My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do with very little (凑合过日子).
One Sunday afternoon, I went to buy a for my daughter with my friend. A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said, “I you must be having a hard time.” I just smiled and said, “I’m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home, so I’ll be .”
About ten later she came up to me and said, “Can I take a look at the book that you’ve ? It seems very interesting!” I said all right and gave it to her.
Just then called me and I immediately went out. I returned she thanked me and my book.
On my way home my friend who was driving said, “You told me you didn’t had much ?” I replied, “I don’t.”
She said, “Oh yes, you do!” I assured (向……保证) her I had two dollars left, but still she insisted I plenty of money.
“Look at your book in your bag,” she . “There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.” I turned over the page and got so ! There actually was a hundred dollar that seemed to have fallen out of my book!
I her, very surprised, and said, “I don’t know that came from. I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred !”
I thought and thought about the money for days after that. Then I realized it must have come from who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. How of her! And what a wonderful gift to when I am down to my last two dollars!
| 小题1: | | A．storybook | B．toy bear | C．birthday cake | D．concert ticket |
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| 小题2: | | A．suggest | B．wish | C．hear | D．think |
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| 小题3: | | A．sad | B．upset | C．fine | D．honest |
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| 小题4: | | A．hours | B．minutes | C．days | D．weeks |
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| 小题5: | | A．written | B．chosen | C．hidden | D．finished |
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| 小题6: | | A．someone | B．nobody | C．everyone | D．anybody |
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| 小题7: | | A．Since | B．When | C．Before | D．Because |
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| 小题8: | | A．threw away | B．asked for | C．looked into | D．gave back |
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| 小题9: | | A．wisdom | B．money | C．water | D．patience |
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| 小题10: | | A．never | B．always | C．only | D．once |
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| 小题12: | | A．said | B．cried | C．ordered | D．shouted |
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| 小题13: | | A．worried | B．satisfied | C．surprised | D．relaxed |
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| 小题14: | | A．letter | B．card | C．picture | D．bill |
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| 小题15: | | A．looked at | B．quarreled with | C．believed in | D．laughed at |
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| 小题17: | | A．bags | B．books | C．stores | D．dollars |
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| 小题18: | | A．the lady | B．the writer | C．my friend | D．my daughter |
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| 小题19: | | A．foolish | B．kind | C．energetic | D．proud |
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| 小题20: | | A．make | B．refuse | C．invent | D．receive |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6: A
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:B
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试题分析：文章介绍作者在丈夫生病住院的时候，有一段时间日子很难过，但是在书店帮女儿买书的时候，一个女士看出作者的困境，在借作者书看的过程中，在书里面放了一张一百美元的钞票，这对作者来说是个多么好的礼物，作者真心体会这个女士的善良。
小题1:考查名词：A. storybook故事书，B. toy bear玩具熊，C. birthday cake生日蛋糕，D. concert ticket音乐会票，从后面的句子：A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me可知作者和朋友一起去帮女儿买故事书，选A
小题2:考查动词：A. suggest建议，B. wish希望，C. hear听见，D. think思考，想，这个女的对作者说：“我想你最近日子一定不好过”，选D
小题3:考查形容词：A. sad 难过的，B. upset不安的，C. fine好的，D. honest诚实的，从作者说的：I’m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home,可知作者说自己很好，选C
小题4:考查名词：A. hours小时，B. minutes分钟，C. days日子，D. weeks星期，因为是当时发生的事情，所以是几分钟后，选B
小题5:考查动词：A. written写，B. chosen选择，C. hidden躲藏，D. finished完成，那个妇女要看看作者选的书，选B
小题6:考查不定代词：A. someone有人，B. nobody没有人，C. everyone每个人，D. anybody任何人，就在这时有人叫我，选A
小题7:考查连词：A. Since自从，B. When当…时候，C. Before在…前面，D. Because因为，当我回来的时候，她谢谢我，选B
小题8:考查动词：A. threw away扔掉，B. asked for要求，寻求，C. looked into调查，D. gave back归还，从前面可知这个女的看看作者选择的书，现在归还给她，选D
小题9:考查名词：A. wisdom明智，B. money钱，C. water水，D. patience耐心，从后面的句子：but still she insisted I 46 plenty of money.可知作者的朋友说作者说过没有很多钱，选B
小题10:考查副词：A. never从不，B. always一直，C. only只有，D. once曾经，我向她保证我只剩下2美元了，选C
