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With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖).It was almost a year since her dear grandmother had passed away in this house at the age of ninety-two. 1 the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $ 100 in order to bid (出价) on the 4 Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see many people had 6, some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt (被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $ 50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $ 85. Sally cried out“$ 100!” For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .
Just then, from the back, another person shouted“$ 125!”She had lost her 13 Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $ 500 to a complete 15 .
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it.”she said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam.
I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment for you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.
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