I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a
1 . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a
2 to tell me.
About six months
3 it seemed that I had
4 a letter to her which had her street
5 on it but was addressed to another house with the
6 number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to
7 the letter at the correct house.
It turned out that the letter had been
8 for Johnson, who happened to be
9 . They talked for a little while, and later on he
10 . Then they started dating and had been going
11 together ever since.
I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was
12 that I had brought these nice people together.
A few months later a(n)
13 sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding
14 were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened,
15 Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.
A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in
16 yard. I feared the
17 might be in trouble, so I made up a(n)
18 to go to their door and
19 on them.
Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to
20 .”
| 小题1: | | A．telephone | B．mailbox | C．school | D．shop |
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| 小题2: | | A．story | B．notice | C．fact | D．message |
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| 小题3: | | A．after | B．earlier | C．later | D．ago |
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| 小题4: | | A．sent | B．written | C．delivered | D．given |
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| 小题5: | | A．mark | B．sign | C．board | D．number |
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| 小题6: | | A．correct | B．wrong | C．same | D．different |
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| 小题7: | | A．put down | B．drop off | C．hand out | D．give away |
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| 小题8: | | A．provided | B．prepared | C．inferred | D．intended |
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| 小题9: | | A．free | B．single | C．lonely | D．simple |
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| 小题10: | | A．left | B．invited | C．called | D．introduced |
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| 小题12: | | A．amazed | B．pleased | C．surprised | D．interested |
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| 小题13: | | A．Sale | B．Sales | C．On Sale | D．For Sale |
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| 小题14: | | A．arrangements | B．preparations | C．invitations | D．announcements |
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| 小题17: | | A．friendship | B．connection | C．marriage | D．wedding |
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| 小题18: | | A．apology | B．trouble | C．excuse | D．regret |
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| 小题19: | | A．check | B．examine | C．test | D．try |
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| 小题20: | | A．change | B．settle | C．separate | D．move |
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