That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother 36 me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  ___ 37 ___,I felt like getting up early. I stood by my window overlooking the ___ 38_ __, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___ 39_ __ in life. As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ___ 40 ___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___ 41_ __ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___ 42 ___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___ 43 ___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning. Several thoughts ___ 44 ___my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___ 45 ___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___ 46 ___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___ 47 ___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___ 48 ___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___ 49 ___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby. There was a noticeable touch of___ 50 ___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___ 51 ___the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ___ 52 ___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub. It was a ___ 53 ___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___ 54 ___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___ 55 __ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon. 小题1: A．forces B．allows C．causes D．forbids 小题2: A．otherwise B．therefore C．however D．besides 小题3: A．parking lot B．bus stop C．school D．market 小题4: A．interesting B．surprising C．awful D．useful 小题5: A．noticed B．recognized C．called D．assisted 小题6: A．back B．handle C．wheel D．seat 小题7: A．searched B．left C．moved D．wandered 小题8: A．stopped B．started C．intended D．finished 小题9: A．crossed B．slipped C．disturbed D．inspired 小题10: A．attractive B．shiny C．simple D．expensive 小题11: A．repairmen B．businessmen C．drivers D．cyclists 小题12: A．busy B．content C．careful D．bored 小题13: A．waving B．looking C．laughing D．pointing 小题14: A．about B．for C．with D．like 小题15: A．worry B．respect C．sympathy D．pride 小题16: A．cleaning B．fixing C．replacing D．covering 小题17: A．still B．yet C．again D．soon 小题18: A．lesson B．subject C．skill D．fact 小题19: A．business B．living C．success D．right 小题20: A．tired B．doubtful C．fearful D．ashamed