Mr.Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to famers, which he thought not really a very _36_ job, but he had always been interested in _37_, and he was quite satisfied with his life. He had a big_38_, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite_39_to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was_40_. He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow, and it was _41_tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place. One of Mr. Gray’s  _42_was often where to stay when he reached some small _43_in the country. He did not expect _44_and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no hot water _45_ good food after a long and tiring day.
Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that _46_had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and _47_. He was looking forward to a _48_but satisfying meal by a brightly burning _49_, and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed. While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also _50_there. “As this is my _51_visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about a hotel before I _52_home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.” The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you _53_me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then. The local man scratched his _54_ for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: _55_one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.”

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　　Mr. Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers, which he thought not really a very 1 job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in 2 , and he was quite satisfied with his life.

　　He had a big 3 , and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite 4 to go by train sometimes, especially when the weather was 5 . He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow, and it was 6 tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.

　　One of Mr. Gray's 7 was often where to stay when he reached some small 8 in the country. He did not expect 9 and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (恼火的) when he was given a cool room, and when there was no hot water 10 good food after a long and tiring day.

　　Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that 11 had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and 12 . He was looking forward to a 13 but satisfying meal by a brightly burning 14 , and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed.

　　While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also 15 there, “As this is my 16 visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about hotels before I 17 home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.”

　　The local man answered, “We have two.”

　　“And which of the two would you 18 me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then.

　　The local man scratched (搔) his 19 for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it's like this, 20 one you go to, you'll be sorry you didn't go to the other.”

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GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season．Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness"．As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves．This task will require many resources to make it successful．We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event．We hope that you can help us．The following is what we have planned to do;
·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p．m．to 2 p．m．and the other from 2: 30 p．m．to 3: 30 p．m．by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.
·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted （联络） at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658．
·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn．
·Ellen Pemrick （ Caterer） ．Beth Anthony （ Beth's Cafe） and David Hughes （Glens Falls Hospital） will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served．
·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event．We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie．Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider．
If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24．If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115．Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry．
Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated．Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated．Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13．
【小题1】If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____．

GREENWICH—Recently, a group of concerned Greenwich residents gathered to discuss how they could help those who may be alone during the holiday season．Armed with plenty of ideas and a sincere desire to do good, this group now refers to themselves as "A Random Act of Kindness"．As members of this group, we are to put together a Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day that will provide a free meal to those who are alone or can't provide for themselves．This task will require many resources to make it successful．We are gathering a small army of volunteers to devote their time to helping prepare, cook, serve, clean, organize and promote this event．We hope that you can help us．The following is what we have planned to do;

·A 2 - hour free dinner that will take place at the Greenwich VFW with 2 seatings, one from 1 p．m．to 2 p．m．and the other from 2: 30 p．m．to 3: 30 p．m．by reservation only on Thanksgiving Day.

·Amy McPhail and Julie Carroll are accepting names of volunteers as well as food donations for the cause; Amy can be contacted （联络） at 692 -7841 for donations and Julie can be contacted if you'd like to volunteer at 884 -0658．

·A bank account has been created through Glens Falls National Bank to accept money donations and checks can be made payable to "A Random Act of Kindness" and sent to Glens Falls National Bank c/o Dan Flynn．

·Ellen Pemrick （ Caterer） ．Beth Anthony （ Beth's Cafe） and David Hughes （Glens Falls Hospital） will be consulted to make sure the highest quality of food can be served．

·We are looking to serve between 150 and 250 people at this event．We are serving the following: turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing rolls, pumpkin pie, apple pie．Beverages will include: milk, water, coffee & apple cider．

If you are interested in donating any of the above items, please drop off your donations at the VFW in Greenwich any evening between November 14 and November 24．If you have any problems dropping any items off during that time, please contact George Perkins at either 692 -2367 or 573 -8115．Any non-perishable food donalions not used for the dinner will be donated to the local Greenwich Food Pantry．

Any help you can provide for us would be gready appreciated．Everyone's generosity to the Greenwich community and its residents is very much appreciated．Reservations for dinner are now being accepted by calling Pal Perkins at 692 -2367 until November 13．

1.If you want to be a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you may call _____．

    A．884-0658        B．692-2367        C．573-8115        D．692-7841

2.How many people will probably be served at the Thanksgiving dinner?

    A．500．            B．400．            C．300．            D．200．

3.Which of the following will be included in the dinner?

    A．Apples and milk．                    B．Pumpkins and water．

    C．Coffee and stuffing rolls．          D．Potatoes and cranberry pie．

4.As a volunteer for this Thanksgiving dinner, you can ______．

    A．contact Julie to make sure of the quality of food

    B．help make some arrangements for this event

    C．drop off your donations at the VFW anytime

    D．donate some money to Glens Falls National Bank

5.The purpose of this passage is to _____．

    A．describe a Thanksgiving celebration

    B．introduce a Thanksgiving volunteer group

    C．call on people to participate in a Thanksgiving event

    D．persuade people to donate for a Thanksgiving dinner

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr. Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers, which he thought not really a very 1 job , but Mr. Gray had always been interested in 2 , and he was quite satisfied with his life.

He had a big 3 , and usually enjoyed driving it long distances , but he was also quite 4 to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was 5 . He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow , and it was 6 tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.

　　One of Mr. Gray's 7 was often where to stay when he reached some small 8 in the country. He did not expect 9 and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (恼火的) when he was given a cool room , and when there was no hot water  10 good food after a long and tiring day.

　　Late one winter evening , Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that  11 had not been at all interesting , and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and  12 . He was looking forward to a  13 but satisfying meal by a brightly burning  14 , and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed.

　　While he was walking to the taxi stand , he said to a local man who was also  15 there,“As this is my  16 visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about hotels before I  17 home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.”

　　The local man answered,“We have two.”

　　“And which of the two would you  18 me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then.

　　The local man scratched(搔) his  19 for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it's like this,  20 one you go to, you'll be sorry you didn't go to the other.”

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