Question

He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady，stranded on the side of the road.He stopped to give her a ____.“Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm，Madam？It won’t take me long.” he said.“____，my name is Joe.”

She had a flat tire.Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire.But he got dirty and his hands hurt.She couldn’t thank him ___ and asked him how much she ____ him.He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back，the next time she saw someone in ____ of help，she could give that person the ____ they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me.”

She drove off with gratefulness.A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____.She went in.The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant，____ her with a sweet smile.The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.Then Joe’s words ____ her.After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundred­dollar bill.____，the lady stepped right out the door.

When the waitress came back，she noticed a note on the table，___ “I’m helping you because someone once helped me.If you really want to pay me back，here is ___ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”

The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written.With the baby ___ next month，she and her husband needed money.She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right.I love you，Joe.”

1.A.surprise  B．hand

C．sympathy  D．glance

2.A.Just in case  B．As you wish

C．For one thing  D．By the way

3.A.enough  B．right

C．straight  D．extra

4.A.charged  B．provided

C．owed  D．offered

5.A.pay  B．bring

C．put  D．hold

6.A.honor  B．favor

C．need  D．possession

7.A.guidance  B．assistance

C．acquaintance  D．consequence

8.A.down  B．off

C．beside  D．beyond

9.A.bank  B．grocery

C．gas station  D．restaurant

10.A.introduced  B．greeted

C．identified  D．spotted

11.A.thought  B．suspected

C．wondered  D．questioned

12.A.taste B．measure

C．remain  D．maintain

13.A.struck  B．moved

C．obtained  D．reminded

14.A.tip  B．change

C．order  D．service

15.A.Moreover B．Otherwise

C．However  D．Eventually

16.A.writing  B．showing

C．going  D．saying

17.A.how  B．which  C．what  D．whether

18.A.combine  B．end

C．disagree  D．deal

19.A.honest  B．generous

C．modest  D．graceful

20.A.due  B．ready

C．born  D．likely

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.C

18.B

19.B

20.A

【解析】

1.B

解析 give sb.a hand帮某人忙，符合语境。sympathy同情。

2.2】 D

解析 by the way顺便说说，顺便问一下。just in case以防万一；as you wish如你所愿；for one thing一则，一方面。

3.3】 A

解析 can’t thank him enough对他感激不尽。

4.4】 C

解析 owe money to sb./owe sb.money欠某人钱。因为他帮了她，所以她觉得应该给他钱。

5.5】 A

解析 pay sb.back报答某人。他说，如果她真的想报答他。

6.6】 C

解析 in need of help需要帮助。in honor of...为纪念……； in favor of...支持……； in possession of...拥有……，占有……。

7.7】 B

解析 assistance援助，帮助；guidance指导，引导，领导；acquaintance熟人，相识；consequence结果，重要性。give that person the assistance they needed意思是“给那个人他们需要的帮助”。

8.8】 A

解析 down the road意思是“沿着这条路”。

9.9】 D

解析 根据下文“After the lady finished her meal”可知，这是一个餐馆。

10.0】 B

解析 greet sb.with a smile用微笑问候某人。introduce介绍，引进；identify确定，识别；spot认出。

11.1】 C

解析 wonder惊奇，对……感到惊讶；suspect怀疑。此句的意思是“这个老妇人感到非常惊讶，像她这样一个看起来如此贫穷的人怎么能如此开心”。

12.2】 D

解析 句意为：在这样不方便的情况下怎么能在工作中保持热情。maintain保持，维持，及物动词，直接带宾语，符合句意。remain保持不变，仍然是，系动词，后跟名词或形容词作表语。

13.3】 A

解析 struck原形是strike，为及物动词，在这里的意思是“突然想到某事”。此句的意思是“她突然想到了Joe的话”。

14.4】 B

解析 change零钱，符合语境。tip小费。

15.5】 C

解析 moreover此外；otherwise否则； eventually最后；however然而。她去给老妇人的一百块钱找零钱，然而老妇人却走了。

16.6】 D

解析 say在这里意思是“……上写着……”。便条上写着……。

17.7】 C

解析 what引导表语从句，在句中作宾语，意思是“……的事情”。

18.8】 B

解析 end with以……结束。不要让爱的链条从你这里结束。

19.9】 B

解析 generous慷慨的。generous tip慷慨的小费。

20.20】 A

解析 due到期的。婴儿下个月就要出生了。