Robert is a boss who hires me as a helper. He has lost his home and now has to live back at home, with his mother, at 46.
We had a job in Fort Bending. Robert bought me breakfast there. As we were leaving ,a man walked to us asking if he could get some work from Roberts' company. Robert explained there was no work for the man and the man started to walk away. As I looked from the leaving man back to Robert, l saw Robert getting Out some money and went after the man to give it to him. I asked Robert, "Why did you do that?" Robert said "He really had bad luck-what does a few dollars mater?"
After a very long, hard day, we stopped at a Quick Trip for a soda. I got through the check out ahead of Robert and went back out to the work truck. Beside the truck was a woman in a car. She had 3 kids and asked me if I could help-she had been evicted-had now where to go with her children-they were living in the car. I told her I was also hurting in these times-sorry I could not. Robert came out. opened the work truck and we got in I told him about the lady I didn't even finish the story when Robert was out. his door- around the truck and giving the women money to help her and her kids out. When Robert returned I asked, "Why did you do that, she didn't even ask you". He said “I have an ex-wife(前妻)and a kid-if they need help and I am not able, someone will help them"
1.Why did the man walk to the writer and Robert?
A. To ask for a lift in Robert's truck.
B. To look for a job in Robert's company
C. To beg for some money to buy a ticket.
D. To expect Robert to buy him breakfast.
2.What does the underlined sentence mean in the Second Paragraph?
A. Robert had a lot of dollars to give.
B Robert didn't value dollars at all.
C. Robert took a few dollars seriously.
D. Robert didn't care about money.
3.The underlined word "evicted" in the last paragraph may mean______
A. driven away B. picked up C. looked down D. turned down
4.Which word do you think can best describe Robert?
A. Kind. B. Proud. C. Rich. D. Cruel,
5.Robert helped the woman because_______.
A. he expected to get married to the woman
B. she made him think of his ex-wife and kid
C. she asked him whether he could give a hand
D. he felt sorry for being unable to support his family
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.
