I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye：Queen City Casket Company．“What is it?” I wondered．I 36 it over．There，in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled(手写的) 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years．
I was nine years old, walking down the cold，wet streets of Springfield，with a bag of magazines on my shoulder．On my 39 that day．I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader，had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines．
Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog．I entered Mr. Rader's office．After a quick glance ,he 42 me over to the fire-place．Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 ，he said，“Come with me!”，pulling me into his pickup 45 ．we pulled to a stop before a shoe store．Inside，a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen．I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them．“We’d like a pair of new socks too．” Mr Rader said．
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 50 ，wrote something on it, and handed it to me．With 51 eyes，I read，“Do to others as you would have them do to you．” He said affectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，I want you to 52 I love you”．
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 ．With people like Mr Rader in the world，there was hope，kindness and love，and that would always make a 55 ．
1.A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed
2.A．address B．1ist C．message D．information
3.A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back
4.A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival
5.A．if only B．how C．whether D．why
6.A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain
7.A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried
8.A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover
9.A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag
10.A．truck B．factory C．home D．store
11.A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted
12.A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly
13.A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt
14.A．for B．with C．on D．in
15.A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook
16.A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled
17.A．admit B．know C．consider D．express
18.A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained
19.A．mistaken B．fight C．all right D．possible
20.A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference
They decided to drive the cow away ______ it did more damage.
A. unless B. until C. before D. although
No matter how frequently _______, the boy was always in low spirits.
A. encouraged B. encouraging
C. to be encouraged D. was encouraged
I don’t mind her criticizing me, but ______ is how she does it that annoys me.
A. it B. that C. this D. which
—Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday?
—Well, I _____, but I forgot it.
A. should B. must C. should have D. must have
As usual, he put on a show as though his trip _____ a great success.
A. had been B. has been C. were D. was
