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On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. ...
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On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. Anxiously, he was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed . The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.
, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you giving me a ride to the other side?”
his horse，the rider replied，“Of course not．”But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost . He could not get the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the old man not just across the river, to the old man’s home.
As they the old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man stared at the rider straight in the eyes, and said, “I looked the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t .It would be even asking them for a ride.But in your eyes，I saw . I knew that you would help me．”
The words the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope I will never leave others 28 because I’m too busy, and every citizen does in my heart.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his back to the White House.
1.A. trip B. ride C. help D. drive
2.A. cruel B. boring C. unfortunate D. endless
3.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Sadly D. Surprisingly
4.A. eye B. hand C. back D. face
5.A. like B. think C. please D. mind
6.A. Riding B. Speeding C. Stopping D. Leaving
7.A. stuck B. Shocked C. frozen D. injured
8.A. on B. down C. in D. off
9.A. and B. but C. so D. then
10.A. neared B. visited C. arrived D. left
11.A. came in B. came on C. came up D. came out
12.A. Even if B. What if C. As if D. Only if
13.A. out B. for C. into D. up
14.A. wait B. try C. ask D. care
15.A. Useless B. risky C. dangerous D. foolish
16.A. loyalty B. generosity C. ambition D. kindness
17.A. attracted B. comforted C. touched D. pleased
18.A. alone B. out C. away D. behind
19.A. live B. believe C. count D. help
20.A. living B. choice C. mind D. way
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