It was freezing outside my car and I did not want to get out of it. We were passing by a small shop when I noticed an old man 36 with cold. It was freezing that night. 37, here he was, seated in the corner, waiting for anyone who would give him a(n)38 coin or a cup of hot tea.

I asked my husband to go over and 39 a packet of biscuits to this old man. He looked into my husband’s face 40 and smiled. I felt so happy and 41 I prayed for him to live through the cold night.

I 42 to visit again and find out 43 he was the next day. I did so the next evening, and he was still there.44 my car, the old man came up to my 45 and smiled at me. I became 46 once more and this time I gave him a bag of food, which I brought with the 47 of finding him in the same spot. He 48 for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 49 my hand and said，“ May God bless you. Thanks for your help.” With his cap on his head and the 50 of his hand and the smile on his face, he 51 me of my father.

At a closer 52, I saw my father in this old man, waiting for anyone to show him some 53 or love. Maybe one day, it could 54 to one of us, so do not pass by a poor person without offering  at least a word of 55 and a kind smile or an act kindness of any kind.

1.A. standing   B. shaking   C. walking   D. crying

2. A. Therefore  B. Finally    C. Instead   D. However

3. A. new       B. extra     C. single    D. remaining

4. A. buy       B. hand      C. throw    D. order

5.A. seriously   B. angrily    C. carefully  D. gratefully

6.A. in fact     B. in addition  C. in turn   D. in all

7.A. agreed     B. promised   C. managed  D. decided

8.A. where     B. what       C. how       D. whom

9.A. Recognizing  B. Following  C. Stopping  D. Leading

10.A. place       B. window    C. way     D. seat

11.A. nervous     B. happy     C. excited   D. sad

12.A. hope       B. aim       C. plan       D. idea

13.A. looked up   B. stood up   C. reached out   D. set out

14.A. accepted    B. pulled    C. touched   D. held

15.A. size       B. warmth    C. power    D. shape

16.A. reminded   B. informed   C. told     D. convinced

17.A. appearance  B. look      C. inspection  D. survey

18.A. favor      B. respect     C. support   D. mercy

19. A. go        B. appear      C. exist    D. happen

20.A. romance   B. admiration   C. love    D. passion

Once there was an 11-year-old boy who went fishing with his father in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day before bass (巴斯鱼) season opened, they were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then the boy tied on a small silver lure (鱼饵) and put it into the lake. Suddenly he felt that something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 p.m.—two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were in sight in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.
Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the black water. The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】What happened when the big fish turned out to be a bass?