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. screen