It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was 36 next to a man in a business suit and I paid little attention 37 we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same newsstand to get a morning 38 . The man running the stand was obviously having a 39 day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers, which only 40 more gloom (郁闷)to my day. The businessman 41 my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly, 42 the news stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a(n) 43 to make sure we were able to get our papers. As we 44 away, I asked this man why he was so 45 to the newsman when he didn't 46 his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, " Why would I let someone else 47 what I say and what I feel?" We then 48 to go to our own work places. To this day, I still don't know who that businessman was, or 49 he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as 50 . But I've never forgotten the words he said and his 51 which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day. That was a good 25 years 52 , but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I 53 had a chance to thank him personally, but the way I look at life has changed 54 those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and 55 that come to us, but we can always control our response to them. 36.A.whispering B.sitting C.driving D.weeping 37.A.since B.after C.unless D.until 38.A.paper B.suit C.call D.coffee 39.A.good B.nervous C.bad D.long 40.A.provided B.offered C.added D.returned 41.A.breathed B.called C.noticed D.took 42.A.thanking B.envying C.asking D.blaming 43.A.evening B.afternoon C.morningD.midnight 44.A.turned B.passed C.drove D.ran 45.A.cruel B.serious C.pleasant D.rude 46.A.stick to B.refer to C.get used to D.respond to 47.A.explain B.understand C.control D.correct 48.A.attempted B.sought C.continued D.separated 49.A.where B.why C.whether D.how 50.A.gently B.quickly C.regularly D.strangely 51.A.humor B.smile C.business D.help 52.A.ago B.before C.later D.after 53.A.oftenB.seldomC.onceD.never 54.A.in search ofB.in memory ofCfor the purpose ofD.as a result of 55.A.situationsB.statementsC.possibilitiesD.positions
答案:36―40 BDACC 41―45 CACAC 46―50 DCDAB 51―55 BADDA