The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She   1    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   2    of the seats, walked down and found the   3    which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   4    a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   5   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   6    her how to rely on her other   7   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   8    to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   9    for her, and save her a seat.

  10   , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   11    on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   12    ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   13    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   14    envy you.” Susan had no   15   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   16   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   17    week, a fine-looking gentleman   18    a military uniform has been standing across the corner   19    you as you get off the bus. He   20    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

1. A. thanked      B. asked       C. discovered               D. paid

2. A. location      B. shape       C. size               D. cost

3. A. ticket          B. bus          C. seat               D. bag

4. A. according to   B. instead of   C. thanks to          D. due to

5. A. anger           B. darkness     C. happiness            D. light

6. A. asked         B. encouraged   C. taught              D. praised

7. A. feelings       B. sights         C. senses          D. abilities

8. A. how          B. when        C. where           D. who

9. A. make out            B. watch out    C. find out         D. work out

10. A. Finally       B. Luckily         C. However        D. Besides

11. A. visit           B. trip            C. bus             D. work

12. A. opposite       B. separate        C. difficult         D. usual

13. A. getting on       B. getting in     C. getting off     D. getting up

14. A. must           B. may         C. will            D. do

15. A. idea            B. opinion       C. way          D. thought

16. A. want          B. mean         C. say            D. suggest

17. A. next           B. old             C. past         D. following

18. A. by          B. on              C. with         D. in

19. A. searching     B. watching       C. calling        D. noticing

20. A. looks out      B. takes up        C. believes in    D. makes sure

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She   1    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   2    of the seats, walked down and found the   3    which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   4    a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   5   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   6    her how to rely on her other   7   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   8    to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   9    for her, and save her a seat.

  10   , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   11    on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   12    ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   13    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   14    envy you.” Susan had no   15   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   16   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   17    week, a fine-looking gentleman   18    a military uniform has been standing across the corner   19    you as you get off the bus. He   20    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

1. A. thanked                   B. asked                          C. discovered                  D. paid

2. A. location                   B. shape                          C. size                             D. cost

3. A. ticket                      B. bus                             C. seat                            D. bag

4. A. according to             B. instead of                    C. thanks to                     D. due to

5. A. anger                      B. darkness                      C. happiness                    D. light

6. A. asked                      B. encouraged                  C. taught                         D. praised

7. A. feelings                   B. sights                          C. senses                         D. abilities

8. A. how                         B. when                          C. where                         D. who

9. A. make out                 B. watch out                    C. find out                      D. work out

10. A. Finally                   B. Luckily                       C. However                     D. Besides

11. A. visit                      B. trip                             C. bus                             D. work

12. A. opposite                 B. separate                       C. difficult                      D. usual

13. A. getting on              B. getting in                    C. getting off                  D. getting up

14. A. must                      B. may                            C. will                            D. do

15. A. idea                       B. opinion                       C. way                            D. thought

16. A. want                      B. mean                          C. say                             D. suggest

17. A. next                      B. old                             C. past                            D. following

18. A. by                         B. on                              C. with                           D. in

19. A. searching               B. watching                     C. calling                        D. noticing

20. A. looks out               B. takes up                      C. believes in                  D. makes sure

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane（杖，手杖） made her way carefully up the steps. She 36 the driver and, using her hands to feel the  37 of the seats, walked down and found the  38 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Mary, 34,  39 a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of  40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart. He  41  her how to rely on her other  42 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and  43 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend（友好对待） the bus drivers who could  44 for her, and save her a seat.

 45 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the  46 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their  47  ways.

On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual. As she was  48 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I  49 envy you.” Mary had no  50  what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you  51  ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the  52 week, a fine-looking gentleman  53  a military uniform has been standing across the corner  54 you as you get off the bus. He  55  you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”          

Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks.