Alonzo Johnson stopped.He decided to help a(n) 1 elderly man down an escalator (自动扶梯) in a Massachusetts shopping mall last week， 2 the 23-year-old could never have predicted that his simple，random (随意的) act of kindness would win him the 3 of thousands of people online.
An old man 4 at the top of an escalator and a few people started gathering (聚集) 5 to get on.It was clear he was feeling 6 as to whether to step on to the escalator or not.Johnson spotted the senior citizen hesitating and 7 the simplest kindness.He reached out a(n) 8 and asked with a smile on his face，“Can I help you，sir？”
The old man quietly started to 9 to the young man that he had gotten stuck on an escalator once and was a little 10 .The young man gently offered his assurance (保证)，they 11 each other eye to eye for just a moment and the old man 12 his arm.Everyone else remained 13 and waited.
Paula Picard and a friend were standing nearby and 14 to take a touching photo of the pair linking arms as they 15 the escalator together.She posted the 16 on Facebook and it spread 17 with more than 420,000 likes and 25,000 comments in just a few hours.
Johnson said he never 18 his actions would reach so many people.
“He looked very afraid and I thought maybe I could 19 ，” Johnson said.“My mom always tells us to be nice and do the 20 thing.It' s really the way I was brought up and how I was raised.”
1．A.busy B．frightened
C．injured D．blind
2．A.so B．if
C．but D．because
3．A.praise B．blame
C．happiness D．anger
4．A.stopped B．worked
C．read D．fell
5．A.running B．pushing
C．shouting D．waiting
6．A.hopeful B．convenient
C．unsure D．uncomfortable
7．A.offered B．sold
C．wanted D．took
8．A.eye B．arm
C．rope D．stick
9．A.promise B．prove
C．apologize D．explain
10．A.excited B．surprised
C．scared D．disappointed
11．A.argued with B．listened to
C．looked at D．ran into
12．A.accepted B．shook
C．refused D．left
13．A.anxious B．patient
C．interested D．worried
14．A.managed B．avoided
C．asked D．failed
15．A.talked about B．walked towards
C．went down D．searched for
16．A.message B．comment
C．example D．photo
17．A.differently B．quickly
C．strangely D．completely
18．A.meant B．admitted
C．understood D．expected
19．A.help B．follow
C．see D．smile
20．A.easy B．famous
C．right D．perfect
