閱讀理解。從ABCD中選出正確的答案。（每題2分，共40分）

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

    The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品雜貨）, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.

    I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

    People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性） as a whole. And it has influenced（影響） us to be more mindful（注意的，留神的）of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A. They used it for work and daily life.

B. It was their only possession.

C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D. The man's job was bike racing.

What does the underlined phrase mean?

A. go very far to see someone

B. walk out on foot to greet someone

C. help someone with one’s best

D. enjoy the moment with someone

We can infer from the text that ________.

A. the couple worked 60 hours a week

B. people were busy before Christmas

C. the stranger brought over the bike

D. life was hard for the young family

How did people get to know the couple's problem?

A. From a stranger.

B. From a newspaper.

C. From TV news.

D. From radio broadcasts.

What do the couple learn from their experience?

A. Strangers are usually of little help.

B. One should take care of their bike.

C. News reports make people famous.

D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.

Even though he knew he would put his own life ______, he still wanted to try the

newly discovered herb(藥草) to find out what it would _______.

     A. at a risk; feel like      B. at risks; feel

C. at the risk;  feel       D. at risk; feel like

Patience is a kind of quality and that’s ____ it takes to do such work well.

  A. which  B. what  C. where  D. when

Many young people are now crazy about Board Games (桌游), which are based on pure strategy and kind of            of players’ psychological quality.

A. exchange                         B. charge                      C. challenge                  D. preference

- You dress is quite beautiful on you.

   - Thank you. I got it when it was on sale. It was really a __________.

   A. treasure          B. mercy           C. waste           D. bargain

----- Will you do me a favor to have dinner with me at seven this evening?

----- I’m afraid I can’t. I ______ a lecture at the meeting hall at the time.

A. will be giving        B. will give               C. give                      D. am giving

Had Jack received six more votes in the election last week, he______ the chairman of the students’ union now.

A. must have been        B. would have been     C. were         D. would be

Why! I have nothing to confess. I don’t know ____ you want me to say.

A. what is it that                  B. what it is that      

C. how is it that                   D. how it is that

The research he devoted all his time and energy to _______ in the end.

  A. succeeded  B. succeed  C. succeeding  D. be successful

Sam _____ some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.

A. brought up   B. looked up        C. picked up    D. set up