The train shook back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise on the tracks. Outside the window, the freezing cold of winter ruled. The carriage was filled with cold and 31 passengers.
Suddenly, a little boy 32 his way through the grown-ups’ legs and sat down by the window. Without being paid any attention, he looked all alone among the 33 grown-ups. What a brave child, I thought. His father 34 to stay by the door behind us. The train began to crawl into a tunnel. Then, unexpectedly, something very strange happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and leaned his hand 35 my knee.
36 , I thought that he wanted to 37 me and return to his father, so I carefully helped him to stand up. But instead, he leaned forward and held his 38 up towards me. Oh, he wanted to say something to me,; I lowered my head to receive his 39 . Wrong again! What I did receive was a 40 kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returned to his seat and continued looking out of the window. I felt 41 . What had just happened? A child kissed a(n) 42 grown-up on the train! How could anybody want to kiss such a man that had so much beard? But that was not the end of the story. Soon the boy, encouraged by something inside, got around, and all my neighbors were certainly 43 . Nervous and a little surprised, we 44 a look in the direction of the father. Seeing our questioning 45 , he offered a clue as he got ready for his stop.
“My boy is so happy to be alive,” the father said. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son 46 into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors closed and the train went on. On my cheek I could still 47 the child’s kiss — a kiss that triggered (触发) some soul searching inside me. “How many 48 kissing each other for the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege (特权) of 49 ?”
The little kisser taught us a sweet but serious lesson — Be careful; don’t let yourself 50 before your heart stops!
31. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. surprised
32. A. pulled B. fought C. pushed D. picked
33. A. unfriendly B. friendly C. angry D. kind
34. A. liked B. promised C. chose D. agreed
35. A. under B. against C. above D. besides
36. A. In a moment B. For a moment C. More than once D. Once in a while
37. A. kick B. strike C. kiss D. pass
38. A. eye B. ear C. head D. lip
39. A. news B. words C. expression D. opinion
40. A. loud B. foolish C. strange D. fortunate
41. A. pleased B. shocked C. satisfied D. puzzled
42. A. well-known B. smart C. unknown D. familiar
43. A. praised B. kissed C. scolded D. persuaded
44. A. stared B. cast C. showed D. scanned
45. A. glances B. anger C. mouths D. feeling
46. A. appeared B. rushed C. disappear ed D. followed学科
47. A. touch B. trust C. smell D. feel
48. A. go around B. come at C. go back D. come on
49. A. a child B. a kiss C. living D. death
50. A. live B. stop C. die D. sleep