When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady on the side of the road. He 　　 36　 in front of her car and got out. Even with the 　　 37　 on his face, she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew 　　 38　 　she felt. He said，“I am here to help you， madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? 　　 39　 ， my name is Joe.”

She had a 　　 40　 　tire. Joe crawled under the car，changed the tire. But he got 　　 41　 　and his hands hurt. She could not thank him 　　 42　 　and asked him how much she 　　 43　 　him. He told her that if she really wanted to 　　 44　 　him back，the next time she saw someone who needed help，she could give that person the 　　 45　 　they needed.

She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small 　　 46　 . She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile， and was nearly eight months

　　 47　 . The old lady 　　 48　 　how someone like her who seemed could be so kind to a 　　 49　 . Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal， the waitress went to get her 　　 50　 　from a hundred-dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.

When the waitress came back，she noticed something 　　 51　 　on a napkin（餐巾纸），“I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back，here’s what you do—Do not let the 　　 52　 　of love end with you.”

That night when she got home，she was 　　 53　 　the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby 　　 54　 　next month. She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay 　　 55　 　next to her，she whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right， I love you， Joe.”

36. A. stood　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　　　 C. stopped　　　　　　　　　 D. waved

37. A. anxiety　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

38. A. why　　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

39. A. By the way　 B. In addition C. By chance　　　　　　　 D. In return

40. A. poor　　　　　　　　　 B. flat　　　　　　　　　 C. round　　　　　　　　　　　 D. used

4l. A. excited　　　　 B. thirsty　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　　　　　 D. dirty

42. A. much　　　　　　　　 B. however　　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. further

43. A. returned　　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　　　　　 C. owed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appreciated

44. A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. pay　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. charge

45. A. assistance　 B. money　　　　　　　 C. expense　　　　　　　　　 D. ability

46. A. store　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　 C. cinema　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. restaurant

47. A. elder　　　　　　　　　 B. experienced　　　 C. pregnant　　　　　　　　　 D. served

48. A. imagined　　　　　　 B. doubted　　　　　　 C. wondered　　　　　　　　 D. expected

49. A. woman　　　　　　　 B. customer　　　　　 C. tourist　　　　　　　 D. stranger

50. A. receipt　　　　 B. change　　　　　　　　　　 C. payment　　　　　　　　　 D. check

5l. A. written　　　　 B. printed　　　　　　 C. drawn　　　　　　　　　　 D. copied

52. A. chain　 　　　　　　 B. relation　　　　　　 C. devotion　　　　　　　　　 D. story

53. A. putting away B. thinking about　　　 C. turning in　　　　　　　　 D. looking after

54. A. ahead　　　　　　　　 B. extra　　　　　　　　 C. front　　　　　　　　　　　 D. due

55. A. sleeping　　　　　　 B. chatting　　　　　　 C. arguing　　　　　　　　　 D. drinking

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　Mrs Brown had just finished cooking 　1　 she heard a 　2 　at the door. She was 　3 　because the postman and the milkman had already 　4 　there, and she wasn't 　5 　any visitors. She went into the 　6 　and, pulling the curtain back 　7 　, peeped (窥视) out of the window to see 　8 　it was. A man was 　9 　on the steps leading to the front doors.

　He was a tall, broad-shouldered man 　10 　an old army coat and a big black hat 　11 　forward over his eyes, 　12 　it was difficult to see his 　13 　clearly. His shoes, Mrs Brown noticed, were old and dirty and there was a large hole in one of his socks. He 　14 　a small black case 　15 　one hand.

　As she looked at him, Mrs Brown 　16 　stories she had read 　17 　the newspapers about old ladies who opened the door to strangers, and were hit on the head and had all their possessions (财产) 　18 　. She felt 　19 　frightened. “I'm not going to open the door.” she said to herself. “If I 　20 　, perhaps he'll think there's 　21 　in and go 　22 　.” She let the curtain 　23 　back into place and wait, 　24 　.

　The man looked 　25 　quickly, but his hand in his pocket, drew out a bunch (一串...) of keys, and began to try them in the front door one by one.