As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to  36  a little pocket money.

One day I  37  on the door of an elderly woman and asked  38  she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in  39  and I showed her my worn  40 , which no longer kept me warm. She  41  me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be  42  now.” She then  43  a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a  44  job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to  45  new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to  46  me with your report card and I will  47  you when I see you have worked hard and have some good  48 . Now reach out your little hands and take out as much  49  as you can.”

I put my hands in the jar and  50  so much money that it was  51  for me to buy what I badly needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she  52 . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I  53  her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge  54 this wonderful lady made over my life with her  55 . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to   16   a little pocket money.

    One day I   17   at the door of an elderly woman and asked  18   she needed me to clean the yard. She asked why I was not in   19   and I showed her my worn   20  , which no longer kept me warm. She  21   me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be   22   now.” She then   23   a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I’m glad you’ve done a   24   job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to   25   new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to   26    me with your report card, and I will   27   you when I see you have worked hard and got some good marks. Now  28   your little hands and take out as much   29   as you can.”

    I put my hands in the jar and grabbed (抓住) so much money that it was  30   for me to buy what I   31  needed. Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she   32  . She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I  33   her that I had an “A”.

I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the big   34   this wonderful lady made to my life with her  35  . This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and    36    meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we     37   . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true     38    I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.
My husband and I     39    visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating    40   , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk.    41   , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to    42    the practice.
In 1965, I decided to     43    the furniture and return to my home state with my two     44    when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).
Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’    45   . When I answered     46   , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could     47    a little money each month. She was    48   , and I knew her well.
Then each month, an envelope     49    us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s    50    payment arrived along with the following note:
Dear Mrs. Holladay,
I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds     51   . I told my two sons they could now put the beds     52    and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully    53    us.Thank you for your     54   .
Annie Mae
I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t     55    until you pay for them.”

I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and    36    meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we     37   . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true     38    I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.

My husband and I     39    visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating    40   , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk.    41   , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to    42    the practice.

In 1965, I decided to     43    the furniture and return to my home state with my two     44    when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).

Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’    45   . When I answered     46   , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could     47    a little money each month. She was    48   , and I knew her well.

Then each month, an envelope     49    us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s    50    payment arrived along with the following note:

Dear Mrs. Holladay,

I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds     51   . I told my two sons they could now put the beds     52    and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully    53    us.Thank you for your     54   .

Annie Mae

I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t     55    until you pay for them.”

1.                A．offered         B．served          C．gave     D．showed

2.                A．talked          B．quarreled       C．ate D．watched

3.                A．so that         B．in case          C．as if D．even though

4.                A．often          B．hardly          C．never    D．again

5.                A．angrily         B．wildly          C．secretly   D．alone

6.                A．Instead         B．However        C．Still D．So

7.                A．protect         B．break          C．follow    D．stop

8.                A．sell            B．buy            C．repair    D．change

9.                A．parents         B．sons           C．brothers D．friends

10.               A．toys           B．chairs          C．desks D．beds

11.               A．sorry          B．thanks          C．no   D．yes

12.               A．earn           B．use            C．send D．get

13.               A．clever          B．honest         C．simple D．kind

14.               A．separated       B．disturbed       C．reached   D．kept

15.               A．first           B．only           C．double    D．last

16.               A．in full          B．in short         C．in common     D．in general

17.               A．together        B．away           C．on   D．down

18.               A．depend on      B．belong to       C．lie in D．begin with

19.               A．help           B．friendship       C．trust D．faith

20.               A．wait           B．leave          C．return    D．put