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Many years ago,when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver,I was driving to my parents'
home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City,where I
was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台)I said
hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off,but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I
stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to
at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city,and
when I got out of the car,the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward,I received a Christmas
present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later,I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car
and found that I'd left the lights on all day,and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the
Friendly Ford dealership一a shop selling cars一was right next door. I walked over and found two
salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?"I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup
truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment,so when I got home,I wrote them a note
to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write
him and say thank you,and it meant a lot,he said.
Another few years had passed when a friend's husband died. Pat had been a well-respected doctor
at a big hospital, and hundreds of cards were sent to the family. Among them was a sympathy card from
a plumber who had once worked at their house. He wrote that when Pat had paid the bill, he wrote on
the invoice(发票), "Thank you for a good job."
"Thank you"一two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.
1. Where did the writer meet with the old couple for the first time?
A. About 50 miles from Denver.
B. On the way to his friend's.
C. In his parents' home.
D. At a certain gas station.
2. From this passage we know that_______.
A. the writer didn't visit his friends in the end
B. the writer sent the old couple a Christmas package
C. the old couple received thanks from the writer
D. the old couple helped the writer repair his car
3.One of the salesmen in the Friendly Ford wrote back to the writer probably because______.
A. only a few customers would write him for his help
B. the writer's thanks note was meaningful to him
C. the writer was humorous and friendly
D. he wanted to make friends with the writer
4. How many stories did the writer tell in the passage?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
