Question

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line to pay for gas, I said hello to an old couple* in front of me.
      It was dark when I left the gas station hurriedly, but  I had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and didn’t know what I should do. A car slowed down and stopped behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. A few days later, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
    Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby city in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery* was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right near my car. I went over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
      “Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. He said that no one had ever taken the time to write him and say “thank you”, and it meant a lot.
      "Thank you" - two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.
1The writer planned to stop at Oklahoma City_________.
   A. to visit a friend                                       B. to see his parents

C. to say hello to the old couple                 D. to have more gas for his car

2What happened when the writer found smoke coming out of his car？

A. He called his friend for help.

B. The couple offered to help him.

C. The couple helped to pull back the car.

D. He went back to the gas station for help.

3 The battery of the writer's car was dead because_______.
A. he forgot to turn off the lights           B. the meeting lasted a whole day
C. he drove the car for a long time          D. something went wrong with the lights

4 What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to write a thank-you letter              B. How to deal with car problems
C. The kind-heartedness of old people           D. The importance of saying thanks

Answer 1

1A   2B   3A    4D