It amazed me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day. Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had __7__ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could. It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me. As I drove home，I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him.He looked puzzled. Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
小题1: C
解析 根据首句“Joe微笑面对一切”可知，即使发生对他不利的情况他也感觉无关紧要。matter符合语境。
小题2: D
解析 在银行办理业务一般要排队(in line)等候。
小题3: A
解析 文章开头谈到每次看到Joe的时候他都在微笑着，下文也有提示“...why he seemed so ____ every day.”所以此处填always。
小题4: B
解析 微笑说明心情愉快，因此此处填happy。
小题5: C
解析 根据下句的描述可知，通过观察Joe与人交往，作者注意到了一些事情。此处notice也与前面的observe一致。
小题6: A
解析 answer与前面的ask对应。问别人问题，且倾听他人的回答。
小题7: C
解析 根据“If someone were hurting...”和kind words可知，他应是同情受到伤害的人。have sympathy for...对……同情。
小题8: D
解析 Joe是一个有同情心的人，在别人受到伤害时总是帮助(help)别人。
小题9: A
解析 此处的experiment和前面的try相呼应。作者准备尝试着微笑。
小题10: C
解析 根据上文“...I went to the grocery store.”可知，商店中的很多人应是彼此不认识的。
小题11: B
解析 当“我”向不认识的人微笑时，有些人不但还以微笑，甚至和“我”打招呼。greet符合语境。
小题12: C
解析 根据上下文可知，作者举了一个孩子的例子。又根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知，他应是正在为难母亲。因此hard符合语境。
小题13: A
解析 根据下文“He made a shy little attempt at a smile.”可知，小孩应是停止纠缠母亲。
小题14: D
解析 轮椅上的残疾人一般是需要别人帮忙拿东西，所以此处填needed。
小题15:案 A
解析 根据上文“I could get that for him.”可知，他对作者表示感谢。
小题16: B
解析 经过一番试验后作者在回家的路上开始回忆自己的收获。think about考虑，符合语境。
小题17: A
解析 根据常识可知，遇到的人应是相互打招呼，gesture符合语境。
小题18: B
解析 根据上一段的描述可知，通过这次试验作者感到非常愉快。
小题19: C
解析 由空格前“在我的生活中什么也没有发生改变”和空格后“也许改变了什么”可知，前后构成转折关系，故选but。
小题20: D
解析 微笑虽然是一件很小的事情，但是能够鼓舞自己和周围的人。