It was very cold outside my car．I did not want tot of it  1   we passed by a cafe．Suddenly I noticed a short old man,   2   , shaking with the cold．He was waiting for anyone who would  3   him a coin or a cup of hot tea．

I asked my  4   to go over and hand this old man something．He  5   into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “  6  ．” I felt so happy could live   7  the cold night．

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   8  , as I have to pass this way every day．I did so the next evening, and he the  9   and came up to my window and  10   at me．This offered him a  11   of food．He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand．He  12  food, smiled and said, “May you．” I and he   13   me think of my father．”

I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us,  14   please do not pass by a   15   person without least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind．

1．A．after                     B．when                  C．before                 D．if

2．A．covered                B．tied                     C．filled                  D．provided

3．A．send                     B．leave                   C．greet                   D．accept

4．A．father                   B．son                     C．husband              D．friend

5．A．watched                B．knocked              C．came                  D．looked

6．A．Excuse me            B．Beg your pardon   C．Take it easy         D．Thank you

7．A．in                         B．through              C．under                  D．off

8．A．year                      B．month                 C．week                  D．day

9．A．office                   B．gift                     C．car                     D．shop

10．A．smiled                 B．pointed                C．called                  D．shouted

11．A．box                     B．bag                     C．bottle                  D．basket

12．A．held                    B．ordered               C．dropped              D．received

13．A．got                     B．forced                 C．made                  D．allowed

14．A．so                      B． and                   C．or                      D．but

15．A．quiet                   B．sick                    C．poor                   D．shy

　　It was Christmas Eve. It was very cold. A poor girl was selling flowers in the street. Her parents were ill, so she 1 get money for food. She felt cold and hungry. She stopped in front of a beautiful house. The girl knocked 2 the door and a man came out. She asked 3 he needed some flowers. The man said he didn't want 4 . She left the house and felt tired. She sat down at the 5 of a tall wall. She looked at the flowers. The flowers 6 very nice. She suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt she became light, 7 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 8 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them 9 her granny who welcomed her and asked her why she didn't 10 . The girl told her that she had to 11 to get money because her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 12 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 13 .

　　It snowed heavily that nit. The girl died with a smile on her face. 14 , the people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and 15 .

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