It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜臺) knows his
16 by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal
17 .He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is
18 .
One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could ,
19 not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and
20 the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going
21 with their ill-gotten gains (不義之財(cái)).They
22 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were
23 the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that
24 . “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still
25 to eat . If you need food , you
26 have some .”
They were told to
27 what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that
28 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer
29 .
This wasn’t what they had
30 . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three
31 people walked out with all the
32 their arms could hold. They were
33 that , if they needed to come back aga
in , they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the
34 person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a
35 amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.
小題1:A frends B neighbors C customers D passengers
小題2:A respect B pride C wisdom D right
小題3: A slow B busy C heavy D swift
小題4:A bravely B reasonably C hardly D obviously
小題5:A opened B locked C closed D broke
小題6:A nowhere B somewhere C anywhere D everywhere
小題7:A hid B lifted C swallowed D dropped
小題8: A in B on C off D by
小題9:A anxious B cautious C courageous D hungry
小題10: A safe B easy C sweet D unique
小題11:A must B can C should D need
小題12:A hold up B hand out C pick up D hand in
小題13:A when B after C before D since
小題14:A popular B necessary C reliable D admired
小題15:A wanted B desired C expected D admired
小題16: A dirtier B cleaner C cleverer D quicker
小題17: A money B cigarettes C drinks D food
小題18:A reminded B warned C ordered D persuaded
小題19:A first B last C best D worst
小題20:A large B fair C small D full
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of the 36 credits（學(xué)分）he needed to graduate from university. He took another 12 credits at the university simply taking examinations without attending the courses. The remaining credits he took by the old fashioned method of attending classes.
d was born on a ship in the South Pacific, and currently lives with her father on a boat. When child protection agencies heard about her plan to sail alone, they took the case to court and prevented her from making such a dangerous voyage.
could avoid pirate attacks
e, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.
he Washington area. Young adults seemed especially delighted by the modern pieces he composed.
e of the Cotton Club
uke Ellington played the piano, composed music, and led his famous orchestra for more than 50 years, until his death in 1974. Music lovers all over the world agree that the large quantity of music he created will be enjoyed for many years to come.
the piano at high school parties.