I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.
When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.
I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”
It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.
1.. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because .
A. she could fill up her car to get home in time
B. the woman who needed help was waiting there
C. she could find a warm place to wait
D. she could do something for others in the gas station
2.. The young woman cried because .
A. her situation was very terrible B. her kids wouldn’t listen to her
C. she was too tired D. she fell down and got injured
3.. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the author was driving carelessly on the way home
B. the young woman was interested in long driving
C. the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying
D. the kids were extremely hungry at that time
4.. According to the passage, we can say that the author .
A. was a kind person B. liked to deal with others’ business
C. had no thought for others D. was a real angel
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 36 of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always 37 at everyone. So I thought this would be very 38 .
Soon after we were given the project, my 39 went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be 40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men 42 .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with 43 eyes, he said, “Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I 44 the second man was mentally challenged(智障) and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 45 at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “Coffee is all, Miss.” Because that was all they could 46 .
I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 47 tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here 48 through me to give you hope.”
When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 49 God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 50 with this story in hand. I 51 “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I 52 this with the class?”
I slowly 53 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 54 .
In my own way I had 55 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.
1. A. question B. project C. class D. expression
2. A. smile B. laugh C. look D. stare
3. A. difficult B. funny C. important D. easy
4.A. teacher B. classmates C. family D. children
5. A. ordered B. served C. paid D. called
6. A. run away B. crowd in C. shout out D. move away
7.A. in surprise B. in silence C. in rags D. in fear
8. A. tearful B. blue C. closed D. black
9. A. realized B. accepted C. permitted D. admitted
10. A. helper B. gentleman C. lady D. friend
11. A. drink B. want C. take D. afford
12. A. big B. separate C. flat D. round
13.A. working B. going C. getting D. carrying
14. A. how B. when C. where D. why
15. A. college B. home C. church D. McDonald’s
16. A. put up B. handed out C. handed in D. put away
17. A. publish B. share C. copy D. keep
18.A. turned B. left C. shook D. nodded
19.A. forgiven B. thanked C. helped D. remembered
20. A. touched B. knew C. forgot D. recognized
— How long are you staying?
— I don’t know. .
A. That’s ok B. Never mind C. It depends D. It doesn’t matter
— Would you like some more chicken?
— No thanks. I am a diet and I’m trying to weight.
A. on; lose B. in; put on C. on; have D. in; lose
Nowadays it’s hard for an ordinary family to stay if they buy a new house.
A. out of danger B. in danger C. out of debt D. in debt
Don’t sit there nothing. Come and help me with this table.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. and doing
