One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.

　　Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.

　　Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully---on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait.

　　We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

　　The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent.

　　1. The story is mainly developed by ______.

　　A. time

　　B. logic

　　C. comparison

　　D. cause and result

　　2. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _____.

　　A. felt tired and sleepy and didn’t want to talk

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