A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely —$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000.
It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of . They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
1.A. happy B. hard C. easy D. nice
2.A. lost B. bought C. left D. wanted
3.A. gift B. money C. encouragement D. package
4.A. accept B. defeat C. win D. receive
5.A. amazed B. excited C. upset D. touched
6.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
7.A. surprised B. frightened C. pleased D. encouraged
8.A. kind B. generous C. living D. saving
9.A. afford B. buy C. offer D. keep
10.A. suffered B. enjoyed C. needed D. did
11.A. put away B. put up C. gave up D. gave away
12.A. enrich B. bless C. brighten D. expand
________ from what she said at the meeting, she must have lied to all of us.
A. Judged B. Judging C. To judge D. Judge
Some experts believe it is the grandparents who ________ for the spoiled child.
A. are to blame B. are to be blamed
C. should blame D. are blamed
--- Let’s go shopping, shall we?
--- Wait a minute. I ________ my housework and it won’t take long.
A. just finish B. am just finishing
C. have just finished D. am to finish
It’s more than half a century ________ my grandfather joined the Party and became a servant to the people.
A. since B. that C. when D. while
We ________ the project on time without your timely help .
A. would not have finished B. will not finish
C. would have finished D. will finish
