It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_ their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_ early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38_ _his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_ 10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 ． The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to _ _42_ _his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43 us from having to walk long distances from where we live． I was so 44 _that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area 45 to help．One wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up． 47 my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50 are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51 our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54 ．And the results can be 55 ． 小题1: A．cooling down B．warming up C．speeding up D．slowing down 小题2: A．get up B．wake up C．turn up D．rise up 小题3: A．piled B．pushed C．parked D．paused 小题4: A．putting in B．putting on C．putting off D．putting away 小题5: A．broken B．robbed C．hidden D．gone 小题6: A．study B．shop C．work D．deliver 小题7: A．live B．support C．serve D．protect 小题8: A．getting B．protecting C．saving D．allowing 小题9: A．surprised B．thrilled C．puzzled D．sad 小题10: A．offered B．supported C．provided D．agreed 小题11: A．still B．finally C．even D．yet 小题12: A．Now and then B．Once in a while C．Once again D．Sooner or later 小题13: A．honor B．pity C．sympathy D．respect 小题14: A．thrown B．passed C．sent D．got 小题15: A．friends B．strangers C．relatives D．parents 小题16: A．weakened B．spread C．reduced D．strengthened 小题17: A．moved B．forced C．urged D．influenced 小题18: A．share B．connect C．deal D．work 小题19: A．likes B．cares C．worries D．wonders 小题20: A．short B．promising C．permanent D．temporary