小题11:考查动词：A. had有，B. spent花费，C. lost失去，D. won赢得，但是她坚持说我有很多钱，选A
小题12:考查动词：A. said说话，B. cried哭，C. ordered命令， D. shouted叫喊，从前面的“Look at your book in your bag,”可知这是作者的朋友说的话，选A
小题13:考查形容词：A. worried担心，B. satisfied使满意，C. surprised令人惊讶的，D. relaxed放松的，从后面的句子：There actually was a hundred dollar 49 that seemed to have fallen out of my book!可知作者翻开书页，感到很惊讶，选C
小题14:考查名词：A. letter信，B. card卡片，C. picture图画，D. bill钞票，账单，从前面的句子：There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.可知作者看见书里面有一张100美元的钞票，选D
小题15:考查动词词组：A. looked at看，B. quarreled with和…争吵，C. believed in信任，D. laughed at嘲笑，我看着她，很惊讶，选A
小题16:考查疑问词：A. why为什么，B. how怎样，C. what什么，D. where哪里，我不知道钱是从哪里来的，选D
小题17:考查名词：A. bags包，B. books书，C. stores商店，D. dollars美元，从前面的句子：There’s a hundred dollar bill in it.可知我不知道因为我没有100美元，选D
小题18:考查名词：A. the lady女士，B. the writer作者，C. my friend我的朋友，D. my daughter我的女儿，从前面的句子：A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said,可知作者认为这个钱一定是向她借书的女士给她的，选A
小题19:考查形容词：A. foolish愚蠢的，B. kind好心的，C. energetic精力充沛的，D. proud骄傲的，从后面的句子：And what a wonderful gift to 55 when I am down to my last two dollars!
可知作者认为她是多么善良啊，选B
小题20:考查动词：A. make制作，B. refuse拒绝，C. invent发明，D. receive接受，当我只剩下2美元的时候，这是我接受的非常好的礼物，选D |
核心考点
试题【My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was ,so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".
He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they"ll dump it on . Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __ bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __ them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _ it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
| 小题1: | | A．enrich | B．ruin | C．spare | D．obtain |
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| 小题3: | | A．latter | B．right | C．opposite | D．free |
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| 小题4: | | A．brakes | B．door | C．window | D．seat |
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| 小题5: | | A．knocked | B．overtook | C．missed | D．lost |
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| 小题6: | | A．laughing | B．throwing | C．glancing | D．yelling |
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| 小题7: | | A．wondered | B．smiled | C．ignored | D．guessed |
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| 小题8: | | A．friendly | B．angry | C．tired | D．disappointed |
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| 小题9: | | A．expectation | B．passengers | C．garbage | D．goods |
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| 小题10: | | A．turns | B．pushes | C．holds | D．piles |
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| 小题11: | | A．roads | B．children | C．you | D．dustbin |
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| 小题12: | | A．upset | B．happier | C．pitiful | D．frightened |
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| 小题13: | | A．spread | B．share | C．explain | D．contribute |
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| 小题14: | | A．surprise | B．pleasure | C．doubt | D．regrets |
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| 小题15: | | A．funny | B．important | C．strange | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题16: | | A．remember | B．forget | C．value | D．appreciate |
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| 小题17: | | A．enjoy | B．exchange | C．recall | D．imagine |
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| 小题18: | | A．inspire | B．take | C．mend | D．notice |
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| 小题19: | | A．letting | B．consisting | C．making | D．dreaming |
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| 小题20: | | A．distinguish | B．deserve | C．deliver | D．determine |
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The artist Grandma Moses became famous for her simple, bright, cheerful paintings of American farm life．Her full name was Anna Mary Robertson Moses．But she was known to everyone as Grandma Moses because she did not begin to paint seriously until in her seventies．
Born on a farm in New York, Anna had little schooling．Her days were filled with farm chores．But she often found time to make pictures．Soon, however, she became too busy to draw or paint．At the age of 12, she went to work as a servant for a family nearby．She worked for other people for many years．Then, when she was 27, she married Thomas Moses, a farmer．And they began raising a family of their own．
