I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .

   When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8  the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9  her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s  10  .

   The woman was watching the incident.  11  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

   “Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

   “He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   13  .

   “Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

  Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”

   All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

   She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost 18  .

   On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1. A. try                      B. care                        C. decide                    D. intend

2. A. empty          B. full                         C. crowded                 D. ready 

3. A. tearfully              B. seriously                 C. carefully                 D. calmly 

4. A. fare                     B. possession              C. money                    D. wealth 

5. A. strangely              B. happily                    C. secretly                  D. fortunately 

6. A. unsatisfied            B. weak                     C. unhappy                 D. excited 

7. A. explained              B. declared                  C. admitted                 D. found 

8. A. get off                B. start                       C. get on                    D. stop 

9. A. begged                B. scolded                   C. praised                   D. thanked 

10. A. request              B. action                    C. suggestion              D. command 

11. A. Unless               B. Although                 C. Until                      D. When 

12. A. attacking           B. bothering                       C. blaming                  D. wronging 

13. A. warned             B. whispered               C. shouted                  D. repeated 

14. A. problem            B. need                       C. matter                    D. reason 

15. A. spending           B. collected                C. remaining               D. borrowed 

16. A. busy                 B. cold                       C. hard                      D. fearful 

17. A. giving                B. wearing                  C. taking                    D. forcing 

18. A. forgotten           B. used                      C. earned                    D. returned 

19. A. move                       B. increase                        C. lighten                   D. carry 

20. A. world                B. journey                  C. smile                     D. friendship

I was on a bus one March evening．The driver didn’t intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet   1  ．A middle-aged woman got on．Tired and sad, she told her story   2  , not to anyone in particular．On her way to the station, half of her money was stolen．The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   3   still had some left．A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   4  ．

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine．The conductor began to 5_____fares．When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   6   that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home．On hearing this, she ordered the old man to get off the bus．The old man was almost in tears as he   7   her to let him take the bus home．The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   8 ．

The woman was watching the incident．  9  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered．

“Stop   10   him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted．

“Well, that’s no reason to throw him off the bus,” she insisted．

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   11   money, and handed it to the conductor．“Here’s his fare and mine．Just stop giving him a   12   time．”

All heads turned to the woman．“It’s only money,” she shrugged．

She rode the rest of the way home   13  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier forgotten．

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   14   our loads and lift our spirits．How much sweeter the  15  will be when we make it a little easier for others!

1．A．empty                     B．full                 C．crowded               D．ready 

2．A．tearfully                  B．seriously                C．carefully                D．calmly 

3．A．strangely                  B．happily                  C．secretly                D．fortunately 

4．A．unsatisfied               B．weak                    C．unhappy               D．excited

5．A．gather               B．raise             C．collect                 D．rise

6．A．explained                 B．approved        　　C．found             　　D．repeated

7．A．begged                    B．instructed              C．praised                 D．thanked 

8．A．request                   B．action                   C．suggestion            D．order 

9．A．Unless                    B．Although               C．Until                     D．When 

10．A．attacking               B．bothering               C．blaming                D．wronging 

11．A．spending                B．collected               C．remaining             D．borrowed 

12．A．busy                     B．full                       C．hard                     D．fearful 

13．A．giving                   B．wearing                C．taking                   D．forcing 

14．A．move                    B．increase                C．lighten                  D．carry 

15．A．home                      B．journey                 C．smile                    D．friendship 

One March evening I together with my friends was on a bus. The driver didn't 1 to start the bus soon because it was not yet2 .A mid-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story 3, not to anyone particular. On her way to the station, half of her 4was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 5still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 6.
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect the fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he7that he had spent all his money he accidentally got on a wrong bus and now was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to8the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he 9her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's 10.
The woman was watching the incident. 11the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she shouted.
“Stop 12him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home”
“He doesn't have any money!” the driver 13 .
“Well, that's no 14to throw him off the bus.” She insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her 15money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a 16time.
All heads turned to the woman. “ It's only money,” she shrugged.
She rode the rest of her way home 17a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier18.
On the road of life, the help of strangers can19our roads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the 20will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      try
   2. B.
      care
   3. C.
      decide
   4. D.
      intend
2. 2.
   1. A.
      empty
   2. B.
      full
   3. C.
      crowded
   4. D.
      ready
3. 3.
   1. A.
      tearfully
   2. B.
      seriously
   3. C.
      carefully
   4. D.
      calmly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      fare
   2. B.
      possession
   3. C.
      money
   4. D.
      wealth
5. 5.
   1. A.
      strangely
   2. B.
      happily
   3. C.
      secretly
   4. D.
      fortunately
6. 6.
   1. A.
      unsatisfied
   2. B.
      weak
   3. C.
      unhappy
   4. D.
      excited
7. 7.
   1. A.
      explained
   2. B.
      declared
   3. C.
      admitted
   4. D.
      found
8. 8.
   1. A.
      get off
   2. B.
      start
   3. C.
      get on
   4. D.
      stop
9. 9.
   1. A.
      begged
   2. B.
      scolded
   3. C.
      praised
   4. D.
      thanked
10. 10.
    1. A.
       request
    2. B.
       action
    3. C.
       suggestion
    4. D.
       command
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Unless
    2. B.
       Although
    3. C.
       Until
    4. D.
       When
12. 12.
    1. A.
       attacking
    2. B.
       bothering
    3. C.
       blaming
    4. D.
       wronging
13. 13.
    1. A.
       warned
    2. B.
       whispered
    3. C.
       shouted
    4. D.
       repeated
14. 14.
    1. A.
       problem
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       matter
    4. D.
       reason
15. 15.
    1. A.
       spending
    2. B.
       collected
    3. C.
       remaining
    4. D.
       borrowed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       busy
    2. B.
       cold
    3. C.
       hard
    4. D.
       fearful
17. 17.
    1. A.
       giving
    2. B.
       wearing
    3. C.
       taking
    4. D.
       forcing
18. 18.
    1. A.
       forgotten
    2. B.
       used
    3. C.
       earned
    4. D.
       returned
19. 19.
    1. A.
       move
    2. B.
       increase
    3. C.
       lighten
    4. D.
       carry
20. 20.
    1. A.
       world
    2. B.
       journey
    3. C.
       smile
    4. D.
       friendship

完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t   1  to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story    3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4  was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5  still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6  .
When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares. When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   10 .
The woman was watching the incident.  11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干预).
“Stop   12  him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”
“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver   13  .
“Well, that’s no   14  to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.
Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   15  money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16  time.”
All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged（耸肩）. She rode the rest of the way home   17  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   18  .
On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19  our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20  will be when we make it a little smoother for others!