Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat,   16   six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and   17   , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously   18   themselves and they   19   a foreign language.

   As we went quickly   20   the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out   21   , relaxed a little. The rest of them   22   to laugh and joke in their own language.

   When we finally arrived at our   23   , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously   24   too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李)，he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”

   He   25   the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

1.A. sat                B. stood        C. lay              D. lived

2.A. polite         B. quiet        C. lazy             D. noisy

3.A. helping        B. enjoying     C. teaching         D. devoting

4.A. told               B. spoke        C. said             D. talked

5.A. above          B. onto         C. over             D. through

6.A. off                B. up           C. along            D. on

7.A. wanted         B. started      C. stopped          D. continued

8.A. house          B. hotel        C. station          D. shelter

9.A. bored          B. worried      C. excited          D. frightened

10.A. carried       B. left         C. brought          D. bought

A nurse took a tired soldier to an old man , “Your son is here ,” she told the old man. The old man could hardly  1 the young soldier clearly. He reached out his  2 .The soldier held the old man’s hand. The nurse brought a chair so that he could sit 3 the bed. All through the night,the young soldier sat there holding the old man’s hand. Now and then she heard him say  4  words. The dying man said  5 . He only held his son’s hand tightly  all through the night.
The next morning, the old man died. The soldier freed his hand and went to  6 the nurse .While the nurse did  7 she had to do, he waited. Then he asked her, “Who was that man?”
The nurse was  8 ”Wasn’t he your father?” she said.
“No,he wasn’t” ,the soldier answered.”I  9 saw him before.”
“Then 10 didn’t you say anything when I took you to  11  ?”
“I knew right away there had been a 12  , and I also knew he needed his son ,_13  his son just wasn’t here. When I found that he was too 14  to tell whether or not I was his son, I knew  15 he need me,I stayed.

根据短文内容回答下面的问题。
As you’re using e-mails, remember that sending and getting letters can sometimes bring about serious trouble.
When Jim left the snow-covered streets of London for a holiday in New York, his wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel in New York, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he couldn’t find the piece of paper on which he had written her e-mail address. He tried his best to remember where he had put it, but failed. Unluckily, he made a mistake and sent it to an old woman. Her husband had died a few years ago. When she saw the e-mail, she gave a terrible shout and fell on the floor. Her family rushed into the room and saw the message on the computer.
“Dearest wife, everything is ready for your arrival tomorrow.
Love, Jim.
P.S. it’s hot here.”
【小题1】Where was Jim for his holiday?
【小题2】Why couldn’t Jim write his wife’s e-mail address correctly?
【小题3】Was it hot in London?

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it  36   we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would  37   him a coin or a cup of hot tea.

I asked my  38   to go over and hand this old man something. He  39   into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “  40  .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live   41  the cold night.

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   42  , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the  43   and came up to my window and  44   at me. This time I offered him a  45   of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He  46  food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he   47   me think of my father.”

I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us,  49   please do not pass by a   5 0  person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

1.A. after      B. when    C. before          D. if

2.A. send       B. leave       C. invite          D. pick

3.A. father     B. son     C. husband     D. friend

4.A. watched        B. entered  C. came       D. looked

5.A. Excuse me  B. Beg your pardon  C. Take it easy    D. Thank you

6.A. in         B. through C. under          D. off

7.A. year       B. month        C. week       D. day

8.A. office     B. gift     C. car        D. shop

9.A. smiled     B. pointed  C. called         D. shouted

10.A. box       B. bag      C. bottle         D. basket

11.A. held      B. ordered  C. dropped    D. received

12.A. got       B. forced       C. made           D. allowed

13.A. wait for    B. surprise at  C. ask for      D. happen to

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

15.A. quiet     B. sick     C. poor       D. shy