Question

I live in a city where jobs are difficult to get and finding well—paid jobs is even____ . Many people have to walk a long way to work ___ they can’t even afford an old, used car.

Yesterday I ____one of these people when I was driving home. A man was walking down the road and trying to ask for a ____from the passing cars. Two cars in front of me passed him by._____wanted to do the same but the sight of that poor man remained in my mind for quite a moment. ____ I drove back and gave him a ride.

As I drove along, we had a conversation and I _____that the man was trying all his best to support his____ while working a temporary(臨時(shí)的)job. Every coin he had was going to______the house and food.

But as we came close to the house he was living in, I saw his tired eyes grow _____. His little girl was playing in the front yard and _____into her daddy’s arms as soon as he was out of the______. I was almost lost in that happy moment. I smiled, said _____to them and wished them future happiness. Then I _____.

That day, the journey home which used to seem so______became very short.

1.A. easier B. harder C. faster D. greater

2.A. and B. but C. because D. so

3.A. called B. followed C. saved D. saw

4.A. ride B. coin C. job D. map

5.A. He B. I C. They D. We

6.A. Actually B. Finally C. Firstly D. Similarly

7.A. decided B. hoped C. learned D. said

8.A. family B. friends C. relatives D. partners

9.A. depend on B. make up C. pay for D. take away

10.A. dry B. small C. dark D. bright

11.A. climbed B. fell C. knocked D. ran

12.A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train

13.A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. yes

14.A. drove off B. sat down C. stoop up D. walked away

15.A. boring B. interesting C. long D. unusual

Answer 1