1. Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman, who was wearing only thin clothes, coming in when I was working at a college. She started coughing as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room.
, she wasn’t well. Without
too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find
in the “Lost and Found” box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way
. A co-worker told me I should not help this person
it would only lead to her wanting
help. I ignored(忽视) her and carried on, in spite of the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my
and asked to speak with me in private. Curious(好奇的), I gave him my full
. He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the
with the co-worker about helping the
woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was
he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I burst into tears, because I really
the money at the time, but also because I had
been recognized in such a way for helping someone! We became good
and, twenty years later, he called me up
and told me he wanted to help me
my first home! He gave me $ 120,000 to buy my
house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large
. And he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I deserved it. I was able to
the perfect little home for me, all because one day I
a homeless woman without hesitation.
【小题1】 | A.Luckily | B.Clearly | C.Truly | D.Really |
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【小题2】 | A.worrying | B.joking | C.thinking | D.caring |
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【小题3】 | A.clothes | B.trousers | C.socks | D.coats |
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【小题5】 | A.so | B.unless | C.though | D.because |
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【小题6】 | A.more | B.less | C.much | D.little |
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【小题7】 | A.home | B.bank | C.office | D.classroom |
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【小题8】 | A.attention | B.patience | C.preparation | D.satisfaction |
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【小题9】 | A.argument | B.conversation | C.agreement | D.warning |
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【小题10】 | A.worried | B.foolish | C.painful | D.sad |
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【小题11】 | A.how | B.whether | C.when | D.why |
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【小题12】 | A.needed | B.deserved | C.liked | D.gained |
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【小题13】 | A.seldom | B.never | C.hardly | D.always |
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【小题14】 | A.students | B.experts | C.friends | D.graduates |
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【小题15】 | A.hopelessly | B.unexpectedly | C.carelessly | D.unwillingly |
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【小题16】 | A.buy | B.select | C.run | D.build |
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【小题17】 | A.favorite | B.splendid | C.dream | D.large |
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【小题18】 | A.present | B.effort | C.home | D.friendship |
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【小题20】 | A.found | B.helped | C.met | D.respected |
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