10.I have always lived in India,and was recently traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur for work.Arriving at the airport early and without much else to do,I decided to check out the gift shop there.As I walked around the store,I saw two American women having a nap in a chair outside.It looked as if they had been at the airport for hours,and I couldn't help doing something to help ease their wait.
    I looked around the store for a while,and ended up buying a medium sized stuffed toy which looked like the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.I asked the owner of the shop for a note and a pen and wrote,"When you get up if this makes you smile,it would mean the world to me.Have a good trip and an awesome experience."
I walked quietly towards the two women and placed the toy and the note next to them.Not wanting to surprise or wake them,I tried to be as slow and quiet as possible,but in my attempt to flee the scene,one of them woke up and caught me in the act.At first when she looked at me,I worried maybe she thought I was a thief!But when she looked at the toy and the note,she brightened up,as if this was the best thing anyone had ever done for her."Is this for me,sir?"she asked in surprise.I gave her a huge smile and nodded.
   She was so delighted.For a minute,it didn't feel like we were strangers anymore.I shook hands with her,and her smile made my day.I walked away with nothing but admiration and gratitude from her,and came to feel that,even though we were from different places,she was just like me.
25.The author went to the gift shop toB.
A.buy some gifts           
B.kill time     
C.have a rest            
D.ask for a note and a pen
26.Which of the following best describes the author?A
A.Kind and considerate.
B.Brave and outspoken.
C.Proud and honest.
D.Generous and serious.
27.What can we learn about the author from the text?C
A.He flied from Mumbai to Jaipur to have a holiday.
B.He wanted to play a joke on the two American women.
C.He bought a medium sized stuffed toy at the gift shop.
D.He left the shop quietly without being found at last.
28.What does the underlined sentence"her smile made my day"in the last paragraph mean?D
A.Her smile surprised me.
B.Her smile interested me.
C.Her smile was very sweet.
D.Her smile made me happy.
11.A mother has lost parts of both of her legs after she saved the lives of her two children by lying on top of them as a deadly tornado swept through their home.Stephanie Decker,36,lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle,yet her son and daughter escaped without a single scratch after the tornado destroyed their Henryville,Indiana home.
Henryville was nearly entirely destroyed by a series of tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest,killing 39and leaving thousands homeless.But while the Decker family lost their dream home to the severe weather,they are celebrating their safety.Mrs.Decker is now in a stable condition; her husband said,"What I told her was,‘you are alive and you get to see your kids grow up.'"Joe Decker told the reporters.
Mr.Decker said that he had sent a text message to his wife from his workplace to tell her a tornado was heading for their three-story home.She rushed their eight-year-old son Dominic and five-year-old daughter Reese into the basement,where she tried her best to protect them from the storm.
Mrs.Decker typed out what had happened by using an iPad in the hospital.She saw part of the house collapse(坍塌)on her and pulled her daughter out of the way.She doesn't remember anything after that.
The home,which was partly built by Mr.Decker and his wife's father,is now completely destroyed,with a bathtub 200feet away in a filed,the Courier Journal reported.The house took about nine mouths to build and four seconds to fall,Mr.Decker added.
CEO Carl J.Tyler praised the Deckers who lost everything and said that the company has set up a trust fund to help pay their medical bills and the losses they suffered.He added,"They are some of the hardest working,giving people you could ever want to meet."

21.The Deckers'attitude towards their suffering from the tornado isB.
A.pessimistic      B.optimistic       
C.angry            D.unsure
22.When the tornado was about to hit their home,Mr.Decker wasD.
A.setting out to go back home
B.working by using an iPad
C.sending text messages to other workers
D.reminding his wife about the tornado
23.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.Mrs.Decker's brave deed is thought highly of.
B.Mrs.Decker was asked to apply for a trust fund.
C.The Deckers are considered to be the hardest workers.
D.The Deckers are under great pressure to pay medical bills.

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