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来自 : 青夏教育 发布时间：2021-03-25

4．Itookthebustoworkformanyyears．Noonekneweachother；thepassengersallsat．theresleepilyinthemorning．Thebuswascheerlessandsilent．
Oneofthepassengerswasasmallgray-hairedmanwhotookthebustothecenterforseniorcitizenseverymorning．Nooneeverpaidverymuchattentiontohim．
OneJulymorninghesaidgoodmorningtothedriverandsmiled．Thedrivernoddedguardedly（戒备地）．Therestofusweresilent．
Thenextday，theoldmanboardedwithabigsmileandsaidinaloudvoice：\"Averygoodmorningtoyouall!\"Someofuslookedup，amazed，andmurmured\"GoodMorning\"inreply．
Thefollowingweeks，ourfriendwasdressedinaniceoldsuitandtie．Histhinhairhadbeencarefullycombed．Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandwegraduallybegantonodandtalktoeachother．
Onemorningheevenhadabunchofwildflowersinhishand．Thedriverturnedaroundsmilingandasked：\"Haveyougotyourselfagirlfriend，Charlie？\"Wenevergottoknowifhisnamereallywas\"Charlie\"，buthenoddedshylyandsaidyes．Theotherpassengerswhistledandclappedathim．Charliewavedtheflowersbeforehesatdownonhisseat．
EverymorningafterthatCharliealwaysbroughtflowers．Somepassengersalsobroughtflowersforhim．Thebusbecameahappyplace．
Then，onemorning，asautumnwasclosingin，Charliewasn\'twaitingathisusualstop．Whenhewasn\'ttherethenextdayandthedayafterthat，westartedwonderingifhewassickor-hopefully-onholidaysomewhere．
Whenwecamenearertothecenterforseniorcitizens，oneofthepassengersaskedthedrivertowait．Weallheldourbreathswhenhewenttothedoor．
Theoldgentlemanwasfine，butoneofhisclosefriendshaddiedovertheweekend．Howsilentweweretherestofthewaytowork．
ThenextMondayCharliewaswaitingatthestop，stooping（弯腰）abitmore，alittlebitmoregray，andwithoutatie．Insidethebuswassilent．Eventhoughnoonehadtalkedaboutit，allofussattheresilently，oureyesfilledwithtearsandabunchofwildflowersinourhands．

29．Fromthepassage，wecaninferthatC
A．peoplealwayscaredabouteachotheronthebus
B．peoplewereunhappyandsleepyonthebusbecausetheyweretired
C．smilescanshortenthedistancebetweenpeople
D．peoplearenotgoodatcommunicatinginthecountry
30．Whatarewesureabouttheoldman？D
A．HisnamewasCharlie．
B．Heworkedatthecenterforseniorcitizens．
C．Hegotsickovertheweekend．
D．HewasingreatsorrowwhenwesawhimthenextMonday．
31．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue？A
A．Theatmosphereonthebuswascheerfulandlivelyatfirst．
B．Peopleweresurprisedattheoldman\'sfirstgreeting．
C．Peoplewereworriedabouttheoldman\'sabsence．
D．Peopleonthebusatlastsharedhappinessandsorrowtogether．
32．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？B
A．HowtoShortentheDistancebetweenPeople
B．SmilesMakeaBusFeelLikeHome
C．Charlie，ASmilingGentleMan
D．TheKeytoFriendship-Communication．

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