Tom lived in a town and worked in a shop. His father died when he was young and his mother supported(支持)him. She always tried her best to save everything and hoped to have enough money to send her son to school. Sometimes she was hungry but she always gave the boy enough food. Now the young man was twenty-eight years old. He wasn’t married(结婚), because he hoped to take good care of his mother himself.

The young man worked hard in the shop. He was very busy. So he decided to employ(雇用)a housekeeper to look after his mother. One of his friends brought a girl, Kate, to him. The girl was very strong and came from a village and could do all the housework.

One day the old woman fell to the ground and hurt her leg. Mr. Shute had just come home. He went to lift her to the bed with Kate quickly. Then he told Kate to call the bus station to send a taxi to them. He waited for a long time and no taxi came. He couldn’t find Kate and didn’t know what had happened. When he was going out to ring up the station himself, the girl hurried back.

“What did you do just now?” Tom said angrily.

“I went to the station, sir.” answered the girl. “I didn’t know the telephone number. So I had to go to ask them for it and then ring them up.”

“How did you go there?” asked Tom

“By taxi, sir.” answered the girl.

根据短文内容回答问题。

1.Why wasn’t Tom married?

2.Why did Tom employ a housekeeper?

3.Could Kate do all the housework?

4.What was the matter with the old woman one day?

5.Actually(实际上)what did Tom want Kate to do?

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There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn’t able to see anything. In fact, she ____________ nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always ___________ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, “ If I could see the ____________ , I would marry you.”

One day, someone donated a pair of ___________ to her. When the bandages(绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the ____ time. He asked her, “ Now that you could see everything, will you ____ me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was __________ . She had never hoped that. She wouldn’t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she __ to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a ___________ to her, saying, “ My dear, take good care of your eyes. _________ they are yours, they were mine.”

This is how the human brain(人脑) often works when our status(地位) changes. Only a very few remember what __________ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain(抱怨) about ___________ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to _________ . Before you complain about your old __________ , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So__________ what you have and don’t forget your past.

1.A. forgot B. loved C. disliked D. thanked

2.A. ready B. unhappy C. angry D. sad

3.A. sight B. world C. earth D. people

4.A. shoes B. glasses C. trousers D. eyes

5.A. first B. second C. next D. last

6.A. follow B. love C. marry D. see

7.A. ugly B. sick C. short D. blind

8.A. decided B. agreed C. refused(拒绝) D. wanted

9.A. diary B. note C. song D. story

10.A. Before B. After C. Once D. Since

11.A. mind B. work C. school D. life

12.A. taste B. size C. color D. shape

13.A. do B. wear C. eat D. make

14.A. food B. house C. clothes D. bus

15.A. spend B. enjoy C. pay D. take

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