Itwasawintermorningwithoutsun,thefreezingcoldquietlynippingatbonesofthepeoplewaitingforthebus.Theywereallblack.
Suddenly,thecrowdstirred (混乱).Aminibusrolledalonginnohurry.Curiously,thepeoplestillstoodwheretheywere,lookingattheplacefaraway; theyseemedtobeexpectingsomeone.Whoweretheywaitingfor?Didtheyhaveapartnerwhohadn'tcomeyet?
Sureenough,afterafigureappearedfromafar,thecrowdstirredonceagain.Thefigurewalkedhurriedly.Itwasawoman,awhitewoman.Atthistime,thecrowdwasonthepointofcheering.Undoubtedly,shewasthepartnerwhotheblackpeoplehadbeenwaitingfor.
Why?Youknow,inthiscountry,thewhiteandtheblackwerealways hostile toeachother.Whatforcemadethesepeoplesoclose?
Formerly,itwasaremotewaystation.Thebusmovedtoandfroeverytwohours.Thebusdrivershadtherighttostopthebusonlyinthepresenceofwhitepeople,butthepeoplewholivednearbywerealmostallblack.Itwassaidthatthewhitewomanwasawriterwholivedinaplacethreemilesaway,wheretherewasalsoastation.Butinordertohelptheblackpeopleridethebusconveniently,sheinsistedonwalkingheretotakethebus,rainorshine.
Theblackpeoplealmosthuggedthewriter."Hi,Susan,"thewriterheardsomeonecallhername.Lookingup,shesawherfriendJay.
"Whydoyougetonthebushere?"askedJayinconfusion.
"Because,"thewritersaid,pointingtothestation,"thebusdoesn'tstopwithoutwhitepeople,soIcomehere."
Surprised,Jaystaredatthewriterandsaid,"Justfortheseblackpeople?"
Thewriteralsowidenedhereyes,"Why,isn'titveryimportant?"
Wewerealsosurprisedandthencametounderstand:aslongasyouhaveloveinyourheart,everythingwillbeaspureasnature.
1.Whydidthepeoplestillstandwheretheywerewhentheminibuscame?___
A.Becausetheydidn'tliketorideaminibus.
B.Becausetheywerewaitingforawhitewoman.
C.Becausetheyknewtheminibusstoppedhereinnocase.
D.Becausetheywerenotinahurrytogotowork
2.Whichofthefollowingistheclosetto"hostile&q