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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.

小题1:

A．speaking

B．standing

C．looking

D．shouting

小题2:

A．meat

B．vegetables

C．pans

D．firewood

小题3:

A．believe

B．accept

C．help

D．refuse

小题4:

A．direct

B．some

C．our

D．any

小题5:

A．may not

B．needn’t

C．can’t

D．daren’t

小题6:

A．any money

B．a choice

C．food

D．a turkey

小题7:

A．permitted

B．promised

C．asked

D．said

小题8:

A．when

B．so that

C．even if

D．as if

小题9:

A．driving

B．playing

C．offering

D．shopping

小题10:

A．people

B．children

C．families

D．days

小题11:

A．nearest

B．farthest

C．largest

D．poorest

小题12:

A．house

B．door

C．window

D．gate

小题13:

A．concluded

B．included

C．wrote

D．took

小题14:

A．like

B．with

C．as

D．to

小题15:

A．in return

B．later

C．in future

D．for

小题16:

A．others

B．yourself

C．your family

D．the presents

小题17:

A．warmth

B．thanks

C．money

D．encouragement

小题18:

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Normally

D．Gradually

小题19:

A．stuck

B．excited

C．free

D．delighted

小题20:

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