The car, running along the well-lit road now sank in darkness. I broke the   36     on purpose, for fear that the driver was too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”“9 o’clock after this trip.” Then when do you come out in the morning?”I   37   another question. “9 o’ clock, too—just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I        38   from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it’s hard to earn money, they’re often  39  by the police, or that their leaders are seated   40  , enjoying the fruits. But this driver told me, “I find it   41  to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for pleasure. It’s fortunate that I      42   drive without a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes, I never   43   an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a highway, I turn into a narrow street…” His words showed his   44   with his life and the pride he   45   in his job. Such feelings are so  46   among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountain. How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling moved when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold  47  . 小题1: A．window B．car C．silence D．promise 小题2: A．threw out B．gave away C．put up D．led to 小题3: A．suffer B．request C．benefit D．hear 小题4: A．detected B．ordered C．fined D．seized 小题5: A．noisy B．lazy C．tired D．hungry 小题6: A．exciting B．disappointing C．tiring D．amazing 小题7: A．hardly B．usually C．actually D．immediately 小题8: A．follow B．admire C．envy D．meet 小题9: A．intelligence B．satisfaction C．competition D．honesty 小题10: A．made B．held C．caught D．took 小题11: A．rare B．comfortable C．special D．unique 小题12: A．morning B．night C．moment D．season