An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes

“AN Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue (队伍) of one,” wrote famous British author George Mikes. While this sounds funny, it’s a popular English stereotype (刻板印象). From the supermarket to the subway, queues are a common sight on the streets of Britain.
Here in China, queues are normal, too. It is a part of everyday life. People queue most of the time, from buying tickets in the cinema to waiting for seats at a restaurant.[来源:学科网ZXXK]
But in certain situations, you’ll find yourself in the middle of a rushing crowd, such as getting onto the subway. Even away from the busy subway platform (站台), queues are different. One day I was standing in line at the supermarket.
I left a small space in front of me. Within seconds, a girl walked by and took her place in that small space.
I was surprised at first, but later I found these experiences very interesting. It is with these small, everyday differences that I get to live and learn within a new culture.
Back in Britain, the average person spends six months of their life waiting in a queue, according to the auction site MadBid. To pass the time, maybe they tell themselves the famous proverb: good things come to those who wait.
【小题1】The English are well known for _____.