DuringmylaststayinFranceItooktobikingdownaquietroad．Rounda 1 Ifoundawomansittinginfrontofalittleshabbyhouse．Idon’tknowwhybutsomethingaboutherattractedmy 2 ．IwavedatherasIwentbyandshemusthavethoughtIwassome 3

touristbecauseshedidn’twaveback．Thesamethinghappenedthesecondday．Butonthethirddaytheoldwomanreturnedahesitated 4 andthenextdayshe 5 gotoutofherchairasIcalledout“Morningmadam!”Itbecameasmallritual(仪式) 6 us．ShehadnoideawhoIwasnor 7 Iwascomingbutsheseemedtobe 8 forme.

OnmylastrideIboughtsomeflowersand 9 downtothehouseonlytofindshewasn’tthere．Shehadgonetohospitalforsurgeries． 10 Itiedtheflowerstohergateasa 11 gift．BackatmyplaceI 12 Rogerthegardenerofmymissed 13 ．“Theoldladyatthecornerissuffering 14 injuriesthroughwhichwalkinghasbeentroublingher”hesaid 15 “bythequietroadthereusedtobeastation．Wheneveratrainpassedthecouplewouldseethepassengerswaving 16 especiallythechildren—forthemsucharidewashighadventure．17 everythingisgoneexceptforthiscouple.”

Itseemsthatmybicycleride 18 mindherpastdays．AsRogersaid“shehas 19 thetrainsandthewaves．Youbroughtthembacktoher.”Byreachingoutinawaythatcostme 20 I’dgivenmorethanIhadrealized.

1．A．corner B．garden C．hospital D．shop

2．A．sympathy B．feeling C．impression D．interest

3．A．humorous B．silly C．enthusiastic D．willing

4．A．smile B．wave C．look D．weep

5．A．nearly B．hardly C．merely D．mostly

6．A．from B．beyond C．between D．among

7．A．where B．whether C．how D．when

8．A．applying B．looking C．searching D．waiting

9．A．counted B．cycled C．fled D．drove

10．A．Disappoint