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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 byB.came outC.arrivedD.survived
【小题2】
A.stillB.foreverC.neverD.ever
【小题3】
A.interestingB.tiringC.idealD.worrying
【小题4】
A.knockedB.threwC.movedD.lifted
【小题5】
A.smartB.poorC.hard-workingD.naughty
【小题6】
A.imaginedB.promisedC.requiredD.warned
【小题7】
A.boxB.truckC.giftD.award
【小题8】
A.walked intoB.walked outC.walked onD.walked away
【小题9】
A.sensedB.decidedC.desiredD.admitted
【小题10】
A.doorB.windowC.envelopeD.truck
【小题11】
A.receivedB.offeredC.madeD.returned
【小题12】
A.ifB.becauseC.whenD.though
【小题13】
A.niceB.enoughC.commonD.useful
【小题14】
A.tipB.fortuneC.gestureD.image
【小题15】
A.typicalB.disappointingC.meaningfulD.average
【小题16】
A.increasingB.reducingC.changingD.emphasising
【小题17】
A.rememberB.expectC.relateD.complain
【小题18】
A.thoughtB.eventC.storyD.happening
【小题19】
A.hopeB.guessC.realizeD.suppose
【小题20】
A.choiceB.investmentC.planD.preparation
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同类题1

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was_______and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the_______“She’s huge!” Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus_______in silence.
The following day was even_______I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus,_______everything I was carrying._______I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the_______“That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I_______to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I_______the tears welling up in my eyes.
It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a________about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began________the afternoon school bus________, walking home instead. Then,________, I started losing weight. And as I became________with myself, I began making friends.
One of my newly-found friends also________with her weight, wanting to be a “perfect” cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and________together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing________the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be________I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.
While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am________I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn’t________anywhere.
【小题1】
A.outgoingB.intelligentC.overweightD.friendly
【小题2】
A.whistlesB.whispersC.screamsD.laughs
【小题3】
A.rideB.liftC.driveD.travel
【小题4】
A.dullerB.longerC.funnierD.worse
【小题5】
A.missingB.losingC.droppingD.leaving
【小题6】
A.WhileB.ThoughC.SinceD.Because
【小题7】
A.argumentsB.commentsC.statementsD.discussions
【小题8】
A.determinedB.attemptedC.managedD.pretended
【小题9】
A.kept awayB.took backC.put awayD.held back
【小题10】
A.gardenB.churchC.marketD.library
【小题11】
A.escapingB.stoppingC.delayingD.missing
【小题12】
A.on purposeB.by chanceC.in realityD.at ease
【小题13】
A.uninterestedlyB.uncertainlyC.unexpectedlyD.unfortunately
【小题14】
A.concernedB.contentC.angryD.disappointed
【小题15】
A.struggledB.competedC.dealtD.lived
【小题16】
A.runB.studyC.walkD.play
【小题17】
A.alongB.acrossC.byD.in
【小题18】
A.thinB.perfectC.sociableD.pessimistic
【小题19】
A.excitedB.upsetC.regretfulD.proud
【小题20】
A.leadB.stretchC.existD.stay

同类题3

   Driving home from work every day on a long winding country road, I passed a house where an elderly man sat on his front porch (走廊). I had been _____ to him only when I first moved into my home. For these past fifteen years, I have _____ my window, waved, and shouted, “Hi, Charlie.“ I felt _____ to greet him in this way because I couldn’t _____ going through a day without hearing someone say my name. I felt he also needed to hear his name _____ by someone else.

I used to _____ his wife, too, when she was out walking their dog. She was a _____ woman in a long wool coat0, whatever the _____. I didn’t know her name, but I’d _____ and say “Hi, Grandma“ and she’d smile and wave back.

But then came the day when she was not ______ walking their dog; instead, Charlie was doing so. I realized he was alone, and the desire to greet him grew ______. My window was rolled down before I came around the corner, and ______ he was not on the porch, I’d shout to him, hoping that in his ______ he’d hear me. As long as there was a ______ on in the house, I felt that he was all right.

But that day came when he had to sell his belongings; Charlie’s pickup truck was ______ on the front lawn. A few days later, a sign was ______, and I knew Charlie was gone. I still wave and ______, “Hi, Charlie” as I pass just as I did in the past. The house is dark now.

It is my ______ that all of us need to be greeted at least once a day and that we need to hear our names spoken aloud by another person, to know someone sees us and ______ the truth of our being. I believe it is our duty to greet each other each day, in this way to prove that ______.

