I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a   1  . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a   2   to tell me.

About six months  3   it seemed that I had   4  a letter to her which had her street   5   on it but was addressed to another house with the   6   number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to   7   the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been   8  for Johnson, who happened to be   9  . They talked for a little while, and later on he   10  . Then they started dating and had been going   11   together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was   12   that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n)   13   sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding   14   were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened,   15   Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in   16   yard. I feared the   17   might be in trouble, so I made up a(n)   18   to go to their door and   19   on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to   20  .”

1.A. telephone               B. mailbox           C. school                     D. shop

2.A. story                    B. notice                      C. fact                          D. message

3.A. after                     B. earlier                     C. later                         D. ago

4.A. sent                          B. written                     C. delivered                D. given

5.A. mark                    B. sign                          C. board                      D. number

6.A. correct                         B. wrong                      C. same                        D. different

7.A. put down                B. drop off          C. hand out                 D. give away

8.A. provided             B. prepared                C. inferred                  D. intended

9.A. free                          B. single                        C. lonely                      D. simple

10.A. left                     B. invited                     C. called                      D. introduced

11.A. out                              B. in                              C. away                        D. off

12.A. amazed             B. pleased                   C. surprised                D. interested

13.A. Sale                    B. Sales                        C. On Sale          D. For Sale

14.A. arrangements  B. preparations C. invitations               D. announcements

15.A. but                     B. and                          C. while                       D. until

16.A. her                              B. his                            C. my                            D. their

17.A. friendship                  B. connection             C. marriage                 D. wedding

18.A. apology             B. trouble                    C. excuse                    D. regret

19.A. check                          B. examine                  C. test                          D. try

20.A. change                       B. settle                       C. separate                 D. move

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.

   A. give away      B. give out      C. give up        D. give off

Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. As her family was Jewish, her father found that it was hard for them to continue to live in Germany when the Nazis, who __36__ the Jews very much, came into power in 1933. So they __37__ to Amsterdam, Netherlands when Anne was only four years old.

In May, 1940, the Germans occupied（占领） Netherlands and the Jews there were __38__ to work in certain places. On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents gave her a small red-and-white-plaid(格子图案)diary __39__ her thirteenth birthday present and on July 6, 1942, her family had to go into hiding. Though they could take very few things with them, Anne brought her __40__ to her new home, which she called “Secret Annex.”

For two years when Anne lived in the Annex (附属建筑物), she __41__ down her thoughts and feelings in her diary. __42__ putting down series of facts __43__ most people do, she wrote about her life with the seven other people in hiding, as well as the war going on around her and her hopes for the future. She __44__ her diary as her best friend and talked to it about whatever she wanted to. But  __45__ , on August 4, 1944, the Nazis raided（轰炸）the Secret Annex and Anne was arrested（逮捕）and sent to a concentration camp（集中营）, __46__ she died in March, 1945.

Through thick and thin, Anne’s father __47__ her dairy published in June, 1947 by Contact Publishers, a Dutch firm. Today Anne’s Dairy is available in fifty-five languages and over 24 million copies have been sold.

This page of diary was written on Thursday 15, June, 1944, in which she wrote about her strong love for __48__, which she had hardly been able to see face to face since she began to __49__ from the Nazis. Afraid of being caught, she __50__ go outdoors and had to stay indoors most of the time. On the night of June 15, she stayed awake __51__ until half past eleven just in order to take a good look at the moon for once by herself. She remembered another time five months ago when the dark rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds __52__ her entirely in their __53__. She was so crazy about everything to __54__ with nature that she would like to __55__ anything for her freedom, but...... 

The whole morning we just checked our own things. We were looking for items to give away. We thought of blankets, food and clothing. Our aim was not to find things we no longer wanted, but things we use every day and would be useful to others.
We made up boxes with the things and added some small toys. Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed, reading:
“Please take these items and know that your life is important. Times are difficult but they will pass. We share what we have, believing it will matter. Use the blanket to stay warm. Be safe and know that the human spirit can overcome（战胜） anything. Don’t hold your head down. Someday please do the same when you can. How you do it and when, your heart will tell you.
This kind act was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was simply because it was the right time to do. We have often seen homeless people at the park where we left the belongings. The city would say that it isn’t a problem but I see the lives walking to and from it.
I noticed that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was sure about it and she simply replied that it had a hood (风帽). She liked the coat but knew the hood could shelter (遮挡)someone from the rain.
We don’t know where these gifts of compassion（同情）will go. We never go back and see what happens. It’s unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts. On the way my wife started to cry. When I asked why, she said because some things felt so right.
【小题1】 What can we learn from the first paragraph about the couple？

John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ______ all his trousers to his measure.

A. let out                  B. give away  C. bring in                 D. make up