I grew up with two elder sisters. If I wasn’t courteous(礼貌) to them, they’d fix me. So courtesy wasn’t really ____16___ in my childhood home.
My sisters ____17__ every chance to train me how to be a courteous ____18____. They made me open door for them or help them into their _____19___ at dinner.
Years later I went away to college. The first time I walked into the library, I noticed a woman walking behind me and I ___20___ the door open for her.
___21___, she glared at me, asking loudly, “Do you think that because I’m a woman I’m not ____22___ enough to open a door for myself?” She slammed(摔) the door shut, leaving me astonished and ____23___. My face burned with ____24___. I decided _____25___ that there would be no more courtesy!
As I stood there, another lady ___26____ the door, her arms ___27____ with textbooks. Instinctively(本能地) I ____28___ to open the door for her. ____29___ I realized what I had done, I prepared myself for shouts. However, I received a warm smile and a look of ___30____.
“Thanks!” she said brightly. “It’s nice to see we still have a few gentlemen around here!”
Of course, if I were REALLY a gentleman, I would have ____31___ to help with her books. Despite this, I appreciated the good _____32___ I got from performing an act of simple courtesy. To do otherwise would be to ____33_____ my lifetime of training.
Courtesy brings pleasant, refreshing light to our lives whether we are the giver, the ___34___ or just an interested observer. Courtesy doesn’t ___35____ change our lives, but it can certainly transform the way we feel about life.
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16.
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A. important
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B. available
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C. delightful
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D. optional
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17.
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A. made the most of
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B. got ready for
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C. gave way to
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D. put forward
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18.
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A. colleague
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B. assistant
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C. companion
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D. gentleman
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19.
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A. dresses
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B. chairs
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C. dishes
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D. mouths
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20.
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A. answered
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B. unlocked
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C. held
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D. forced
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21.
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A. Instead
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B. Even so
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C. Unexpectedly
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D. Sure enough
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22.
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A. strong
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B. confident
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C. courageous
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D. experienced
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23.
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A. impatient
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B. speechless
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C. anxious
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D. desperate
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24.
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A. fear
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B. excitement
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C. embarrassment
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D. envy
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25.
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A. in advance
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B. in a flash
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C. once more
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D. by chance
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26.
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A. approached
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B. passed
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C. pulled
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D. entered
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27.
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A. surrounded
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B. crowded
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C. covered
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D. overloaded
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28.
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A. regretted
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B. refused
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C. reached
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D. hesitated
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29.
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A. Until
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B. Although
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C. In case
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D. The moment
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30.
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A. doubt
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B. relief
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C. guilt
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D. curiosity
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31.
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A. offered
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B. agreed
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C. promised
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D. waited
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32.
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A. thought
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B. process
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C. feeling
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D. advice
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33.
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A. correspond with
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B. lead to
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C. go against
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D. hold on to
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34.
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A. judger
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B. receiver
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C. loser
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D. reporter
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35.
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A. necessarily
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B. normally
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C. casually
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D. naturally
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