I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food, and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __
_36____ there with a huge box of food, a giant turkey and even some __
_37____ to cook it in. I couldn’t __
_38___ it. My dad demanded, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept _
_39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we _
__40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have _
_41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影响) on my life. I _
__42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _
43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (习惯). I would go out ___
_44___ and buy enough food for one or two __
_45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the _
_46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a __
_47____. I always _
_48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience _
_49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask __
_50___ is that you take good enough care of _
__51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of _
_52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. __
_53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were _
_54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an __
_55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
| 小题1: | | A．speaking | B．standing | C．looking | D．shouting |
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| 小题2: | | A．meat | B．vegetables | C．pans | D．firewood |
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| 小题3: | | A．believe | B．accept | C．help | D．refuse |
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| 小题5: | | A．may not | B．needn’t | C．can’t | D．daren’t |
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| 小题6: | | A．any money | B．a choice | C．food | D．a turkey |
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| 小题7: | | A．permitted | B．promised | C．asked | D．said |
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| 小题8: | | A．when | B．so that | C．even if | D．as if |
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| 小题9: | | A．driving | B．playing | C．offering | D．shopping |
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| 小题10: | | A．people | B．children | C．families | D．days |
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| 小题11: | | A．nearest | B．farthest | C．largest | D．poorest |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．door | C．window | D．gate |
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| 小题13: | | A．concluded | B．included | C．wrote | D．took |
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| 小题15: | | A．in return | B．later | C．in future | D．for |
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| 小题16: | | A．others | B．yourself | C．your family | D．the presents |
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| 小题17: | | A．warmth | B．thanks | C．money | D．encouragement |
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| 小题18: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Obviously | C．Normally | D．Gradually |
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| 小题19: | | A．stuck | B．excited | C．free | D．delighted |
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| 小题20: | | A．exciting | B．astonishing | C．encouraging | D．outstanding |
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