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Each morning，I walked past a security guard（保安）．He （41）___ everyone that walked by him．I admired（钦佩） how he （42）___ so many people by their first names．The first few times I saw him．I didn't say hello back to him （43）___ he greeted me．I was lost in my own world．On Monday he asked，"How was your （44）___？"I told him about my visit to my sick，elderly mother．He told me how （45）___ he was for my mother's sickness．As I walked away，I realized I did not even know his （46）___．The following day，I asked，"What's your name？"He answered，"Gary．"I said，"I'm Deborah．"After that，we talked a couple of times a week．We （47）___ stories about our weekends，our dreams，and our families．Gary got offered a new job and moved （48）___．It has been years since I last spoke to him，yet the memory feels like yesterday．
I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart．When you say （49）___to a stranger you become a pebble（鹅卵石）thrown into a lake．With each ripple（涟漪）you create，you spread （50）___ that continues to give．

41．A．watched	B．believed	C．thanked	D．greeted
42．A．collected	B．knew	C．received	D．forgot
43．A．when	B．until	C．before	D．and
44．A．visit	B．weekend	C．mother	D．sickness
45．A．afraid	B．glad	C．sorry	D．surprised
46．A．age	B．job	C．name	D．family
47．A．wrote	B．heard	C．read	D．shared
48．A．away	B．over	C．on	D．in
49．A．yes	B．hello	C．no	D．goodbye
50．A．news	B．virus	C．love	D．sadness

Answer 1

41．D 考查动词辨析．A表示观看；B表示相信；C表示谢谢；D表示问候．由下文的he greeted me可知此处表示他问候每个走过他的人，选D．42．B 考查动词辨析．A表示收集；B表示知道；C表示收到；D表示忘记．由他向每个人...