Iwasstandinginlinebehindawomaninher60s．Whenitwasherturntopay，theshopownergreeted（16）andaskedhowshewasdoing．Thewomanlookeddown，shookherheadandsaid，"Notso（17）．Myhusbandjustlosthisjob

Question

I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s．When it was her turn to pay，the shop owner greeted （16）___and asked how she was doing．
The woman looked down，shook her head and said，"Not so （17）___．My husband just lost his
job．I don't know how I can （18）___ the holidays．"
Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families．
My （19）___hurt．I wanted to help but didn't know （20）___．Should I offer to pay for her
food，or ask for her husband's resume（简历）？
（21）___I wallked towards my car．I met the woman again．I remembered something in my wallet．
It wasn't any money or an offer of a job，but （22）___it would help．
"Excuse me．"I said．"I heard what you said to the shop owner．It sounds like you're going through a
really（23）___time right now．I'm so sorry．I'd like to give you something．"
I （24）___her the small card from my wallet．
When the woman read the two （25）___on the card，she began to cry．Through her tears，she
said，"You have no idea how much this （26）___to me．"
To tell the truth，her reply was a little（27）___．Having never done anything like this before，I
didn't know what could happen．All I could say was"would it be OK to give you a hug？"
After that，I walked into my car and began to（28）___too．
The words on the card？
"You Matter．"
A few weeks earlier，a friend gave me a similar（29）___as encouragement for my work．When I
read it，I really felt（30）___．So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing
them．

16．A．him	B．her	C．me	D，us
17．A．bad	B．busy	C．funny	D．good
18．A．get through	B．give up	C．put off	D．talk about
19．A．hand	B．head	C．heart	D．leg
20．A．how	B．when	C．where	D．why
21．A．After	B．Although	C．As	D．Once
22．A．again	B．instead	C．maybe	D．often
23．A．dull	B．hard	C．pleasant	D．special
24．A．handed	B．lent	C．read	D．sold
25．A．expressions	B．letters	C．sentences	D．words
26．A．explains	B．introduces	C．means	D．suggests
27．A．boring	B．exciting	C．relaxing	D．surprising
28．A．chat	B．cry	C．drive	D．shake
29．A．card	B．resume	C．stamp	D．wallet
30．A．silly	B．sorry	C．well	D．warm．

Answer 1

16．B 考查代词辨析．A表示他；B表示她；C表示我；D表示我们．由asked how she was doing可知the shop owner问候的对象是她（指老人），选B．
17．D 考查形容词辨析．A表示坏的；B表示忙的；C表示有趣的；D表示好的．由My husband just lost his job可知此处表示不太好，选D．
18．A 考查短语辨析．A表示完成，度过；B表示放弃；C表示推迟；D表示谈论．由My husband just lost his job可推测此处表示我不知道如何能度过假期，选A．
19．C 考查名词辨析．A表示手；B表示头；C表示心；D表示腿．由上文的Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families可知此处表示我的心痛了，选C．
20．A 考查疑问词．A表示如何；B表示什么时候；C表示哪里；D表示为什么．结合语境可知此处表示我想帮忙但我不知道如何帮，选A．
21．C 考查连词辨析．A表示之后；B表示虽然；C表示当…时；D表示一旦．结合语境可知此处表示当我走向我的车时，我又遇到了这个妇女，选C．
22．C 考查副词辨析．A表示再；B表示而不是；C表示也许；D表示经常．由It wasn't any money or an offer of a job和but和最后一段介绍的它对我的作用可推测此处表示但也许它有帮助，选C．
23．B 考查形容词辨析．A表示无聊的； B表示艰难 的；C表示愉快的；D表示特别的．由上文妇女说的话My husband just lost his job和Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families可知此处表示听起来好像你正在度过一段艰难的时候，选B．
24．A 考查动词辨析．A表示递给；B表示借；C表示读；D表示卖．结合语境可知此处表示递给她一张从钱包里拿出来的小卡片，选A．
25．D 考查名词辨析．A表示表情；B表示信；C表示句子；D表示词语．由下文的The words on the card可知此处表示的是卡片上的两个词语，选D．
26．C 考查动词辨析．A表示解释；B表示介绍；C表示意味；D表示建议．由she began to cry可推测此处表示的是你不知道这对我来说意味着太多，选C．
27．D 考查形容词辨析．A表示无聊的；B表示激动的；C表示放松的；D表示吃惊的．由Having never done anything like this before，I didn't know what could happen可知此处表示她的回复让我有点吃惊，选D．
28．B 考查动词辨析．A表示聊天；B表示哭；C表示开车；D表示摇．由she began to cry与此处的too可知此处表示的是我也开始哭起来，选B．
29．A 考查名词辨析．A表示卡片；B表示简历；C表示邮票；D表示钱包．由So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them可知此处表示的是一个朋友给了我一张类似的卡片，选A．
30．D 考查形容词辨析．A表示愚蠢的； B表示抱歉的；C表示好的；D表示温暖的．由So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them可推测此处表示的是我真地感到很温暖，选D．