My great-grandmother, Winifred Hastings, got rich in a mining (采矿) town out West. But her
In the early 1900’s, Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband. But he caught a fever and died suddenly. With the little money she had, Winifred decided to open a restaurant to
The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables, but business was very good
One time, Winifred had a small accident in the restaurant. A fire started in the kitchen and her customers put it out. The town mayor walked in
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A.wealth | B.skill | C.family | D.health |
A.cost | B.entertain | C.warm | D.feed |
A.sometimes | B.anyway | C.somewhere | D.anywhere |
A.found out | B.looked through | C.came across | D.thought up |
A.but | B.and | C.since | D.although |
A.if | B.after | C.while | D.before |
A.cried | B.laughed | C.replied | D.followed |
A.best | B.worst | C.first | D.last |
A.he | B.she | C.it | D.one |
A.WITH | B.FOR | C.BY | D.FROM |
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