Last Friday my brother and I were driving home together after doing some shopping and gave our attention to an interesting conversation. Because of this distraction (分心)my brother took a wrong turn.
Unfortunately, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. Unwillingly, my brother paid the bridge fee and drove on. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
We eventually reached an exit and, as we took it, my brother noticed a young fellow pulled over to the side of the road. He came out of his car and tried to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we would go next but my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a tool to get it off.
My brother gave him a wrench, and then began to help him change the flat. The young man said that this had been a bad week for him: earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been stuck if we hadn’t come along.
After we finished the job he thanked us again and pulled out $20 from his pocket and tried to give it to us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge,we took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to serve.”
What I loved most was that my brother was able to see a chance to help. His reaction in the situation is a lesson for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
1.When did the author and his brother notice the young man who had a flat tire?
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A．Before they arrived at a bridge. |
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B．When they were passing through an exit. |
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C．When the young man stopped them for help. |
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D．After they came back to the right road. |
2.We can learn from the text that the writer’s brother ________.
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A．didn’t know the roads well |
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B．was a warm-hearted young man |
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C．made the turn to help the young man |
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D．regretted making a wrong turn all the way home |
3.What did the young man mean by calling the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air” ?
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A．He had been in the hot sun waiting for help for so long. |
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B．His car’s air conditioner was broken. |
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C．They calmed him down by offering him a cold drink. |
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D．They changed his bad luck and the bad mood he was in. |
4.Which of the following sentences best describes the writer’s experience?
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A．It’s no use crying over spilt milk. |
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B．God helps those who help themselves. |
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C．Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. |
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D．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. |
Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”
He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
____48_____with the intention, the man began sending 49 messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words, ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance，so he determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.
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With the help of the foreign experts, they produced ___ washing machines in 2003 as the year before.
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A．as twice many |
B．as twice as many |
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C．as many as twice |
D．twice as many |
Judging from ____number of cars, only ____small number of people have attended the meeting.
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A．a ; a |
B．the ; the |
C．a ; the |
D．the ; a |
We had thought Carla would say a lot about her job interview, but she ____ it.
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A．doesn’t mention |
B．didn’t mention |
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C．hasn’t mentioned |
D．hadn’t mentioned |
---Hurry, John!
---Oh, damn! Both my legs are nearly to give out. I ____for hours.
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A．had walked |
B．walked |
C．have been walking |
D．am walking |
