We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small   36  man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝偻) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty,   37  the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.
　　Then one   38   morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver 39  guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically,   40  and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,”  41  . The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date   42 . The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we  43  began to nod and talk to each other.
　　One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver   44  smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers   45  and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the   46  before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the   47  passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).
The summer went by, and    48   was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual    49 . When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or —   50  — on holiday somewhere.
One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly   51  was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the   52   that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They   53  him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.
　　The next   54   Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked（缩小）again. Inside the bus was a  55 . All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small   36  man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝偻) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty,   37  the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.

　　Then one   38   morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver 39  guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically,   40  and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,”  41  . The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date   42 . The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we  43  began to nod and talk to each other.

　　One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver   44  smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers   45  and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the   46  before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the   47  passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).

The summer went by, and    48   was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual    49 . When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or —   50  — on holiday somewhere.

One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly   51  was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the   52   that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They   53  him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

　　The next   54   Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked（缩小）again. Inside the bus was a  55 . All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

We were a motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning 　26 , we sat sleepily with our collars up to our ears.

One of the 　27 was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (驼背) and a sad look on his face when he, with some 　28 , boarded the bus and sat down 　29 behind the driver. No one ever paid much attention to him.　　　　　

Then one morning he said good morning to the driver and 　30 down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly (谨慎地). The rest of us were 　31 and continued the ride with our collars up to our ears.　　　

The next day, the old man boarded the bus 　32 , smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, 　33 , and murmured (咕哝) “Good morning” in reply.

The following weeks we were more 　34 . He was dressed in a nice old suit and a wide tie and his thin hair had been 　35 combed. He said good morning to us every day and we 　36 began to nod and talk to him.　

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 　37 smilingly and asked, “Have a(n) 　38 , Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes. We whistled and clapped him. Charlie bowed and 　39 the flowers before he sat down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. The men started to 　40 with him, talk to each other, and 　41 the newspaper.　　　

The summer went by, and the autumn was closing in 　42 one morning Charlie wasn’t 　43 at his usual stop. He wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. The bus, once filled with 　44 and flowers, 　45 to silence.

Many years have passed by, but I will never forget the old man, who left such an impression on me that summer.

26. A. act　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　 D. show

27. A. performers　　 B. workers　　　　 C. passengers D. drivers

28. A. hesitation　　　 B. trick　　　　　　 C. problem　　 D. difficulty

29. A. almost 　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. especially　 　　 D. curiously

30. A. smiled　　　　　 B. sighed　　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. screamed

31. A. delighted　　　 B. silent　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　 D. ashamed

32. A. helplessly　　　 B. cautiously　　　 C. peacefully　 D. energetically

33. A. scared　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　 C. amazed　　　 D. annoyed

34. A. encouraged　　 B. moved　　　　　 C. excited D. surprised

35. A. casually　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. strongly　　 D. basically

36. A. suddenly B. gradually 　　 C. never 　　　　　 D. ever

37. A. turned in B. turned up 　 C. turned around 　　　 D. turned away　

38. A. girlfriend 　　 B. success　　　　 C. job　　　 D. advantage

39. A. sent　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　 C. waved D. gave

40. A. play　　　　　 B. joke 　　　　　　 C. fight 　　　　　 D. exchange　

41. A. report　　　　　 B. print　　　　　　 C. sell　　 D. share

42. A. for 　　　　 B. since 　　　　 C. when 　　　　 D. so

43. A. waiting　　　　　 B. working 　　　 C. expecting　 D. wondering

44. A comments　　　 B. sights　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　 D. people

45. A. set back　　　　 B. held back　　　 C. looked back D. came back

  We took the bus from the suburb every early morning that summer 3 years ago. One of the passengers was a small   36   man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (佝偻) and a sad look on his face when he, with some difficulty,   37   the bus and sat down alone behind the driver. No one ever paid very much attention to him.

　　Then one   38    morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled before he sat down. The driver 39   guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded the bus energetically,   40   and said in a loud voice: “And a very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “Good morning,”  41   . The following weeks we were more alert (留意的). Our friend was now dressed in a nice old suit and a wide out-of-date   42  . The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we  43   began to nod and talk to each other.

　　One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver   44   smilingly and asked:“Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?”and he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers   45   and clapped at him. Charlie bowed and waved the   46   before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. Some of the   47   passengers began bringing him flowers for his bouquet(花束).

The summer went by, and    48    was closing in, when one morning Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual    49  . When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or —   50   — on holiday somewhere.

One day, we learned from the staff working in the centre for senior citizens that the elderly   51   was fine, but he hadn't been coming to the   52    that week. One of his very close friends had died at the weekend. They   53   him back on Monday. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

　　The next   54    Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping a bit more, a little bit more grey, and without a tie. He seemed to have shrinked（缩小）again. Inside the bus was a  55  . All of us sat with our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

36. A. black                  B. pale                   C. grey                  D. brown

37. A. caught                B. climbed             C. braked              D. boarded

38. A. February             B. July                  C. October            D. December

39. A. shook                 B. sat                    C. stood                D. nodded

40. A. cried                  B. breathed            C. smiled        D. sighed

41. A. in reply        B. in vain        C. with care           D. in return

42. A. watch                 B. tie                     C. cap                   D. bag

43. A. actually        B. surprisingly C. extremely          D. gradually

44. A. turned around      B. cast down     C. paid off             D. kept up

45. A. whistled              B. resisted             C. ignored             D. agreed

46. A. hands                 B. flowers             C. stick                 D. bag

47. A. normal                B. ordinary            C. average             D. regular

48. A. autumn        B. winter            C. spring               D. summer

49. A. station                B. stop                  C. home                D. seat

50. A. hopefully            B. thoughtfully       C. traditionally D. apparently

51. A. woman               B. wife                  C. husband            D. gentleman

52. A. suburb                B. school               C. centre               D. club

53. A. wondered           B. expected            C. discussed          D. refused

54. A. Tuesday             B. Wednesday C. Monday            D. Friday

55. A. silence                B. laughter             C. voice                D. passenger

阅读理解

　　Frank W, Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

　　Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to arouse people's interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends(小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said: FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

　　Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low - price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

　　By 1919 , Woolworth had over 1,000 stores in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London . He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always ran his business according to strict rules of which the most important was: “THE CUSTOMER(顾客)IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”

1．Frank took a short business course in order to ______.

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A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat

2．Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because ______.

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A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had spread the goods on a table in a very nice way

D． the sign he put on the table was well designed

3．The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______

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A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C．the knives were made in Germany, where labour was cheap.

D．the knives were produced in one factory.

4．______ made Woolworth a world - famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth.

B．The low price of the goods he sold.

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D．His natural skill for displaying things.

5．The belief that: “The customer is always right”suggests that ______.

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A．whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shop assistant, the customer is always right

B．shop assistants should always show respect for and be polite to their customers during business hours

C．stores must always follow the customer's orders if they want to make more money

D．stores should do their best to meet the customer's needs if they want to be successful