I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and 36 meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we 37 . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true 38 I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.
My husband and I 39 visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating 40 , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk. 41 , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to 42 the practice.
In 1965, I decided to 43 the furniture and return to my home state with my two 44 when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).
Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’ 45 . When I answered 46 , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could 47 a little money each month. She was 48 , and I knew her well.
Then each month, an envelope 49 us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s 50 payment arrived along with the following note:
Dear Mrs. Holladay,
I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds 51 . I told my two sons they could now put the beds 52 and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully 53 us.Thank you for your 54 .
Annie Mae
I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t 55 until you pay for them.”
1. A.offered B.served C.gave D.showed
2. A.talked B.quarreled C.ate D.watched
3. A.so that B.in case C.as if D.even though
4. A.often B.hardly C.never D.again
5. A.angrily B.wildly C.secretly D.alone
6. A.Instead B.However C.Still D.So
7. A.protect B.break C.follow D.stop
8. A.sell B.buy C.repair D.change
9. A.parents B.sons C.brothers D.friends
10. A.toys B.chairs C.desks D.beds
11. A.sorry B.thanks C.no D.yes
12. A.earn B.use C.send D.get
13. A.clever B.honest C.simple D.kind
14. A.separated B.disturbed C.reached D.kept
15. A.first B.only C.double D.last
16. A.in full B.in short C.in common D.in general
17. A.together B.away C.on D.down
18. A.depend on B.belong to C.lie in D.begin with
19. A.help B.friendship C.trust D.faith
20. A.wait B.leave C.return D.put
Tom kept quiet about the accident _____lose the job.
A.so not as to B.so as not to C.so as to not D.not so as to
In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then.It is how you react that makes a ______.
A.development B.difference C.progress D.point
_____ entered the office when I realized that I had forgotten to bring my report.
A.I hardly had B.Had I hardly C.Hardly had I D.Hardly I had
It is known to all that ____ you exercise regularly, you won’t stay healthy.
A.because B.unless C.now that D.in case
Published in 1974,the book was a(n) _____ success and was soon translated into thirteen foreign lanuages.
A.constant B.instant C.confident D.innocent