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         The Value of an Hour It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey  36  the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in   37  clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step. “Any old  38 , lady？” asked one of them. I was  39  . I wanted to say “no” until my eyes were   40  their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow. “  41  and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.” They walked  42  and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the  43  . I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight  44  the freezing cold outside.  45  I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day. The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice，“Lady, are you  46  ？” I looked at my old sofa covers（沙发套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘)  47  and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was  48  with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that， 49   their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had  50  me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were  51  worth five pence. But they matched. I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these  52  ，too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and  53  the living room. The muddy(沾上泥的)  54  of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to  55  how rich I am. 36. A. before           B. while             C. when            D. as 37. A. old              B. strange           C. new             D. smart 38. A. clothes             B. papers         C. cups            D. shoes 39. A. sad                B. nervous         C. busy            D. happy 40. A. fixed on         B. came at           C. went through    D. got into 41. A. Stand back      B. Turn around       C. Get out         D. Come in 42. A. over               B. out             C. off             D. on 43. A. door               B. floor           C. ground          D. wall 44. A. about            B. against           C. for             D. in 45. A. Thus             B. But               C. Then            D. So 46. A. rich             B. kind              C. helpful         D. healthy 47. A. curiously        B. hopefully         C. carefully       D. silently 48. A. hungry           B. pleasant          C. deep            D. cold 49. A. turning          B. delivering       C. pushing          D. holding 50. A. reminded         B. promised          C. persuaded       D. told 51. A. really          B. even              C. well            D. only 52. A. matched          B. worked            C. mixed           D. agreed 53. A. decorated           B. equipped       C. emptied         D. cleaned 54. A. lines            B. marks             C. signs           D. steps 55. A. realize          B. doubt             C. forget          D. prove 答案：CABCA DABBC ACADA DADBC

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