The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise on the tracks. Outside the window, the freezing cold of winter ruled. The carriage was filled with cold and  31  passengers.

Suddenly, a little boy  32  his way through the grown-ups’ legs and sat down by the window. Without being paid any attention, he looked all alone among the  33  grown-ups. What a brave child, I thought. His father  34  to stay by the door behind us. The train began to crawl into a tunnel. Then, unexpectedly, something very strange happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and leaned his hand  35  my knee.

 36 , I thought that he wanted to  37  me and return to his father, so I carefully helped him to stand up. But instead, he leaned forward and held his  38  up towards me. Oh, he wanted to say something to me,; I lowered my head to receive his  39 . Wrong again! What I did receive was a  40  kiss on the cheek.

The boy calmly returned to his seat and continued looking out of the window. I felt  41 . What had just happened? A child kissed a(n)  42  grown-up on the train! How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard? But that was not the end of the story. Soon the boy, encouraged by something inside, got around, and all my neighbors were certainly  43 . Nervous and a little surprised, we  44  a look in the direction of the father. Seeing our questioning  45 , he offered a clue as he got ready for his stop.

“My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.”

Father and son  46  into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors closed and the train went on. On my cheek I could still  47  the child’s kiss — a kiss that triggered (觸發(fā)) some soul searching inside me. “How many  48  kissing each other for the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特權(quán)) of  49 ?”

The little kisser taught us a sweet but serious lesson — Be careful; don’t let yourself  50  before your heart stops!

31. A. excited                B. tired                    C. pleased                 D. surprised

32. A. pulled                 B. fought                 C. pushed                 D. picked

33. A. unfriendly           B. friendly               C. angry                   D. kind

34. A. liked                   B. promised             C. chose                   D. agreed

35. A. under                  B. against                       C. above                   D. besides

36. A. In a moment        B. For a moment      C. More than once     D. Once in a while

37. A. kick                    B. strike                  C. kiss                      D. pass

38. A. eye                     B. ear　　　　　    C. head                     D. lip

39. A. news                  B. words 　　         C. expression            D. opinion

40. A. loud　　　         B. foolish                 C. strange                 D. fortunate

41. A. pleased　　        B. shocked　　　    C. satisfied                D. puzzled

42. A. well-known　     B. smart　　           C. unknown                     D. familiar

43. A. praised　　         B. kissed　　　       C. scolded                 D. persuaded

44. A. stared　　　　   B. cast　　             C. showed              D. scanned

45. A. glances　　        B. anger　　           C. mouths                 D. feeling

46. A. appeared　　　   B. rushed　　         C. disappear       ed           D. followed學(xué)科

47. A. touch　　　　    B. trust　　             C. smell                    D. feel

48. A. go around　        B. come at　　　    C. go back                D. come on

49. A. a child　　　      B. a kiss　　           C. living                    D. death

50. A. live　　　          B. stop　　　          C. die                       D. sleep

 It is clear that his presentation on how to prevent pollution ______ steady economic growth is quite

well done.

A. to keep                  B. keeping                      C. to be kept                 D. from keeping

The date for the next Round Six-Party Talk ______ but whether progress will be made remains______.

A. has agreed; to be seen　　　　　　　　 　　 B. has been decided on; to be seen

C. has been reached; being seen　　　　　 　　 D. has been determined on; being seen

We lost our way in that small village, otherwise we ______ more places of interest yesterday.

A. visited　　 B. had visited　　　　　C. would visit　　　　　 D. would have visited

 Last night everyone in my family was about to go to bed ______ the door bell rang.

A. as                        B. while                    C. that                         D. when

What a chain smoker says is often ______ what he does. On one hand, he says to quit smoking, on the other hand he continues to smoke on and on.

A. contradictory to　 　 B. contrary with　 　　　 C. similar to　 　　　　　 D. appropriate for

The phenomenon of global warming ______ to get worse and worse day by day, the consequence of which will be a threat to human survival, some scientists predict.

A. wants 　　　　　　　 　 B. attempts　　　　　　　　　　 C. tends　　　　　　　　　　　 D. arranges

 People who come to attend court hearings (庭審) are always chosen ______ in order to be fair.

A. by chance           B. at random               C. on purpose            D. in general

It is in Qingdao ______ you are going to pay a visit to ______ this kind of washing machine is produced.　

A. where; which 　 　 B. /; that　 　　　　　　　　　 C. /; where　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. that; which

 Mr. Halt has a strange way of writing. Here’s his notice, but no clear _____ can be made by us at all.

A. explanation           B. meaning                 C. sense                        D. idea