A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the seashore and I was enjoying the breeze (微风) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.
Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.
“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.
Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”
She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”
Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”
She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”
“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.
The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?
A.Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view. |
B.Because they couldn’t sit together. |
C.Because there were no empty seats. |
D.Because they preferred to stand. |
The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.
A.he wanted to do something special |
B.the sea wave made him upset |
C.a wave from the sea flooded him |
D.he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart |
The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.
A.begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel |
B.sit together and become friends very soon |
C.clear up a misunderstanding between them |
D.know each other and get married |
From the story, we can conclude that ______.
A.small things can create great happenings in life |
B.it is giving rather than receiving that matters |
C.offering one’s seat to others may win respect |
D.we sometimes forget what happened in the past |
The best title for the passage would be “______”.
A.The empty seat on the bus |
B.The pleasant travel |
C.The lovers on the bus |
D.The bus ride |