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It was already dark when an old man came to a small town.He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night.After he had gone to his room,the owner said to his wife,“Look at his bag,dear.I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it.I want to steal it when he is asleep.”

“No,no,” said the woman.“He must look for his bag tomorrow morning.Then he’ll take you before the judge.”They thought and at last the woman had an idea.“We have forgetful grass,” said the woman,“Why not put some into his food?If he has the food,he will forget to take his bag away.”“How clever you are!” said the owner,“Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”

The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed.The next morning,when the owner got up,he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag.He woke his wife up and said angrily,“What a fool!Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.”

“No,no,” said the woman.“I don’t think so.He must forget something.”

“Oh,I’ve remembered!”The owner cried out suddenly,“He forgot...”

1. The old man came to the inn    .
A.in the morningB.in the afternoon
C.in the eveningD.at night
2. The owner and his wife wanted to    .
A.get the man’s bagB.steal the man’s money
C.make the man pay them moreD.hide the man’s bag
3. The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because    .
A.the old man always forgot something
B.they wanted to make the food better
C.they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn
D.they wanted to know if the grass was useful
4. According to the passage the old man forgot    .
A.to take his bag awayB.to tell the owner when he left
C.to close the door when he went to sleepD.to pay them the inn money
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Both the owner and his wife were clever.
B.The owner of the inn got nothing from the old man.
C.The old man left the inn without his bag.
D.The woman forgot to put the forgetful grass into the food.

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【推荐1】Today, I made the time to listen to a person new to me, who I met was parking my car, “Perfect”, he said as he walked by me as I checked how considerately I parked. He was a clean cut gentleman sharing his feelings about his grown kids, parenting mistakes he is aware of, while expressing a realization to slay clear of destructive addictions.

I listened patiently and kindly. He seemed quite comfortable with me, in need of some treatment letting go of his thoughts and emotions. After talking for a while, I had to go inside, and I asked him to wait on the sidewalk and I’d be right back with some gifts for him. He was so receptive ail along, and I could feel the desires of his heart. I returned to him with bookmarks. I encouraged him, also, with a couple of inspirational thoughts to live by: To focus on what you want — how you want to feel and how you want to live and experience life.

This experience is a good thing to me, meeting this gentleman as I am experiencing the challenges of trying to be a positive encouragement to my daughter Angel in fighting her illness. I know Angel has the desire too, although in a different way and at a different level in her growth.

I’ve received little to no reaction from Angel about the positive encouragement of the family. On the other hand, this gentleman paid attention. Some of this, of course, is the big age difference, I imagine. Anyhow, I extended myself in friendship to have a walk and talk with my daughter early tomorrow morning, so as to be a curing support, and it feels good for me, too — although far outside my usual comfort zone.

1. What did the author react to the man’s talk?
A.She showed great pity to him.B.She chatted with him warmly.
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4. What would the author do the next day?
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【推荐2】Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.

One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”

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【推荐3】Teary-Eyed Stories from Strangers

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Breaking Bread

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But all was not lost for me. Another customer from the deli offered me half of her bagel. I was so delighted because I realized that in one way or another, we are all looked after.

1. To story 1, why did “The Man at the Market” hand “me” a $20 bill?
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B.He thought I was extremely poor and lacked money.
C.He tried to do something good for his kind mother.
D.He expected me to share the groceries with him.
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D.he wanted to refuse the money
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A.They are the kind and warm people around us.
B.They are the common guys having nothing to do with.
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D.They are the simple and mindless ones hanging around.
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