When I finished my work and put away my things，I hurried to drive home for my 30th birthday celebration. My husband called, he would give me a 1  this evening. Then I came up to a red light and stopped.

As I was 2    ，I saw a young guy standing on my

left. He was pale in the face and 3   a cardboard sign with some writing on it. When you’re in the heart of downtown，it’s pretty 4  to see homeless people asking for money. Generally, I would 5  them, but this time when I looked over the sign, I stopped. I didn’t know 6    , but this sign struck me.

I can’t remember what the sign said 7    , but it

was something like ： “ Need money 8   ，have stomach

cancer，homeless，anything helps. ’’

The light had just turned green，and there was a line of supper rush hour traffic 9 me. I went back and forth in my mind a hundred times in that next second. ” Should I do something or just 10    ?’ The  traffic moved forward, and I went with it.

About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy. I felt so 11  for him. So, I decided to go back and ask him if I could buy him some food and listen to his 12      It took me about five minutes to turn around and back on to the same 13 where I had seen him. It was just five minutes-but he had gone.

“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered. So, there was 14 left to do except going on my driving.

Back at home, I just couldn’t 15 happy when I thought of the pale face. If you get an idea from inside you, act on it. Don’t miss out-for yourself and for that other person.

(D ) 1. A. kiss    B.    hand

        C.    donation    D.    surprise

(    C    )2.    A.    shopping    B.    waving

           C.    waiting    D.    standing

(    C    )3.    A.    pulling    B.    pushing

                 C.    holding    D.    throwing

(    A    )4.    A.    common    B.    hard

                C.    impossible    D.    strange

(B    )5.    A.    help    B.    pass

              C.    stop    D.    join

(D    )6.    A.    how    B.    when

             C.    where    D.    why

(C    )7.    A.    suddenly    B.    gradually

                   C.    exactly    D.    hardly

(B    )8.    A.    clothing    B.    food

           C.    medicine    D.    house

(D    )9.    A.    beside    B.    before

           C.    above    D.    behind

(B    ) 10.    A. wait    B.    drive

              C. walk    D.    greet

(A    ) 11.    A. upset    B.    thankful

               C. impolite    D.    angry

(    D    ) 12.    A. advice    B.    songs

                    C. jokes    D.    story

(A    ) 13.    A. street    B.    house

                C. light    D.    store

(    D    ) 14.    A. everything    B.    anything

                C. something    D.    nothing

(    B    ) 15.    A. remain    B.    appear

                   C. seem    D.    become

10. Some classic films were shown ( show ) at that cinema last week.

9. There is a lot of research on how languages are learned ( leam ).

8. The underground parking lot is closed ( close ) at midnight every day.

7. Parents and students were invited ( invite ) to the school concert last night.

6. Cheese is made ( make) from milk.

5. I’m sure it is necessary for us to know some

everyday (every day) English.

4. If you see this cartoon film, you must be made

to laugh (laugh).

3. As far as I know，Americans can hardly ( hard ) avoid buying products made in China.

2. Children under 18 are not allowed ( not allow ) to watch this show without their parents.