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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to a little pocket money.
One day I on the door of an elderly woman and asked she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in and I showed her my worn , which no longer kept me warm. She me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be now.” She then a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to me with your report card and I will you when I see you have worked hard and have some good . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and so much money that it was for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I________ her that I had an “A”.
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge ________ this wonderful lady made over my life with her . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
1.A. save B. give C. earn D. change
2.A. turned B. knocked C. worked D. looked
3.A. how B. when C. why D. if
4.A. school B. time C. trouble D. bed
5.A. bag B. carpet C. coat D. sofa
6.A. allowed B. forced C. helped D. stopped
7.A. punished B. tested C. praised D. paid
8.A. set up B. took out C. talked about D. put away
9.A. boring B. new C. fine D. terrible
10.A. keep B. buy C. remove D. make
11.A. visit B. forgive C. welcome D. serve
12.A. recognize B. reward C. understand D. protect
13.A. goals B. stories C. marks D. ideas
14.A. room B. money C. food D. time
15.A. grabbed B. lost C. borrowed D. charged
16.A. rare B. enough C. simple D. special
17.A. promised B. discovered C. knew D. admitted
18.A. asked B. required C. showed D. wrote
19.A. decision B. progress C. mistake D. difference
20.A. courage B. kindness C. honesty D. happiness
The ____ for speeding is so heavy that few drivers would take chances.
A. prize B. fare C. fine D. fee
—The speech he gave in the hall was a great success. Don’t you think so?
—Well, I agree with you ____.
A. in a way B. on the way
C. by the way D. in the way
People who often stay up too late are more likely to die of heart disease, _____ a study.
A. with the help of B. because of
C. according to D. as a result of
The present media have changed our daily communication. The messages ______ most of us rely are briefer than they once were.
A. to which B. on which
C. from that D. in what
The villagers went out to the mountain __________ the missing child.
A. in a search of B. looking after
C. searched for D. in search of