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I walked in the grocery store.Suddenly I 1 an elderly man appearing to be lost.As I walked 2 I could see a sad look in his eyes.“What should I say？” I 3 .“Can I help you find something？” I 4 myself saying.“Thank you.I 5 need some help，” he answered.“Tell me what you are 6 and I'll try to help you find it，” I said.
“Why did you 7 and talk to me? You don't work here, do you？” he 8 .“Well, I could see by the 9 on your face that you seemed to need 10 .” I answered.With that, he 11 himself, “Hi, I'm Albert.This is the first time since my wife died that I've been to the 12 .My wife always did the shopping and I'm really 13 in this big store.Thank you for helping me.”
I told him that 14 a few weeks earlier, my son, Todd, had died in a car accident.We shared a smile, knowing that we both had been through a 15 time.
As I thought over what had happened, I 16 that going through this sad time had brought something out in me that wasn't there before.My eyes seemed to be 17 and I noticed other hurting people.The year before, I would have been like the other people in the store, who walked by and didn't see the 18 in this man's eyes.
God had 19 me through Todd's death, and now he was enabling me to see the hurt in others and 20 out to help them.
作者在经历了丧子之痛之后，也能够看到他人的伤痛，并且伸出援助之手，安慰和帮助他们。
1．A.recognized B．spotted
C．inspected D．played
答案：B
解析：由第二段中老人所说的“Hi, I'm Albert.”可知，作者与这位老人并不认识。此处表示作者突然发现(spot)一位老人好像迷路了。
2．A.faster B．further
C．closer D．longer
答案：C
解析：由空后的“I could see a sad look in his eyes.”可知，作者应是走得“更近”一些了。
3．A.wondered B．happened
C．shouted D．turned
答案：A
解析：此处表示作者的一种想法。作者“想知道”自己应该说什么。
4．A.watched B．heard
C．thought D．encouraged
答案：B
解析：由空后的myself saying可知，他“听到”自己在说：“我能帮你找东西吗？”
5．A.never B．hardly
C．finally D．really
答案：D
解析：由下一句作者说的话可知，这位老人真的(really)需要作者的帮助。
6．A.suffering from B．caring about
C．looking for D．staring at
答案：C
解析：由后半句中的“I'll try to help you find it”可知，此处表示作者询问老人在寻找(look for)什么。
7．A.respond B．succeed
C．doubt D．stop
答案：D
解析：由第一段前两句可知，作者是在进入商店看到那位老人后“停下来”和他说话的。
8．A.explained B．argued
C．asked D．added
答案：C
解析：根据该空前的两个问句可知，此处应用ask。
9．A.look B．smile
C．dust D．cry
答案：A
解析：由第一段第三句中的“I could see a sad look in his eyes”可知，此处指从老人脸上的表情作者能看出老人需要帮助，故选look。
10．A.money B．help
C．love D．food
答案：B
解析：由上文可知，作者看出老人好像需要帮助(help)。
11．A.introduced B．accepted
C．recovered D．requested
答案：A
解析：由空后的“Hi, I'm Albert.”可知，这位老人在作自我介绍，故选A项。
12．A.office B．factory
C．store D．house
答案：C
解析：由首段第一、二句可知，作者是在商店里遇到那位老人的，故选store。
13．A.pleased B．concerned
C．tired D．lost
答案：D
解析：以前一直是老人的妻子购物。现在在这样一个大商店里，他真的迷路(lost)了。
14．A.only B．almost
C．certainly D．ever
答案：A
解析：此处用only来突出作者的儿子刚刚去世。作者告诉老人“仅仅”在几周之前他的儿子死于一场车祸。
15．A.useful B．hard
C．good D．right
答案：B
解析：作者和那位老人都失去过自己的亲人，此处表示他们都经历过“艰难的”时刻。
16．A.persuaded B．disagreed
C．ignored D．realized
答案：D
解析：由句子中的“As I thought over what had happened”可知，作者“意识到”了经历这段难过的时光让他展现出他身上以前所没有的东西。
17．A.opened B．cured
C．washed D．calmed
答案：A
解析：由下文中的noticed(注意到)可推知，此处表示他的眼睛被“打开”了。
18．A.pleasure B．concern
C．hurt D．care
答案：C
解析：由上句中的hurting people可知，此处表示在前一年，作者会像商店里的其他人一样，从旁边走过去，看不到这位老人眼中的“伤痛”。
19．A.pushed B．helped
C．educated D．packed
答案：B
解析：上帝帮助他度过了(接受)儿子死亡这个难熬的时期。
20．A.swap B．sort
C．reach D．put
答案：C
解析：由上文中的“he was enabling me to see the hurt in others”可知，此处表示“伸出手”帮助他们，故选reach。
