When he was driving home one evening on a country road,he saw an old lady on the side of the road. He 36 in front of her car and got out. Even with the 37 on his face, she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew 38 she felt. He said,“I am here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? 39 , my name is Joe.”
She had a 40 tire. Joe crawled under the car,changed the tire. But he got 41 and his hands hurt. She could not thank him 42 and asked him how much she 43 him. He told her that if she really wanted to 44 him back,the next time she saw someone who needed help,she could give that person the 45 they needed.
She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small 46 . She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months
47 . The old lady 48 how someone like her who seemed could be so kind to a 49 . Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her 50 from a hundred-dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back,she noticed something 51 on a napkin(餐巾纸),“I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back,here’s what you do—Do not let the 52 of love end with you.”
That night when she got home,she was 53 the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby 54 next month. She knew how worried her husband was,and as he lay 55 next to her,she whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right, I love you, Joe.”
36. A. stood B. drove C. stopped D. waved
37. A. anxiety B. surprise C. sorrow D. smile
38. A. why B. how C. what D. whether
39. A. By the way B. In addition C. By chance D. In return
40. A. poor B. flat C. round D. used
4l. A. excited B. thirsty C. satisfied D. dirty
42. A. much B. however C. enough D. further
43. A. returned B. lent C. owed D. appreciated
44. A. take B. pay C. hold D. charge
45. A. assistance B. money C. expense D. ability
46. A. store B. hospital C. cinema D. restaurant
47. A. elder B. experienced C. pregnant D. served
48. A. imagined B. doubted C. wondered D. expected
49. A. woman B. customer C. tourist D. stranger
50. A. receipt B. change C. payment D. check
5l. A. written B. printed C. drawn D. copied
52. A. chain B. relation C. devotion D. story
53. A. putting away B. thinking about C. turning in D. looking after
54. A. ahead B. extra C. front D. due
55. A. sleeping B. chatting C. arguing D. drinking
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