第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出

第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One early morning, I received a call for a taxi. When I arrived at the building, it was 2:30 am and only one room gave off light. Many   31   
would just shout once or twice and then drive away. But I thought this passenger might need my
32  . So I walked to the door and   33  . “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly   34  . After a long time, the door opened. A small old woman    35    before me, carrying a small suitcase. I took her suitcase and we walked slowly to the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness.
When we got in the car, she gave me a (n)   36  , and then asked to drive through the city center. But it wasn’t the   37   way . “Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to Westhill Old People’s Home. T he doctor says I don’t have much time   38  .
We drove through the city center. She   39   me the building where she once worked. We drove past the church where she got married. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a building or at a corner and   40   sit looking at the darkness, saying nothing. When the sun began to   41  , we drove in silence to the old people ’s home. When we arrived, almost   42   a second thought, I gave her a big hug (拥抱). “You gave an old woman a little moment of   43  . Thank you! ” she said tearfully.
I was totally lost in thought for the rest of the day. I can’t imagine what would happen if I   44   
to do what I did? We always think that there are no great moments in our lives, but great moments are just in what others may consider a   45   one.
31. A. drivers  B. workers      C. guests D. passengers
32. A. advice  B. help    C. suggestion  D. attention
33. A. stopped B. breathed     C. worked      D. knocked
34. A. sound   B. noise   C. voice  D. shout
35. A. turned up     B. set up  C. got up D. put up
36. A. order    B. address       C. idea    D. reason
37. A. busiest  B. longest       C. narrowest   D. shortest
38. A. left       B. saved  C. lost     D. spared
39. A. gave     B. passed C. showed      D. made
40. A. could    B. would C. should D. must
41. A. move    B. set      C. rise     D. burn
42. A. after     B. with    C. except D. without
43. A. patience       B. courage      C. joy     D. sadness
44. A. refused B. offered       C. planned      D. regretted
45. A. difficult       B. small  C. strange       D. interesting