The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps．She   36    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   37    of the seats, walked down and found the   38    which the driver had told her was empty．Then she settled in．
It had been a year since Mary, 34,   39   a medical misdiagnosis （误诊）, was suddenly thrown into a world of   40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart．He   41    her how to rely on her other   42   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   43    to adapt herself to the new environment．He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   44    for her, and save her a seat．
  45   , Mary decided that she was ready to try the   46    on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   47   ways．
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual．As she was   48    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   49    envy you．” Mary had no   50  what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   51   ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   52    week, a fine-looking gentleman   53 a military uniform has been standing across the corner   54    you as you get off the bus．He   55    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building．You are one lucky lady．”           
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks．  

A．thanked B．asked C．discovered D．paid

A．location B．shape C．size D．cost

A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag

A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．due to

A．anger B．darkness C．happiness D．light

A．asked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised

A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．abilities

A．how B．when C．where D．who

A．make out B．watch out C．find out D．work out

A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides

A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work

A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual

A．getting on B．getting in C．getting off D．getting up

A．must B．may C．will D．do

A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought

A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest

A．next B．old C．past D．following

A．by B．on C．with D．in

A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing

A．looks out B．takes up C．believes in D．makes sure