Anna Moses could no longer do heavy farm work with age．Then, in her seventies, she began to paint in oils．Her pictures showed things she recalled from childhood-farm scenes, ice-skating, bringing home the Christmas tree．Later, she began to display her art at county fairs．Her pictures recorded a way of life that was quickly passing away．People everywhere loved these happy scenes, and soon her paintings were shown in art galleries．Grandma Moses became famous partially on account of her age, but mainly because her approach to art was modest and simple compared to many other painters of her time．Without formal training or even knowledge of Modernism, she relied on her own simple techniques to create her landscapes and scenes．She continued to paint almost until her death, on December 13, 1961 , at the age of 101．
The themes in her paintings provided the comfort of a rural life that many busy Americans treasured from their past．The threat of nuclear arms that appeared on television screens and in magazines had Americans starving for something more．Grandma Moses" art appealed to those who had lost hope for the future．Her classic paintings still appear on TV commercials, greeting cards, and magazine and book covers．
小题1:What can be inferred from the fact that Grandma Moses picked up a paintbrush?| A．She had no other ways to kill time． | | B．Her friend and family suggested it． | | C．She had had a love for painting since her childhood． | | D．She needed to make a living by selling her paintings． |
小题2:The key reason for her success is ___ .| A．her old age | B．her plain style | | C．her lack of training | D．her modern knowledge |
小题3:We can know from the passage that ______．| A．her paintings raised people"s hope for the future | | B．her paintings expressed the reality of her old age | | C．many Americans were interested in purchasing art works | | D．people wanted to get comfort by remembering grandmas |
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I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very and it was snowing, but I was too excited to _. From the airport, my friend and I a taxi to my . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and to return the next day.
my friend had left, I went to a near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single of English, I couldn’t tell the what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city. I wanted to see _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to English.
| 小题1: | | A．hot | B． warm | C． cold | D． cool |
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| 小题2: | | A．look | B． listen | C． enjoy | D． mind |
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| 小题3: | | A．sat | B． took | C． rode | D． used |
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| 小题4: | | A．home | B． hotel | C． office | D． school |
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| 小题5: | | A．first | B． one | C． last | D． only |
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| 小题6: | | A．satellites | B． lakes | C． beauty | D． parks |
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| 小题7: | | A．advised | B． liked | C． promised | D． hoped |
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| 小题8: | | A．Before long | B． Shortly after | C． Soon | D． Then |
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| 小题9: | | A．restaurant | B． shop | C． supermarket | D． pub |
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| 小题10: | | A．letter | B． word | C． sentence | D． phrase |
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| 小题11: | | A．boss | B． cook | C． waiter | D． waitress |
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| 小题12: | | A．voices | B． suggestions | C． sounds | D． gestures |
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| 小题13: | | A．looking | B． ordering | C． picking | D． eating |
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| 小题14: | | A．until | B． when | C． before | D． after |
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| 小题15: | | A．tried | B． stopped | C． decided | D． continued |
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| 小题16: | | A．anything | B． everything | C． something | D． some things |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B． went | C． returned | D． arrived |
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| 小题18: | | A．asleep | B． awake | C． afraid | D． alive |
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| 小题19: | | A．noise | B． voices | C． streets | D． places |
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| 小题20: | | A．say | B． talk | C． speak | D． tell |
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Ever so long ago ,two young men , Edmund and Oswald, appeared in court.
