Mary’s dime（一毛钱）

It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.

　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.

　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.

　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”

　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”

　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

1.                A．disturbed       B．unhappy        C．satisfied  D．interested

2.                A．saw            B．remembered    C．forgot    D．described

3.                A．filling          B．protecting       C．attracting D．touching

4.                A．hated          B．loved          C．missed   D．noticed

5.                A．valuable        B．meaningful      C．expensive D．cheap

6.                A．market         B．library          C．store D．bookshop

7.                A．dresses         B．magazines       C．books    D．candies

8.                A．surprised       B．excited         C．pleased   D．worried

9.                A．happily         B．kindly          C．angrily   D．sadly

10.               A．taste           B．sound          C．feel  D．smell

11.               A．since          B．so             C．and  D．but

12.               A．apple          B．hamburger      C．dime D．candy

13.               A．proud          B．angry          C．calm  D．hungry

14.               A．grateful        B．unlucky        C．lonely D．friendly

15.               A．unless         B．if              C．though    D．because

Mary’s dime（一毛钱）
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
　　 What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
　　  How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
　　  I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if（似乎）nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
　　 Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
　　 I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents 　46 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed 　47 him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 　48 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were 　49 kind words he had ever heard. He watched her 　50 she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low 　51 he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised 　52 ears as if（似乎）it understood.

“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw 　53 but a dirty boy. He washed his face 　54 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. 　55 a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.

(　 )46.A.dead　　　　　　　　　 　 B.dying　　　　　　　　 　 C.died　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )47.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )48.A.picking it up　　　　 B.to pick up it　　　　　　 C.to pick it up

(　 )49.A.the first　　　　　　　 B.first　　　　　 　 　　　 C.the first time

(　 )50.A.until　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.before　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　

(　 )51.A.sound　　　　　　　　 　 B.noise　　　　　 　 　　　 C.voice

(　 )52.A.it　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.it’s　　　　　　 　 　　　 C.its

(　 )53.A.something　　　　　 　 B.nothing　　　　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　

(　 )54.A.carefully　　　　　　　　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 C.careless　　　

(　 )55.A.What　　　　　 　 　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 　 C.It　　　　　　　　　　　

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents 1 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed 2 　him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 3 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were 4 　kind words he had ever heard. He watched her 5 　she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low

　 6 　he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised 7 　ears as if（似乎）it understood.

“Uh! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw　 8 　but a dirty boy. He washed his face 9 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. 10 　a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.

(　 )1.A.dead　　　　　　　 B.dying　　　　　　　　 C.died　　　　　　　　　 D.die

(　 )2.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　　 D.of

(　 )3.A.picking it up　　　　　 B.picking up it　　　 C.to pick up it　　　 D.to pick it up

(　 )4.A.the first　　　　　　　　 B.first　　　　　　　　　 C.the last　　　　　　　 D.the first time

(　 )5.A.until　　　　　　　 B.before　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　 D.while

(　 )6.A.sound　　　　　　　　　 B.noise　　　　　　　　 C.noisy　　　　　　　　 D.voice

(　 )7.A.it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.it’s　　　　　　　　　　 C.one’s　　　　　　　　 D.its

(　 )8.A.something　　　　　　 B.nothing　　　　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　 D.somebody

(　 )9.A.carefully　　　　　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 C.careless　　　　　　 D.carelessly

(　 )10.A.What　　　　　　　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 C.It　　　　　　　　　　　 D.It seemed