题目内容：

I had just arrived in this Asian country for a one-year teaching position. One day, I took the subway to visit some ancient palaces and temples in the downtown. The following account of what happened to me has taught me much about culture________.

Since all the _____were taken, I stood. Suddenly, I felt someone pulling on my bag.______I probably was in someone’s way, I moved over slightly. But in one quick motion(动作), I felt my bag removed from my back, and in a flash it was ______. I turned around to see who the thief was, I looked at the people standing behind me, but didn’t see my bag or anyone______. My heart sank and I began to______ .

I glanced around the car only to find directly across from me was an elderly lady, and sitting on her lap was my   ____. I tired to get it back from her lap. But as I began to ______it up, she quickly grabbed(抓住)it back and held onto it. I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her, but no one took any_______of the situation. Trying not to cause a(an) _____ , I tried to negotiate through gestures. I used my hands as best as I could, but she ______my requests for my bag and pointed to my back. She picked up my bag, showing how_____ it was. I finally began to understand. She was holding my bag to______ me.

At the next stop, a middle-aged woman got on the crowded subway. Another elderly woman sitting down took her bag, ______ it on her lap. They didn’t talk;  _____this older woman was more than pleased to sit with this stranger’s bag on her lap throughout her journey.

As the subway pulled into the main downtown station and I was getting ready to get off, the woman ______handed me back my bag. But______ I had a chance to thank her, she had disappeared into the crowd.

Sadly, this considerate custom was more _______to me than if I had been robbed. Everyone back home had heard of being robbed-that was______city behavior-but having a stranger hold onto someone’s bag out of _______, in a city of twelve million people—that was truly unusual.

1.A. loss    B. difference    C. cause    D. aim

2.A. seats    B. cars    C. buses    D. stations

3.A. Deciding    B. Expecting    C. Admitting    D. Assuming

4.A. broken    B. gone    C. opened    D. emptied

5.A. dangerous    B. nervous    C. cautious    D. suspicious

6.A. scream    B. panic    C. leave    D. regret

7.A. book    B. money    C. bag    D. map

8.A. bring    B. pull    C. check    D. wrap

9.A. advantage    B. charge    C. notice    D. photo

10.A. scene    B. attack    C. accident    D. change

11.A. received    B. handled    C. ignored    D. considered

12.A. heavy    B. useful    C. small    D. special

13.A. remind    B. tease    C. warm    D. help

14.A. dropping    B. tapping    C. setting    D. closing

15.A. or    B. so    C. because    D. yet

16.A. gently    B. gratefully    C. angrily    D. anxiously

17.A. before    B. once    C. until    D. while

18.A. amusing    B. surprising    C. annoying    D. disappointing

19.A. practical    B. harmful    C. usual    D. suitable

20.A. curiosity    B. pity    C. desperation    D. kindness