The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.

In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.

My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.

56.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.

A.he wanted to talk to the author

B.the author appeared too nervous

C.the author was going to get off

D.he might think the author dropped the bread

57.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A. easily obtained　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. deliberately created

C. strongly supported　　　　　　　　　 D. completely unaccepted

58. Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

A. He noticed that no one was looking at him.

B. He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.　

C. He valued kindness more than his own pride.

D. He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.

It was 11:40 at night when we finished hairdressing. 36  to miss the time of our school closing the door, we quickened our steps. As we  37   the door of the apartment building, we saw our headmaster standing outside.    38   smiles on our faces, we rushed towards the door guarded by a teacher.   39   the teacher could clearly see us. She shouted, “Where have you been? Why are you not answering my calls? Your   40  have gone out to look for you. Now please call them back immediately!”

Just then, in the dim moonlight, we saw two familiar   41  moving slowly towards us. By their stature，we   42  they were our roommates. Finally, Linda and Rosemary came back with a group of strangers. “ What happened to you? Are you OK?” Linda asked worriedly and  43 .

Seeing Linda and Rosemary in pajamas and slippers, we all felt   44  , bowing our heads for our mistake. At the same time, we were   45    the pure love we owned and the faithful friends we had. We were feeling very   46  .

“We did not do this   47  . Maggie and Wendy didn’t take their cellphones and my cellphone was uncharged.   48  , we couldn’t make any calls,” I   49   . The teacher cut me short, “It is too  50  . Please go back to your dormitory now.”

As we were approaching our dormitory, we all tiptoed in order not to  51   others’ sleep. But to our   52  , none of our roommates were asleep. They were all sitting up worrying about us.

Before closing my eyes, I thought a lot about this little   53  . It suddenly dawned on me that we are actually part of one big family. Whatever we do may  54   others’ lives. I felt safe and satisfied,  55   I knew my friends would always be there for me.

Goodwill Industries help transfer used goods from landfills –- all _____ people want to donate their used items instead of throwing them away.

A. though　　 B. that　　　　 C. what　　　 D. because

 Our company has targeted career women as our _______ customers.

   A. instant      B. primary      C. common     D. original

---- Mary looks depressed.

---- So ____ you if you failed your final exam.

A. will　　　 B. would　　　 C. do　　　　 D. did

---How ___ feel to be mistaken for someone else?

--- Really embarrassing.

A. do you　　 B. does that　　 C. did you　　 D. does it

 Since Shenyang Metro was put into use in October this year, many citizens have spent ______ they used to going to work.

A. half as much time as         B. as half much time as

C. half as less time as           D. half much time than

 After months of efforts by our government, prices of houses in China have ________ gradually.

A. put down       B. brought down    C. gone down       D. knocked down

---Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please?

---____ , sir. What’s it then?

A. Just a minute    B. That’s right     C. At your service     D. It’s my pleasure

People planning trips home used to believe that only through the railway’s telephone ticket hotline ____ get their tickets efficiently.

A. they may    B. could they    C. shall they     D. they would