Last Saturday, we were walking along the street _____ a car suddenly knocked an old man over.

A when   B while   C as   D since

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You’re standing with your classmates. E  1.   is talking except you. Perhaps you’re afraid they will laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren’t b  2.  enough to speak.

Shyness is like a snake that crawls（爬进）into our mouth and s  3.   us speaking. But we shouldn’t let it stay there.

I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes v 4. me. When I was in high school, I was so shy that I wouldn’t talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the

w  5.   to a local shop, it was as if I’d forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a j  6.   in a restaurant and that helped a lot. It meant I had to talk to customers（顾客）. I had to tell them how m  7. 

their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.

This job taught me how to speak with people.

You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other c  8.   to speak with people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. O  9.  you can go to get a newspaper for your family.

If you do these things for a while, the ‘shyness’ snake will soon begin to l  10.   you alone. It’ll look for another mouth to crawl into.

He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.

He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.

He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”

She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.

She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.

He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”

1.When the old lady first saw the man, she was        .

A. scared          B. excited         C. interested    D. relaxed

2.Joe wanted the old lady to        for his help.

A. pay money back                     B. see someone who needed help

C. lend him a hand                    D. help someone else in need

3.The old lady was moved by the waitress because        .

A. she was nearly eight months pregnant B. it was tiring for her to move about

C. there was a sweet smile on her face  D. she offered him a wonderful service

4.The old lady helped the waitress by        .

A. drawing something on a napkin      B. buying something to eat

C. giving her some money              D. giving her a ride

5.What’s the best title（标题）of the article?

A. A man, an old lady and a waitress. B. Helping someone in need.

C. Love is really important.    D. Unbroken chain of love.

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When I was walking down the street the other day, I happened to find a small wallet lying there. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s   46    . There was nothing inside except a little money and an old   47   —a picture of a woman and a girl about sixteen years old. The young girl    48   the woman. I put the photo back and took the wallet to the

   49    station. I handed the wallet to a policeman.

That evening I went to have    50    with my aunt and uncle. They also    51   a young woman. So there were   52    people at table. Her face was familiar. I was quite    53    that we had met before, but I couldn’t    54    where I had seen her. During the talk, the young woman happened to mention that she had lost her wallet that afternoon.   55    I knew where I had seen her. She was the mother of the young girl in the photo. She was very surprised, of course, when I was able to tell her about her wallet.

1.A. wallet                                                     B. name                                       C. money

2. A. book                                                       B. table                                        C. photo

3. A. looked like                                            B. took care of                           C. worried about

4.A. bus                                                         B. railway                                    C. police

5.A. dinner                                                     B. breakfast                                C. lunch

6.A. found                                                      B. invited                                     C. had

7.A. three                                                      B. four                                          C. five

8.A. true                                                         B. right                                        C. sure

9.A. get                                                     B. remember                              C. forget

10.A. Suddenly                                              B. Unluckily                                 C. Sadly