When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway after work one night, he was simply planning to go to his favorite local diner for a meal. But when a teenage boy approached him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was about to take a more dramatic(巨大而突然的) turn.
The young man demanded Diaz’s wallet, and Diaz passed it over without objection(异议). But just as he turned to walk away, Diaz called, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something.”
The young man turned around, surprised.
“If you’re going to rob people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep warm.”
The teenager looked at Diaz in disbelief, and asked why he would do such a thing. Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, I guess you must really need the money.”He said he was heading out for dinner, and that he would be happy to take someone with him.
The young man decided to take Diaz up on his offer. As they were sitting at the table, the manager, dishwashers and waiters all stopped over to say hello to Diaz, and the young man was amazed at his popularity.
“Haven’t you been taught that you should be nice to everybody?”Diaz asked him.
“Yeah, but I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teenager replied. Thanks to Diaz, he was beginning to see that kindness wasn’t so strange, after all.
When the bill came, Diaz told the teen that he’d have to get the check. After all, he still had Diaz’s wallet.
But the teenager put the wallet on the table without a moment’s thought, and Diaz treated him to dinner. Diaz also gave the would-be robber a $20 bill — in exchange for his knife. “I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right,” Diaz said.
1.When a teenage boy approached him with a knife, Diaz was on his way ________.
A. to the subway station. B. to his workplace.
C. to have a meal. D. to see a drama.
2.The young man felt surprised when Diaz ________.
A. stepped off the subway platform
B. passed the wallet over without objection
C. called him to wait for a moment
D. invited him to have dinner together
3.The underlined part “take Diaz up on”can be replaced by “________”.
A. follow B. understand C. check D. accept
4.The teenager gave the wallet back to Diaz maybe because _________.
A. Diaz was so popular with people in the restaurant
B. he began to realize people should be nice to others
C. Diaz had to pay for the meal they had together
D. he had been given a $20 bill to take with him
5.Diaz possibly felt _________ during the whole night.
A. relaxed and happy B. worried and helpless
C. angry and scared D. surprised and anxious
I could have easily gone through life without getting to know one of the most romantic feelings…love for a dog. For at least ten years my had been suggesting that we get a dog．There were several reasons why the idea . We had noticed that, on our block, couples with no children as a rule one large or two small dogs. So we got one puppy we too had no children.
He flew into the house with the of a Formula 1(一级方程式赛车). In several minutes he ran over all the house, from my shoulder onto the bed, and ended up in the , where my wife washed him with motherly . From that day on, the invisible(看不见的) for the love of the new member of our household began at my home.
He seemed to that at once. Most of the meals that my wife had for him with greater care than those for me…he didn’t look at.
Every evening I went out walking with him. I could not know who was walking whom one evening, when, tired from work, I the walk. The dog was very angry and dragged me out.
Last night our dog pulled me by the ear with his teeth, me up in my dream, and dragged me into the kitchen to make me turn off the which had disturbed(干扰) his sleep. I meekly(乖乖地) that I had forgotten to switch off the light, but that was not . He looked at me like a teacher at a pupil who repeatedly makes .
Now we finally know who’s the at home, and for twenty years we had seriously argued whether it was my wife or I.
1.A. wife B son C．husband D．daughterA
2.A. came up with B．came out C．came up D．came onC
3.A. kept B．rose C．carriedD．invitedA
4.A. if B．unless C．since D．beforeC
5.A. speedB．shape C．cost D．raceA
6.A. climbed B．jumped C．covered D．stopped
7.A. yard B．street C．bathroomD．kitchen
8.A. worry B．care C．identity D．power
9.A. signal B．work C．war D．truth
10.A. doubt B．understand C．wonder D．dislike
11.A. reached B．searched C．lookedD．prepared
12.A. even B．still C．ever D．yet
13.A. while B．because C．untilD．as
14.A. gave in B．gave up C．gave awayD．gave out
15.A. broke B．woke C．picked D．packed
16.A. water B．heater C．cooker D．light
17.A. hoped B．consideredC．admitted D．decided
18.A. enough B．good C．bad D．true
19.A. plans B．mistakes C．decisionsD．faces
20.A. boss B．member C．adultD．child
…Was it in the park ______ you met Tom yesterday?
… Yes..
A. where B. which C. that D. what
… Come to supper with us, Peter.
… Great! I _______ bring a bottle of wine.
A. will B. canC. may D. must
Millions of pounds’ worth of damage ______ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.
A. has been caused B. had been causedC. will be caused D. will have been caused
For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, ______ New York is an example.
A. for which B. in which C. of which D. from which
