We were a group of people who took a bus to work every day. One of the ___     was a small old man who took the bus to the health center every morning. He always chose to ___      behind the driver. No one ever paid much ___      to him.

But one July morning he said good morning to the driver and ____      at others. The driver nodded. The rest of us were ___      as usual.

The next day, the old man got on the bus and said in a loud voice, “A very good___     _ to you all!” Some of us looked up, ___     , and said, “Good morning!” From then on he said good morning to us every day and we began to ___     to each other.

One morning he had some flowers in his hand. The driver turned around ____     _ and asked, “Are these for me, Charlie?” We never got to know his name was really “Charlie”, ____     _ he waved(»Ó¶¯) the flowers and said ____     _. People laughed. Every morning after that Charlie always ___      a flower.

Until one morning Charlie wasn’t _____      at his usual stop. And he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. What might have ____      to him? When we came nearer to the health centre, a woman ____     _ the driver to wait a moment. We all held our ___     _ when she went to the door.

She said she knew ____     _ we were talking about. The elderly gentleman was sick. They ____     _ him back on Monday.

The next Monday when Charlie got on the bus, all of us who he had brought ____     to in that summer sat with a ____     _in our hands.

1£®A. friends          B. drivers         C. passengers      D. workers

2£®A.sit              B. hide            C. shout          D. sleep

3£®A. attention        B. energy          C. interest         D. expectation

4£®A. called           B. laughed         C. smiled         D. pointed

5£®A. upset           B. crazy           C. silent          D. bored

6£®A. trip             B.morning         C. holiday        D. time

7£®A. worried         B. surprised        C. moved         D. scared

8£®A. introduce        B. admit           C.write           D. talk

9£®A. politely          B. proudly         C. carefully       D. smilingly

10£®A.because          B. so             C. until           D. but

11£®A. sorry           B. yes             C . thanks         D. hello

12£®A. bought          B. found           C. wore           D. brought

13£®A. waiting         B. arriving          C. greeting        D. walking

14£®A.happened        B. sent             C. spoken         D. regarding

15£®A. ordered         B. invited          C. asked           D. promised

16£®A. tears           B.breath            C. hands          D. flowers

17£®A. where          B. when            C. who           D. what

18£®A. kept            B. expected         C. looked         D.got

19£®A. happiness       B. luck             C. concern        D. power

20£®A. letter           B. ticket            C. card           D. flower