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It was a bitter cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man’s beard was covered by winter’s frost while he  41  for a ride across the river. The wait seemed  42  . His body became numb and stiff from the severe north wind.

He heard the faint, steady rhythm of approaching hooves（馬蹄）on the  43   path. Anxiously, he watched several coming horsemen. He let the first one pass by without a(an)  44  to get his attention. Then another passed by, and another.  45  , the last rider neared the spot where the old   46   sat like a snow statue. As he   47  , the old man said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a  48  to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage by foot.” Controlling his horse, he  49  , “Sure.” Seeing the old man was  50  to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman h  51   the old man onto the horse. He took the old man not just across the river, but to his  52  , which was just a few miles away.

As they neared the tiny but  53  cottage, the horseman’s curiosity caused him to ask, “Sir, I   54  that you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to demand a ride. Then I came near and you  55  asked me for a ride. I’m curious why you wait and ask the last rider. ”

The old man  56  himself slowly down, looked the rider straight in the eyes, and replied, “I’ve been there for some time. I think I know people pretty good. I  57  into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no  58  for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, kindness and  59  were evident. I knew your kindness would give me assistance in my time of need.”

Then, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and  60  his way to the White House.

41. A. waited             B. cared             C. searched                D. called

42. A. hopeless            B. meaningless        C. helpless           D. endless

43. A. smooth                   B. frozen              C. faraway            D. silent

44. A. trouble              B. effort              C. horseman         D. action

45. A. Finally             B. Lately                   C. Luckily           D. Curiously

46. A. lady              B. rider                   C. waiter                  D. gentleman

47. A. drew near           B. came in           C. went away         D. hid away

48. A. help                B. hand               C. chance                 D. ride

49. A. asked              B. replied            C. shouted            D. refused

50. A. unable                   B. unwilling                 C. uncertain               D. unhappy

51. A. threw               B. helped                  C. pulled                   D. lifted

52. A. house              B. destination            C. room               D. village

53. A. large                B. beautiful           C. comfortable             D. miserable

54. A. notice              B. hear                C. recognize           D. realize

55. A. immediately               B. willingly             C. slowly            D. hesitantly

56. A. rolled               B. fell                    C. lowered               D. pushed

57. A. met                    B. dipped                   C. came               D. looked

58. A. attention            B. attraction          C. sadness          D. concern

59. A. health              B. wealth              C. pity                 D. honesty

60. A. made              B. lost                    C. found             D. fought

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