I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I
it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled
. Immediately my mind
back many years ago.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of
on my shoulder. On my
that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to
his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he
me over to the fireplace. Noticing the
in the top of my
, he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We
before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman
me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had
seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up
them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a
, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “
to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to
I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I
a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope,
and love, and that would always make a
.
| 小题1: |
| A．read |
B．thought |
C．turned |
D．passed |
|
| 小题2: |
| A．address |
B．list |
| C．message |
D．information |
|
| 小题3: |
| A．brought |
B．approached |
| C．returned |
D．traveled |
|
| 小题4: |
| A．magazines |
B．newspapers |
| C．notes |
D．books |
|
| 小题5: |
| A．returns |
B．rounds |
C．trips |
D．arrivals |
|
| 小题6: |
| A．beg |
B．demand |
C．tell |
D．ask |
|
| 小题7: |
| A．Letting |
B．Giving |
C．Turning |
D．Shaking |
|
| 小题8: |
| A．followed |
B．led |
C．watched |
D．carried |
|
| 小题9: |
| A．hole |
B．mud |
C．water |
D．cover |
|
| 小题10: |
| A．coat |
B．shoe |
C．sock |
D．bag |
|
| 小题11: |
| A．pulled up |
B．took in |
| C．drove away |
D．walked up |
|
| 小题12: |
| A．dressed |
B．fitted |
C．shared |
D．comforted |
|
| 小题13: |
| A．never |
B．already |
C．ever |
D．hardly |
|
| 小题15: |
| A．pen |
B．paper |
C．card |
D．notebook |
|
| 小题16: |
| A．Do |
B．Give |
C．Show |
D．Lend |
|
| 小题17: |
| A．say |
B．know |
C．consider |
D．express |
|
| 小题18: |
| A．sensed |
B．predicted |
C．lost |
D．admitted |
|
| 小题19: |
| A．sadness |
B．challenge |
C．kindness |
D．intension |
|
| 小题20: |
| A．deal |
B．fortune |
C．choice |
D．difference |
|
