Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Clearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway，wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwasmoved.
IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar，sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetrain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.
ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingaporesoIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.AswewentbeyondthecityIwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive；Idecidedtowaveback.
Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.
ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00p.m..SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.Ilookedatthepeopleallaroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivedwithasmile，Ithrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug.Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweatherbeatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.
Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.
1.heauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe________.
A.excitingB.pleasant
C.dullD.adventurous
2.Whatdidtheauthorremembermostfondlyofhertraintrip?
A.Thefriendlycountrypeople.
B.Themountainsalongtheway.
C.Thecrowdsofpeopleinthestreets.
D.Thesimplelunchservedonthetrain.
3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttake
