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I was on the train when a girl got on．The couple seeing her off seemed   1about her safety．The woman gave the girl detailed instructions   2how to avoid speaking to strangers．

As I had become   3by then, I could not tell what the girl looked like．“Are you going all the way to Dehra Dun?” I asked her as the train   4out of the station．

My   5surprised her．She gave a little exclamation （惊呼）, and said, “I didn’t know anyone else was here．”

As often happens, people with good eyesight   6to see what is right in front of them．They have too much to observe, I   7．

“I didn’t see you either at first,” I said．“But I heard you come in．” I wondered if I would be able to prevent her from   8that I couldn’t see．

“I’m getting down at Saharanpur,” the girl said．“My aunt is   9me there．Where are you going?”

“To Mussoorie,” I replied．

“Oh, lucky you! I wish I were going to Mussoorie．I love the mountains．  10in October．”

“Yes, this is the best time,” I said,   11my memories when I could see．The   12are covered with beautiful flowers, the sun is delicious, and at night you can sit in front of a camp fire and drink brandy．

“What is it like outside?” I asked．

She seemed to find nothing strange in the question．“  13don’t you look out of the window?” she asked quite   14．

I felt for the window．It was open and I faced it,   15to study the scenery．“Have you noticed,” I ventured（冒险说）, “that the trees seem to be moving while we seem to be standing still?”

“  16always happens,” she said．

I   17to face the girl, and for a while we sat in silence．“You have an interesting face,” I commented．It was a（n）   18remark．

“You are gallant （恭维的）, ” she said．

At the next stop, the girl said goodbye to me and a man got on．“She was an interesting girl,” I said．“Can you tell me —— did she   19her hair long or short?” “I don’t remember,” he replied．“It was her eyes I noticed, not her hair．She had such beautiful eyes, but they were of no   20to her – she was completely blind．Didn’t you notice?”

1.A．puzzled                    B．severe                C．anxious               D．strict

2.A．beyond                    B．on                       C．above                  D．up

3.A．deaf                        B．speechless           C．blind                   D．short-sighted

4.A．left                          B．pushed                C．rushed                D．pulled

5.A．sound                      B．voice                   C．noise                   D．tongue

6.A．decide                     B．hate                    C．fail                      D．happen

7.A．reply                       B．hope                   C．ask                     D．suppose

8.A．seeing                     B．discovering          C．noticing               D．hearing

9.A ．meeting                 B．waiting               C．accepting            D．visiting

10.A．Specially                B．Occasionally        C．Unusually            D．Especially

11.A．calling up               B．calling at              C．calling out           D．calling on

12.A．rivers                    B．hills                     C．villages                D．rails

13.A．Where                   B．How come           C．Why                   D．How about

14.A．actually                  B．naturally              C．obviously            D．undoubtedly

15.A．beginning               B．walking               C．pretending           D．intending

16.A．That                      B．Such                   C．Which                 D．What

17.A．went                     B．submitted            C．moved                D．turned

18.A．safe                       B．strange                C．ideal                    D．general

19.A．do                         B．have                    C．keep                   D．leave

20.A．importance             B．value                   C．use                     D．difference