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Joe still didnt find a job today. His wife was going to give birth to their baby soon. What could he do？ On his way back home， he 1 a car which had broken down ahead， in front of which stood an old lady.

“Whats the matter， madam？” Joe stopped his car， trying to

2 the problem. However， the lady seemed not to have 3 Joes words， looking rather 4 . Joe realized why. You see， its so late and Joe didnt look like a（n） 5 man. “By the way， my name is Joe.” Joe decided to 6 the lady， “Im here to help you.” All she had was a flat tire， which was not a 7 job but a dirty one. Thirty minutes later he managed to fix the tire.

The old lady was so 8 to the young man， who， a moment

9 she was hesitating （猶豫） to rely on. She asked him how much she owed him. Any 10 would be all right with her. She had already 11 all the awful things that could have happened if he had not 12 to help. Joe smiled and said， “No， madam. Just do someone else a 13 next time if possible.” Then he waited

14 until she started her car.

A few miles down the 15 the lady saw a woman selling eggs. The lady 16 that the woman was nearly eight months pregnant （懷孕的）. A（n） 17 woman she thought， then she 18 Joe. So she pulled up to her and asked for all the eggs by handing over a one-hundred-dollar note. “But I dont have so much 19 on me，” said the woman. “You dont 20 me anything. Just help someone else next time if possible，” smiled the lady and she drove off.

In fact， the woman was just Joes wife. As the saying goes， to help others is to help yourself.

1. A. followed B. found C. hit D. watched

2. A. find out B. work on C. face with D. get across

3. A. accepted B. recognized C. understood D. realized

4. A. surprised B. embarrassed C. astonished D. frightened

5. A. brave B. kind C. rich D. ordinary

6. A. bring back B. calm down C. control over D. care about

7. A. difficult B. necessary C. dangerous D. horrible

8. A. addicted B. strange C. thankful D. cold

9. A. after B. before C. later D. ago

10. A. number B. order C. amount D. money

11. A. imagined B. believed C. discovered D. experienced

12. A. agreed B. stopped C. asked D. prepared

13. A. hand B. thing C. favor D. support

14. A. anxiously B. nervously C. excitedly D. patiently

15. A. road B. hill C. river D. corner

16. A. wondered B. supposed C. noticed D. admitted

17. A. weak B. poor C. foolish D. energetic

18. A. called B. saw C. reminded D. remembered

19. A. dollar B. change C. food D. penny

20. A. take B. show C. owe D. send

語法填空

Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he 1 （be） at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldnt want anybody else 2 （know） about it and he never wears a pair of 3 （glass）.

One winter morning he 4 （send） to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road 5 the village wasnt smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very dirty. At last he got to the village. 6 （sudden） it began to blow strongly and it got much 7 （cold）. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after the hat 8 he couldnt catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into 9 house， too. A big woman appeared and stopped him by 10 （shout） angrily， “What are you running after my chicken for？”

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