After getting “paying it forward” several times, I always wish I could buy a coffee for a stranger too.
That particular morning, I __1__ in my rearview mirror (后视镜) when I got to the drivethrough window to pay. A __2__ woman was driving a sports car behind. I could see her gold jewelry shining in the sunshine. “No way does she need me to buy her coffee！” I was quite __3__， but then that __4__ shouted in my heart, “Pay for her coffee.”
Are you kidding me? I was __5__ on cash myself, and I was already feeling guilty for __6__ cash on my own coffee. __7__， I told the cashier, “Please put the sports car's __8__ on my bill.” As soon as I said it, I felt __9__. I knew I had followed my heart. I paid the cashier and drove to the parking lot.
__10__， the sports car followed. The lady __11__ and said, “I don't know why I am telling you this but I need you to know how much I __12__ that coffee.” She started to __13__， “Our business partner __14__ us and left us in the cold. This could not have come at a worse time __15__ we lost our son to cancer last month. I thought nobody __16__ about us, and then you appeared. Thank you ever so much.”
Then I was the one who was __17__ tears. We chatted and she __18__ me that I gave her much more than a cup of coffee that morning. Next time I am in the drivethrough and feel the __19__ to pay it forward, there will be no __20__.
在经历了很多次爱心传递之后，作者也希望能给一个陌生人买一杯咖啡。在那个特殊的早上，作者为一位开跑车的穿着讲究的女士买了一杯咖啡，作者一开始觉得那位女士不需要别人帮她买咖啡，事后了解到那位女士的情况；那位女士很感激作者买的咖啡，而且感受到了作者的关怀；作者感触颇深，决定下次要毫不犹豫地为他人付款。
1．A.noticed B．watched
C．recognized D．glanced
答案：D
解析：根据空后的“in my rearview mirror (后视镜)”可知，作者在得来速窗口付款时，瞥了一眼后视镜。glance意为“瞥一眼，匆匆一看”，故选D。
2．A.crazy B．welldressed
C．palelooking D．cautious
答案：B
解析：根据下文中的“a sports car”“gold jewelry”可推知，一位穿着讲究的(welldressed)女士开着一辆跑车在作者后边。
3．A.positive B．passive
C．uncertain D．ashamed
答案：A
解析：根据上文对那位女士的描述可知，作者确信那位女士不需要作者给她买咖啡。positive意为“确信的，肯定的”，故选A。
4．A.opinion B．idea
C．voice D．wish
答案：C
解析：根据空后的“shouted”可知，作者心里面的一个声音在喊“给她买咖啡”，故选C。
5．A.loose B．easy
C．soft D．low
答案：D
解析：根据空后的“I was already feeling guilty...coffee”可知，作者的钱也不多，花钱给自己买咖啡，作者都觉得内疚，be low on cash表示钱不多的，故选D。
6．A.wasting B．spending
C．giving D．losing
答案：B
解析：参见上题解析。
7．A.However B．Instead
C．Besides D．Therefore
答案：A
解析：根据下文的“Please put...on my bill”可知，虽然作者给自己买咖啡都觉得内疚，但还是告诉收银员把开跑车那位女士的订单(order)算在自己的账上。此处表示转折，故选A。
8．A.price B．debt
C．order D．budget
答案：C
解析：参见上题解析。
9．A.amused B．regretful
C．encouraged D．relieved
答案：D
解析：根据空后一句“I knew I had followed my heart”可知，作者说完松了一口气，故选D。
10．A.Unfortunately B．Immediately
C．Unexpectedly D．Obviously
答案：C
解析：根据语境可推知，那位女士跟着作者是作者没有想到的，故选C。unexpectedly“想不到地，意外地”。
11．A.came up B．turned up
C．visited D．moved
答案：A
解析：根据下文那位女士说的话可知，此处表示那位女士走上前对作者说，“我不知道我为什么跟你说这个，但是我需要你知道我是多么地感谢(appreciate)那杯咖啡”，故选A。come up“走上前来”。
12．A.appreciate B．expect
C．miss D．dislike
答案：A
解析：参见上题解析。
13．A.argue B．smile
C．complain D．cry
答案：D
解析：根据下文中的“tears”并结合语境可知，那位女士开始哭起来，故选D。
14．A.helped B．cheated
C．treated D．defeated
答案：B
解析：根据空后的“left us in the cold”可知，那位女士说他们的生意伙伴欺骗了他们，故选B。
15．A.once B．before
C．as D．though
答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，此处表示这是他们最糟糕的时候，因为上个月他们的儿子患癌症去世了，故选C。
16．A.talked B．heard
C．cared D．worried
答案：C
解析：根据上文内容可知，那位女士以为没有人在意他们，然后作者就出现了，故选C。
17．A.sending back B．fighting back
C．taking back D．getting back
答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，听完那位女士的悲惨遭遇，作者强忍住眼泪。fight sth. back意为“忍住，抑制住(尤指情感)”，故选B。
18．A.advised B．convinced
C．astonished D．reminded
答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，作者和那位女士聊着天，她让作者相信那天早晨作者给她的远远超过一杯咖啡，convince意为“使确信，使相信”，故选B。
19．A.command B．request
C．duty D．urge
答案：D
解析：下一次当作者再出现在得来速，感觉到一种强烈的欲望要去把爱心传递出去的时候，作者会毫不犹豫，urge意为“强烈的欲望”，故选D。
20．A.hesitation B．debate
C．delay D．tremble
答案：A
解析：参见上题解析。
