The summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a Ford Car for a 36 present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, thinking myself a very 37 gown-up, I 38 my uncle’s place in South Laguna after a visit, 39 admitting to him that I had less than an eighth of a tank of gas and no 40 to buy more on the way to L.A. I pulled onto the Pacific Coast Highway and watched the 41 move down as I headed north. When the engine started giving off strong smells, I 42 into a gas station. There was no self-serve then; there were no credit cards, no ATMs.
I 43 the guy at the station. I could write him a check for gas, I said, or I could 44 in my car and try to walk to a town with a 45 the next morning. As he was informing me that I could sleep in my car but he’d have me arrested, a station wagon pulled up to the next 46 . The driver—a thin, plain, middle-aged guy—overheard the tail end of my 47 request. As the attendant went to 48 him, he nodded at me. “ 49 her tank first,” he said.
“Really?” I said. 50 bloomed. “Oh, thank you. Thank you. But please. I just need two 51 worth. I just need to get home.”
“Fill it,” he 52 to the attendant. Then he turned to me, “You’ll do the same one day, for someone else.”
I keep looking for someone unlucky, hoping to save her 53 on the road. Meanwhile, in case she never shows up, I try for other acts of 54 kindness. That quiet driver is always at the pump a few feet away, instructing the attendant to fill mine 55 .
1.A. graduation B. birthday C. Christmas D. wedding
2.A. independent B. honest C. polite D. confident
3.A. reached B. left C. witnessed D. took
4.A. after B. without C. on D. by
5.A. time B. chance C. place D. cash
6.A. sun B. window C. needle D. clock
7.A. jumped B. walked C. looked D. pulled
8.A. seized B. pushed C. begged D. warned
9.A. sit B. sleep C. break D. fight
10.A. bank B. station C. hotel D. restaurant
11.A. door B. garage C. pump D. town
12.A. planned B. failed C. pretended D. suggested
13.A. serve B. attack C. charge D. treat
14.A. Open B. Start C. Fill D. Heat
15.A. Anxiety B. Nervousness C. Caution D. Hope
16.A. miles’ B. hours’ C. liters’ D. dollars’
17.A. explained B. repeated C. threatened D. ordered
18.A. night B. car C. gas D. money
19.A. unwilling B. unnecessary C. random D. extra
20.A. immediately B. quickly C. next D. first5
Steps must be taken _________ this kind of disaster will never happen again.
A. so that B. even if C. because D. as
It is necessary for children to exchange ideas with parents from time to time so that the generation gap between parents and children can be _________.
A. released B. replaced C. narrowed D. disappeared
“Mary looks hot and dry” “So _________ you if you had so high a fever.”
A. do B. are C. will D. would
I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no _________ of what I wanted to do.
A. sense B. difference C. hope D. chance
当今过洋节成了年轻人的一种时尚，中国传统节日备受冷落。为了彰显民族文化的优秀传统，中国的一些传统节日已经被定为法定假日了。为了进一步扩大传统节日的影响，你要写一篇不少于100词的短文来提议将乞巧节作为法定节日。短文中需要有你的观点以及支持你的观点的依据或理由。
短文的要点有：
1．当今人们对于中西方节日的态度；
2．乞巧节来历（又叫七夕节，农历七月初七，牛郎织女相会，源于汉代）；
3．你的观点以及支持这个观点的理由。
参考词汇：情人节Valentine’s Day; 农历lunar
