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My grandfather came from Hungary and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States. The rest of his family remained in Europe. When World War I broke out, he seemed to have become another man , downhearted. Such obvious change was not born out of concern for his welfare, but out of fear: if his only son, my uncle, had to go to war, it would be cousin fighting against cousin.
One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.
The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed. I'm sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, "The war is over!" For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn't last a tiny bit longer.
What the grandfather was most worried about was _________ .
A. the spread of the world war B. the safety of his two cousins
C. a drop in his living standards D. his relatives killing each other
The underlined phrase "draft notice" means _________ .
A. order for army service B. train ticket for Europe
C. letter of rejection D. note of warning
What did the "service pins" (in Para. 2) stand for in the eyes of the little girls?
A. Strength. B. Courage. C. Victory. D. Honour.
Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?
A. Disappointing. B. Unexpected. C. Uncertain. D. Inspiring.
Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
A. The grandfather felt downhearted because he was afraid of receiving a draft notice.
B. The train was traveling fast to the front when the news came that the war was over.
C. Few soldiers on the train had training in advance.
D. Most people including the mother were disappointed that the war didn't last a bit longer.
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The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite 1 what it was like to have neighbors. One day, however, a truck 2 near our front gate, and in a short time, tables, chairs, pictures and countless 3 things were heaped up by the roadside. A small car 4 out of which came a man, a woman and five children of 5 ages. The children laughed happily as the whole family went into the house. It was our first 6 to the Robinsons.
Though we became friends with our new neighbors, we were often made 7 by them. We lent them so many things that we never know whether 8 had been lost or borrowed. Our garden became an unsafe place; little boys 9 cowboys or fighters would jump up from behind-bushes, 10 wooden gums at us and order us to 11 . Even 12 were the arrows that occasionally came sailing 13 the garden fence.
14 we didn't go in fear of our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and 15 we left our house for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to 16 so long as our neighbors were around. We understood what it was to have company in the long, friendless winter evening when Mrs Robinson would 17 for a cup of tea and a chat; or when Mr Robinson would lean over the fence and 18 endlessly with father about gardening 19 . The 20 house next door was filled with life and joy.
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