I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had
31 the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could
32 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I
33 through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me,
34 and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and
35 the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I
36 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was
37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very
38 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a
39 jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and
40 a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed 41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling
at him, now
42 of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have
43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet
and nervously felt for the
44 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were
45 with tears. I said that I
46 that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up.
47 came to his eyes, too.
48 , without another word, he
49 my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he
50 me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
小题1:..
| A．caught | B．broken | C．met | D．escaped |
小题2:.
| A．barely | B．consequently | C．continuously | D．constantly |
小题3:..
| A．saw | B．looked | C．went | D．broke |
小题4:.
| A．trembled | B．ignored | C．shrugged | D．hesitated |
小题5:..
| A．struck | B．seized | C．counted | D．found |
小题6:.
| A．sobbed | B．smelled | C．sighed | D．smiled |
小题7:.
| A．defence | B．delight | C．nervousness | D．despair |
小题8:..
| A．hard | B．easy | C．simple | D．clear |
小题9:..
| A．humor | B．spark | C．hatred | D．sense |
小题10:..
| A．spread | B．generated | C．brought | D．Forced |
小题11:.
| A．near | B．distant | C．away | D．up |
小题12:.
| A．afraid | B．sure | C．aware | D．awake |
小题13:.
| A．enemies | B．pets | C．friends | D．kids |
小题14:..
| A．photos | B．drawings | C．films | D．outlines |
小题15:.
| A．fixed | B．blocked | C．filled | D．packed |
小题16:.
| A．hoped | B．feared | C．wondered | D．annoyed |
小题17:.
| A．Anger | B．Sadness | C．Sympathy | D．Tears |
小题18:.
| A．Accidentally | B．Instantly | C．Suddenly | D．Occasionally |
小题19:.
| A．grasped | B．unlocked | C．shut | D．fastened |
小题20:.
| A．offended | B．saved | C．shot | D．released |
at him, now 42 of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have 43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet 
and nervously felt for the 44 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were 45 with tears. I said that I 46 that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. 47 came to his eyes, too. 48 , without another word, he 49 my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he 50 me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.