A boy walked along
Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he
looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side
of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five - mile
smile held out a big bottle. "Coca - Cola. Drink Coca-Cola," the
sign said.
"Boy! "
the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had
called.
An old woman was
standing at her door.
"You boy ! Come
here this minute"
Slowly the boy 1 onto
the cold flat stones leading to the old woman‘s house. When he arrived at her
house, she 2 out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her 3 old
fingers around his arm.
"Help me inside,
boy", she said. "Help me 4 to my bed. What’s your
name?"
"Joseph,"
he said.
The old woman on the
bed tried to 5 up, raising herself on her elbow(肘).
Water 6 from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel 7
.
"I‘m dying,
Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a 8 for me.
There‘s paper and pencil on the table there. "
Joseph looked down at
the 9 , and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again:
"Coca- Cola. Drink Coca - Cola. "
"I want my
silver pin to 10 to my daughter. "
Joseph bent his small
body over the table and 11 the pencil slowly across the paper.
"There’s my
Bible(圣经)," the old woman said. "That‘s for
my daughter, too. I want a 12 Christian burial (基督葬礼)
with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last 13 of a
poor old woman."
The boy laboured over
the paper. Again he looked out the window.
"Here. Bring it
here so I can 14 it. "
Joseph found the
Bible, and, 15 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
" 16 me
now, boy," she sighed. " I‘m tired."
He ran out of the
house.
A cold wind blew
through the 17 window, but the old woman on the bed 18 nothing.
She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 19 on
the paper were some childish letters. They 20 the words:"Coca
- Cola. Drink Coca -Cola. "
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1. A. rushed
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B. struggled
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C. hurried
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D. stepped
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2. A. reached
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B. let
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C. pushed
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D. pointed
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3. A. firm
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B. smooth
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C. dry
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D. fresh
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4. A. back
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B. over
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C. away
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D. ahead
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5. A. sit
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B. get
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C. stand
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D. wake
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6. A. rolled
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B. burnt
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C. burst
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D. ran
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7. A. ill
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B. sick
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C. unpleasant
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D. funny
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8. A. letter
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B. note
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C. will
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D. message
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9. A. table
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B. pen
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C. paper
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D. woman
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10. A. send
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B. go
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C. belong
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D. come
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11. A. moved
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B. drew
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C. used
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D. pulled
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12. A. great
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B. merry
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C. splendid
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D. real
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13. A. hope
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B. chance
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C. opinion
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D. wish
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14. A. sign
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B. read
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C. remember
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D. copy
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15. A. setting
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B. hiding
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C. placing
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D. laying
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16. A. Hold
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B. Leave
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C. Excuse
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D. Pardon
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17. A. large
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B. open
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C. small
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D. pretty
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18. A. did
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B. saw
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C. felt
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D. knew
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19. A. Described
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B. Printed
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C. Recorded
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D. Written
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20. A. formed
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B. spelled
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C. organized
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D. repeated
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KEY: 1—10
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11—20 ADDAC,BBCDA