.He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. 　1　, in this small mid-western community, was slow. 　2　he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis factory　3　, he’d been unemployed. It was a　4　road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, 　5　they were leaving. Most of his friends had already　6　. They had families to　7　and dreams to fulfill (實(shí)現(xiàn)). But he stayed on. 　8　, this was where he buried his mother and father. He was born here and knew the country.

　　He could go down this road blind, and　9　 you what was on either side, and with his　10　not working, that came in handy. It was starting to get　11　and light snow was coming down. He’d better get a (n) 　12　on. You know, he almost didn’t see the old lady, 　13　on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of　14　, he could see she needed help. So he　15　in front of her and got out. His car was still roaring (轟鳴) when he approached her.

　　Even with the smile on his face, she was　16　. No one had stopped to help for the last hour　17　. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe, he looked poor and　18　. He could see that she was　19　, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. He said, “I’m here to help you. Why don’t you wait in the　20　where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe.”

　　1. A. WorkB. LuckC. WealthD. Life

　　2. A. SoB. ThusC. ButD. Yet

　　3. A. openedB. closedC. producedD. stood

　　4. A. longB. dirtyC. wideD. lonely

　　5. A. unlessB. ifC. whenD. until

　　6. A. workedB. leftC. stayedD. died

　　7. A. seeB. helpC. feedD. enter

　　8. A. At allB. After allC. Above allD. In all

　　9. A. askB. giveC. tellD. show

　　10. A. engineB. wheelC. mindD. headlights

　　11. A. darkB. brightC. closeD. cold

　　12. A. lightB. moveC. coatD. engine

　　13. A. standingB. lyingC. shoutingD. waving

　　14. A. lightsB. dayC. moonlightsD. night

　　15. A. moved onB. walked outC. drove offD. pulled up

　　16. A. cheerfulB. anxiousC. worriedD. thankful

　　17. A. at leastB. at mostC. or soD. exactly

　　18. A. seriousB. hungryC. tallD. helpful

　　19. A. surprisedB. happyC. excitedD. frightened

　　20. A. carB. roomC. factoryD. family

　　參考答案165.ACBDA　BCBCD　ABABD　CCBDA