ItwasEaster1990,andmyfamilywasonaonce-in-a-lifetimetri...

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It was Easter 1990, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Solomon Islands for my sister's wedding.

I was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter，who was nearly two. We'd been 41 it was very hot in the Solomons, so we'd 42 lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. The only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that 43 at midnight for the airport so we could make our early morning 44 to Honiara. It was cold on the bus! My husband and I were snuggling (依偎) our children as best as we could, trying to keep them 45 . The bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didn't take much 46 . The little ones were 47 ， unable to sleep for the biting cold. Then at one stop, an old lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. I sat forward to see what she wanted and she 48 out a small knee rug (毛毯). My little girl reached 49 for it and pulled it tight 50 her. The lady said she'd made the rug herself and, seeing that we were cold, she wanted us to use it. After she went back to her seat, our now-warm children 51 off, and they slept snugly all the way to the airport. Just a stop or two 52 we arrived，the rug lady made her way to the door to get off. I tried to 53 the children to return her blanket, but she protested. No，”she said，“ 54 it. I can always make another one！”

Over the years, that little blanket became a 55 to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. I told the story to the children over and over and hung the rug on the end of my daughter's bed so we would see it often. That rug was handmade with the colors carefully chosen. Yet its maker 56 with it to keep my family warm for a night. If ever people were bad or 57 ， it served as a 58 that there is goodness in the world.

I am forever 59 ， not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the 60 of people. That blanket has warmed my life.

41．A. confirmed B. told C. advised D. persuaded

42．A. offered B. piled C. packed D. discovered

43．A. left B. went C. pulled D. drove

44．A. train B. trip C. ride D. flight

45．A. comfortable B. warm C. calm D. quiet

46．A. care B. notice C. action D. attention

47．A. naughty B. noisy C. restless D. energetic

48．A. showed B. made C. put D. held

49．A. silently B. eagerly C. patiently D. bravely

50．A. around B. on C. over D. towards

51．A. slept B. went C. nodded D. shook