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　　My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father, who had 　　1　　 several months before．The two older kids were 　　2　　 with the flu．I had only about $ 20 to 　　3　　 until the end of the month．

　　Then I heard the phone ring．　　4　　 was the secretary from the church．She said they had something to give us．So I 　　5　　 by the church on my way to the market．

　　The church secretary met me at the door and 　　6　　 me a special envelope．“We think of you and the kids often,”she said．I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates(杂货购物券)inside．Each was worth $ 20．

　　“Thank you very much,”I said, and as we 　　7　　 each other, I cried．

　　Then I went to a store and purchased some 　　8　　 items and had a little over $ 140 worth of groceries．As I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates, she took it, but turned her back for what seemed like a very 　　9　　 time．I thought something might be wrong．

　　“This certificate is a real blessing,”I explained,“Our church gave it to my family, knowing I’m a single 　　10　　 trying to make ends meet．”

　　The cashier 　　11　　 and replied, with tears in her loving eyes,“Honey, do you have a turkey?”

　　“No．”

　　“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?”

　　“No．But it’s okey,”I replied．

　　Handing me the 　　12　　, she said,“I can’t tell you exactly 　　13　　 right now, but please go back into the store and buy a turkey, or anything else you 　　14　　 for a Thanksgiving dinner．”

　　“Are you 　　15　　?”I asked．

　　“Yes!Get whatever you want．”

　　I felt awkward(尴尬)as I went back to do some more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few potatoes, and some juices for the children．Then I 　　16　　 the shopping cart up to the same cashier．

“Now I can tell you,”she said, with giant 　　17　　 in her kinds eyes,“This morning I 　　18　　 to help someone today, and you walked through my line!”

　　She reached under the counter for her 　　19　　, took out a $ 20 bill and paid for my groceries．

　　“I’m glad I could help,”she said,“Here is my phone number if you ever need 　　20　　．God bless you, honey．”

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells．Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 　　1　　 and have made up their minds to 　　2　　 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议）against heavy trucks which run 　　3　　 through the narrow High Street．

　　“They not only make it 　　4　　 to sleep at night,but they are 　　5　　 damage to our houses and places of historical 　　6　　,”said John Norris,one of the protesters．

　　“　　7　　 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,”said Jean Lacey,a biology student,“Why don't they build a new road that goes 　　8　　 the town?Burlington isn't much more than a 　　9　　 village．Its streets were never 　　10　　．for heavy traffic．”

　　Harry Fields also studying 　　11　　 said they wanted to make as much 　　12　　 as possible to force the 　　13　　 to realize what everybody was having to 　　14　　．“Most of them don't 　　15　　 here anyway,”he said,“they come in for meetings and that,and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音）,　　16　　 they probably don't 　　17　　 the noise all that much．It's high time they realised the 　　18　　．”

　　The fourth student,Liza Vernum,said she thought the public were 　　19　　 on their side,and even if they weren't they soon would be．

　　　　20　　 asked if they were 　　21　　 that the police might come to 　　22　　them．

　　“Not really,”she said,“actually we are 　　23　　 bell-ringers．I mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the church．There is no 　　24　　 against practising．”

　　I 　　25　　 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears．

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请认真阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　When you go to St．Petersburg, the number of attractions can seem overwhelming．If you’re short of time, or just want to make sure to hit the highlights, these are the top must-see sights in St．Petersburg．

　　The Hermitage Museum

　　The Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitor to St．Petersburg．There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage．Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists．

　　The Russian Museum

　　The Russian Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world．View Russian art creations through the ages, from Byzantine(拜占庭)-style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalin's times．

　　Kizhi Island

　　Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia．These impressive structures are made without any nails(钉子)-the wood fits together with joints and grooves(沟槽)．

　　Peterhof

　　Peterhof is as beautiful as it is fun．You'll be charged for admission(门票), but go to Peterhof when the fountains(喷泉)are working-during the day in the summer．They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings．

　　The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood

　　Love it or hate it, the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must-see sight．The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten, and the paintings inside the church will make you say “Wow! ”

　　The Bronze Horseman Statue

　　The Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St．Petersburg．Made famous by Alexander Pushkin(普希金), this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Great's influence on the Russian idea of greatness．

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