9.
As I was taking a walk with my mom,I asked her,"Have you taken the senior bus yet?"I held my breath as I waited for her(41)
."Oh,yes,I have,"she said."How was it?"I said the words as (42)
as I could to show my excitement,even though I sensed the answer was not going to he (43)
.She sighed heavily,"No one ever (44)
on that bus.They all sit there quietly and look sad,I only see about thirteen(45)
old ladies and men."My (46)
for her situation grasped my stomach.
My dad had recently passed away,and his sudden leave made my mother (47)
and frightened.For fifty-seven years,my dad had walked by her side.Mom never learned to (48)
,so Dad drove her everywhere.Now,her wheels were gone,as one grandchild so properly (49)
her situation.I knew she needed great(50)
to make the decision to take the senior bus.However,I firmly believed the(51)
wouldn't last too long,for Mom was so outgoing and active that she could talk with almost everybody whom she met in the street.
Several days later,when I came to visit her,I asked."Do they talk to you now?"She(52)
and there was a sparkle in her eyes.It didn't take genius to figure out that the (53)
had changed."It was silly that all of us must sit there (54)
saying a word.So one morning when I (55)
,I greeted them and then remarked what a nice day it was.Soon,they began to (56)
and we chatted happily.Now we are friends and always have some good (57)
on the bus,"she replied.
My mother held the key to the (58)
of the other lonely people on that bus.A smile and some (59)
words were all it took.She sowed tiny seeds of (60)
for herself and her friends on the bus.
41.A.order | B.instruction | C.answer | D.request |
42.A.fluently | B.cheerfully | C.patiently | D.quietly |
43.A.typical | B.scientific | C.similar | D.positive |
44.A.talks | B.eats | C.drinks | D.sleeps |
45.A.moved | B.depressed | C.surprised | D.encouraged |
46.A.anger | B.excitement | C.sympathy | D.forgiveness |
47.A.stubborn | B.selfish | C.humorous | D.lonely |
48.A.drive | B.cook | C.dance | D.paint |
49.A.planned | B.described | C.copied | D.handled |
50.A.support | B.expectation | C.patience | D.courage |
51.A.silence | B.friendship | C.argument | D.impression |
52.A.complained | B.smiled | C.cried | D.appeared |
53.A.situation | B.plan | C.decision | D.topic |
54.A.for | B.by | C.without | D.after |
55.A.passed by | B.got on | C.stood up | D.got back |
56.A.apologize | B.escape | C.study | D.respond |
57.A.conversations | B.suggestions | C.examples | D.reasons |
58.A.ears | B.hearts | C.doors | D.windows |
59.A.sensitive | B.responsible | C.friendly | D.official |
60.A.honesty | B.happiness | C.imagination | D.freedom. |