Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very 21 store with little round tables and chairs． As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a 22 near the door．Her back was so 23 twisted （扭曲） by some misfortune that her face nearly 24 the tabletop．1 sat down 25 her a couple of tables away． 'Poor woman,' I thought．'What does she 26 life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime （盛年）?' As I thought, another 27 lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were 28 childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with 29 . I looked again at the first woman, then in the 30 on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself．I was wearing a dirty shirt．She was 31 dressed in white, her face carefully made up and her hands 32 with gold rings．I was 33 ．She was laughing．I was putting the 34 of my life together．She had millions of 35 memories to recall． 36 I was worried about getting old．She was old, but it wasn't 37 her．As I left the shop, I thought of my 38 question about God letting people live past their prime．Why, that woman was more 39 to life than I was．Age has not 40 her spirit． 小题1: A．expensive B．large C．splendid D．old-time 小题2: A．window B．pillow C．table D．bench 小题3: A．badly B．nearly C．actually D．fully 小题4: A．broke B．touched C．hit D．fixed 小题5: A．facing B．greeting C．following D．serving 小题6: A．look out of B．get out of C．learn about D．devote to 小题7: A．aged B．dirty C．pretty D．poor 小题8: A．speaking out B．talking about C．thinking over D．planning for 小题9: A．food B．fear C．cold D．laughter 小题10: A．newspaper B．window C．mirror D．picture 小题11: A．just B．well C．poorly D．quickly 小题12: A．shining B．shaking C．waving D．wiping 小题13: A．happy B．wrong C．right D．sad 小题14: A．periods B．pieces C．points D．goals 小题15: A．terrible B．difficult C．wonderful D．fresh 小题16: A．As a result B．Above all C．In a word D．In secret 小题17: A．pleasing B．hurting C．envying D．punishing 小题18: A．good B．simple C．foolish D．interesting 小题19: A．alive B．changeable C．hopeful D．interesting 小题20: A．bent B．left C．cut D．took