A few weeks ago, a friend from an unknown Smile Groups sent me $120 to do good things with. Since then I have used the money in the U.K. and U.S. It has helped families and strangers, and generally raised a lot of smiles. They have warmed my heart, but none so much as the gift I was able to give just an hour ago.

I was in a charity shop, looking at the second-hand books. It happened that the bookshelves were next to the toy shelf. I noticed a group of poorly dressed women standing behind me. As they looked through the clothes shelf, a little girl about three years old came over to the toy shelf. Immediately her attention was caught by a toy pram(手推车). She spoke to her mother and her mother asked the shop assistant how much it cost. $3 was the answer.

The mum looked down at her child, perhaps thinking what she still had to buy and how much money she would have left. Then she shook her head. The child didn’t behave(表现)as badly as some might. Being told “no” was not new for her but she couldn’t keep the disappointment(失望)from her face.

I had a total of $5 in my pocket. I touched the mother on the shoulder, put the money in her hand and said, “Buy her a doll too. ”

I didn’t wait to see the end. After all, it was not about being thanked. I walked out of the shop and into the sunshine.

The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness of the world. Was there any better way, I wondered, to get so much happiness for so little money than to buy a little girl a toy pram and a doll to sit in it?

1.Where did the story take place?

A. In a Smile Groups. B. In a toy shop.

C. In a charity shop. D. In a book shop.

2.According to the passage, the writer used the money given by his friend .

A. to thank his friend for his help B. to do some shopping

C. to donate to a charity organization D. to make a donation in happiness

3.When her mum refused to buy her the toy, the girl didn’t behave badly .

A. because she didn’t want to behave badly in public

B. because she knew her mother didn’t have enough money

C. because she was afraid her mother would be angry

D. because she had got used to being refused

4.The reason why the writer didn’t wait to see the end was that .

A. he had no money then B. he had already finished his task

C. he was afraid the woman might thank him very much D. he was in a hurry

Lisa never had the chance to know her father.Her father and her mother divorced(离婚) when she was just a young child.Even though he didn't move far,he never came to visit his

daughters.

Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he look like and what did he do? Many times she

wanted to ask her mother, but she didn’t . All she knew was his name: Jeff White.

After years of hard life, Lisa grew up. She studied very hard and finally became a nurse at a

hospital, where she helped provide medicine and comfort for patients(病人) in their final days.

A few weeks ago, she received a new patient whose name was Jeff White.

When Jeff came into his room, Lisa couldn’t stop her heart from beating fast. Slowly, she asked

him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly, Lisa couldn’t hold her tears back. She told him , “I am Lisa, your daughter.”

Jeff burst into crying and hugged her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daughter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing “ This Magic Moment”. Jeff could have just week s left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she has with him. Lisa also brought her kids to the hospital to meet their grandfather. The kids even made cards for him, with the words, “Grandpa, I love you”.

Jeff lived happily during his last few weeks . When he passed away three weeks later, smiles were

still on his face. Lisa had a good memory about her father during the rest of her life.Forgiveness is also a kind of love

1.What happened to Lisa when she was young?

A. Her father left the family B. Her father died

C. Her family moved to another country D. Her father lost his job

2.What did Lisa know about her father when she was young?

A. Her father’s look B. Her father’s name

C. Her father’s illness D. Her father’s job

3.From the passage we can know that _____.

A. Jeff had known about Lisa before he went to the hospital

B. Lisa always hated her father.

C. Lisa’s sister’s name was Elly.

D. Lisa’s job was to help patients take medicine and have dinner during their final days.

4.which of following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Jeff never wanted to see his daughters.

B. Jeff felt very happy because Lisa forgave(原谅)him

C. Lisa forgave her father because she wanted to be a good nurse.

D. Lisa knew why her father had left them for years at last.

5.The best of the pass age could be “________”.

A. An Unknown Father B. The last Moment

C. The most Difficult Choice D. Love Means Forgiveness

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