An Unexpected Gift
Twelve-year-old Mathew Flores is different from other kids. He loves junk (垃圾) mail, and these advertisements were the only reading materials
The question
The mailman then asked his Facebook friends if they could
The mailman thought the Facebook post might
When books first started arriving, Flores was shocked by what happened. “I thought they were
A.natural | B.available | C.common | D.familiar |
A.frightened | B.disappointed | C.surprised | D.amused |
A.response | B.effort | C.decision | D.comment |
A.own | B.take | C.share | D.afford |
A.adjust | B.examine | C.spare | D.publish |
A.desire | B.effect | C.purpose | D.value |
A.give away | B.bring in | C.take on | D.put up |
A.belief | B.spirit | C.secret | D.request |
A.only | B.nearly | C.still | D.thus |
A.mistaken | B.helpless | C.unusual | D.awkward |
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