Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver，I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款臺(tái))，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank­you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
小題1:
The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.
A．to visit a friendB．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash registerD．to have more gas for his car
小題2:
The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．
A．turned offB．moved offC．put upD．set up
小題3:
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B．The couple sent him a business card.
C．The couple offered to help him.
D．He called his friend for help.
小題4:
The battery of the author’s car was dead because________.
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．the meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
小題5:
By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ________.
A．how to write a thank­you letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind­heartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks
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He learned much from his efforts and went on to practise his writing. Then he became the first famous writer in American history.
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A．He found his son’s letters written very well
B．He felt his son expressed himself very well
C．He told his son what he wrote wasn’t so good
D．He bought a copy of The Spectator for him
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(1) He studied the stories in the magazine and made notes.
(2) He rewrote some of the stories and tried to express their thought fully.
(3) He turned some stories into poems, and then turned them back again.
(4) He tried hard to publish his poems in the periodical The Spectator.
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In Sophie’s dormitory I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.
小題1:
What do we learn about Sophie from the passage?
A．She did not understand how her mother felt about her leaving.
B．She had few friends, and kept to herself at home that summer.
C．She made a photo album to show her love.
D．She liked her colorful T-shirts very much.
小題2:
Why did the author feel hurt, according to the second paragraph?
A．Because Sophie was not interested in what she was doing.
B．Because Sophie had little time for her.
C．Because Sophie was going to leave home for a long time.
D．Because Sophie did not help her to make the quilt.
小題3:
How did the author feel when they arrived at the college?
A．She felt worried.
B．She felt nervous.
C．She was sorry to be leaving her daughter.
D．She missed her daughter very much.
小題4:
Why did the author finally let her daughter go?
A．She realized that her daughter had to go to college by herself.
B．She realized that the love between them would never be cut off.
C．Sophie’s present had made her forget her sorrow.
D．Sophie’s new friends were calling her outside the dormitory.

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