A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw
36 in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had 37 finished his day’s work in a field close by.
The student
38 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)
39 : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his
40 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never
41 ourselves in that way. You are
42 , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a
43 into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”
The student did so, and they both
44 themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came
45 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While
46 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something
47 , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.
He was
48 , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around
49 on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was
50 on finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his
51 , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and
52 , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would
53 from dying.
The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your
54 trick?”
The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the
55 of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
| 小題1: | | A．hanging | B．lying | C．sitting | D．hiding |
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| 小題2: | | A．nearly | B．seemingly | C．closely | D．equally |
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| 小題3: | | A．looked back | B．referred to | C．turned to | D．puzzled over |
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| 小題4: | | A．fun | B．amusement | C．entertainment | D．trick |
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| 小題5: | | A．opinion | B．reaction | C．emotion | D．reply |
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| 小題6: | | A．treat | B．dedicate | C．amuse | D．occupy |
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| 小題7: | | A．healthy | B．cool | C．mean | D．rich |
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| 小題8: | | A．coin | B．penny | C．dollar | D．pound |
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| 小題9: | | A．performed | B．placed | C．played | D．proved |
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| 小題10: | | A．around | B．across | C．into | D．toward |
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| 小題11: | | A．taking on | B．looking on | C．putting on | D．hanging on |
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| 小題12: | | A．hard | B．tight | C．soft | D．loose |
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| 小題13: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．joyful | D．satisfied |
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| 小題14: | | A．that | B．it | C．themselves | D．himself |
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| 小題15: | | A．decreased | B．accelerated | C．doubled | D．improved |
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| 小題16: | | A．hands | B．knees | C．feet | D．legs |
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| 小題17: | | A．beautiful | B．merciless | C．hopeful | D．helpless |
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| 小題18: | | A．support | B．learn | C．treat | D．save |
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| 小題19: | | A．intended | B．required | C．wanted | D．interested |
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小題20:A
．faith B．fact C．truth D．reliability
to keep yourself busy doing something
they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me. 
he same as you ,” the teacher explained, “Feeling___46___ is an important part of___47____ . It’s something all human beings___48___. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too ___49____ that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be __50__ to t
ell his dad that he loves him.” 
listen out of kindness. 
You can tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another.”
tely or unfortunately, h
ad to share a room with my 4-year-old host sister. She is tiny compared to me, but she took up about two thirds of the bed. Moreover, because I was not used to sleeping in the same room with others, I was afraid of waking her up and hardly slept at all.
sin again, everyone looked tanned and full of energy!
