Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My home is on the Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I 36 my car and was about to drive off, I
37 at the roadside. A piece of paper 38 my eye. I picked it up and read it 39 . Instantly, I was grateful that I had done that.
The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ 40 of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and __41 : no one would throw this away, especially 42 it was current. I also looked over the form for contact or any personal 43 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed __44 . The form had been blown by the wind, so 45 would I find the owners? Had it been lying there for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date and 46 the names of the owners , who must 47 in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a（n） 48 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined that if I had posted the receipt to a wrong 49 , how frantic（慌乱的）I’d be. But it was much __50_ to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, upset , etc. over the 51 , so I did as I thought. My hunch（预感） was right. On the weekend, a happy couple 52 my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked（恐慌）and 53 the receipt madly everywhere before giving up. Without it they would have to 54 another 8,000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 55 that at first glance seemed minor.
1. A. found B. started C. bought D. parked
2.. A. lay down B. flew down C. glanced down D. jumped down 3.. A. caught B. blocked C. kept D. covered
4.. A. suddenly B. gladly C. formally D. carefully
5.. A. application B. payment C. permission D. achievement
6. A. decided B. planned C. calculated D. thought
7. A. if B. because C. when D. though
8. A. opinions B. news C. data D. matters
9.. A. possible B. important C. useful D. unlikely
10. A. why B. how C. what D. which
11. A. noted B. recalled C. called D. changed
12.. A. wait B. live C. stop D. study
13.. A. bag B. pocket C. envelope D. dustbin
14. A. place B. country C. way D. station
15.. A. sadder B. better C. worse D. faster
16. A. luck B. pain C. mistake D. loss
17.. A. called at B. toured around C. ran towards D. returned to
18. A. took away B. searched for C. looked at D. asked about 19. A. earn B. save C. borrow D. spend
20.. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
We rent a beach house with two small rooms, ________ can serve as a kitchen.
A. the smaller of which B. a smaller of which
C. the smaller of them D. smaller of that
--You ought to have given them some advice.
--________, but who cared what I said?
A. so I am B. so am I C. so did I D. so I did
My grandpa transplants some trees to his garden ________ it is the best time for them every year.
A. where B. when C. that D. until
The weather ________ be very cold at times, though it’s usually warm in spring in my home-town.
A. can B. may C. must D. will
--why don’t we choose that read to save time?
--The bridge to it ________.
A. has repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. will be repaired
