题目内容：

阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One day I was riding on a crowded bus downtown to go to work when it rained suddenly. The windows of the bus were soon  _________  and we couldn’t see the outside. Everyone was in low spirits. I was sitting next to a man in a business suit an d I paid little attention  _________  we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand(报刊亭) to get a morning   _________ .

The man   _________ the stand was obviously having a bad day. He was   _________   and unsmil-ing as we bought our papers, which only  _________ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The business-man  _________  my eyes and smiled brightly, _________ the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a morning to  _________   we were able to get our papers.

As we went away, I asked this man why he was so  _________ to the newsman when  he didn’t respond to his  _________  of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, “Why would I let someone else  _________ what I say and what I feel?”

We then  _________ to go to our own work places. To this day, I still don’t know who that businessman was, or where he worked.  _________  , I know nothing about him. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as  _________  . But I’ve never forgotten the words he said and his  _________ which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.

That was a good 25 years  _________  , but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I have learnt that we cannot control people and   _________ we are in, but we can always  control our   _________ to them. That is, it is within our control and our   _________   to make such positive decisions and thus to make a positive difference.

1.A. closedB. cleanedC. brokenD.  covered

2.A. afterB. untilC. sinceD. unless

3.A. coffeeB. suitC. callD. pa per

4.A. runningB. watchingC. holdingD. closing

5.A. nervousB. happyC. rudeD. excited

6.A. providedB. returnedC. addedD. experienced

7.A. caughtB. sensedC. noticedD. understood

8.A. askingB. praisingC. remindingD. thanking

9.A. make clearB. make sureC. make outD. make up

10.A. helpfulB. seriousC. pleasantD. rude

11.A. conversationB. expressionC. explanationD. impression

12.A. controlB. understandC. explainD. correct

13.A. attemptedB. decidedC. guidedD. separated

14.A. ThankfullyB. ActuallyC. LuckilyD. Usually

15.A. gently B. regularlyC. quicklyD. quietly

16.A. humorB. smileC. businessD. help

17.A. agoB. beforeC. laterD. after

18.A. solutionsB. locationsC. situationsD. possibilities

19.A. reactionB. temperC. wordsD.weakness

20.A. energyB. secretC. hobbyD. power