閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上涂黑。

The Value of an Hour

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in clothes and thin little sandals(涼鞋), staying together at the door on the top step.

“Any old , lady?” asked one of them.

I was . I wanted to say “no” until my eyes were their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow.

and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the . I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight the freezing cold outside. I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice,“Lady, are you ?”

I looked at my old sofa covers(沙發(fā)套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盤) and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was with a need that no amount of food could

supply. They left after that, their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these ,too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and the living room. The muddy(沾上泥的) of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to how rich I am.

1.A. before B. whileC. when D. as

2.A. old B. strange C. new D. smart

3.A. clothes B. papers C. cups D. shoes

4.A. sadB. nervous C. busy D. happy

5.A. fixed onB. came atC. went through D. got into

6.A. Stand backB. Turn around C. Get outD. Come in

7.A. over B. outC. off D. on

8.A. door B. floor C. groundD. wall

9.A. aboutB. againstC. for D. in

10.A. ThusB. ButC. Then D. So

11.A. rich B. kind C. helpful D. healthy

12.A. curiouslyB. hopefullyC. carefully D. silently

13.A. hungryB. pleasantC. deep D. cold

14.A. turningB. deliveringC. pushingD. holding

15.A. remindedB. promised C. persuaded D. told

16.A. really B. evenC. well D. only

17.A. matched B. workedC. mixedD. agreed

18.A. decorated B. equipped C. emptied D. cleaned

19.A. lines B. marksC. signs D. steps

20.A. realize B. doubt C. forget D. prove

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