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Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped (绊倒)and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a
small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered (散落的)articles. Since
they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered
the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of
trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television.
The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated
from the junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded(提醒) him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I
was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see. I had stored away some of my
mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking
and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that
might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you
saved my life."
1. Mark helped Bill _______ on his way home.
A. read all his books
B. play baseball in a game
C. buy two sweaters and a glove
D. pick up the scattered articles
2. They watched TV, and drank Coke _______.
A. at Bill's home
B. at Mark's home
C. at school
D. at the college
3. Bill wanted to kill himself by _______.
A. carrying many things home
B. taking sleeping pills
C. cleaning his locker
D. talking and laughing
4. We learn from the passage that _______.
A. Mark saved Bill's life
B. Bill's mother asked him to die
C. Bill's girlfriend carried books for him
D. Mark wanted to commit suicide, too
