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At the age of 61,Daddy Bruce opened his restaurant in a poor area of Denver.There is doubt about whether his ___1___ was the best in town but there is no doubt about the man himself.He was a ___2___ man,and he started a rare and fine tradition to feed people--not just his customers(顾客),___3___ the poor and the homeless.
Every Thanksgiving,Daddy and his son began cooking for the ___4___.He wanted them to have a great ___5___ on this important day of their country.
In the early years he ___6___ for everything by himself.But as ___7___ went on,the crowds grew and the costs rose.That's when Daddy's supporters joined ___8___ in his project.From then on,more and more people began to step in to help.
They donated turkeys and potatoes.And they ___9___ their time to stand behind and beside the old man and offer to cook and serve.___10___ seemed that there was an endless supply of food to feed the poor.No one ever walked away ___11__ from Daddy Bruce.Daddy started the whole thing and he didn't stop it until a few years ago ___12___ he aged towards ninety and had become too old to work on.
He was one of the few people who ___13___ to see a city street named in his honor.In 1991,one of the streets in his hometown was named “Daddy Bruce”.A few years later,he died.
When he was asked why he ___14___ to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years,his reply was simple.“You can't beat love.___15___ beats love.If you give just one thing,you get three things back,That's why I do it.” And he did it well,
1.A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.food
2.A.selfish B.kind C.serious D.stubborn
3.A.and B.so C.but D.or
4.A.homeless B.elderly C.public D.disabled
5.A.rest B.dinner C.break D.bath
6.A.looked B.cared C.sent D.paid
7.A.life B.time C.history D.plan
8.A.actively B.quietly C.wildly D.carefully
9.A.spared B.spent C.wasted D.killed
10.A.What B.There C.It D.This
11.A.satisfied B.thirsty C.hungry D.happy
12.A.when B.which C.that D.while
13.A.came B.lived C.wanted D.wished
14.A.happened B.had C.volunteered D.refused
15.A.Everything B.Anything C.Something D.Nothing
查看习题详情和答案>>It was a morning, about 8:30 am, when an old man in his 80’s reached my hospital to take care of his finger. He said he was in a hurry because he had an appointment at 9 am.
While taking care of his finger I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The old man told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife. I asked if she would be unhappy if he was a bit late. He replied that there was something wrong with his wife’s mind and she hadn’t known who he was since five years ago.
I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?"
He smiled to me and said, "She doesn’t know me, but I still know who she is."
1.The old man went to meet his wife ___________.
A.in the evening B.at night C.in the morning D.on weekends
2.The old man went to the nursing home to _____________ with his wife.
A.play sports B.have breakfast C.enjoy music D.have classes
3.There was something wrong with his wife’s ____________.
A.finger B.feet C.heart D.mind
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Mr Green worked in an office. Every morning he had breakfast with his wife at half past seven, read his newspaper, drank(喝)a cup of tea and then left his house at eight to go to catch his train to town. one morning he was still sitting comfortably (舒适地) at the breakfast table and reading his newspaper at five past eight. He didn't hurry and asked his wife for another cup of tea. “Another cup?” she said in surprise. “Aren't you going to the office today? Have you got a holiday?” “The office?” he said and stopped reading his newspaper. “I thought that I was at the office!”
1. Mr Green's office was in a ______.
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A. city B. town C. village D. country
2. Mr Green always went to work by ______.
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A. bike B. bus C. train D. plane
3. That morning it took Mr Green ______to sit at the breakfast table.
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A. thirty-five minutes
B. half an hour
C. twenty-five minutes
D. an hour
4. Mrs Green was surprised because her husband ______.
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A. wanted another cup of tea
B. was taking a holiday at home
C. didn't go to work on time
D. had a holiday at home
5. Mr Green forgot that he was ______.
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A. at home B. at the office
C. in the train D. in his car
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There was once an officer who had a young clever but 1 servant(用人). Once it 2 a lot during the 3 and the roads were still muddy(泥泞的) in the morning. The servant was eating his 4 when the officer saw his boots 5 . So he called his 6 and said to him,“I am going for a ride this morning, but my 7 have not been cleaned yet.”
“Sir,”replied(回答) the servant very 8 ,“It rained a lot last night, and there is much 9 on the road now.”
“Yes,”answered the officer,“I agree, but what has that to do with my boots?”
“Well, sir,”explained the servant,“if I clean them now, they will get dirty quickly again. So it is a waste(消费) of time to clean them.”
“Then you don't have to have your breakfast,”said the officer.
“Why?”asked the servant.
“It is a waste of time to eat your breakfast because you will be 10 again in a few hours' time.”
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