One Monday morning，I was waiting at the bus stop in Harvard Square．It was very cold，about -8℃．I had just missed the bus，so I had to stand there on such a cold day，waiting for the next bus to go to the hospital．for my husband would have an operation on his heart．My mind was full of anxiety and negative thoughts（消極的想法）．“Why didn’t I leave two minutes earlier?” “What would go wrong with my husband’s operation?” “Will I get to him before it starts?”

Among the others at the bus stop was a woman who was about 50 years old．She wore a dowdy（過時的）hat，an old pair of boots and a dark coat，but she had no gloves（手套）．Another woman who looked younger came to the older woman and said，“Your hands must be very old．You will get frostbite（生凍瘡）in this weather if you don’t wear gloves．”With these words，she dropped her heavy bag to the ground and began searching inside it．After a while, she took out a pair of purple gloves from her bag，took the older woman's hands and gently placed a glove on each hand, covering one finger at a time．It was like watching a play．“Thank you．You’re so kind．”The old woman said again and again．

I was deeply moved（感動）by this act of kindness．A moment ago I was feeling sorry for myself．but now I was able to replace（代替）those feelings with hope，optimism（樂觀）and confidence．I thought in this world there were still many people in trouble who were in great need of our help．

Several days later，I went to buy 5 pairs of bright purple gloves in a shop and put them in my bag，just in case（以防）I Fun into someone in need on a cold day．

1．In this passage, the underlined word “anxiety” means             ．

A．焦慮                   B．快樂                    C．恐懼                   D．感激

2．From this passage，we can infer（推斷）that               ．

A．the writer's husband was a doctor in a hospital

B．the older woman was watching a play that morning

C．the younger woman was selfish

D．the writer wanted to give her love to other people in need

3．The best title for this passage is “              ”．

A．Harvard Square                                       B．A Cold Winter

C．A Pair of Purple Gloves                              D．My Husband

 “If Mum finds that I’m going to the beach, I’ll be in trouble.” I said to myself.

I walked   51   and tried not to make any noise. A few minutes later, I got out of the house and started   52   to the bus stop quickly. After half an hour, I was at the   53   with my friends, Jimmy and Bobby. We began to play volleyball   54  . Suddenly, Bobby   55   the ball too hard and it flew into the sea. I thought my swimming skill was   56   , so I decided to get the ball.

I jumped into the water and started swimming   57   the ball. However, after about ten minutes, I got cramp （抽筋）in my leg and I   58   swim. I tried hard to control (控制) my body and after several minutes I   59  . I began to swim back to the beach. But soon I felt too   60   to swim any further.

Luckily, a boat soon reached and   61   me. When I woke up, I was in a(n)   62   . After a few minutes, my parents walked in with angry and   63   faces. They were angry with me for my going out of the house   64   they were glad because the doctor said I was not badly hurt.

I will never forget that terrible   65   and never want to do it again.

(   ) 51. A. quickly         B. easily         C. loudly            D. slowly

(   ) 52. A. walking        B. driving        C. running           D. riding

(   ) 53. A. house         B. beach          C . station           D. school

(   ) 54. A. angrily        B. sadly          C. quietly            D. happily

(   ) 55. A. held          B. threw          C. hit               D. caught

(   ) 56. A. good         B. poor           C. new              D. kind

(   ) 57. A. over          B. towards (朝著)  C. under             D. with

(   ) 58. A. needn’t       B. must           C. couldn’t           D. could

(   ) 59. A. failed        B. lost            C. hurt               D. succeeded

(   ) 60. A. lazy         B. tired           C. short              D. strong

(   ) 61. A. missed       B. saved          C. followed           D. left

(   ) 62. A. hospital      B. shop           C. boat               D. office

(   ) 63. A. excited      B. relaxed         C. worried            D. bored

(   ) 64. A. and         B. so             C. or                 D. but

(   ) 65. A. experience   B. news           C. matter             D. story