After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.

“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”

Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.

I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?

As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.

Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

       After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats．But Duane was still __1__ there．Duane was a bright and lovable student, __2__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking．__3__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong．As he looked up, I could see the __4__ in his dark eyes．

       “Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __5__．“I put it on your desk．”

       Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me．I noticed my gift __6__ to be a matchbox．Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __7__ a matchbox．As I opened it, the __8__ of two beer caps surprised me．Duane __9__ me that they were two earrings．He had noticed that I __10__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones．

       I was __11__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness．__12__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed （畸形的）．Fearing that wearing earrings might __13__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them．But how could I __14__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __15__ child?

       As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __16__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me．

       Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk．It __17__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me．Although his __18__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life．Although poor, he still wanted to __19__．Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged．If I am having __20__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart．

1．A．sitting                  B．crying                 C．standing             D．speaking

2．A．unless                  B．though                C．so                      D．since

3．A．Wondering            B．Thinking             C．Finding               D．Pointing

4．A．hope                    B．joy                      C．hurt                   D．determination

5．A．disappointedly       B．angrily                C．happily               D．shyly

6．A．happened              B．appeared             C．used                   D．ought

7．A．as well as             B．more than           C．except for           D．rather than

8．A．shape                   B．color                  C．design                D．sight

9．A．persuaded             B．fooled                 C．told                    D．encouraged

10．A．only                   B．often                  C．once                   D．never

11．A．frightened           B．touched              C．knocked              D．influenced

12．A．Since                  B．Until                   C．Before                D．Unless

13．A．do harm             B．draw attention     C．add weight          D．have an effect

14．A．refuse                 B．offer                  C．agree                  D．wait

15．A．generous            B．honest                C．special                D．sad

16．A．hands                  B．students              C．audiences           D．friends

17．A．convinced           B．reminded            C．proved               D．showed

18．A．performance       B．experience          C．situation             D．health

19．A．please                 B．take                    C．give                   D．accept

20．A．chance              B．possibility         C．intention         D．difficulty

We were a very motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day many years ago. During the early morning ride from the suburb, we sat drowsily (昏昏欲睡地) with our collars up to our ears.
A small grey man took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent.
The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically, smiled and said in a loud voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning!" in reply.
The following weeks we were more surprised. Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked: "Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?" The man nodded shyly and said yes. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.
The summer went by when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the new day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or – hopefully – on holiday somewhere, Later we were told one of his very close friends had died at the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, a little bit more grey. Inside the bus was a silence similar to that in a church. Even though no one had talked about it, all those of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
【小题1】From the first paragraph we can inter that the passengers ____.

It was a warm March evening, and I’d just taken a seat on the bus that would take me home. It was nearly 6:00 PM, but the bus was not yet full and the driver gave no ___36___ that he intended to start the bus.

A middle-aged woman took a seat opposite me. She was crying. Not speaking to anyone in particular, she ____37____ narrated her story.

She had come to the city to visit her daughter. On the way to the terminal, a thief had ____38_____ one of her bags. It had contained half of the money she’d brought with her. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she ___39___ still had some money left. The bus conductor, driver, and other passengers listened to her tale.

At this time, an old man___40___ got on the bus. He sat in the seat directly in front of the woman.

After a few minutes, all seats were ___41____. The driver got behind the wheel and started the engine. The bus conductor collected tickets and began asking us where we were __42____. When he came to the old man’s seat, he became ___43___ and asked the old man whether he had any money. The old man___44___ that he did not. He explained that he __45____ all his money this morning when he’d accidentally got on the wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.

Upon hearing this, the bus conductor __46___ the old man to get off the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he begged the bus conductor to let him take that bus __47___ he could get home before dark. The bus driver approached the old man, and repeated the conductor’s ___48___to get off the bus.

“Stop troubling him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?” she interfered. “He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted. “Well, that’s no __49___to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she said, “How much is his fare?”  The bus conductor mumbled the amount. “Fine,” said the woman. She __50___ inside her blouse, took out her __51___ money, and handed the fares to the bus conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a hard time.”

All eyes turned __52____the woman, who, just minutes before, had been crying over the money she’d lost. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

By the time the bus rolled out of the terminal, she had given the old man bread and a dollar.  She rode the rest of the way home ____53___a Mona Lisa smile of peace and grace, and the money she’d lost __54___ was forgotten.

On the road of life, the politeness and smiles of __55___ can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey when we make it a little smoother and richer for others!

36．A．answer              B．agreement          C．indication             D．talk

37．A．tearfully             B．excitedly              C．helplessly            D．proudly

38．A．got                  B．snatched             C．pulled                  D．caught

39．A．surprisingly        B．peacefully              C．naturally             D．fortunately

40．A．in rags             B．shyly                  C．happily               D．in disorder

41．A．had               B．taken                C．full                      D．crowded

42．A．getting on          B．getting down          C．getting off           D．getting in

43．A．conscious           B．suspicious             C．curious                D．anxious

44．A．realized              B．pretended             C．admitted             D．remembered

45．A．spend              B．has spent               C．had spent             D．was spent

46．A．asked                  B．ordered                 C．led                     D．begged

47．A．so                   B．until                  C．if                     D．when

48．A．arrangement          B．command          C．advice                 D．decision

49．A．good                 B．sense                 C．reason                  D．doubt

50．A．picked                  B．removed           C．touched              D．reached

51．A．left                B．saving                  C．borrowed           D．remaining

52．A．in                   B．to                   C．down                 D．on

53．A．owning              B．wearing               C．hating            D．losing

54．A．earlier             B．sooner             C．later                 D．former

55．A．customers         B．friends                  C．strangers            D．conductors