Tolstoy, the greatest Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his h

    Tolstoy, the greatest Russian writer, liked to walk about in a railway station near his home. One day when he was walking up and down as     1    , looking at people getting on and off the trains, he heard a lady     2     after him, “Hey, you old man, go and bring back my handbag I left in the     3     room.”
Tolstoy went there. He picked the bag up and walked quickly along the platform (站台). At the same time the lady was waiting beside the carriage (车厢), looking     4    . When at last the old man gave the bag back to her, she opened it to make sure nothing was     5    . “ Good, old man,” said the woman. “ You are just as quick as I can     6    . Here you are. ” She gave a coin to him. Tolstoy     7     the coin and put it into his pocket with a smile.
The woman was very _8     when she heard he was Tolstoy, the writer of the great novel War and Peace. She returned to Tolstoy and said, “ Oh, excuse me ….. Oh, how silly I was to     9     you as a porter (搬运工). Please throw back that coin if you forgive me.”
“Oh, madam, why? You have nothing wrong,” Tolstoy laughed and said, “ The coin is given for my work, so I’ll     10     it. Thank you, madam! ”
【小题1】A．possibleB．oftenC．usualD．well【小题2】A．talkingB．speakingC．tellingD．shouting【小题3】A．readingB．meetingC．waitingD．dining【小题4】A．happyB．backC．wellD．worried【小题5】A．thereB．insideC．missingD．wrong【小题6】A．expectB．runC．doD．like【小题7】A．showedB．watchedC．acceptedD．picked【小题8】A．angryB．surprisedC．happyD．sad【小题9】A．seeB．treatC．haveD．look【小题10】A．throwB．putC．keepD．stayC