―I'm afraid I've got a bad cold.

― ____________

A．Never mind.                               B．Keep away from me.

C．Better go and see a doctor.          D．You need to take medicine.

 --I'm afraid I've got a bad cold.

  --____________

A．Never mind.                         B．Keep away from me.

C．Better go and see a doctor.         D．You need to take medicine.

One cold evening, I was waiting outside for a taxi in New York City. Later, I was 　26　 by a man in his thirties. Obviously, he was angry, complaining how 27　 New Yorkers were. I knew my 　28 would only be about 10 minutes and a part of me wanted to keep 29　 and just move on, but I also wanted to try and connect.

　 I asked him why. He told me he had just come from JFK airport 30　 a customer, which means $70 in lost fare(车费), a fairly big deal. I tried to share his 31　 . Gradually, he calmed down. He mentioned he had read an article 　 32 that the happiest people are those who give. 　 33 , he hoped to have more chance to 34　 in his life, I was starting to 　 35 being with him!

　 Arriving at my destination, I paid him, giving a generous tip. I also pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, I share the same　 36 of giving with you. Here’s the extra money for you. 　 37 it, since you’ve already　 38 $70 from JFK. But, if you want to experience the　 39 of giving, give it to the next　 40 .”

　 For a moment I thought I was so　 41 ! But the driver　 42 me by saying, “Sir, I have a 43 idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person and I will serve the next rider for free.”

　 It was an honor meeting the driver and learning the lesson of 　 44 everyone is able to give and surprise　 45 with their generosity.

26．A．taken up　 　 B．picked up 　 C．sent up　　 D．put up

27．A．serious　　 　　 　　 B．cruel 　　　 C．horrible　　 　　 　 D．strict

28．A．ride　 　　 　　 B．flight 　　　 C．way　 　　　　 　 D．distance

29．A．free　 　　 　　 B．calm　　　 C．busy　　 　　 　 D．silent

30．A．with 　　 　　 B．without　　 　　 C．for　　 　　　　 　　 D．to

31．A．delight　　 　　 　　 B．worry　　　 　　　 C．unhappiness　　　 　 D．surprise

32．A．saying　　 　 B．writing　　 　　　 C．telling 　　　 D．speaking

33．A．Otherwise 　　 B．However　 　 C．Besides　　 　　　 D．Therefore

34．A．give　 　　 　　 B．share 　　　 C．take　 　　　 D．forgive

35．A．mind 　　 　　 B．regret　　　 　　　 C．enjoy　 　　　 D．hate

36．A．idea　 　　 　　 B．action　　　 　　　 C．practice　　 　 　　　 D．story

37．A．Forget　　 　　 　　 B．Keep 　　　 C．Put　　 　　　 　　　 D．Pay

38．A．given 　　　 B．got　　 　　　 　　　 C．lost　 　　 　 　　 D．gained

39．A．force 　 　　　 B．energy　　 　　 　　 C．strength　 　 　　　 D．power

40．A．passenger 　　 B．conductor 　 C．stranger　 　　　 D．tourist

41．A．bad　 　　　 　　　 B．cool　 　　 　　　　　 C．silly　 　　 　　　　　 D．simple

42．A．disappointed　　 B．satisfied　　　　　　　　 C．surprised 　 D．encouraged

43．A．better　　　 　 　　　 B．further　　 C．worse　　 　　　　 D．newer

44．A．what 　 　　　 B．when 　　 　　 C．which 　　 　　　　 D．how

45．A．one　　　 　　 B．another　　 　 　　　 C．other 　　 　 D．some

I cry easily. I cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease. I cried when an athlete broke a world record.
One night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend ' s．As we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalk．Just ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking space．But before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the space．
While my wife went ahead into our friend' s house, I stepped into the street．
“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy．” I gestured towards the man ahead, who was looking back angrily．At that moment I was feeling pretty manly．
“ Mind your own business!” the driver told me．
“No,” I said．“You don' t understand．That fellow was waiting to back into this space．”
Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the car．My God, he was extremely large．He grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at me．I tasted blood．I was terrified．
Almost in a panic, I ran to my friend ' s front door．As a former Marine （海军） , as a man, I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and friends asked me what had happened．All I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking space．They were sensitive and let it go at that．
Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang．For some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for me．My blood ran cold．My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her．I knew I had to face up to my fear．
I opened the door．There he stood．“I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice．“I am ashamed of myself．The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I've worked for ten years is closing．Today I got laid off．I' m not myself．I hope you’ ll accept my apology．”
I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes．
【小题1】What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space?

I cry easily. I cried when a boy in the film suffered from an incurable disease. I cried when an athlete broke a world record.

 One night my wife and I were going to dinner at a friend ' s．As we went towards the house, I noticed a car pulling out from the sidewalk．Just ahead, another car was waiting to back into the parking space．But before he could do so a yellow car came up from behind and sneaked into the space．

While my wife went ahead into our friend' s house, I stepped into the street．

“Hey,” I said, “this parking space belongs to that guy．” I gestured towards the man ahead, who was looking back angrily．At that moment I was feeling pretty manly．

 “ Mind your own business!” the driver told me．

 “No,” I said．“You don' t understand．That fellow was waiting to back into this space．”

 Things quickly heated up, until finally he jumped out of the car．My God, he was extremely large．He grabbed me and shook his rock of a fist at me．I tasted blood．I was terrified．

Almost in a panic, I ran to my friend ' s front door．As a former Marine （海军） , as a man, I felt absolutely embarrassed as my wife and friends asked me what had happened．All I could say was that I had had an argument about a parking space．They were sensitive and let it go at that．

Perhaps half an hour later, the doorbell rang．For some reason I was sure that the huge man had returned for me．My blood ran cold．My hostess got up to answer it, but I stopped her．I knew I had to face up to my fear．

I opened the door．There he stood．“I came back to apologize,” he said in a low voice．“I am ashamed of myself．The Brooklyn Navy Yard where I've worked for ten years is closing．Today I got laid off．I' m not myself．I hope you’ ll accept my apology．”

 I remembered that after I closed the door, I stood there for a few minutes alone with tears in my eyes．

1.What did the author do when a yellow car drove into the parking space?

 A．He beat the driver．

 B．He blamed the driver．

 C．He asked the driver to apologize．

 D．He ran to his friend' s house for help．

2.What do we know about the yellow car' s driver?

 A．He was rude and liked fighting．

 B．He was famous for his bad temper．

 C．He lost his job and felt terrible that day．

 D．He tried to get the author' s parking space．

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

 A．I became quite calm．

 B．I felt extremely frightened．

 C．I couldn't move with cold．

 D．I was too angry to say anything．

4.What kind of person is the author?

 A．Direct and serious．           B．Humorous and open - minded．

 C．Honest and ambitious．         D．Warm - hearted and understanding