I don’t remember her name and would not recognize her if I were to pass her on the street. But I do__36__the kindness given by a stranger and the difference it has made in my life.
One Sunday, I was told to dress in my best clothes for I was going to __37__ . She smiled brightly as I got into her car, the car of a __38__I did not even know her name, but here I was , along with four others I __39__from our low-income neighborhood, on our way to church.
As we __40__ into the parking lot, I remember how beautiful the old stone building was with its tall steeple(尖塔)and stained glass windows. The__41__seemed long, and not accustomed to the rituals(仪式)of the Catholic Church, I felt out of place. Once the service had ended, I __42__ to be taken home, but __43__ we headed in the opposite direction. We were taken to a small__44__with the furnishings that portrayed a lifestyle. Two tables were set up with large boxes__45__ puzzles. As she made us hot chocolate, we were__46__ to begin working the puzzles. It was a quiet and happy time.
I came to __47__ Sundays，to hot chocolate, to puzzles that__48__ where we had left off the week before, and to the love I felt whenever she __49___at me .
Once our 1,000-piece puzzles had been completed, she no longer came to__50__us up on Sundays .I was told she was__51__ and no longer able to travel. However, I _52__ if perhaps it was time for her to “rescue” the next group of children. To give them hope that kindness still__53__ and can be found within those we call strangers.
I am forty-four years old now and often show__54__to strangers when given the chance. I know she may not move amongst us now, but I hope she smiles when she sees that her efforts to reach out to those less fortunate__55__.
小题1:A．forgetB．understandC．rememberD．see小题2:A．schoolB．collegeC．hospitalD．church小题3:A．friendB．strangerC．teacherD．leader小题4:A recognizedB. describedC. realizedD. offered
小题5:A．pulledB．pushedC．broke D．stopped小题6:A．serviceB．holidayC．cureD．ceremony小题7:A．imaginedB．recommendedC．expectedD．expressed小题8:A．besidesB．exceptC．insteadD．still小题9:A．parkB．apartmentC．fieldD．path小题10:A．consistingB．concludingC．includingD．containing小题11:A．instructedB．exploredC．convincedD．determined小题12:A．pay attention to B．devote toC．look forward toD．lead to小题13:A．coveredB．replacedC．changedD．remained小题14:A．staredB．smiledC．threwD．glared小题15:A．makeB．pickC．takeD．bring小题16:A．lostB．goneC．illD．old小题17:A．wonderedB．wanderedC．hopedD．insisted小题18:A．gathersB．existsC．dropsD．moves小题19:A．respectB．guidanceC．signsD．kindness小题20:A appearB. fadeC. continueD. create