Grandpa’s Investment Pays Off
When I was a student, my family went through a few rough financial years. We _______, but with much effort and many worries.
I had a pick-up truck that was _______ breaking down and the thought of the 600 km drive to school in it was a(n)_______ one. As I drove away from home one day, my uncle walked up. I stopped and he _______something onto my dashboard(仪表板).
He leaned against the window, speaking softly. “Years ago,” he said, “when I was a _______ student myself your grandfather once did this to me. I _______ one day I would return the _______. And now I have.”
Then he _______ without looking back, and I _______ he did so in order to hide his emotions.
A few miles later I opened the __________. It contained a few bank notes. It was a gift __________ more than two decades later to a second generation; it is almost like a full circle, __________ I’m the only one who bears my grandfather’s name. The amount(金额)was not large. Twenty years ago it had been __________ to buy a full trolley of groceries,or a few tanks of fuel. At this moment it was just a(n)__________, something to express his good intentions. But my uncle was jobless at the time and I almost had no money. Therefore for both of us, it was a(n)__________ amount.
I paid it forward some years later to another poor boy with an old car, __________ the amount for inflation(通货膨胀). As far as I can __________ that boy has been the only one I’ve told this __________ to-until now. I can only __________ that one day he will pay it forward too.
I couldn’t help but feel that Grandpa made a good __________ all those years ago.
【小题1】 | A.got by | B.came out | C.arrived | D.survived |
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【小题2】 | A.still | B.forever | C.never | D.ever |
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【小题3】 | A.interesting | B.tiring | C.ideal | D.worrying |
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【小题4】 | A.knocked | B.threw | C.moved | D.lifted |
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【小题5】 | A.smart | B.poor | C.hard-working | D.naughty |
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【小题6】 | A.imagined | B.promised | C.required | D.warned |
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【小题7】 | A.box | B.truck | C.gift | D.award |
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【小题8】 | A.walked into | B.walked out | C.walked on | D.walked away |
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【小题9】 | A.sensed | B.decided | C.desired | D.admitted |
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【小题10】 | A.door | B.window | C.envelope | D.truck |
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【小题11】 | A.received | B.offered | C.made | D.returned |
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【小题12】 | A.if | B.because | C.when | D.though |
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【小题13】 | A.nice | B.enough | C.common | D.useful |
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【小题14】 | A.tip | B.fortune | C.gesture | D.image |
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【小题15】 | A.typical | B.disappointing | C.meaningful | D.average |
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【小题16】 | A.increasing | B.reducing | C.changing | D.emphasising |
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【小题17】 | A.remember | B.expect | C.relate | D.complain |
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【小题18】 | A.thought | B.event | C.story | D.happening |
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【小题19】 | A.hope | B.guess | C.realize | D.suppose |
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【小题20】 | A.choice | B.investment | C.plan | D.preparation |
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