Things of Value
Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the
1 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.
We
2 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t
3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a
4 . We took family pictures off the
5 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.
Then we took a hard look at all that
6 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a
7 to my family. And there was the piano my wife
8 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great
9 in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.
The thought of
10 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply,
11 I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they
12 —family and love. They each had a(n)
13 to tell, and some of them spoke in the
14 of our parents and grandparents.
The fire
15 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was
16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been
17 . I saw just how rich my life had been.
Someone
18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I
19 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really
20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible.
It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.
| 小题1: | | A．answer | B．task | C．chance | D．call |
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| 小题2: | | A．packed | B．bought | C．searched | D．sold |
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| 小题3: | | A．worry | B．think | C．care | D．doubt |
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| 小题4: | | A．mark | B．sign | C．living | D．plan |
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| 小题5: | | A．albums | B．ceilings | C．windows | D．walls |
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| 小题6: | | A．left | B．remained | C．burnt | D．unmoved |
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| 小题7: | | A．connection | B．present | C．symbol | D．treasure |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgot | B．agreed | C．learned | D．refused |
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| 小题9: | | A．quality | B．taste | C．sense | D．value |
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| 小题10: | | A．knocking out | B．leaving behind | C．giving away | D．picking out |
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| 小题11: | | A．even though | B．unless | C．but | D．or |
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| 小题12: | | A．contained | B．included | C．represented | D．gathered |
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| 小题13: | | A．idea | B．lie | C．right | D．story |
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| 小题14: | | A．sounds | B．speeds | C．voices | D．feelings |
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| 小题15: | | A．once | B．never | C．seldom | D．finally |
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| 小题16: | | A．spared | B．returned | C．stopped | D．found |
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| 小题17: | | A．at last | B．in return | C．in another way | D．at most |
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| 小题18: | | A．curiously | B．accidentally | C．coldly | D．wisely |
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| 小题19: | | A．knew | B．promised | C．announced | D．thanked |
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| 小题20: | | A．affects | B．matters | C．helps | D．desires |
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