Question

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to ___1___ a passager at 2:30 a.m. When I arrived to ___2___ the passager, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the___3___ and knocked,“Just a minute,”answered a weak ,elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman ___4___ her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car,and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s __5____,”I told her,“I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother __6____.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,”she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me a/an ___7___,and then asked,“could you drive ___8___ downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,”I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said,“I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院).I don’t have any family left. The doctot says I don’t have very long.”

I ___9____ reached over and__10____ the meter(計價器)

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the buildings, __11____ the manufactory where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived , and the furniture shop __12____had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to solw down in front of a __13____ building and would sit staring into the darkness, say nothing.

__14____, she suddenly said,“I’m tired, Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“___15___ do I owe you?”she asked.

“Nothing,”I said.

“You ___16___ make a living,”she answered. “Oh, there are other ___17_____.”I answered.

Almost without thinking. I __18____ and gave her a hug. She __19____ me. Our hug ended with her remark,“You gave an old woman a little moment of __20____.”

1.A. call in　　　 B. show around　　　 C.pick up　　　 D.bring back

2.A.discover　　　 B.collect　 　　　　 C.send　　　　 D.offer

3.A. window　　　 B.room　　　　　　 C.taxi　　　　　 D.door

4.A. in　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　 C.about　　　　 D.on

5.A. nothing　　　 B.worthless　　　　 C.unimportant　 D.useless

6.A.treated　　　 B.had　　　　　 　　C.received　　　 D.commanded

7.A.hand　　　　 B.hug　　　　　　 C.address　　　 D.map

8.A. for　　　　　 B.across　　　　　 C.from　　　　 D.through

9.A. quickly　　　 B.calmly　　　　　 C.nervously　　 D.quietly

10.A. shut off　　　 B.take out　　　　 C.put down　　　 D.break down

11.A. including　　 B.concerning　　　 C.containing　　 D.regarding

12.A. where　　　　 B.what　　　　　　 C.that　　　　　 D.there

13.A. beautiful　　　 B.normal　　　　　 C.unusual　　　　 D.particular

14.A. At dawn　　　 B.At night　　　　 C.At noon　　　　 D. At dusk

15.A. How many　　 B.Why　　　　　　 C.How much　　 D.Which

16.A.should　　　　 B.must　　　　　　 C.have to　　　　 D.would

17.A.people　　　 B.travellers　　　　　 C.customers　　　 D.passengers

18.A.bent　　　　 B.rose　　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D.turned

19.A.cared about　 B.hold onto　　　　　 C.gave in to　　　 D.kept away from

20.A. pity　　　　 B.fun　　　　　　　 C.joy　　　　　　 D.freedom

 

 

Answer 1

1-5　 CBDAA 6-10 ACDDA 11-15 ACDAC　 16-20 CDABC