I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __
_36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some __
_37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t __
_38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept _
_39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we _
__40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have _
_41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life. I _
__42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _
43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (习惯). I would go out ___
_44___ and buy enough food for one or two __
_45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the _
_46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a __
_47____. I always _
_48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience _
_49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __
_50___ is that you take good enough care of _
__51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of _
_52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. __
_53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were _
_54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an __
_55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
| 小题1: |
| A．speaking |
B．standing |
C．looking |
D．shouting |
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| 小题2: |
| A．meat |
B．vegetables |
C．pans |
D．firewood |
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| 小题3: |
| A．believe |
B．accept |
C．help |
D．refuse |
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| 小题4: |
| A．direct |
B．some |
C．our |
D．any |
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| 小题5: |
| A．may not |
B．needn’t |
C．can’t |
D．daren’t |
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| 小题6: |
| A．any money |
B．a choice |
C．food |
D．a turkey |
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| 小题7: |
| A．permitted |
B．promised |
C．asked |
D．said |
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| 小题8: |
| A．when |
B．so that |
C．even if |
D．as if |
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| 小题9: |
| A．driving |
B．playing |
C．offering |
D．shopping |
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| 小题10: |
| A．people |
B．children |
C．families |
D．days |
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| 小题11: |
| A．nearest |
B．farthest |
C．largest |
D．poorest |
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| 小题12: |
| A．house |
B．door |
C．window |
D．gate |
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| 小题13: |
| A．concluded |
B．included |
C．wrote |
D．took |
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| 小题15: |
| A．in return |
B．later |
C．in future |
D．for |
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| 小题16: |
| A．others |
B．yourself |
C．your family |
D．the presents |
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| 小题17: |
| A．warmth |
B．thanks |
C．money |
D．encouragement |
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| 小题18: |
| A．Unfortunately |
B．Obviously |
C．Normally |
D．Gradually |
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| 小题19: |
| A．stuck |
B．excited |
C．free |
D．delighted |
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| 小题20: |
| A．exciting |
B．astonishing |
C．encouraging |
D．outstanding |
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