If you’ve ridden any New York subway, chances are good that you’ve watched your cellphone clock tick while seated on an unmoving, delayed train. You wouldn’t wish to have such a 21 feeling of being stuck on public transportation anymore. No one knows the feeling as 22 as Jerich Marco Alcantara does particularly when he had 23 in his life to celebrate. He 24 his graduation ceremony at Hunter College’s Brookdale campus due to a delay.
There were two 25 ceremonies that day, but Alcantara specifically wanted to 26 the early ceremony, because students were only 27 two tickets for friends and family at the latter event. He wanted all of his family and friends in attendance.
Stuck on the train in full baccalaureate gown (学士服), Alcantara still got to experience a formal 28 , sort of. Some friends and strangers improvised (即兴创作) a ceremony on the subway. 29 a cellphone, a friend presented Alcantara with a “diploma”; 30 somebody else on the train played Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. Another passenger 31 the ceremony and posted the video to Facebook.
32 he wasn’t able to attend the full ceremony, in a way this will end up being a more memorable 33 for Alcantara down the road. He will be able to point to his 34 and not just think of the hard work it took to earn it, but the 35 missing his real graduation ceremony created.
Moments like these help us get a little more 36 of our fellow man during a 37 time. Although these aren’t all strangers, it’s still wonderful to see people 38 to make sure someone feels the proper 39 , or at least their big achievement should be 40 . Though Alcantara missed his official graduation ceremony, he said his subway experience meant a lot.
21. A. rising B. sinking C. spinning D. floating
22. A. vividly B. casually C. plainly D. fiercely
23. A. milestones B. promotions C. festivals D. parties
24. A. spoiled B. quitted C. overlooked D. missed
25. A. separate B. continuous C. relevant D. contradictory
26. A. join B. make C. abandon D. ignore
27. A. appointed B. allocated C. approved D. accumulated
28. A. assembly B. situation C. occasion D. meeting
29. A. Via B. On C. In D. From
30. A. instead B. afterwards C. therefore D. meanwhile
31. A. filmed B. took C. interviewed D. reported
32. A. Since B. As C. Although D. When
33. A. exploration B. moment C. impression D. stage
34. A. video B. ticket C. diploma D. cellphone
35. A. pain B. inconvenience C. excitement D. memory
36. A. convinced B. tired C. reliant D. faithful
37. A. messy B. extreme C. acute D. disorganized
38. A. get together B. gather together C. put together D. band together
39. A. acquisition B. cooperation C. recognition D. evaluation
40. A. welcomed B. applauded C. calculated D. encouraged
