During the years of depression(蕭條), food and money were
very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some
potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily 37
a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was 38
to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (彈球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing
nearby, 39_ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with
the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things 40
he didn’t really need any marbles. I left
the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I
learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬禮), 42_
three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the
cheek, spoke with her and moved on, _43_ their eyes.
Our _44_ came to meet Mrs
Miller. I mentioned _45 she had told me about the _46. She
told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I
told you about. They just told me 47 they appreciated
the things Jim ‘traded ’with
them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _48 had a
great deal of the wealth in this world,”
she _49_, “but right now, Jim wouldW#W$W%.K**S*&5︿U consider himself to be
the _50_ man.”
Then she gently lifted the 51
fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red
marbles.
At that time I realized that we
would not be 52 by our words, but by our kind 53
. It is said that it takes a minute to find a 54 person,
an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to 55
him.
1.A.buying B.
selling C.
borrowing D.
hunting
2.A.reaching for B.
glancing at C. staring at D.
picking up
3.A. astonished
B. amazed C.
annoyed D. worried
4.A.turned over
B. going over C.
came over D. coming
over
5.A.but B.
otherwise C.
or D.
although
6.A.suspected
B. impressed C.
regretted D. embarrassed
7.A.discovering
B. watching C.
finding D. seeing
8.A.closing B.
rolling C.
cleaning D. wiping
9.A. time
B. chance C.
turn D.
decision
10.A. the story B.
the proverb C. the legend D.
the joke
11.A. marbles B.
men C.
debt D.
life
12.A.why B.
how C.
when D.
what
13.A. ever
B. always
C. never D.
seldom
14.A.laughed B.
cried C.
sighed D.
added
15.A. honest B.
happiest C. coldest
D. richest
16.A. lifeless B.
regretless C.
useless D. hopeless
17.A. thought B.
touched C. remembered D.
affected
18.A.deeds
B. things C.
remarks D. rewards
19.A. strict
B. honest C.
special
D. learned
20.A.ignore
B. forget C.
recognize D. remind