When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad
stopped at the Dairy Queen for lO-cent ice creams. I couldn't
it, but I could pray from the
we started heading home to that comer where we would either go straight for the ice cream or
and go home empty-handed. That corner
either mouth-watering excitement or
.On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the
sound of his offer ,It
,”Would you like an ice cream today?” That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said,” How would you like to
today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊),I could afford it,I got a weekly allowance of 25cents ,plus some
for odd jobs. But
it wsa my money ,ice cream wasn’t a good use of it ,In a fit of
,I said ,”well ,in that case,I guess I’ll
,”My father just said,” Okay, Son,”
But sa we headed home ,I realized how wrong I was and begged him to
.But he just said,” That’s okay ,we don’t really need one.” I felt
for my selfishness and ungratefully see. He didn’t mind, or
act disappointed.
I
that generosity(慷慨) goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than” thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the
ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We
another trip the next week. As we
the center. I said,” Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
| 小题1: | | A．frequently | B．never | C．hardly | D．strangely |
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| 小题2: | | A．mention | B．expect | C．wait | D．get |
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| 小题3: | | A．month | B．day | C．weekend | D．moment |
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| 小题4: | | A．finish | B．drive | C．turn | D．return |
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| 小题5: | | A．indicated | B．suggested | C．instructed | D．meant |
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| 小题6: | | A．anger | B．shame | C．disappointment | D．happiness |
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| 小题7: | | A．funny | B．surprising | C．interesting | D．beautiful |
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小题8:A.spoke B,went C.came D.flew
| 小题9: | | A．treat | B．serve | C．buy | D．provide |
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| 小题10: | | A．limited | B．extra | C．little | D．easy |
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| 小题11: | | A．after | B．while | C．although | D．when |
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| 小题12: | | A．sadness | B．regret | C．curiosity | D．selfishness |
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| 小题14: | | A．keep up | B．turn back | C．stop by | D．give in |
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| 小题15: | | A．awful | B．unsatisfied | C．frightened | D．crazy |
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| 小题16: | | A．never | B．knew | C．even | D．somehow |
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| 小题17: | | A．lerned | B．knew | C．acknowledged | D．fund |
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| 小题18: | | A．dearest | B．worst | C．cheapest | D．best |
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| 小题19: | | A．made out | B．prepared for | C．went on | D．took up |
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| 小题20: | | A．crossed | B．approached | C．left | D．saw |
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