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    请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。

I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn’t  1to start the bus soon because it was not yet   2. A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story   3, not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her   4was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   5still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   6.

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares(车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   7that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to   8the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he   9her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   10.

The woman was watching the incident.  11the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered(干预).

“Stop   12him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver   13.

“Well, that’s no   14to throw him off the bus,” she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her   15money, and handed it to the conductor. “Here’s his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a   16time.”

All heads turned to the woman. “It’s only money,” she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home   17a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier   18.

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   19our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the   20will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

1.A. try  B. care  C. decide  D.  intend 

2.A. empty  B. full  C. crowded  D. ready 

3.A. tearfully  B. seriously  C. carefully  D. calmly 

4.A. fare B. possession  C. money  D. wealth 

5.A. strangely B. happily  C. secretly   D. fortunately 

6.A. unsatisfied  B. weak   C. unhappy   D. excited 

7.A. explained  B. declared  C. admitted   D. found 

8.A. get off  B. start   C. get on   D. stop 

9.A. begged  B. scolded  C. praised   D. thanked 

10.A. request  B. action   C. suggestion   D. command 

11.A. Unless  B. Although  C. Until   D. When 

12.A. attacking  B. bothering  C. blaming   D. wronging 

13.A. warned  B. whispered  C. shouted   D. repeated 

14.A. problem  B. need  C. matter   D. reason 

15.A. spending  B. collected   C. remaining   D. borrowed 

16.A. busy  B. cold   C. hard   D. fearful 

17.A. giving  B. wearing   C. taking   D. forcing 

18.A. forgotten  B. used   C. earned  D. returned 

19.A. move  B. increase   C. lighten   D. carry 

20.A. world  B. journey   C. smile   D. friendship