【小题1】
A.deliveredB.presentedC.showedD.introduced
【小题2】
A.loweredB.brokenC.cleanedD.closed
【小题3】
A.embarrassedB.gratefulC.eagerD.determined
【小题4】
A.missB.imagineC.appreciateD.avoid
【小题5】
A.describedB.spokenC.rememberedD.signed
【小题6】
A.stare atB.point atC.wave atD.laugh at
【小题7】
A.sweetB.generousC.seriousD.crazy
【小题8】
A.timeB.conditionC.climateD.season
【小题9】
A.set downB.slow downC.put downD.get down
【小题10】
A.outB.nearC.aroundD.off
【小题11】
A.worseB.strongerC.easierD.deeper
【小题12】
A.even ifB.as thoughC.in caseD.now that
【小题13】
A.darknessB.awarenessC.lonelinessD.happiness
【小题14】
A.knockB.lightC.soundD.greeting
【小题15】
A.for useB.for displayC.for rentD.for sale
【小题16】
A.postedB.sentC.announcedD.kept
【小题17】
A.struggleB.smileC.runD.yell
【小题18】
A.argumentB.beliefC.opinionD.solution
【小题19】
A.ignoresB.doubtsC.recognizesD.praises
【小题20】
A.truthB.ideaC.factD.feeling

同类题4

   A total of 17 paintings worth between 10 and 15 million euros were stolen at a museum in northern Italy, local officials said on Friday.

Three armed men with masked faces broke into the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona on Thursday night, a local newspaper reported. Located inside a castle which was built in 1354 ,the Castelvecchio Museum is one of the most important museums in the northern city.

The stolen paintings included masterworks from Andrea Mantegna, Jacopo Tintoretto, Peter Paul Rubens, Jacopo Bellini, Hans de Jode and other world-famous artists. The group controlled the only private security guard who was there and the cashier, and then forced the guard to accompany them to the rooms where they stole the paintings.

Verona Mayor Flavio Tosi, who stayed at the scene until late in the night, said that surely someone sent them, because they acted professionally, and knew what they were looking for. The paintings stolen, he added, basically  were the most valuable works on display. An investigation was opened into the theft.

The museum displays a very important collection of Italian and European art in 29 rooms including early Christian finds, Lombard gold work, sculptures from the 10th to the 14th century, medieval arms  and armor, and paintings from the 14th to the 18th century.

The museumi's director, Paola Marini, called herself shocked by the theft. The experienced art historian, who is about to leave her post after over 20years, was receiving an award in a nearby restaurant when she was informed of what had happened.

The theft came just a day after two stolen paintings recently recovered by Italian heritage police were displayed in Rome during a ceremony attended by President Sergio Mattarella and Culture Minister Dario Franceschini.

【小题1】Where does the article probably come from?
A.A journal.B.A newspaper.
C.A magazine.D.A storybook.
【小题2】What do we know about the Castelvecchio Museum?
A.It was used as a castle.
B.It is built in 1354.
C.It is in the north of Italy.
D.It was the most important museum in Italy.
【小题3】What do we know from the passage?
A.The stolen paintings are never on display.
B.The cashier asked the stealers to do it.
C.The security guard was killed.
D.The stealers were sent to do it.
【小题4】From the passage, we can know that Paola Marini  .
A.was charged with the theft
B.was about to leave the museum when the theft happened
C.was holding a meeting outside when the theft took place
D.has been in charge of the museum for many years

同类题5

   When Dekalb Walcott Ш was just 8 years old, his father, a Chicago fire chief, let him tag along on a call. Dekalb says a lot of kids idolized (崇拜) basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the1990s. Not him.

“I wanted to be like Dekalb Walcott Jr, ”he says of his father. So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8, Dekalb was excited. “I'm jumping up and down, saying, ‘Mom, can I go? Can I go?’”

The experience changed Dekalb's life, and he told his dad on a visit to StoryCorps. “My eyes got big the moment the alarm went off, ” the younger Dekalb says. “This is the life that I want to live someday. ”

Now 27, the younger Dekalb is living that life. He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department. Before his father retired, the pair even went out on a call together-father supervising (监督)son.

“You know, it's everything for me to watch young row, ”his father says. But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced.

“I received a phone call that night. And they said, ‘Well, your son was at this fire. ' I said, ‘OK, which way is this conversation going to go?'”Dekalb Walcott Jr. recalls.

“And they said, ‘But he's OK. And he put it out all by himself. Everybody here was proud of him. ’”

“And the word went around, ‘Who was out there managing that fire? Oh, that’s Walcott!That's Walcott up there!’So, you know, moments like that, it's heaven on earth for a dad. ”

Dekalb Walcott Jr. has retired. The younger Dekalb says he's proud of being a second-generation firefighter. “You know, it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well, because I'm definitely looking forward to passing that torch (火把) down  to my son. ”

【小题1】The underlined phrase “tag along” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to“____________”.
A.put out fire
B.watch basketball
C.follow his father
D.ask his mother's permission
【小题2】Dekalb Walcott Ш determined to become a firefighter at the age of ____________ .
A.8B.21
C.27D.35
【小题3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.Dekalb Walcott Jr. is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.
B.Dekalb Walcott ШI wants his son to become a firefighter, too.
C.Dekalb Walcott Jr. wants to pass the torch to Dekalb Walcott Ш.
D.Dekalb Walcott Ш is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.
【小题4】Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A.Passing The Torch: A Firefighter Dad's Legacy
B.Putting Out Fire: A Challenging Job For Father And Son
C.Dekalb Walcott Ш: A Second-generation Firefighter
D.Dekalb Walcott Jr. : A Chicago Fire