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I got off the train and was waiting for my ride to come to pick me up. Suddenly I __1__ a desire to write a poem. I looked around and found a pen, but no paper __2__.
I sat there for a moment __3__, alone with the sudden desire. Then I looked around a little more. It __4__ that in my wallet I had a dollar bill. Looking at it a little more __5__, it became clear that there was __6__ writing surface on the dollar. But I could write __7__ else. So I took my pen and wrote, “This is a very __8__ dollar—given to you with love. Do not keep it or __9__ it. Give it to someone else with love and watch it __10__.” I then decorated the __11__ with hearts, trying to make it __12__ as many good wishes as possibly could.
At that moment, I noticed a woman seated near me, also waiting for a __13__. She seemed a bit __14__. I walked up to her and said “This is for you.” __15__ to be given a dollar, she took a second __16__ and read it. All of a sudden her mood __17__ from anxious to warm and she gave me a big hug and thanked me. I realized that if this was the __18__from just one stranger, then without __19__ this wave of warmth would continue on.
My ride came, and we drove off. Somehow, __20__, I feel this is not the end of the story and that this dollar won't stop.
1.A. expressed B. felt C. satisfied D. lost
2.A. in order B. in mind C. in sight D. in use
3.A. helplessly B. Excitedly C. hopefully D. angrily
4.A. seemed B. happened C. proved D. appeared
5.A. hurriedly B. Casually C. disappointedly D. thoroughly
6.A. much B. No C. little D. enough
7.A. something B. Anything C. nothing D. everything
8.A. common B. Familiar C. special D. useful
9.A. throw B. Spend C. tear D. lend
10.A. disappear B. Increase C. spread D. grow
11.A. pen B. Poem C. paper D. bill
12.A. accept B. Carry C. exchange D. collect
13.A. ride B. friend C. train D. gift
14.A. puzzled B. anxious C. delighted D. curious
15.A. Frightened B. Disturbed C. Surprised D. Annoyed
16.A. look B. breath C. chance D. break
17.A. differed B. ranged C. moved D. changed
18.A. reply B. refusal C. reaction D. request
19.A. dilemma B. doubt C. difficulty D. delay
20.A. though B. therefore C. thus D. moreover
B C A B D
C A C B C
D B A B C
A D C B A
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine