请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I was shopping at a department store and had just got onto the down escalator (手扶电梯) when I noticed a woman standing to the side. She looked about 65, and her
1 told me she was afraid a lot. I turned
2 the woman and asked, “Do you need any help?”
The woman remained silent. As the escalator continued moving, I heard the woman reply
3, “I’m afraid.” “Want me to come back and get you?” I called to her. She
4.
But by the time I reached her arm, the woman had reconsidered. “I don’t think I can do it,” she said. I suddenly realized that I had offered far greater help than I
5.
“I know we can do it,” I said. “I can hold on to you.” She looked down at the scary
6. Then her eyes came back to mine, looking doubtful. “This has never
7 me before,” she said, as much to herself as to me.
I took her
8. “Shall we?”
She made a little sound of
9 as we stepped on, but we’d passed the point of no return. To my joy, she
10 a little as the stairs moved us downward.
“I don’t understand this at all,” she said.
However, as we got near the
11, she felt afraid again, but we did it.
“I’m so
12...” she began.
“It was nothing,” I said. “I was happy to do it.”
Happy? Yes. I seldom help others. I am
13 because I care for a family and work full - time. For a short moment, I seemed to understand
14 someone would become a nurse or a social worker or something else. I
15 the old lady not only to get on the escalator but also to overcome (克服) her fear. It was a much happier moment than I’d had in weeks.
(
D
) 1. A. age
B. speech
C. clothes
D. expression
(
A
) 2. A. towards
B. down
C. against
D. into
(
B
) 3. A. quickly
B. softly
C. excitedly
D. calmly
(
C
) 4. A. cried
B. laughed
C. nodded
D. shouted
(
B
) 5. A. accepted
B. expected
C. taught
D. asked
(
C
) 6. A. door
B. chair
C. machine
D. car
(
A
) 7. A. happened to
B. turned to
C. explained to
D. got to
(
B
) 8. A. hand
B. arm
C. neck
D. shoulder
(
B
) 9. A. happiness
B. fear
C. sadness
D. surprise
(
D
)10. A. moved
B. smiled
C. worried
D. relaxed
(
C
)11. A. top
B. store
C. bottom
D. lift
(
C
)12. A. old
B. afraid
C. thankful
D. hopeful
(
B
)13. A. rich
B. busy
C. right
D. happy
(
A
)14. A. why
B. how
C. when
D. where
(
D
)15. A. advised
B. followed
C. invited
D. helped
