she wondered if she had made a mistake.

A. Not until long afterwards that  B. Not long until afterwards

C. It was long afterwards until    D. It was not until long afterwards that

 After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his

 generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very 36 lesson in life by the great

example you 37 When we were eating at that cafe in Bondi and a person who

had __38__ his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay for it, without any

39 ,  you went over and put the     40     $2 into his hand.

When we were leaving, you 41 threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and

Said 42_ like, "Some kid will really enjoy 43 this. "

Last week, a young man 44 me in the line at a petrol station didn't have

45 money to pay for his petrol.  I asked the money collector, "How much 46

is he?" She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his ear 47   he had been

looking at the wrong gauge (计量器) and had put in 15 48 ,  which came to just

 over  49'_. That is an easy mistake  50  both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and 51 you did that night at the cafe in

Bondi. I handed the man $6. He was so 52 and said, "But why would you do

this for me?" I just smiled as I thought of you.

Thank you, son, for teaching me that "it's 53 to give than receive". Now

when I sec a five-cent coin on the 54 and want to pick it up, I think of you

and leave it _55 , just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

Love always.   Mum.

After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.
Dear son,
I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you   31 . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had  32 his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without   33 , you went over and   34  the extra $2 into his hand.
When we were leaving, you   35  threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kid will really enjoy   36  this.”
Last week, a young man   37  me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have   38  money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much   39  is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car   40  he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15   41 , which came to a little over $20. That is an easy mistake as both gauges run fast.
Something made me think of you and   42  you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so   43  and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.
Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s   44  to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the   45  and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.
Love always, Mum.

【小题14】

A．easier B．better C．faster D．worse

 After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son,

I want to thank you for teaching me a very valuable lesson in life by the great example you   31  . When we were eating at that cafe in Boston and a person who had  32  his hamburger didn’t have enough money to pay for it, without   33  , you went over and   34   the extra $2 into his hand.

    When we were leaving, you   35   threw a five-cent coin onto the pavement and said something like, “Some kid will really enjoy   36   this.”

Last week, a young man   37   me in the line at a petrol station didn’t have   38   money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector, “How much   39   is he?” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car   40   he had been looking at the wrong gauge (计量表) and had put in 15   41  , which came to a little over $20. That is an easy mistake as both gauges run fast.

    Something made me think of you and   42   you did that night at the cafe in Boston. I handed the man $6. He was so   43   and said, “But why would you do this for me?” I just smiled as I thought of you.

   Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it’s   44   to give than to receive”. Now when I see a five-cent coin on the   45   and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it there, just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

                                                        Love always, Mum.

1.A. followed       B. gave             C. set              D. took

2. A. ordered      B. booked           C. offered              D. bought

3.A. hesitation         B. doubt                C. permission           D. difficulty

4.A. spread         B. put              C. threw            D. loaded[

5.A. again          B. already          C. only             D. also

6.A. finding        B. accepting            C. looking for          D. pointing at

7. A. behind            B. beyond           C. ahead of        D. next to[

8. A. much              B. some             C. any             D. enough

9. A. far               B. long             C. short               D. high

10. A. and              B. but                  C. so              D. while

11. A. kilometers       B. kilograms            C. pounds          D. litres

12.A. what          B. which            C. how              D .that

13.A. excited       B. surprised            C. interested           D. encouraged

14. A. easier           B. better               C. faster              D. worse

15. A. comer        B. mud              C. ground               D. carpet

After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son，

　 I want to thank you for teaching me a very __1__ lesson in life by the great example you __2__. When we were eating at that café in Bondi and a person who had __3__ his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay for it, without any __4__， you went over and put the __5__ $2 into his hand.

When we were leaving, you __6__threw a fivecent coin onto the pavement and said __7__　 like, “Some kid will really enjoy __8__ this.”

　　 Last week，a young man __9__ me in the line at a petrol station didn't have __10__　 money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector，“How much __11__ is he？” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car __12__ he had been looking at the wrong gauge(计量表) and had put in 15 __13__， which came to just over __14__. That is an easy mistake __15__ both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and __16__ you did that night at the caré in Bondi. I handed the man $6. He was so __17__ and said，“But why would you do this for me？”I just smiled as I thought of you.

　　 Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it's _18__to give than receive”. Now when I see a fivecent coin on the__19__ and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it __20__， just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Love always,

Mum

1. A. humorous　　　　　 B. private　　 　C. reasonable　　　　 D. valuable

2. A. followed　　　　　 B. gave　　 　　C. set　　　　　　　 D. took

3. A. ordered　　　　　　 B. booked　　 C. offered　　　　　　 D. bought

4. A. hesitation　　　　　 B. doubt　　 　 C. permission　　　　 D. difficulty

5. A. other　　　　　　 　B. last　 　　　C. extra　　　　　　 D. rest

6. A. again　　　　　　　 B. already　　 C. only　　　　　　　 D. also

7. A. nothing　　　　　 　B. everything　　 C. anything　　　　 D. something

8. A. finding　　　　　　 B. accepting　　 C. looking for　　　　 D. pointing at

9. A. behind　　　　　　 B. beyond　　 C. ahead of　　　　　　 D. next to

10. A. much　　　　　　 B. some　　 　C. any　　　　　　　 D. enough

11. A. far　　　　　　　 B. long　　 C. short　　　　　　　　 D. high

12. A. and　　　　　　 B. but　　 　C. so　　　　　　　　 D. while

13. A. litres　　　　　　 B. kilograms　　 C. pounds　　　　 D. kilometres

14. A. $15　　　　　　 B. $20　　 C. $25　　　　　　 　　 D. $30

15. A. until　　　　　　 B. as　　 C. although　　　　　　 D. unless

16. A. what　　　　　 B. which　　 C. whatever　　　　　 D. whichever

17. A. excited　　　　 B. surprised　　 C. interested　　　 D. encouraged

18. A. easier　　　　　 B. better　　 C. faster　　　　　　 D. worse

19. A. corner　　　　　 B. way　　 C. ground 　　　　　 D. carpet

20. A. there　　　　　 B. here　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. around