Last week I was riding my special motorbike and then stopped at a convenience store. As I was getting my wheelchair off the back, a man watched me from his car and I noticed a wheelchair in his back seat. We spoke for a moment and I asked him about the wheelchair. He answered that it was for his daughter. “Well, do you think she would like to go for a ride on my motorbike with me?” I asked. He seemed shocked that a total stranger would ask him this. He thought about it for a second and said, “OK, as long as I can follow you.”
He introduced me to Amy and he sat her on my back seat. Her father followed me for a few miles and she talked non-stop about what she wanted for Christmas. As we came back to the convenience store, she said, “This ride is the best Christmas present I could ever receive. I have been in a wheelchair my whole life and didn't know I could do this.” I told her about some of the other things I do (ski, travel the world by myself, etc.). As her father was taking her off my bike, she turned to him and said, “Oh Daddy, I'm going to be OK. Mr. Bryant does all kinds of things, and I will too.” Her father turned away as a tear of joy rolled down his cheek. He hugged me and said, “I was sitting here praying for a gift for Amy that would encourage her. She often felt that her life was dull compared to other children. God answered my prayer just now. Now I pray that God will bless you for your gift to Amy today.” I believed what he said. Being kind and thoughtful to others, we can be an answer to prayer.
1.How did the father feel at first when the author invited his daughter for a ride?
A.He was happy because his daughter could gain excitement.
B.He was moved because the author offered to help his daughter.
C.He felt surprised because he didn’t know the author.
D.He felt nervous because he was worried about his daughter's safety.
2.According to the passage, the girl ____________.
A.used to be a completely healthy person
B.was inspired by the author's experiences
C.was satisfied with her life
D.was unwilling to communicate with a stranger
3.What was the author's gift to Amy according to the girl's father?
A.The motorbike B.The wheelchair
C.The blessing D.The ride
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author usually drove too fast
B.The author worked in a convenience store
C.The author often offered strangers a ride on his motorbike
D.The author was a man with disability
One day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me he had a good in Chicago and he wondered if I to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to think that all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a big city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to the subject and talk about something else. But he was silent for a few minutes, and then began to tell me all about his friend.
His friend's main in life seemed to be tennis, and he had his own tennis court. A lot of people have swimming pools, yet only two people have private tennis court and his friend in Chicago was one of . I told him that I knew several people like that, my brother, a doctor in California. He that maybe there were more private courts in the country he realized, Then he asked me my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had the house next to my brother's house.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He and said,“Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my to laugh.“Yes,” I replied.
1.A. brother B. friend C. neighbour D. teacher
2.A. managed B. tried C. happened D. wanted
3.A. expecting B. lying C. talking D. joking
4.A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed
5.A. against B. out of C. beyond D. far from
6.A. instead B. actually C. indeed D. exactly
7.A. so B. too C. very D. such
8.A. begin B. reject C. refuse D. drop
9.A. problem B. choice C. interest D. work
10.A. just B. even C. ever D. surely
11.A. those B. them C. that D. whom
12.A. included B. including C. includes D. to include
13.A. admitted B. argued C. advised D. announced
14.A. as B. that C. than D. when
15.A. how B. whether C. where D. when
16.A. if B. because C. then D. though
17.A. friend B. doctor C. neighbour D. player
18.A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold
19.A. smiled B. nodded C. cried D. laughed
20.A. chance B. turn C. time D. pleasure
—How do you find your trip to Taiwan during the week-long National Day Holiday?
—________ I can't speak too highly of it.
A.You said it.
B. It's awful!
C. Don't mention it.
D. Oh, wonderful indeed!
_________, the world would be more harmonious.
A.Weren't there any wars B. There weren't any wars
C.Were there no wars D. Had there no wars
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaker explained what was happening in Hongkong ________, which clearly showed China's firm attitude.
A. all in all B. at the first sight
C. in detail D. for further details
The Ukrainian official said that their soldiers_____a major town controlled by the armed rebels after a violent attack.
A. crushed B. seized
C. persevered D. grasped
