Three boys and three girls boarded the bus to Fort Lauderdale, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them. They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never , and his dusty face his age.
He was in his seat like a stone, and the young people began to about him, trying to his life and his age. Deep into the night, outside Washington, one of the girls went up to him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” He took the glass and drank.
Slowly and he told his story. His name was Vingo, he had been in in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. “When I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn't it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it too much, she could just forget me, I'd understand.”
“Last week, knowing I would be , I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she would me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd and come home with her. If she didn't me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”
“Wow,” the girl exclaimed. She told the others, and soon all of them put their faces against the window, waiting for the of Brunswick.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming , all except Vingo. Vingo sat there , looking at the oak tree. It was almost with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a huge flag of , blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old man rose and his way to the front of the bus to go home.
1.A. moving B. leaning C. stopping D. heading
2.A. proved B. masked C. betrayed D. abandoned
3.A. rooted B. annoyed C. relaxed D. alarmed
4.A. hear B. care C. wonder D. speak
5.A. bother B. describe C. imagine D. know
6.A. away B. in C. out D. over
7.A. terribly B. eagerly C. painfully D. casually
8.A. hospital B. prison C. company D. work
9.A. support B. believe C. stand D. ignore
10.A. lasted B. influenced C. cost D. hurt
11.A. hopeless B. convenient C. successful D. free
12.A. take B. refuse C. call D. write
13.A. get out B. get off C. get on D. get in
14.A. remember B. believe C. miss D. accept
15.A. entrance B. beauty C. existence D. approach
16.A. amazingly B. joyfully C. definitely D. desperately
17.A. shocked B. puzzled C. terrified D. depressed
18.A. covered B. surrounded C. spotted D. dotted
19.A. wishes B. welcome C. victory D. success
20.A. felt B. forced C. made D. pushed
The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are in intelligence. If we take two unrelated people _____, their degree of intelligence might be completely different.
A. at ease B. at random C. in the flesh D. in many ways
No matter how much time you spend planning a trip, things still _____ go wrong and air travel is no exception—from weather delays to lost luggage.
A. deliberately B. obviously C. originally D. occasionally
Vehicle designers are well aware that they need to ______ the idea of cars that have a low environmental impact.
A. end up with B. put up with C. keep up with D. come up with
Glass is obviously a wiser choice for the plate as it can easily be recycled and does not take hundreds of years to _____ like plastic.
A. break off B. break out C. break down D. break into
Mike, whose ambition is to become a network engineer, was always ______from other boys by his programming ability.
A. prevented B. separated C. benefited D. distinguished