Bill used to live in a big city. He was born there and made friends there. Life always seemed to be          for him.

Last year, Bill’s family had to move to a small town. His life          all of a sudden. He felt lonely and         .

On Bill’s          day to school in the town, the driver said a friendly “Hello!” to the lonely boy when he got on the bus. He just          with a nod in silence because of shyness. While Bill was looking for a         , everyone on the bus said “Hello!”          a gentle (温和的) voice to him. But nodding was Bill’s only reply. The next day Bill got on and          the driver said “Hello!” kindly to him. Bill still kept         .

On the fifth day, Bill answered with a shy “Hello!” to everybody. He felt he was          of them. And he began to talk to them like old friends. That moment, it seemed that the new world opened          door to him.

As days went by, Bill got used to the          there. He made          friends in the town. Everybody knew him as          as he knew them. Life was colorful like before. Smiles appeared on Bill’s face again.

Sometimes          a simple “Hello!” can bring sunshine and warmth (温暖) into a lonely heart.

1.1.

A busy

B happy

C Boring

D

解析：选B。语境推理题。前文提 Bill 在大城市出生、交友，结合后文 “Life was colorful like before”，可知此前生活是 “快乐的”，选 happy。

2.2.

A changed

B remained

C exchanged

D

解析：选A。词义辨析题。前文说生活快乐，后文搬去小镇后孤独，说明生活 “改变了”；changed（改变）、remained（保持）、exchanged（交换），选 changed。

3.3.

A excited

B sad

C pleasant

D

解析：选C。语境线索题。后文描述上车、人们打招呼等初次上学的场景，结合 “the driver said a friendly ‘Hello!’ to the lonely boy”，可知是 “第一天”，选 first。

4.4.

A last

B best

C first

D

解析：选C。词义辨析题。司机打招呼，Bill 点头回应；joked（开玩笑）、asked（询问）、replied（回应），选 replied。

5.5.

A joked

B asked

C replied

D

解析：选C。词义辨析题。司机打招呼，Bill 点头回应；joked（开玩笑）、asked（询问）、replied（回应），选 replied。

6.6.

A window

B bag

C seat

D

解析：选C。生活常识题。上公交车后找的是 “座位”；window（窗户）、bag（包）不符合场景，选 seat。

7.7.

A in

B at

C on

D

解析：选A。固定搭配题。“用…… 的声音” 用介词 in，in a gentle voice 为固定表达，选 in。

8.8.

A suddenly

B again

C angrily

D

解析：选B。语境推理题。前文第一天司机打招呼，第二天 “又一次” 打招呼；suddenly（突然）、angrily（生气地）不符合，选 again。

9.9.

A silent

B noisy

C hungry

D

解析：选A。语境复现题。前文提 “with a nod in silence”，此处 “still” 表延续，keep silent（保持沉默），选 silent。

10.10.

A all

B none

C one

D

解析：选C。固定搭配题。one of them 表示 “他们中的一员”；all of（全部）、none of（没有一个）不符合语境，选 one。

11.11.

A its

B your

C her

D

解析：选A。代词指代题。指代前文 “the new world”，用形容词性物主代词 its（它的）；your（你的）、her（她的）不符，选 its。

12.12.

A work

B life

C weather

D

解析：选B。主旨呼应题。全文围绕 Bill 的生活变化展开，此处指适应小镇的 “生活”；work（工作）、weather（天气）无关，选 life。

13.13.

A worse

B fewer

C more

D

解析：选C。语境推理题。前文 Bill 融入新环境，结合 “Life was colorful like before”，可知交到 “更多” 朋友；worse（更糟）、fewer（更少）不符，选 more。

14.14.

A well

B little

C fast

D

解析：选A。固定搭配题。as well as 为固定短语，表 “和…… 一样好 / 熟识”；little（少）、fast（快）不构成搭配，选 well。

15.15.

A just

B nearly

C almost

D

解析：选A。词义辨析题。强调 “仅仅” 一句问候就有温暖的力量；nearly（几乎）、almost（差不多）侧重程度，just（仅仅）符合，选 just。