I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a   1  . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a   2   to tell me.

About six months  3   it seemed that I had   4  a letter to her which had her street   5   on it but was addressed to another house with the   6   number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to   7   the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been   8  for Johnson, who happened to be   9  . They talked for a little while, and later on he   10  . Then they started dating and had been going   11   together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was   12   that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n)   13   sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding   14   were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened,   15   Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in   16   yard. I feared the   17   might be in trouble, so I made up a(n)   18   to go to their door and   19   on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to   20  .”

1.A. telephone               B. mailbox           C. school                     D. shop

2.A. story                    B. notice                      C. fact                          D. message

3.A. after                     B. earlier                     C. later                         D. ago

4.A. sent                          B. written                     C. delivered                D. given

5.A. mark                    B. sign                          C. board                      D. number

6.A. correct                         B. wrong                      C. same                        D. different

7.A. put down                B. drop off          C. hand out                 D. give away

8.A. provided             B. prepared                C. inferred                  D. intended

9.A. free                          B. single                        C. lonely                      D. simple

10.A. left                     B. invited                     C. called                      D. introduced

11.A. out                              B. in                              C. away                        D. off

12.A. amazed             B. pleased                   C. surprised                D. interested

13.A. Sale                    B. Sales                        C. On Sale          D. For Sale

14.A. arrangements  B. preparations C. invitations               D. announcements

15.A. but                     B. and                          C. while                       D. until

16.A. her                              B. his                            C. my                            D. their

17.A. friendship                  B. connection             C. marriage                 D. wedding

18.A. apology             B. trouble                    C. excuse                    D. regret

19.A. check                          B. examine                  C. test                          D. try

20.A. change                       B. settle                       C. separate                 D. move

 

I was working on my usual Sunday afternoon shift at the bakery. The flow of   36  rushed to finish weekend shopping in order to return home   37  to prepare supper or watch the football game. I   38  on my job of stamping hundreds of bags for the coming holiday  weekend   39  I heard a weak voice, “Excuse me, miss.” I   40   up to see an elderly man standing before me. He  41   asked if he could have a tart (果陷饼). I went to fetch the tart and placed it in a box.

“Three dollars, please.” I told him. The man looked   42  and began shaking his head. This is one of the most awkward   43  , because you want to give the dessert away, but cannot. He apologized, saying he would not   44    more than expected on a tart.

  45___ I felt upset, I waited on (照顾) the customer behind him, a woman who asked for various breads and desserts   46  a dinner party she was hosting. After finishing her_ 47  , she asked if I would   48  adding a tart to her bill and placing it in a  49  box. My curiosity grew as I handed it to her. She paid, _ 50  me and walked away.

I   51  to stamping bags, but I couldn’t concentrate. I could not stop thinking about the little old man who could not, or _ 52   not, spend three dollars on a dessert. Just then, I saw the woman giving the man   53 _ much-desired tart. His face   54  , brilliant and appreciative.        ___55   her kindness, he reached into his pocket and gave her the only thing he had: a piece of candy.

1.                A.workers        B.women         C.housewives    D.customers

 

2.                A.whether        B.either          C.as   D.while

 

3.                A.made          B.depended       C.focused  D.put

 

4.                A.then           B.that            C.which    D.when

 

5.                A.came          B.got            C.looked   D.covered

 

6.                A.politely         B.loudly          C.proudly   D.rudely

 

7.                A.angry          B.disappointed     C.happy    D.poor

 

8.                A.moments       B.persons         C.manners  D.ways

 

9.                A.pay            B.use            C.spend    D.waste

 

10.               A.Because        B.Since          C.Before    D.Although

 

11.               A.for            B.in             C.from  D.to

 

12.               A.question        B.order          C.shopping  D.need

 

13.               A.mind          B.like            C.try   D.consider

 

14.               A.similar         B.usual          C.divided    D.separate

 

15.               A.greeted        B.excused        C.thanked   D.left

 

16.               A.ran            B.turned         C.returned  D.walked

 

17.               A.dared          B.would          C.should    D.must

 

18.               A.her            B.his            C.my   D.their

 

19.               A.showed up      B.turned up       C.lit up D.lifted up

 

20.A.In honor of BIn addition to  C.In place of      D. In return for

 

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