Question

Many years ago, I was fresh out of school and working in Denver. I ___1___ to my parents’ home in Missouri ____2____Christmas when my car almost ran out of gas. I stopped at ___3_____gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City. I was planning ____4____and visit a friend there. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)，I said hello to an older couple(夫妇)___5____ were also paying for gas.

I drove away, ___6___had gone only a few miles when black smoke came from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered __7___I should do. A car stopped behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they __8_____ me to my friend’s.

When I got home, I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping ___9__. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with said that helping me had made their holidays ___10_____.

“Thank you”—two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

1 A. drove       B. was driving       C. was driven          D. would drive 

2 A. for         B. at               C. in                 D. on

3 A. the         B. an              C. a                  D. /

4 A. to stop      B. stopping          C. stop              D. stopped

5 A. what        B. which           C. whom             D. who

6 A. after        B. but              C. or                D. before

7 A. what        B. where            C. which            D. how

8 A. had taken    B. would take        C. was taking        D. took

9 A. I           B. mine             C. me               D. myself

10 A. wonderfully  B. more wonderfully  C. most wonderful    D. wonderful

Answer 1

1B  2A  3C  4A  5D  6B  7A  8B  9C  10D