Question

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her 1 had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.

The lady wondered, “Is the man going to 2 me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her surprise, he 3 and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?”

After forty 4 , the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.

“No, that’s 5 , madam,” he said. “ I was just helping someone in 6 . If you really want to pay me back, I hope whenever you see someone in need, you should give him a hand.”

A few minutes later, the lady 7 a shabby(破旧的) house by the road. She remembered Robert’s words, so she stopped.

The hostess warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a 8 family and that they need help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady 9 500 dollars on a table and went away quietly.

Robert came home later than before, thinking how 10 their life was. His wife was pregnant（怀孕）and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not 11 money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything is going to be all right. A 12 has helped us out.”

Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves.

( ) 1. A. bike B. car C. boat D. bus

( ) 2. A. help B. save C. kill D. find

( ) 3. A. ran B. agreed C. stopped D. left

( ) 4. A. days B. homes C. minutes D. years

( ) 5. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

( ) 6. A. picture B. rain C. danger D. need

( ) 7. A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt

( ) 8. A. terrible B. sad C. poor D. rich

( ) 9. A. threw B. forgot C. gave D. left

( ) 10. A. exciting B. interesting C. hard D. happy

( ) 11. A. many B. enough C. some D. few

( ) 12. A. driver B. doctor C. stranger D. teacher

Answer 1

1B  2A  3C  4C  5B  6D  7A  8C  9D  10C  11B  12C