第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his
31  (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door   32   usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone,   33   was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used   34  (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from   35   we live.
I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told   36   our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and   37   his job. It really is   38   honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can   39  (pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it   40  (strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others.