先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

One bright morning, I was out for my usual run when I met an elderly lady. She was ________ her phone at me and speaking in a language I couldn’t understand. It sounded like she was in a hurry to get somewhere. I quickly realized that she was lost and couldn’t speak any ________.

She ________ me some map screenshots(屏幕截图) on her phone, but I had no idea how to read them. So, I quickly. ________ a translation app and we used the app to communicate. She spoke into the microphone (麦克风) in her language and it translated her ________ into English for me to understand. I typed my replies and we were ________ to communicate!

We soon found out that she needed to get home, which was a ________ walk away. She didn’t want to use any transportation, but I ________ to walk her to a bus stop where she could call her daughter for a ride. As we walked, we laughed and joked, ________ we couldn’t understand each other’s language. It was a pretty fun experience!

The elderly lady was very ________ for my help and kept thanking me for my time. I had to keep reminding her that it was no ________ at all and that I was happy to help. It was amazing how just a small act of kindness made such a big difference ________ her.

________, we reached the bus stop and she made her call. We said our goodbyes and she gave me a heartwarming message________ made me believe in the goodness of humanity (人性). Even though we used ________ to communicate, it was lucky that we could help each other out and not be stopped by our different languages.

【小题1】

A．selling

B．throwing

C．pointing

D．waving

【小题2】

A．English

B．Chinese

C．French

D．Japanese

【小题3】

A．gave

B．passed

C．showed

D．lent

【小题4】

A．invented

B．downloaded

C．created

D．made

【小题5】

A．words

B．actions

C．feelings

D．spirits

【小题6】

A．afraid

B．kind

C．easy

D．able

【小题7】

A．wonderful

B．dangerous

C．long

D．relaxing

【小题8】

A．failed

B．offered

C．refused

D．afforded

【小题9】

A．even though

B．as long as

C．unless

D．because

【小题10】

A．thirsty

B．responsible

C．sorry

D．thankful

【小题11】

A．trouble

B．way

C．hope

D．use

【小题12】

A．from

B．to

C．in

D．on

【小题13】

A．Suddenly

B．Luckily

C．Finally

D．Recently

【小题14】

A．who

B．what

C．whom

D．that

【小题15】

A．technology

B．power

C．knowledge

D．instruction