It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the  36  . The wait seemed  37  .

    At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he  38   as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one  39  . Then another, and another. Finally, as the  40   rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man  41   the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by  42  .”

    The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to  43   his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.

    As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s  44   caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n)  45   to get a ride. Then I came up and you  46   asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.  47   I had refused and left you there?”

    The old man replied, “I’ve been  48   here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no  49   for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes,  50   was evident. I knew,  51  , that your gentle spirit would  52   the opportunity to give me help in my time of  53  .”

    Those heartwarming comments  54   the horseman deeply.

    “I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I  55   to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

    With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

36.  A. town         B. river         C. country           D. island

37.  A. meaningless    B. useless        C. careless           D. endless

38.  A. watched       B. asked     C. waved            D. approached

39.  A. come over      B. get off           C. pass by           D. take off

40.  A. coming       B. leaving        C. next             D. last

41.  A. missed        B. caught     C. avoided           D. saw

42.  A. bus          B. car           C. foot             D. horse

43.  A. feel          B. push         C. lift              D. stand

44.  A. honesty       B. courage       C. enthusiasm        D. curiosity

45.  A. choice     B. stop          C. effort            D. scene

46.  A. immediately    B. hurriedly      C. friendly           D. strangely

47.  A. What about    B. What if       C. How come         D. If only

48.  A. in           B. out          C. around           D. beyond

49.  A. concern       B. doubt          C. chance           D. reason

50.  A. meaning       B. kindness       C. seriousness     D. help

51.  A. then and there                  B. for a moment  

    C. all of a sudden          D. sooner or later

52.  A. offer         B. create         C. find             D. welcome

53.  A. need         B. danger        C. fortune           D. happiness

54.  A. influenced     B. excited        C. touched           D. hit

55.  A. happen        B. try           C. disagree          D. fail

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