题目内容
large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, "Oh,
forevermore!" But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him,
and grandpa wasn't laughing.
Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his
church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his
glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the
church. His search proved fruitless.
Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen
into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for
those glasses that very morning.
"It's not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration."I've been very faithful in giving of my time
and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to
visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather's small
church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation (教堂会众).
"But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year."
"Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able
to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.
Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the
top." After a long pause, he continued, "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been
custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!"
The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their
church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the
Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
B. He had a large family to support.
C. He was a carpenter working in the church.
D. He was a loyal Christian.
B. help those people in need
C. make some woodwork for the church
D. seek some help from God
B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it
C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country
D. the glasses were not included in the donation list
B. One of Grandpa's friends.
C. Cod.
D. Grandpa's co-worker.
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1. The passage is written in order to . A. give some advice on spending holidays B. tell you how to spend holidays in Canary Islands C. attract more tourists to Canary Islands D. introduce the customs in Canary Islands 2. The passage mainly aims at . A. Chinese students studying in the USA B. English people C. Australians living in China D. Canadians 3. It can be known from the passage that . A. the people in Canary Islands don't like travelling B. the Canaries Jazz Festival takes place in spring C. English people also celebrate the Canaries Jazz Festival D. tourists are likely to watch some celebrations in Canary Islands 4. We can infer that"WOMAD"is probably the name of . A. an island B. a festival C. a political organization D. a musician |