That holiday morning I didn't have to attend school. Usually，on holidays，Mother___41____me to sleep
in．And I would certainly take full advantage of it．On this particular morning，___42____I felt like getting up
early． I stood by my window overlooking the ___43____ having nothing better to do．But as it turned out，I was
soon to learn about something___44____ in life．
As I watched several people go by，get into their cars and go off，I ___45____an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___46____and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage ． He ___47____from one car to another，washing and cleaning them．From the water on the ground，it seemed that he had already ___48____ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars．He must have begun to work quite early in the morning．Several thoughts ____49____ my mind as I watched him work．He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ____50____ T-shirt ． The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern___51_____ would want to be seen riding on．But he seemed ____52____with life．There he was,working hard at his small business,___53___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___54____elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby．There was a noticeable touch of ___55___ in the way he seemed to be doing things----___56___thewindscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it；scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and ___57___ , standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ___58___to learn,I felt．At no age need one have to beg for a ___59_____if one has good health and is willing to work hard．For a while I f
elt ___60_____of myself．Young as I am just sixteen，and there was this
old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon．
41．A．allows B．forces C．causes D．forbids
42．A．otherwise B．however C．therefore D．besides
43．A．bus stop B．parking lot C．school D．market
44．A．useful B．surprising C．awful D．interesting
45．A．called B．recognized C．noticed D．assisted
46．A．handle B．back C．wheel D．seat
47．A．searched B．1eft C．wandered D．moved
48．A．stopped B．finished C．intended D．started
49．A．disturbed B．slipped C．crossed D．inspired
50．A．simple B．shiny C．attractive D．e
xpensive
51．A．repairmen B．cyclists C．drivers D．businessmen
52．A．content B．busy C．careful D．bored
53．A．1aughing B．1ooking C．waving D．pointing
54．A．about B．for C．1ike D．with
55．A．worry B．pride C．sympathy D．respect
56．A．fixing B．cleaning C．replacing D．covering
57．A．still B．again C．yet D．soon
58．A．1esson B．subject C．skill D．fact
59．A．business B．success C．1iving D．right
60．A．ashamed B．doubtful C．fearful D．tired