The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, ___1___ passengers.
Suddenly a little boy ___2___ his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the ___3___ grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father ___4___ very strange happens suddenly. The ___5___ little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. ___6___, I think that he wants to ___7___ me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his ___8___ up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the ___9___. Wrong again! What I do receive is a ___10___ kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am ___11___. What just happened? A child is kissing ___12___ grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly ___13___. Nervous and a little surprised, we ___14___ at the father. When he sees our questioning ___15___ as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue(线索).
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son ___16___ into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still ___17___ the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered(触发) some soul-search inside me. How many ___18___ kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of ___19___?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself ___20___ before your heart stops!

A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．surprised

A．feels B．fights C．pushes D．picks

A．unfriendly B．friendly C．angry D．kind

A．likes B．promises C．chooses D．agrees

A．impolite B．serious C．lucky D．ugly

A．In no time B．For a moment C．In a while D．Once in a while

A．kick B．strike C．kiss D．pass

A．eye B．ear C．head D．lip

A．news B．message C．kiss D．fortunate

A．loud B．foolish C．strange D．interested

A．pleased B．shocked C．satisfied D．familiar

A．well-known B．smart C．unknown D．persuaded

A．praised B．kissed C．scolded D．whisper

A．stare B．smile C．warn D．whisper

A．glances B．anger C．mouths D．feeling

A．appear B．get C．disappear D．follow

A．touch B．trust C．smell D．feel

A．go around B．come at C．keep on D．insist on

A．a child B．a kiss C．living D．death

A．live B．stop C．die D．sleep