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　　One day Tom bought, for two dollars, a large number of used books. He put them in a ___1____ and pulled them to the ___2___ He had to ___3____ at work until three in the morning.

　　At three, he ___4____ to walk home. The streets were dark. Tom could ___5____ wait to arrive home to begin reading his new hooks.

　　“___6___”a voice shouted. But Tom was too ___7___ to hear the shout. A moment later, a gunshot went ___8____ his ear. He heard the shot. Tom turned to see what was ___9____. An angry policeman ran toward him. The policeman didn't think that the bag ____10___ Tom. He shouted at Tom,“Drop it!”Tom did so.

　　“Open it!”the policeman ____11_____.

　　Tom opened it and the old books ___12_____ out of it.

　　“Why didn't you stop ____13____ when I shouted?” the policeman asked,“If I could shoot ___14____, you would be dead.”“I didn't ____15____ you.”Tom said,“I am almost deaf.”

　　The policeman told Tom he was___16____for having shot at him.“___17____would be better for you not to walk on the ___18___ at night”he said.

　　Tom smiled, and told the policeman that his job____19____ a clerk in the telegraph office was a night job. The policeman could think of____20____ to answer this.

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime (一角硬币) left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

However, when a lovely ? ? ? woman opened the door, he asked for a drink of water. She brought him a large glass of ? ? ? . He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I ? ? ? you?”

“You don' t owe me anything,” she ? ? ? . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for ? ? ? .”He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”? ? ? Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt ? ? ? physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to ? ? ? and quit before this point.

Years later the woman became seriously ill. The ? ? ? doctors could do nothing. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be gathered to study her ? ? disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was ? ? ? for the consultation(会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a ? ? ?? light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down ? ? ? the hospital hall into her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He ? ? ? her at once. He went back to the consultation room and ? ? ? to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special ? ? ? to her ease.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly ? ? ? the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote ? ? on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was ? ? ? to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. ? ? ? she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

??? (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly

??? Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

1.A. young???????? ????????????? B. old?????????? ????????????? C. rich?????????? ????????????? D. poor

2.A. water??????? ????????????? B. juice????????? C. milk????????? ????????????? D. coffee

3.A. pay?????????? ????????????? B. owe?????????? C. give?????????? ????????????? D. offer

4.A. thought??????? ????????????? B. laughed?????? ????????????? C. refused??????? ????????????? D. replied

5.A. a kindness???? ????????????? B. a poor man???? C. being rich?????? ????????????? D. such a thing

6.A. Before??????? B. As????????? ????????????? C. Until???????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Since

7.A. excited???? ????????????? ??? B. moved???????? C. strong???????? ????????????? D. happy

8.A. give up??? ????????????? ??? B. go on????????? C. keep up??????? ????????????? D. move on

9.A. famous??????? ????????????? B. experienced??? C. stupid??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. local

10.A. hopeless???? ????????????? B. rare??????? ????????????? C. violent??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. painful

11.A. checked in???? ????????????? B. led in??????? ????????????? C. called in???? ????????????? ????????????? D. let in

12.A. pleasant????? ????????????? B. strange??????? C. familiar??????? ????????????? D. worried

13.A. into???????? ????????????? B. through?????? C. across????? ????????????? ????????????? D. along

14.A. realized???? ????????????? B. understood?? ????????????? C. sensed??????? ????????????? ????????????? D. recognized

15.A. determined??? ????????????? B. tried????? ???? C. begged????? ????????????? ????????????? D. won

16.A. charge??????? ????????????? B. love???????? ????????????? C. attention???? ????????????? ????????????? D. view

17.A. ordered????? ????????????? B. wanted????? ????????????? C. expected????? ????????????? ????????????? D. requested

18.A. anything?? ????????????? ????????????? B. everything???? C. something??? ????????????? ????????????? D. nothing

19.A. shy?????? ? ????????????? B. afraid?????? ????????????? C. thoughtful???? ????????????? ????????????? D. ashamed

20.A. Finally???? ????????????? B. Carefully? ????????????? ????????????? C. Immediately?? ????????????? ????????????? D. Gradually