Asayoungboymyfamilywasverypoor.Iwouldoftenhelpdosomethingfortheneighborsto(16)___alittlepocketmoney.
OnedayI (17)___atthedoorofanelderlywomanandasked (18)___sheneededmetocleantheyard.SheaskedwhyIwasnotin (19)___andIshowedhermyworn(20)___,whichnolongerkeptmewarm.She(21)___metoworkintheyard.WhenIfinished,shelookedatmeandsaid,"Isupposeyouwanttobe (22)___ now."Shethen (23)___ajarfilledwithdollarbillsandsaid,"I'mgladyou'vedonea(24)___jobtodaybutthatisnotsomethingyoushouldbedoingagain.Iwantyouto (25)___newclothesandgetbacktoschool.Ialsowantyoutocomebackto(26)___ mewithyourreportcard,andIwill (27)___youwhenIseeyouhaveworkedhardandgotsomegoodmarks.Now(28)___yourlittlehandsandtakeoutasmuch(29)___asyoucan."
Iputmyhandsinthejarandgrabbed (抓住) somuchmoneythatitwas(30)___formetobuywhatI(31)___needed.Later,Ireturnedseveraltimestoseethewomanandshedidjustasshe (32)___.ShelookedatmyreportcardandgavemeahandfulofdollarsandsomedeliciousfoodeverytimeI (33)___herthatIhadan"A".
IwastwelveyearsoldwhenImovedfromthatneighborhood.Iwillneverforgetthebig (34)___thiswonderfulladymadetomylifewithher(35)___.ThisissomethingIhopetodomyselfinthislifetimeoverandoveragain.
D.change | |||
17.A.knocked | B.turned | C.worked | D.looked |
18.A.how | B.When | C.why | D.if |
19.A.school | B.Time | C.trouble | D.bed |
20.A.bag | B.coat | C.carpet | D.sofa |
21.A.Allowed | B.forced | C.helped | D.stopped |
22.A.punished | B.tested | C.praised | D.paid |
23.A.setup | B.madeup | C.tookout | D.putaway |
24.A.boring | B.new | C.good | D.terrible |
25.A.keep | B.buy | C.remove |