When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady，stranded(抛锚的)on the side of the road. He stopped in front of her car and got out. Even with the smile on his face，she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew how she felt. He said, “I am here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe. ”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car, changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的). The old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger. Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her change from a hundred—dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back，she noticed something written on a napkin, “I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here’s what you do—Do not let the chain of love end with you .”
That night when she got home，she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby due(预期的)next month. She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe. ”
1.When Joe stopped to help the lady, she ________.
A. became excited B. was afraid to be hurt
C. refused his offer D. thanked him
2.At the restaurant, the lady ________.
A. received good service B. had an expensive meal
C. told the waitress Joe’s story D. met another poor guest
3.Why did the lady leave the restaurant without getting her change?
A. She forgot it. B. She wanted to help Joe.
C. She would get it later. D. She wanted to give the waitress some help.
4.We can learn from the text that ________.
A. Joe’s boss fired him B. Joe worked as a driver
C. Joe’s wife was the waitress D. Joe had an unhappy marriage
5.By telling the story, the writer tries to show that ________.
A. helping others is helping oneself
B. kindness can be spread
C. poverty is not a threat to a happy marriage
D. a happy family depends on a happy marriage
When I was twelve years old back in the 1950s my parents allowed me to apply for an afternoon newspaper route. I had a friend who was a little older than me. He had a morning route and he was ______ what I considered big money. I had helped him ______ his newspapers a few times and I thought I could ______ it. In those days most towns had both a morning newspaper and an afternoon newspaper. My parents did not want me to have to ______before dawn but they said yes to an afternoon route.
I was _______about being able to make my own money. ______ , I needed a bike to be able to handle the large bag ______ for carrying the newspapers. I was not a large boy and the only bike we had in our family was too ______ for me to handle with a load of newspapers. I needed a ______ one. My father suggested we go shopping for a ______ bicycle with the understanding that I would pay for it out of my ______ .
In the 1950s the Western Auto Company had a line of bicycles. My father arranged(安排) for me to ______ a bicycle that was just the right ______ for me. But for the next several months I ______ rode my bike to the Western Auto Store to make my $5.00 monthly bike ______ .
It was a great ______ for a twelve-year-old boy to learn. I learned how to make money and pay my ______ . I did not know it at the time but that bicycle impacted (影响) hugely on my life. It gave me my first taste of ______ . But most of all it led me to wife because her parents were among my ______ on the newspaper route. Get on your bike and ride and you ______ know where it will take you.
1.A. showing B. borrowing C. demanding D. earning
2.A. read B. deliver C. buy D. fetch
3.A. remember B. notice C. manage D. understand
4.A. get up B. go back C. give in D. come over
5.A. worried B. excited C. disappointed D. moved
6.A. Therefore B. Besides C. Moreover D. However
7.A. required B. achieved C. changed D. conveyed
8.A. tiny B. slow C. tall D. old
9.A. lighter B. stronger C. prettier D. smaller
10.A. useful B. beautiful C. suitable D. expensive
11.A. behavior B. income C. wish D. promise
12.A. buy B. borrow C. rent D. try
13.A. weight B. style C. quality D. size
14.A. gradually B. nervously C. dutifully D. carefully
15.A. payment B. repair C. check D. cleaning
16.A. success B. shock C. surprise D. lesson
17.A. respect B. debt C. dream D. goal
18.A. labor B. treasure C. challenge D. independence
19.A. friends B. customers C. relatives D. classmates
20.A. usually B. sometimes C. never D. seldom
_______ the difficult maths problem, she felt relieved.
A. Worked out B. To work out C. Having worked out D. Work out
_______ the difficult maths problem, she has consulted Professor Liu several times.
A. Worked out B. To work out C. Having worked out D. Work out
Having been under good treatment in the hospital for a while, the old woman is beginning to _______ and will soon recover.
A. make up B. show up C. pick up D. take up
After he retired from teaching, Robert began to _______ painting.
A. make up B. show up C. pick up D. take up
