Even as I write this story, I am still smiling. The past few weeks have been rather
, but when a large number of smile cards arrived in my mailbox the other day, having traveled from the United States to my home in the Netherlands, I knew things were about to
.
I
where to leave the cards: the train, benches at the station, libraries, mailboxes—the possibilities were
.
I woke up, went to work, and
, I went to the shop to buy some candy bars,
to leave them as anonymous (匿名的) gifts for people on the train.
, my train home was extremely
and I couldn’t find a place to leave the gifts. An elderly man must have
me searching for a place to leave them, because he asked me if I was
something.
Right then I
that my first smile card would not be anonymous. With a big smile, I told him that I found what I was looking for,
him the candy bar and a card. He had only just finished reading the card
I arrived at my
and got off the train, but he was still smiling and
his candy as I waved at him from the
.
Despite having worked for a full day, I
bounced (跳) home. Before I entered my
, I delivered a few more smile cards and candy bars to people’s mailboxes. I added a(n)
candy bar for a neighbor who was in a difficult financial situation, but worked hard every day to get the very best for his young son. I figured they both
a tasty little treat.
| 小题1: | | A．joyous | B．simple | C．tough | D．colourful |
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| 小题2: | | A．turn away | B．turn around | C．turn up | D．turn in |
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| 小题3: | | A．required | B．realized | C．declared | D．wondered |
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| 小题4: | | A．small | B．important | C．specific | D．endless |
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| 小题5: | | A．otherwise | B．afterwards | C．instead | D．sometimes |
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| 小题6: | | A．stopping | B．continuing | C．agreeing | D．planning |
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| 小题7: | | A．However | B．Besides | C．Therefore | D．Anyway |
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| 小题8: | | A．special | B．common | C．crowded | D．modern |
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| 小题9: | | A．prevented | B．seen | C．heard | D．left |
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| 小题10: | | A．picking up | B．caring about | C．looking for | D．referring to |
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| 小题11: | | A．advised | B．decided | C．wished | D．ordered |
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| 小题12: | | A．buying | B．posting | C．sending | D．handing |
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| 小题13: | | A．when | B．while | C．until | D．once |
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| 小题14: | | A．hometown | B．company | C．country | D．stop |
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| 小题15: | | A．receiving | B．enjoying | C．finding | D．dividing |
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| 小题16: | | A．entrance | B．office | C．platform | D．bench |
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| 小题17: | | A．tiredly | B．excitedly | C．fortunately | D．carefully |
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| 小题18: | | A．apartment | B．farm | C．city | D．classroom |
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| 小题19: | | A．extra | B．perfect | C．typical | D．ordinary |
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| 小题20: | | A．rejected | B．deserved | C．afforded | D．forgot |
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