A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the
1 – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would
2 almost a week’s food for his family.
But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的聲音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)
3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could
4 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.
Every day
5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting
6 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more
7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had
8 .
Reuben ran down Water Street to the 9 . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,
10 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and
11 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can
12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 13 .
Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner
14 . The man went to the window and
15 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and
16 it to Reuben.
Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small
17 in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box
18 . Dora lifted the lid (蓋子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had
19 received such a gift; she had no jewelry
20 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.
小題1: | A.price | B.cost | C.worth | D.value |
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小題2: | A.buy | B.offer | C.enjoy | D.expect |
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小題3: | A.question | B.try | C.idea | D.schedule |
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小題4: | A.sell | B.collect | C.fetch | D.bury |
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小題5: | A.before dinner | B.in class | C.a(chǎn)t church | D.a(chǎn)fter school |
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小題6: | A.the money | B.the sacks | C.the paper | D.the tin cans |
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小題7: | A.pleased | B.surprised | C.worried | D.tired |
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小題8: | A.passed | B.ended | C.come | D.wasted |
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小題9: | A.hotel | B.school | C.bank | D.store |
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小題10: | A.hid | B.reached | C.stole | D.put |
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小題11: | A.stayed | B.walked | C.got | D.ran |
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小題12: | A.when | B.which | C.while | D.where |
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小題13: | A.none | B.enough | C.little | D.much |
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小題14: | A.calmly | B.honestly | C.proudly | D.a(chǎn)ngrily |
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小題15: | A.took out | B.gave out | C.set out | D.left out |
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小題16: | A.lent | B.threw | C.handed | D.took |
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小題17: | A.box | B.ring | C.book | D.letter |
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小題18: | A.opened | B.dropped | C.a(chǎn)ppeared | D.broke |
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小題19: | A.often | B.never | C.just | D.ever |
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小題20: | A.including | B.with | C.a(chǎn)s well as | D.except for |
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