One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.

       We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.

       After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.

       Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”

       As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

     A. often taught the writer how to work                            

B. worked several jobs at the same time

C. had a very big family to support                                        

D. brought up his children alone

The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                        .

       A. had no job

       B. led a very poor life

       C. didn’t know how to save money

       D. were not very friendly to strangers

What can we infer from the passage?

       A. The old couple had no children in America.

       B. The old man didn’t plan to pay money.

       C. The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time.

       D. The old couple were not native Americans.

The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

       A. he didn’t need that money

       B. he felt pity for the old couple

       C. he was not satisfied with his work

       D. he wanted to set a good example to others

After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some     36   with you.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been     37  for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my boys made it possible to visit her only     38   .

Then I called to visit her to go out for dinner and a movie. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she had curled her    39  and was wearing a nice dress. My mother took my arm     40   she were the First Lady.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable    41 —nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I    42  .

Two days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a    43   to do anything for her.

Later, I received a copy of a restaurant receipt from the place mother and I had dined. A(n)    44   note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night     45   for me. I love you, son.”

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they     46   . Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be     47  till “some other time”.

1.

A.time

B.money

C.dinner

D.movie

 

2.

A.upset

B.cheerful

C.alone

D.excited

 

3.

A.usually

B.occasionally

C.frequently

D.often

 

4.

A.program

B.comb

C.organ

D.hair

 

5.

A.as if

B.even though

C.such as

D.as to

 

6.

A.discussion

B.quarrel

C.conversation

D.fight

 

7.

A.refused

B.wondered

C.ordered

D.agreed

 

8.

A.luck

B.chance

C.will

D.hope

 

9.

A.connected

B.attached

C.abandoned

D.deserted

 

10.

A.cared

B.arranged

C.meant

D.applied

 

11.

A.spend

B.want

C.need

D.deserve

 

12.

A.put off

B.paid off

C.put forward

D.looked forward

 

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