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During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other. One day I was   1  some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily   __2   a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 3   to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球). Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby,   4__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things  _5   he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself,   6   by this man. Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 7__  three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __8__ their eyes. Our __9__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __10_  she had told me about the __11__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me    how they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 12 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.” “We’ve _ 13__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __14__, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the __15__ man.” Then she gently lifted the  _16_  fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles. At that time I realized that we would not be  _17   by our words, but by our kind  _18 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a  _19_  person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _20  him. 1.A.buying        B. selling           C. borrowing      D. hunting 2.A.reaching for  B. glancing at           C. staring at        D. picking up 3.A. astonished      B. pleased        C. annoyed            D. worried 4.A.turned over      B. went over      C. came over         D. looked over 5.A.but              B. otherwise         C. or             D. although 6.A.suspected     B. impressed         C. regretted          D. embarrassed 7.A.discovering      B. watching           C. finding        D. seeing 8.A.closing          B. rolling           C. cleaning          D. wiping 9 A. time         B. chance             C. turn              D. decision 10.A. the story       B. the proverb           C. the legend        D. the joke 11.A. marbles        B. men            C. debt              D. life 12.A. talked         B. traded            C. shared            D. left 13.A. ever        B. always             C. never             D. seldom 14.A. laughed         B. cried             C. sighed            D. added     15.A. honest         B. happiest          C. coldest            D. richest 16.A. lifeless           B. regretless        C. useless        D. hopeless 17.A. thought        B. touched        C. remembered     D. affected 18.A. deeds          B. things            C. remarks        D. rewards 19.A. strict         B. honest            C. special            D. learned 20.A. ignore         B. forget            C. recognize         D. remind   答案： ACACD  BDDCA  ABCDD   ACACB  

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