Question

After spending a weekend away with my adult son, I was so impressed by his generous heart that I sent him this letter.

Dear son，

　 I want to thank you for teaching me a very __1__ lesson in life by the great example you __2__. When we were eating at that café in Bondi and a person who had __3__ his hamburger didn't have enough money to pay for it, without any __4__， you went over and put the __5__ $2 into his hand.

When we were leaving, you __6__threw a fivecent coin onto the pavement and said __7__　 like, “Some kid will really enjoy __8__ this.”

　　 Last week，a young man __9__ me in the line at a petrol station didn't have __10__　 money to pay for his petrol. I asked the money collector，“How much __11__ is he？” She told me he had meant to put $15 of petrol in his car __12__ he had been looking at the wrong gauge(計(jì)量表) and had put in 15 __13__， which came to just over __14__. That is an easy mistake __15__ both gauges run fast.

Something made me think of you and __16__ you did that night at the caré in Bondi. I handed the man $6. He was so __17__ and said，“But why would you do this for me？”I just smiled as I thought of you.

　　 Thank you, son, for teaching me that “it's _18__to give than receive”. Now when I see a fivecent coin on the__19__ and want to pick it up, I think of you and leave it __20__， just in case some kid will get a kick out of finding it.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Love always,

Mum

1. A. humorous　　　　　 B. private　　 　C. reasonable　　　　 D. valuable

2. A. followed　　　　　 B. gave　　 　　C. set　　　　　　　 D. took

3. A. ordered　　　　　　 B. booked　　 C. offered　　　　　　 D. bought

4. A. hesitation　　　　　 B. doubt　　 　 C. permission　　　　 D. difficulty

5. A. other　　　　　　 　B. last　 　　　C. extra　　　　　　 D. rest

6. A. again　　　　　　　 B. already　　 C. only　　　　　　　 D. also

7. A. nothing　　　　　 　B. everything　　 C. anything　　　　 D. something

8. A. finding　　　　　　 B. accepting　　 C. looking for　　　　 D. pointing at

9. A. behind　　　　　　 B. beyond　　 C. ahead of　　　　　　 D. next to

10. A. much　　　　　　 B. some　　 　C. any　　　　　　　 D. enough

11. A. far　　　　　　　 B. long　　 C. short　　　　　　　　 D. high

12. A. and　　　　　　 B. but　　 　C. so　　　　　　　　 D. while

13. A. litres　　　　　　 B. kilograms　　 C. pounds　　　　 D. kilometres

14. A. $15　　　　　　 B. $20　　 C. $25　　　　　　 　　 D. $30

15. A. until　　　　　　 B. as　　 C. although　　　　　　 D. unless

16. A. what　　　　　 B. which　　 C. whatever　　　　　 D. whichever

17. A. excited　　　　 B. surprised　　 C. interested　　　 D. encouraged

18. A. easier　　　　　 B. better　　 C. faster　　　　　　 D. worse

19. A. corner　　　　　 B. way　　 C. ground 　　　　　 D. carpet

20. A. there　　　　　 B. here　　 C. out　　　　　　 D. around

Answer 1

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1．由后文兒子所做的事可知作者受益匪淺。valuable有價(jià)值的。

2．set an example為固定詞組，意為“樹立榜樣”。

3．由本句知，那人訂了漢堡包而沒有錢付。order預(yù)計(jì)。

4．作者的兒子沒有絲毫猶豫便給了那人2美元。without any hesitation沒有任何猶豫。

5．由文中可知，作者的兒子把他余下的2美元塞在了那人手里。extra剩余的。

6．當(dāng)他們離開時(shí)，作者的兒子把5美分硬幣扔在了人行道上。因?yàn)榍懊嬗薪o人錢這一行為，所以這次應(yīng)用also(也)。

7．他兒子扔了5美分硬幣之后還說(shuō)了些這樣的話。something like像……一樣的。

8．作者的兒子說(shuō)：“某個(gè)小孩如果撿到這5美分的話會(huì)很高興的”。find指“找到(結(jié)果)”，符合題意；而accept接受；look for尋找(動(dòng)作)；point at指著，均不合題意。

9．由in the line知是排成一列站著。又通過(guò)下文發(fā)生的事可知這人在作者的前面，故用ahead of(在前面的)。

10.當(dāng)時(shí)，那人沒帶足夠的錢，所以他一直盯著計(jì)量表怕加多了自己的錢不夠。

11．本句指作者問(wèn)那人還差多少錢？short少，符合題意。

12．那人說(shuō)他本來(lái)只想加15美元錢汽油，但他看錯(cuò)了計(jì)量表，加了15升。由句意知，上下兩句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用but。

13．見上題。

14．下文作者遞給那人6美元，他本來(lái)想加15美元汽油，又因本句句意“剛好過(guò)……”可知，15＋6＝21(美元)，所以剛好過(guò)20美元。

15．此處as表原因。

16．what作did的賓語(yǔ)，特指“他兒子那晚做的”，所以不用C、D，又因which指“哪一個(gè)”，不合題意。

17．由下文那人的問(wèn)話可知，此時(shí)他很驚訝。

18．句意：給予比索取要好得多，故用better(更好)。

19．上文pavement(人行道)是暗示，指“地上有5美分硬幣”。

20．作者想撿時(shí)想到了他兒子，于是就打消了這個(gè)念頭。leave it there把它放在那兒，不管它。