It was a cold and cloudy afternoon. I was on the bus with my children, aged four

It was a cold andcloudy afternoon. I was on the bus with my children, aged four and two, headinghome when it started to rain. I realized this would mean a wet walk home   1.  the bus stop.

Home was only twoblocks away   2.  itwas not a pleasant walk with one small boy fast asleep in the pram (手推婴儿车), theother one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself. A pick-up truck passed uson the road and, a few minutes later, I saw it  3. (pull) back and thedriver looking directly at us.

A young man putthe window down. “Hey, here’s an umbrella for you --- please take it.” He called out.

I stood there   4. (astonish), barely believingthat the man,  5.  existencewas unknown to me only moments ago, could be so   6. (thought). “Come on, give this to your mummy,” he said to my older son. I gratefully acceptedthe offer,  7.  (thank) him and watched the truck disappear down the road.

Thisman might have needed the umbrella for   8. later during the day but preferred to giveit to me. It was a lesson to me  9.   it’spossible to give without expecting anything   10.  return.

试题答案

【答案】

1.from   

2.but   

3.pulling  

4.astonished    

5.whose

6.thoughtful  

7.thanked  

8.himself  

9.that   

10.in

【解析】略