The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps．She
36 the driver and, using her hands to feel the
37 of the seats, walked down and found the
38 which the driver had told her was empty．Then she settled in．
It had been a year since Mary, 34,
39 a medical misdiagnosis （误诊）, was suddenly thrown into a world of
40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart．He
41 her how to rely on her other
42 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and
43 to adapt herself to the new environment．He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could
44 for her, and save her a seat．
45 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the
46 on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their
47 ways．
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual．As she was
48 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I
49 envy you．” Mary had no
50 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you
51 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the
52 week, a fine-looking gentleman
53 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 54 you as you get off the bus．He
55 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building．You are one lucky lady．”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks．
| 小题1: | | A．thanked | B．asked | C．discovered | D．paid |
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| 小题2: | | A．location | B．shape | C．size | D．cost |
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| 小题4: | | A．according to | B．instead of | C．thanks to | D．due to |
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| 小题5: | | A．anger | B．darkness | C．happiness | D．light |
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| 小题6: | | A．asked | B．encouraged | C．taught | D．praised |
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| 小题7: | | A．feelings | B．sights | C．senses | D．abilities |
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| 小题9: | | A．make out | B．watch out | C．find out | D．work out |
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| 小题10: | | A．Finally | B．Luckily | C．However | D．Besides |
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| 小题12: | | A．opposite | B．separate | C．difficult | D．usual |
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| 小题13: | | A．getting on | B．getting in | C．getting off | D．getting up |
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| 小题15: | | A．idea | B．opinion | C．way | D．thought |
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| 小题16: | | A．want | B．mean | C．say | D．suggest |
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| 小题17: | | A．next | B．old | C．past | D．following |
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| 小题19: | | A．searching | B．watching | C．calling | D．noticing |
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| 小题20: | | A．looks out | B．takes up | C．believes in | D．makes sure |
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