Last summer a tornado hit a small town nearby. I saw in the local newspaper a picture of a young woman a little boy and a younger
36 standing in front of a totally destroyed house eyes wide open with
37 .I noticed their clothing
38 closely matched ours. This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less
39.I
40 their situation to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Martin, and
41 the boys to donate some of their less favorite toys. My little daughter, Meghan,
42 quietly when the boys piled up the old toys. After a while, Meghan walked up
43 Lucy, her much-loved doll,
44 tightly to her chest. She put her round little
45 into Lucy’s, giving her a final kiss, and then laid her
46 on top of the others. “Oh, honey,” I said，“you don’t have to give Lucy. You love her so much. ”
Meghan nodded, trying to
47 her tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mummy. Maybe she’ll make that little girl happy, too. ”
The boys watched in surprise
48 their baby sister placed Lucy in the
49 . While I stared at Meghan, reflecting upon my donation, they went, without a word, to their room and both
50 with their valued items. Martin hesitated
51 , then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy. Amazed, I removed my old
52 from the box, and
53 it with a new one I had bought the week before, hoping the young woman would
54 it as much.
Anyone can give away what they no longer need, but true generosity is giving what you
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I, who had meant to teach, was taught.
| 小题2: | | A．pity | B．fear | C．anger | D．sympathy |
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| 小题3: | | A．brands | B．colors | C．prices | D．sizes |
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| 小题4: | | A．optimistic | B．fortunate | C．thankful | D．wealthy |
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| 小题5: | | A．explained | B．announced | C．demonstrated | D．translated |
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| 小题6: | | A．allowed | B．commanded | C．requested | D．encouraged |
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| 小题7: | | A．watched | B．behaved | C．counted | D．waited |
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| 小题9: | | A．tied | B．hung | C．hugged | D．grasped |
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| 小题11: | | A．gently | B．swiftly | C．painfully | D．gratefully |
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| 小题12: | | A．keep out | B．take off | C．burst into | D．hold back |
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| 小题13: | | A．before | B．as | C．after | D．once |
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| 小题14: | | A．box | B．car | C．room | D．picture |
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| 小题15: | | A．played | B．dealt | C．returned | D．disappeared |
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| 小题16: | | A．angrily | B．briefly | C．eagerly | D．merely |
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| 小题17: | | A．jacket | B．item | C．newspaper | D．doll |
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| 小题18: | | A．balanced | B．replaced | C．mixed | D．compared |
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| 小题20: | | A．buy | B．intend | C．need | D．dislike |
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