I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my    35   again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps    36  , but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.
She stopped and put a hand out to rest    37   it, gently (輕柔地，徐緩地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind    38   for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she    39  moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She    40   me, and then shook her head and walked away.
I was so    41   with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of    42   a hand, I had interrupted (打擾，中斷) the old lady’s    43   moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (輕拍) the    44   next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.
I ate, she drank and we smiled. She    45   for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing    46   in the air, opened the car door and walked away.
I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦，苦惱). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my    35   again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps    36  , but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.

She stopped and put a hand out to rest    37   it, gently (輕柔地，徐緩地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind    38   for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she    39  moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She    40   me, and then shook her head and walked away.

I was so    41   with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of    42   a hand, I had interrupted (打擾，中斷) the old lady’s    43   moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (輕拍) the    44   next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.

I ate, she drank and we smiled. She    45   for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing    46   in the air, opened the car door and walked away.

I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦，苦惱). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

I was in my parked car, holding a book and reading. Once in a while I looked up, watching the people passing by. When I raised my1again, I saw an old lady with a large bag walking slowly towards my car. The bag seemed not only to make her steps2, but also make her out of breath. She looked tired and I thought she must be more than 70 years old.
She stopped and put a hand out to rest3it, gently (輕柔地，徐緩地) closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Was there a way I could do something? I tried to keep my body still while my mind4for answers. However, because of my careless head movement, she noticed me, and she5moved her hand away from the car. I picked up a bottle of water at once, gently opened the door and offered the bottle to her. She6me, and then shook her head and walked away.
I was so7with myself. I should have been more careful not to move. Instead of 8a hand, I had interrupted (打擾，中斷) the old lady’s9moment of rest. I was feeling blue. Just at that moment, I saw the lady coming back again. I opened the door and patted (輕拍) the10next to me. She sat down, opened her bag and offered me a banana. I took it and offered her the bottle of water again. She took it.
I ate, she drank and we smiled. She11for a couple of minutes. Those minutes brought such quietness to me. Then she took my head in both her hands, made a small kissing 12in the air, opened the car door and walked away.
I was trying to help someone in distress (困苦，苦惱). In turn, I became distressed and she took away my distress and replaced it with quietness.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hand
   2. B.
      arms
   3. C.
      head
   4. D.
      eyes
2. 2.
   1. A.
      heavy
   2. B.
      large
   3. C.
      quick
   4. D.
      usual
3. 3.
   1. A.
      in
   2. B.
      over
   3. C.
      under
   4. D.
      against
4. 4.
   1. A.
      paid
   2. B.
      cared
   3. C.
      asked
   4. D.
      searched
5. 5.
   1. A.
      softly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      strangely
   4. D.
      thankfully
6. 6.
   1. A.
      looked at
   2. B.
      looked after
   3. C.
      listened to
   4. D.
      waited for
7. 7.
   1. A.
      lonely
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      worried
   4. D.
      surprised
8. 8.
   1. A.
      holding
   2. B.
      taking
   3. C.
      giving
   4. D.
      showing
9. 9.
   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      quiet
   3. C.
      magic
   4. D.
      proud
10. 10.
    1. A.
       bed
    2. B.
       floor
    3. C.
       chair
    4. D.
       seat
11. 11.
    1. A.
       slept
    2. B.
       talked
    3. C.
       rested
    4. D.
       listened
12. 12.
    1. A.
       sound
    2. B.
       voice
    3. C.
       music
    4. D.
       note

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出適當的選項補全短文。（共5小題，每小題1分；計5分）

My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He's had it for years. As he is very careful with it, so it still looks as good as new.   1   He shook his head. "Then how did you get it?" I asked. "Well," he answered, "there' s a strange true story about the umbrella. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening when it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat or umbrella.   2   And the people in the streets were fewer and fewer. As I was on my way to a party, I was afraid to get wet. So I stood in a doorway and waited for the rain to stop.   3   What was worse, there even wasn't a person around, and still it rained and rained. At last a young man came to the place where I was standing.   4   As I hoped he would allow me to walk to the next corner with him, where I could get a taxi, I stepped out of the dark doorway where I had been standing.   5    As I suddenly appeared before him, the young man was so shocked that he dropped the umbrella. He ran away and disappeared into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be hard in this big city to find the owner, so I've kept it ever since."