Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home. The men would take us in groups of five to downtown to do some ___16___shopping.
I __17__ going with this gentleman three years in a row. He would ___18___ us shopping , then he would ask us if we wanted to go to the __19__. As he pulled his wallet out to pay for our tickets I watched him __20__. He looked over at me and just __21__ with his great big smile. During the movie he bought us all the popcorn and candy. I remember thinking how __22__ it was that someone would __23__ their own money on me. I remember thinking that he was like Santa Claus.
We all laughed at the __24__movie and had a good laugh about it. The man would laugh really hard and __25__ over and touch my hair to comfort me. I would just look at him, and he would just __26__ smiling with his great big wonderful smile. My nerve completely disappeared.
That trip to the movies was the first time in my life that I ever __27__as if someone really cared about me. It was a wonderful feeling which I have never forgotten, even to this day, __28__ later. I don't know if that man felt sorry for me, ___29___ I do know this: If I ever __30__ the big lottery, that man will find out that he carried a million-dollar smile.
This is ___31___I believe it is so important that the organizations __32__ to reach out and help the children who are less fortunate. __33__my particular case, it was this man's personal act of __34__ that will be remembered. Just one little act of kindness.
I thank you, kind Sir, for a(n) __35__ which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.
16. A. organization B. season C. weekend D. Christmas
17. A. appreciate B. admit C. remember D.consider
18. A. accompany B. permit C. take D. bring
19. A.supermarket B.airport C. club D. movies
20. A. closely B. nervously C. delightedly D. patiently
21. A. spoke B. laughed C. smiled D. answered
22. A. stupid B. strange C. rare D. wonderful
23. A. cost B. spend C. contribute D. pay
24. A. funny B. moving C. boring D. sad
25. A. glance B. run C. jump D. reach
26. A. keep B. last C.start D. stop
27. A. seemed B.acted C. felt D. thought
28. A. months B. weeks C. decades D. days
29. A. and B. but C. though D. so
30. A. lose B. buy C. catch D. win
31. A. when B. because C. why D. how
32. A. try B. continue C. intend D. prepare
33. A. At B. Under C. In D. On
34. A. manners B. generosity C. pleasure D. kindness
35. A. movie B. memory C. fortune D. smile
16-20 DCCDB 21-25 CDBAD 26-30 ACCBD 31-35 CBCDB
16.D。由第二段的最后一句I remember thinking that he was like Santa Claus. 可知这里应该指圣诞节购物
17.C。由下文的I remember可知此处也填remember。三个I remember相呼应。
18.C。 take sb doing/take sb to do sth带某人做某事。accompany sb to some place陪同某人去某地；permit sb to do sth允许某人做某事；bring带来。
19.D。下文多次提到movie，由此可推出他问我们是否想看电影。go to the movies 意思为 “去看电影”。
20.B。由下段中的_25_over and touch my hair to comfort me. My nerve completely disappeared.可推出此处应填nervously。
21. C。由下一段中and he would just __26__ smiling with his great big wonderful smile.可推知此处应填smile。
22.D。根据语境可知，作者认为有人给他花钱是件很美好奇妙（wonderful）的事。
23.B。根据结构spend money on sth可知答案，其他三项都不能与on搭配。
24.A。根据下文had a good laugh about it. The man would laugh really hard ….可知这部电影很滑稽可笑。故答案为B。
25.D。根据常识可知，他们应该做在一起看电影，所以他伸过手去抚摸作者的头发。reach over意思为“把手伸出去”。
26.A。因为上一段说：当我看着他时，他对我微笑。这时我再次看他时，他继续保持着（kept）微笑。下文My nerve completely disappeared.也能证明这一点。
27.C。由It was a wonderful feeling which I have never forgotten中的feeling可知此处填felt。
28.C。由最后的fifty years later. 可知故事发生在五十年前，所以答案为decades。
29.B。分析句子结构可知, 两句之间为转折关系。
30.D。win the big lottery 意思为“中 * * ”。
31.C。本句的意思: 这就是我相信为什么这些组织继续伸出援助之手帮助那些不幸的孩子的如此重要的原因。
32.B。由第一段中的Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home. 和第二段中的I __37__ going with this gentleman three years in a row可知这些组织一直（continue）伸出援助之手，帮助那些不幸的孩子。
33.C。in my particular case就我的特殊情况来说；根据我的特殊情况。
34.D。由下一句Just one little simple act of kindness.以及上文这位绅士善举的叙述可知此处应填kindness。
35.B。本文讲述了作者儿时在孤儿院受到一位绅士的无私的帮助，这种帮助令作者刻骨铭心，五十年后给儿孙回忆这段往事时，还是那么的美好。
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