I saw a case falling off a man’s bike on my way to the      1. ________

cinema in this afternoon . I shouted out to the man                2. ________

to stop. But he didn’t hear me and ride away. I was                3. ________

wondering what to do while I had an idea. I stopped a              4. ________

taxi and got in it with the case. Soon I caught up with              5. ________

the man. Got the case back, he was so thankful that he             6. ________

offered me some money, and I refused it politely. Then             7. ________

the driver took him to the cinema. When I paid him, the driver       8. ________

pushed my hand away and said with smile, “Neither will I           9.  ________

accept your money”. I felt very happy though I was late for the film.  10. ________

I saw a case falling off a man’s bike on my way to the      1.     

cinema in this afternoon . I shouted out to the man       2.     

to stop. But he didn’t hear me and ride away. I was       3.   

wondering what to do while I had an idea. I stopped a      4.    

taxi and got in it with the case. Soon I caught up with      5.  

the man. Got the case back, he was so thankful that he     6.    

offered me some money, and I refused it politely. Then    7.     

the driver took him to the cinema. When I paid him, the driver    8.      

pushed my hand away and said with smile, “Neither will I     9.      

accept your money”. I felt very happy though I was late for the film.  10.   

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers．“last week, ” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church．As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back．”

“How did you write your advertisement?”asked one of the listeners, a merchant．

“Here it is, said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper．The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella．The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No．10 Broad Street．”

“Now, ”Said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well．But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance．Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it </PGN0332.TXT/PGN>fails, I'll buy you a new one．”

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote：“If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No．10 Broad Street．He is well known．”

This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door．In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colours that had been thrown, and his own was among them．Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter．

1.The result of the first advertisement was that ______________.

2.The merchant suggested that the man should _______________.

3.“If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one,” suggested that the merchant

_______________.

4.The story is mainly about _________________.

Work is a part of living —my grandparents understood that. They lived and worked on a farm that has been in my family for 150 years. They raised chickens for eggs , pigs and cattle for meat . Cows were kept for milk and the cream, from which Grandma made butter and cheese. What little yard they had became a garden.

The Depression, therefore, didn’t make much change in their lives. But it did bring an unending flow of men out of work, drifting from job to job, to the farm. The first to show up at the door of the kitchen was a man in rags. He took off his hat and quietly explained that he hadn’t eaten for a while. Grandpa stood watching him a bit , then said , “There’s a stack of firewood against the fence behind the barn (谷仓). I’ve been needing to get it moved to the other side of the fence . You have just about enough time to finish the job before lunch .”

Grandma said a surprising thing happened. The man got a shine in his eyes and he hurried to the barn at once. She set another place at the table and made an apple pie. During lunch, the stranger didn’t say much, but when he left, his shoulders had straightened. “Nothing ruins a man like losing his self-respect,” Grandpa later told me.

Soon after, another man showed up asking for a meal. This one was dressed in a suit and carried a small old suitcase. Grandpa came out when he heard voices. He looked at the man and then offered a handshake.” There is a stack of firewood along the fence down behind the barn I’ve been meaning to get it moved. It’d sure be a help to me . And we’d be pleased to have you stay for lunch.” The fellow set his suitcase aside and neatly laid his coat on top. Then he set off to work.

Grandma says she doesn’t remember how many strangers they shared a meal with during those Depression days-or how many times that stack of wood got moved.

1．When he was asked to move a stack of firewood, the first man who asked for a meal got a shine in his eyes for he was glad that         .

A. he had found a good job     

B. he would have something to eat

C. he would no longer suffer from the Depression

D. he would get what he wanted without losing his self-respect

2．The writer’s grandfather asked those jobless men to move the stack of firewood because     .

A. he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge

B. he had been needing to get it moved

C. he wanted to help them in his own way

D. he wanted to show them his kindness and respect

3．The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but         .

A. kind   B. thoughtful C. wealthy     D. sympathetic

4．The best title for the story would be         .

A. The Depression  B. The Pleasure of Helping Others

C. No Pains, No Gains D. Work-A Part of Living