1 . Two years ago, my friend Terry and I were living in our dormitory at our university. With his birthday approaching, he came to me with an unusual request. Instead of receiving presents and getting drunk (like most every other 21-year-old would), he wanted to do some acts of kindness. I was struck with such an idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched online, which had inspired him.

Our university is not located in the safest area in Los Angeles. In fact, its location is so unsafe that the school employs the second largest private legal militia (民兵队伍) in the United States to protect its students. They have to work around the clock, standing on street corners throughout the university keeping watch. It’s a thankless job as most students grow used to seeing officers all around and finally hardly even notice their presence.

How could we show them our appreciation? We rented a truck and asked its driver to drive us around the place where we knew the officers would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The truck driver was a bit hesitant (犹豫的) about our plan at first but after a while he was helping us spot officers and our lively spirits had spread to him as well. Smiles and appreciative words from the officers impressed us a lot. Soon they were talking about us over their radio and we were the ones being spotted and called over. Finally, the hot chocolate seemed secondary (次要的) to their interest in meeting us, the two boys that went around with hot chocolate expecting to share some late-night laughter. It was amazing to see how a small simple act can lift everyone’s spirits.

1. What inspired Terry to celebrate his birthday in a different way?

A．A radio speech.	B．An online video.
C．His concern for other people.	D．Other 21-year-old’s birthday celebrations.

2. What do most students think of the officers?

A．They don’t think the officers perform their duty well.

B．They feel frightened to see the officers around.

C．They are not used to being watched by the officers.

D．They seldom appreciate the officers’ hard work.

3. How did the truck driver respond to the idea at first?

A．He was unwilling to accept the idea.

B．He couldn’t wait to join the two boys.

C．He was strongly against the idea.

D．He was struck with the idea.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A．Lovely officers around the school

B．Importance of school safety

C．A unique birthday request

D．Late-night laughter