1 . I wanted to buy something today — until I figured out the cost versus the benefit. At that point I knew it was a completely stupid idea.
What I wanted to buy was an older car to have in addition to my four-year-old Smart Car that I absolutely like. So you wonder, why would I want to have another car as well? The reason is ... grandkids. I have several and in the Smart Car I can only have one passenger (It’s a two-seater). Besides, one of my daughters-in-law does not trust the Smart Car as a vehicle for her daughter Lily to ride in, so that’s one little girl I can’t take anywhere at all. My husband also has a car -- and a truck.
So that’s why I had the stupid idea to buy an old Toyota I found on the lot of an honest used car salesman. Thank heavens I came to my senses before I spent $ 8000 to buy it, $ 80 or so to license it and probably $ 500 to insure it for a year. It would be senseless to buy that car.
My grandkids just have to continue to come with me one by one. I can’t take two girls out to lunch or two girls shopping or pick up the brother and sister that live in the same house. As for the little one that’s not allowed to ride with me ... well, Grandpa will have to pick her up. As for me, I didn’t get money in my savings account by being totally stupid. Sure, doing things with the kids is fun, but spending that kind of money to put two or more of them in a group — which would probably drive me crazy anyway — is really dumb. Sometimes temptation can prove that you still have a little sense.
1. The author’s little grandkid Lily ______.A.refused to stay with her |
B.was not allowed to take her car |
C.was always picked up by her husband |
D.thought it was dangerous to drive a Smart Car |
A.it was a used car |
B.she couldn’t afford it |
C.there was no need for it |
D.the salesman was unreliable |
A.difficult | B.stupid | C.reasonable | D.amazing |
A.Look before you leap. |
B.Better late than never. |
C.Don’t judge a book by its cover. |
D.Every advantage has its disadvantage. |
2 . John Cruitt, 62, spent decades tracking down his third-grade teacher.
He wanted to talk with Cecile Doyle about 1958 — the year his mother, who was seriously ill, passed away.
Her death came just days before Christmas. Cruitt had been expecting to go home from school and decorate the Christmas tree.
Doyle tells Cruitt at StoryCorps in Monroe, N. Y. “And you just don’t know how you’re going to go on without that person.”
When Cruitt returned to school, Doyle waited until all of the other children left the room at the end of the day, and told him that she was there if he needed her.
“Then you kissed me on the head,” Cruitt says. “And I felt that things really would be OK.”
“Well, Cruitt, I’m so glad that I could be there with you for that time,” says Doyle, 82.
Decades after his mother’s death, Cruitt began to think more and more of Doyle. He finally wrote a letter:
Dear Mrs. Doyle,
If you are not the Cecile Doyle who taught English at Emerson School in Kearny, N. J., then I’m embarrassed, and you can neglect the letter. My name is John Cruitt, and I was in your third-grade class during the 1958-1959 school year. Two days before Christmas, my mother passed away, and you told me that you were there if I needed you. I hope life has been as kind to you as you were to me.
God bless you.
John Cruitt
Doyle says his letter, which arrived in February, could not have come at a better time. Her husband, who passed away this August, was struggling with Parkinson’s disease.
“Well the funny thing is, when I finally wrote to you again after 54 years, I typed the letter — I was afraid my penmanship wasn’t going to meet your standards,” Cruitt says as Doyle laughs.
“John, what can I say — I’m just glad that we made a difference in each other’s life.”
1. Before Cruitt wrote the letter, he ________.A.knew Doyle’s husband had passed away |
B.believed Doyle was leading a happy life |
C.considered it embarrassing to write to Doyle |
D.was unsure whether Doyle could receive the letter |
A.was a gift coming late |
B.came at just the right time |
C.lifted her confidence greatly |
D.served as a reminder of her husband |
A.pen repairer | B.pen friend | C.handwriting | D.biography |
3 . As I grew up, I always had my mom by my side. We lived a very
At about 16, I
After that day, everything changed. I looked at how she
A.happy | B.hard | C.different | D.lonely |
A.answered | B.proved | C.wondered | D.explained |
A.expect | B.hate | C.remember | D.achieve |
A.Therefore | B.However | C.Besides | D.Otherwise |
A.make up | B.come up | C.get along | D.hang out |
A.depended | B.focused | C.called | D.agreed |
A.helped | B.shut | C.picked | D.pulled |
A.controlled | B.prevented | C.developed | D.treated |
A.tired | B.upset | C.strange | D.bored |
A.in spite of | B.for fear of | C.in addition to | D.because of |
A.never | B.sometimes | C.always | D.hardly |
A.imagined | B.doubted | C.wished | D.realized |
A.praised | B.disappointed | C.raised | D.trusted |
A.lack | B.needs | C.favor | D.effects |
A.encouragement | B.permission | C.love | D.aid |
A.cheerful | B.successful | C.respectful | D.meaningful |
A.life | B.relationship | C.marriage | D.friendship |
A.young | B.honest | C.funny | D.amazing |
A.take care of | B.stay away from | C.take the place of | D.pay attention to |
A.teach | B.observe | C.check | D.support |
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A.however | B.whatever | C.whenever | D.wherever |
A.it... what | B.that…what | C.it... that | D.her... that |
A.as if | B.in case of | C.so long as | D.even if |
A.acknowledged | B.exposed | C.boosted | D.polished |
A.welfare | B.capsule | C.appetite | D.melody |
A.reading | B.to be reading | C.to read | D.being reading |