Many winters ago I was working at a college when a homeless woman came in wearing only thin clothes. She started as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room . Clearly, she wasn't well. Without too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find . in the "Lost and Found" box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way . A co-worker told me I should not help this person. it would only lead to her wanting help. I ignored(忽视) her and carried on, the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my and asked to speak with me in private. , I gave him my full attention. He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I tears, because I really needed the money at the time, but also because I had been recognized in such a way helping someone! We became good friends and, twenty years later, he called me up and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He gave me$ 120,000 to buy my dream house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large . and he said it was because I was a "giver" and that I deserved(应得) it. I was able to the perfect little home for me, all because one day I a homeless woman without besitation .
1.A. crying B. coughing C. drinking D. working
2.A. worrying B. joking C. talking D. thinking
3.A. clothes B. keys C. bags D. coins
4.A. out B. forward C. back D. through
5.A. if B. as C. though D. when
6.A. little B. less C. much D. more
7.A. in spite of B. in face of C. in charge of D. in place of
8.A. home B. bank C. office D. classroom
9.A. Curious B. Worrying C. Dangerous D. Puzzling
10.A. quarrel B. discussion C. agreement D. conversation
11.A. hungry B. sick C. kind D. boring
12.A. how B. what C. why D. where
13.A. burst into B. held back C. broke out D. rolled down
14.A. yet B. still C. already D. never
15.A. to B. for C. with D. under
16.A. hopelessly B. carelessly C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
17.A. build B. move C. plan D. buy
18.A. gift B. effort C. home D. friendship
19.A. live B. stay C. have D. go
20.A. found B. helped C. adopted D. raised
Most of us_________more than one thousand English words before we came to this school. ( )
A. would learn B. will learn
C. have learned D. had learned
Nankai University,_______ in 1919, has a history of more than 94 years. ( )
A. found B. founding
C. founded D. to be founded
Our English teacher spoke very clearly ________we could hear every word. ( )
A. so that B. now that C. as soon as D. in case
-Say, let's have a get-together sometime this week. ( )
-________Shall we make it Friday evening?
A. I don't think so. B. I can't agree more
C. You can't be serious! D. I don't agree with you.
Frank was offered a job in a bank, but________our surprise, he didn't take it. ( )
A. to B. at C. for D. in
