When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad
36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t
37 it, but I could pray from the
38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or
39 and go home empty-handed. That corner
40 either mouth-watering excitement or
41 .On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the
42 sound of his offer. It
43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to
44 today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled(震惊). I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some
45 for odd jobs(零活). But
46 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of
47 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll
48 .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to
49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt
50 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or
51 act disappointed.
I
52 that generosity(慷慨)goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have bee

n the
53 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We
54 another trip the next week. As we
55 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
小题1: | A.never | B.hardly | C.frequently | D.strangely |
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小题2: | A.expect | B.mention | C.wait | D.get |
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小题3: | A.month | B.day | C.weekend | D.moment |
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小题4: | A.finish | B.drive | C.turn | D.return |
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小题5: | A.indicated | B.meant | C.suggested | D.instructed |
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小题6: | A.anger | B.shame | C.happiness | D.disappointment |
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小题7: | A.funny | B.surprising | C.interesting | D.beautiful |
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小题8: | A.came | B.spoke | C.went | D.flew |
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小题9: | A.serve | B.treat | C.buy | D.provide |
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小题10: | A.extra | B. limited | C.little | D.easy |
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小题11: | A.after | B.while | C.when | D.although |
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小题12: | A.sadness | B.regret | C.curiosity | D.selfishness |
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小题14: | A.turn back | B.keep up | C.stop by | D.give in |
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小题15: | A.unsatisfied | B.embarrassed | C.frightened | D.crazy |
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小题16: | A.even | B.never | C.only | D.somehow |
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小题17: | A.knew | B.learned | C.acknowledged(承认) | D.found |
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小题18: | A.dearest | B.worst | C.cheapest | D.best |
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小题19: | A.made out | B.prepared for | C.went on | D.took up |
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小题20: | A.crossed | B.left | C.came | D.approached |
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