IrememberoneThanksgivingwhenourfamilyhadnomoneyandnofoodandsomeonecameknockingonourdoor.Amanwas36therewithahugeboxoffoodagiantturkeyandevensome37tocookitin.Icouldn’t38it.Mydaddema

Question

I remember one Thanksgiving when our family had no money and no food and someone came knocking on our door. A man was __36_____ there with a huge box of food a giant turkey and even some ___37___to cook it in. I couldn’t ___38_____it. My dad demanded “Who are you? Where are you from?” The stranger announced “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept ___39_____help so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.” My father said “No no we ___40_____ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have ___41_____” closed the door and left.

Obviously that experience had a profound impact（深刻影响）on my life. I ____42____myself that someday I would do well enough financially ___43____ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual（习惯）. I would go out __44_____ and buy enough food for one or two __45_____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy go to the ____46____ neighborhood and just knock on a ___47_____ . I always ___48_____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience ____49____a kid. The note said “All that I ask __50______is that you take good enough care of __51_____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of ___52_____ I’ve ever earned.

Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____she would be home decorating the house for Christmas but we were ___54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always did on Thanksgiving she got excited.

We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats cockroaches（蟑螂）and the smell of urine（尿）. It was both an ___55______realization that people lived in this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.

A. speaking         B. standing        C. looking       D. shouting

A. meat            B. vegetables       C. pans         D. firewood

A. believe          B. accept          C. help          D. refuse

A. direct           B. some           C. our           D. any

A. may not         B. needn’t         C. can’t          D. daren’t

A. any money       B. a choice        C. food          D. a turkey

A. permitted        B. promised       C. asked          D. said

A. when           B. so that          C. even if         D. as if

A. driving          B. playing         C. offering        D. shopping

A. people         B. children         C. families        D. days

A. nearest         B. farthest         C. largest         D. poorest

A. house          B. door            C. window       D. gate

A. concluded      B. included         C. wrote         D. took

A. like           B. with             C. as            D. to

A. in return       B. later             C. in future       D. for

A. others         B. yourself          C. your family     D. the presents

A. warmth        B. thanks           C. money         D. encouragement

A. Unfortunately   B. Obviously        C. Normally       D. Gradually

A. stuck          B. excited          C. free            D. delighted

A. exciting        B. astonishing       C. encouraging     D. Outstanding

Answer 1

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

【小题3】A

【小题4】A

【小题5】C

【小题6】B

【小题7】B

【小题8】B

【小题9】D

【小题10】D

【小题11】B

【小题12】B

【小题13】C

【小题14】A

【小题15】B

【小题16】C

【小题17】C

【小题18】A

【小题19】B

【小题20】B

解析:

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