Edmund said to the : “I gave Oswald , who I was my best friend, a costly gold ring and I asked him to it till I returned home. Now he says that he knows about it .”
his hand on his heart , Oswald said : “I swear I know nothing about the . I am afraid that Edmund has been in his mental powers since he .”
The judge said : “ Edmund, were there any witnesses who could that you gave the ring to Oswald ?”
Edmund replied : “45 in the field where we were at the time there was nobody. We were talking beneath an old oak tree and there we were .”
Oswald said : “ I know as little of the oak tree as I do of the ring .”
The judge said : “ Edmund , go to that again and bring back a branch of that oak tree. Oswald ,you wait here in the meantime, Edmund comes back .”
So Edmund left. After some time the judge said to Oswald: “How is it that Edmund is taking so long to ? Go to the window and see if you can see him returning the road.”
Oswald said : “Oh , my Lord , he wouldn’t have even the tree yet ----the tree is over an hour’s walk from here.”
When the judge heard this ,he was very .
“You were telling a !You know as much about the tree as you do about the ring. For the year while you are in prison you will have time to think about the of always telling the truth .”
| 小题1: | | A．policeman | B．doctor | C．judge | D．lawyer |
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| 小题2: | | A．defined | B．expected | C．noticed | D．thought |
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| 小题3: | | A．hide | B．sell | C．keep | D．break |
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| 小题4: | | A．nothing | B．everything | C．something | D．anything |
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| 小题5: | | A．using | B．placing | C．waving | D．feeling |
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| 小题6: | | A．illness | B．tree | C．ring | D．law |
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| 小题7: | | A．cheated | B．affected | C．inspired | D．amused |
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| 小题8: | | A．went on | B．went along | C．went by | D．went away |
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| 小题9: | | A．prove | B．understand | C．agree | D．predict |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprisingly | B．unfortunately | C．finally | D．generally |
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| 小题11: | | A．close | B．wise | C．alone | D．busy |
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小题12:A. court B. field Ｃ. prison D. farm
| 小题13: | | A．while | B．since | C．once | D．until |
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| 小题14: | | A．return | B．wait | C．leave | D．walk |
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| 小题15: | | A．around | B．ahead | C．along | D．aside |
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| 小题16: | | A．ignored | B．reached | C．planted | D．remembered |
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| 小题17: | | A．sad | B．worried | C．angry | D．terrified |
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| 小题18: | | A．lie | B．joke | C．story | D．secret |
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| 小题19: | | A．same | B．next | C．only | D．other |
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| 小题20: | | A．advantage | B．difficulty | C．question | D．necessity |
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I decided to have dinner in the hotel, for I arrived late one night on a business trip. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.
My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill. He asked if I knew them and I told him "No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other," and then I departed.
The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.
When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, the hostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said.
The couple were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying "Love begets(产生) Love" to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.
I smiled and said "That"s nice," and proceeded to order my meal.
About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples.
When I told her that they didn"t have to do that, she said with a smile "Love begets Love."
小题1:The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to . | A．suggest love never dies | | B．share an interesting experience | | C．encourage us to help people in need | | D．prove a show of love really makes a difference |
小题2:Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples? | A．Because they were always ready to help poor people. | | B．Because they were happy to pass the love they gained. | | C．Because they invited the young people to the meal. | | D．Because they didn’t want to take the advantage of the writer’s generosity. |
小题3:What can be inferred from the story?| A．The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single. | | B．The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant. | | C．The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him. | | D．The writer did all this to prove his belief in love. |
小题4:Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story?| A．A good beginning makes a good ending. | | B．Where there is love, there is life. | | C．Love me, love my dog. | | D．As a man sows, so shall he reap (收获). |
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