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     One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in
Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the
night.
     "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
     The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were
three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken," the clerk said. "But I can't send a nice couple
like you out into the rain at one o'clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my
room? It's not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."
     When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don't worry about me; I'll make out just fine."
the clerk told them.So the couple agreed.
     As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are the kind of manager
who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I'll build one for you."
The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the
elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both
friendly and helpful isn't easy.
     Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old
man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a roundtrip ticket to New York, asking the young man to
pay them a visit.
     The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He
then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting
up to the sky. "That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to manage." "You must be
joking, " the young man said. "I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing around
his mouth.
     The older man's name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original
WaldorfAstoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt. This young
clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world's
most glamorous hotels.

A. The story took place at about one a. m..
B. The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.

3. The underlined word "conventions" in Para 3.can be replaced by________.

A. rooms
B. suites
C. meetings
D. hotels

4. Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

A. Every little thing helps.
B. Make hay while the sun shines.
C. Man proposes; God disposes (处理, 决定).
D. One good turn deserves another.

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An English padre(神父) wanted to become a member of a certain club in Africa.In order to become a member,each person had to __1__ at least one lion.The padre had never shot an animal for his life.So,armed with a rifle and led by a young African boy,the padre set out one evening for a pool in the jungle where he was told a lion came each evening to __2__.He waited patiently for a few __3__until shortly before midnight when he heard a rustling(沙沙声) noise. Sure enough a few feet away the head of the lion appeared above a bush that separated the padre and the pool.He aimed and fired.The head of the lion__4__fell behind the bush but a moment later __5__.So the padre aimed and __6__again.The head of the lion fell behind the bush and once more reappeared.The padre fired again: the same __7__.He remained calm because he __8__he had brought sixteen bullets with him.After his fourth try,his aim seemed to become more and more __9__: in fact,after his __10__ try the African boy had to __11__ him:"This is your last chance.If you __12__ this time,we are in trouble." The padre then realized how __13__the situation was,so he took a deep breath,aimed very carefully and fired.They waited for a moment,and then slowly __14__ up to twenty: the head of the lion did not reappear.The padre was certain that at last he had shot his lion.They __15__ forward together to the spot behind the bush.And what do you think they found? Sixteen lions!
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     Night after night,she came to tuck me in,even long after my childhood years.1.________
(follow) her longstanding custom,she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then
kiss my forehead.
     I don't remember 2.________it first started annoying me-her hands pushing my hair that
way.Finally,one night,I shouted out at her,"Don't do that anymore-your hands are too rough!"
She didn't say 3.________in reply.But never again 4.________my mother close out my day
5.________that familiar expression of her love.
     Time after time,with the passing years,my 6.________(think) returned to that night.By
then I missed my mother's hands-missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.
     Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for me and my
family.I frequently recalled the night my young voice complained.One night,catching Mom's
hand in hand,I blurted out how sorry I was for that night.I thought she'd remember
7.________did.But Mom didn't know what I 8.________(talk) about.She had forgotten-and
forgiven-long ago.
     That night,I fell asleep with a new 9.________(appreciate) for my gentle mother and
10.________caring hands.And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to
be found.

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Just before Christmas 1978,Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation. The night was dark,and the driver,an elderly woman, 1 and killed an eightyearold boy. Later,when he saw how sad the boy's family were,Kenneth made a(n) 2 .He would "do whatever it takes to make 3 happy at Christmas time"． A year later,at the age of 18,he was living with his mother and younger brother.They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages,but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around 4 people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy. Just before midnight on Christmas Eve,he went knocking on doors of 5 houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation.Many of the darkened homes didn't have 6 . Some families were 7 to open their doors so late at night."It's a man! He has a big bag!" He 8 a boy,holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains,tell his parents.Kenneth convinced them he was 9 . At every opened door,he 10 candies,oranges,toys and so on.Many Navajo kids had never seen 11 before,so his old costume and storebought beard didn't 12 them.It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so 13 . He 14 it up year after year,gathering more "elves (精灵)" to help him.His Christmas Eve 15 have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing,tools and toys for over 700 people.Kids who can't make it to the event because they're sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth or one of his elves. "My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises," he says.
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