This past holiday season, I drove with my parents to Boston to visit my cousin. On my way back home, we stopped at a service area for food.

As we stopped there, there was this old lady who was busy cleaning all the tables and chairs as people were leaving, making sure everything was tidy and clean. I just thought of gifting her with five dollars and a chocolate in my pocket. I wrote on a paper napkin(纸巾): Thank you and Merry Christmas.”

I had wanted to leave it there for her but decided to walk up to her and give her.

She asked me, "Is it a gift? Only then will I take it.”

I nodded, “Yes,” and smiled at her.

“Thank you, young man. "she replied, and I left to buy some food from the store inside. On my way back to the car, the woman stopped me.

“I made a lot of cookies and candies on Christmas for people, "she explained. “Would you like to have some?”

A bit taken aback, I replied, “Yes”.

She asked me to wait, and came back carrying a four- inch plate filled with different cookies and chocolates! My first expression was a big smile.

“That's a lot,” I said, a bit surprised.

She smiled and told me that she made eighty to ninety of these plates every year, to gift to friends and others.

I had no words or thoughts in my brain. Finally, I asked if I could hug her. We hugged, wishing each other a happy and healthy holiday season. Then, as we parted, I felt as if I had met a new friend with whom I exchanged the gift of a smile and some happiness. I really enjoyed this trip.

1.The writer wanted to visit_______.

A.his parents B.an old lady C.his cousin D.his aunt

2.When they stopped at a service area the old lady was_______.

A.cleaning the table B.sweeping the floor

C.eating cookies D.making candies

3.After the writer saw the old lady, he_______.

A.made some food for her B.gave her 5 dollars and a chocolate

C.bought some food for her D.made a lot of cookies and candies

4.In the end, the writer felt_______.

A.Happy B.sad C.excited D.bored

I worked for a short time as a cashier at a restaurant a few weeks ago. I also helped clear off the tables when it was busy. One night, just before Christmas, I found a ___________on the floor near one of the tables. I thought I should have ___________it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at that time. Also I imagined that if the wallet contained anything ___________, the owner should be back.

Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him what the lost wallet looked like and after he described it ___________, I gave it to him. He expressed his true thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him "no", he immediately opened it and ___________that it contained nearly$800 in cash. He took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed to me. I was amazed at this. "A reward(酬劳)for your ___________, young girl.” He said and then turned away.

Thinking about it later, I began _____________whether I would have been honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to find the owner and no one returned to get it, I might_____________it. But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone's Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything could buy.

1.A.bag B.wallet C.ticket D.book

2.A.picked B.seen C.checked D.searched

3.A.valuable B.cheap C.bright D.necessary

4.A.carefully B.quickly C.proudly D.exactly

5.A.expected B.showed C.found D.counted

6.A.courage B.honesty C.trust D.carefulness

7.A.realizing B.understanding C.wondering D.discovering

8.A.break B.change C.return D.keep

Choose the words and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词完成短文)

Each of us makes mistakes from time to time. In fact, we can get a lot from our mistakes.

Donnie was a shy student and never answered questions in class. He was __________ to make mistakes. He never finished his homework __________ he didn’t want to make any mistakes. Nothing changed until Marry Anne, a teacher, came to our class.

One morning, Marry Anne asked Donnie to ask some questions. After a while, Donnie was in tears because he made a mistake. __________Marry Anne got a box full of erasers from the desk. “Look, Donnie,” she said standing __________him. “I’ve got something to show you. ” She took out the erasers, one at a time, and put them on the desk.

“See these erasers, Donnie?” she continued. “Do you know __________ the erasers become smaller and smaller? That’s because we make mistakes. But we erase the mistakes and try ___________. That’s what you must learn. ”

“Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one eraser on your desk, so you will remember that everybody may make mistakes. ” Donnie looked at Marry Anne and smiled.

Donnie changed a lot from then on. He knew that everyone had the permission to make mistakes as long as you learned them and tried again.

1.A.glad B.excited C.surprised D.afraid

2.A.because B.so C.if D.but

3.A.Suddenly B.Quickly C.Luckily D.Carefully

4.A.on B.with C.beside D.to

5.A.when B.how C.what D.why

6.A.more B.again C.another D.one

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