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B．advertised in
C．competed in
D．stood for
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 .
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A．he had found a good job |
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B．he would have something to eat |
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C．he would no longer suffer from the Depression |
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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 ____ .
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A．he didn’t want them to have a meal free of charge |
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B．he had been needing to get it moved |
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C．he wanted to help them in his own way |
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D．he wanted to show them his kindness and respect |
3.The writer’s grandfather was all of the following but .
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A．kind |
B．thoughtful |
C．wealthy |
D．sympathetic |
4.The best title for the story would be .
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A．The Depression |
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B．The Pleasure of Helping Others |
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C．No Pains , No Gains |
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D．Work-A Part of Living |
Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.
The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
1.After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.
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A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried |
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B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park |
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C．sent some money to the thief by mail |
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D．told the press about it |
2.The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _______.
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A．the car thief who stays at home |
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B．one of those who put the ads in the paper |
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C．one of the policemen in Changwa |
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D．the owner of the pigeons |
3.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _______.
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A．how easily people get fooled by criminals |
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B．what Chen thinks might be correct |
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C．the thief is extremely clever |
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D．the money paid is too little |
4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
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A．criminals |
B．pigeons |
C．the stolen cars |
D．demands for money |
5. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _______.
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A．he reads the ads in the newspaper |
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B．he lives in the same neighborhood |
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C．he has seen the car owners in the park |
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D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them |
It is said that he has and will arrive home in a few hours.
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A．be set free |
B．been set free |
C．be set out |
D．set off |
Several times on my way to work, I passed a gentleman who I supposed homeless. He had a lot of his possessions 36 down to his bike and held a cardboard sign that said he was a 37 who doesn’t drink or do drugs, but would 38 anything that could be given. He usually has 39 on and is listening to the radio. He is always 40 his own business, often reading 41 . I’ve never seen him 42 “begging”.
Several times, while I was 43 him, I realized I had some food with me, so I turned 44 and offered him that food. He took off his headphones, and said, “Umm, blueberry muffins are my 45 !” with a big smile and a gleam in his 46 . He thanked me so 47 .
The graciousness(有礼貌) and humbleness（谦逊） of his 48 makes me want to continue to stop by with “ 49 ” of food, money or other gifts. In the past, I’ve met 50 folks who 51 the food I was offering, saying that they wanted only money instead.
So this wonderful gentleman being so open to receiving has been a 52 .
It also makes me think how 53 I am to receiving in my life --- am I humble and grateful when I am 54 with something? Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but 55 as gracious, humble and sincere as this wonderful man has been in receiving.
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