When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad
36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t
37 it, but I could pray from the
38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or
39 and go home empty-handed. That corner
40 either mouth-watering excitement or
41 .On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the
42 sound of his offer. It
43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to
44 today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）. I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some
45 for odd jobs（零活）. But
46 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of
47 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll
48 .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to
49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt
50 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or
51 act disappointed.
I
52 that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have bee
n the
53 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We
54 another trip the next week. As we
55 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
| 小题1: | | A．never | B．hardly | C．frequently | D．strangely |
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| 小题2: | | A．expect | B．mention | C．wait | D．get |
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| 小题3: | | A．month | B．day | C．weekend | D．moment |
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| 小题4: | | A．finish | B．drive | C．turn | D．return |
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| 小题5: | | A．indicated | B．meant | C．suggested | D．instructed |
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| 小题6: | | A．anger | B．shame | C．happiness | D．disappointment |
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| 小题7: | | A．funny | B．surprising | C．interesting | D．beautiful |
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| 小题8: | | A．came | B．spoke | C．went | D．flew |
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| 小题9: | | A．serve | B．treat | C．buy | D．provide |
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| 小题10: | | A．extra | B． limited | C．little | D．easy |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．while | C．when | D．although |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．regret | C．curiosity | D．selfishness |
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| 小题14: | | A．turn back | B．keep up | C．stop by | D．give in |
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| 小题15: | | A．unsatisfied | B．embarrassed | C．frightened | D．crazy |
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| 小题16: | | A．even | B．never | C．only | D．somehow |
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| 小题17: | | A．knew | B．learned | C．acknowledged（承认） | D．found |
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| 小题18: | | A．dearest | B．worst | C．cheapest | D．best |
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| 小题19: | | A．made out | B．prepared for | C．went on | D．took up |
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| 小题20: | | A．crossed | B．left | C．came | D．approached |
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