阅读理解。
It was getting dark and snow was coming down. Joe was driving home. He'd been unemployed since
the factory closed. Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on. After all, he was born here.
Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up. She was worried. No one had
stopped to help her. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry. Joe knew how she felt and said,
"My name is Joe and I'm here to help you." All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad
enough. Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt. She wanted to pay Joe and said any
amount would have been all right. Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had
given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay
him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that
they needed.
Later the lady went into a small restaurant to grab a bite to eat. The cash register was like the telephone
of an out-of-work actor-it didn't ring much. The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant (怀孕),
brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile. The old lady remembered Joe. After the waitress brought
the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper,
"Someone once helped me out-the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don't let the
chain of love end up with you."
That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, "Everything's going to be
all right. I love you, Joe."
1. What did Joe do that dark snowy evening?
A. He drove to work.
B. He helped an old lady with a flat tire.
C. He gave an old lady a lift.
D. He helped an old lady push her car.
2. The underlined sentence "She wanted to pay Joe and …" suggests that ____.
A. the old lady was very grateful to Joe's timely aid
B. the old lady cared little about money
C. the old lady didn't have money on hand to pay Joe
D. the old lady wanted to pay Joe less
3. We can learn from this passage that ____.
A. the old lady knew the waitress was Joe's wife
B. the old lady had a big meal in the small restaurant
C. Joe would have a baby soon
D. Joe helped a lot of people in the past
4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Acts of luck
B. A warm-hearted man
C. A well-off lady
D. The chain of love
