He________ me by saying “Good morning”

A. introduced　　　　　　 B, greeted　　　　　 C. met　　　　　　　 D.saw

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the light on.1.  

As the policeman came to him, he said, "Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn't feeling too well when I left home this morning."

The policeman said, "Well, I guess so,'' and started writing something in his notebook.2. . A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket was going to be as he began to look at the paper.     3.    

"I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine, a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug two other daughters. 4.   I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now.  5.   "

The man was very surprised and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

A．So pray for me and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.

B．I only had one, and now I have to wait I go to heaven before I can hug her again.

C．As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still writing.

D．He was surprised it was not a ticket but a receipt.

E．So pray for you, and be careful when you drive again, your daughter is all you have left.

F．Right away the man started thinking of excuse to give.

G．He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read.

There was a new guy in the office. When we walked by each other in the hallway, we smiled and said " hi". Actually, he said, "Hi, Joe." 　1　 I just said "hi" because... well... I didn't know his name, and was embarrassed to ask.

I passed him in the hall again yesterday. As I was continuing down the hall, feeling pretty good about how well I was coping 　2　 not knowing his name, when I heard a familiar voice behind me. "I don't know you!" It was Sylvia, one of the kindest people I know. Sylvia was friendly and warm, a welcoming mother to everyone in the office. She was walking a few paces behind me, and evidently she didn't know the new guy 　3　 .

But rather than just smile and say "hi," Sylvia did what she did. Not only 　4　 she announce that she didn't know him, but asked him his name, 　 5　 him hers and engaged him in conversation. Before 　6　 they were chatting like old friends about some things they had in　 7　 . And suddenly for Sylvia, the new guy wasn't the new guy anymore. He was Mitch, a colleague with children, hobbies, interests and a little shared history.

I was stunned ― and a little embarrassed by the ease with 　 8　 Sylvia negotiated that transition. It doesn't take much to turn an unfamiliar face in into a friend. You just have to get over yourself and reach out a little. Ask a question. Learn a name. And just like that ― no more new guy.

Rising above the names

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice．

“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”

The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize．

I smiled and told her, “It’s okay．” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer．How are you?”

He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”

“Yes, I have a son,” I answered．

“Why are you so little?” he asked．

“It’s the way I was born,” I said．“Some people are little．Some are tall．I’m just not going to grow any bigger．” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left．

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that．I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents．

It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness．I stand three feet nine inches tall．I was born an achondroplasia dwarf （侏儒）．Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up．

I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school．Some kids picked on me, calling me names．Then I knew．I began to hate the first day of school each year．New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs．

But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life．I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage．What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality．

I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older．People are amazed when they see me driving．I try to keep a good attitude．When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have – a great family, nice friends．”

It’s the children’s questions that make my life special．I enjoy answering their questions．My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers （a person of the same age, class, position, etc．）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect．

1．Why did the mother apologize to the author?

      A．Because the boy ran into the author．

       B．Because the boy laughed at the author．

       C．Because they boy said the author was fatter than him．

       D．Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author．

2．What does the underlined expressions “calling me names” mean in the text?

       A．use unpleasant words to describe me in order to upset me

       B．to greet me by calling my full name

       C．warn me against danger by calling my family name

       D．use some nicknames to show the close relationship between us

3．Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?

       A．dislike                 B．increased             C．decreased            D．appeared

4．How does the author feel about people’s stares?

      A．Angry．              B．Calm．               C．Painful．             D．Discouraged．