Severalyearsagoayoungteachertookabustotheschoolwhereheworked.Whenhesatdownhethatthedriverhadgivenhimtwentypencetoomuchchangebyaccident.Ashewhattodohethoughttohimself“I’dbettergi
Severalyearsagoayoungteachertookabustotheschoolwhereheworked.Whenhesatdownhethatthedriverhadgivenhimtwentypencetoomuchchangebyaccident.Ashewhattodohethoughttohimself“I’dbettergivethetwentypenceback.Itwouldbetokeepit.”Thenhethought“Ohitit’sonlytwentypence.Whowouldcareaboutthislittleamount?thebuscompanyalreadygetstoomuchinfares;theywillmissit.itasagiftandkeepquiet.ThesedaysIhavebeenverybecauseofbadhealthandIhopethegiftcancheermeup.”
Whenhearrivedathistheteacherpaused(暂停)atthedoorthenhethetwentypencetothedriverandsaid:“Hereyougavemetoomuch.”
Thedriversmiledandreplied:“Don’tyoume?Itookyourscienceclasslastyear.Iamapart-timedriverhere.IIhadgivenyoutwentypencetoomuch.LaterIthoughtwhynotajokeonyou.IjustwantedtowhatyouwoulddoIgaveyoutoomuchchange.”
Whentheyoungteacherthebushiskneesbecameweak.Hehadtocatchtheneareststreetlamppole(杆)forandlookeduptotheskyandcried:
“OhIalmostlostmyanddidn’tpassthe!”
1.A.hopedB.discoveredC.regrettedD.pretended
2.A.explainedB.discussedC.consideredD.knew
3.A.wrongB.trueC.easyD.clever
4.A.believeB.avoidC.throwD.forget
5.A.ButB.ThereforeC.AnyhowD.However
6.A.neverB.everC.foreverD.always
7.A.BringB.AcceptC.ShowD.Offer
8.A.unhappyB.freeC.strangeD.angry
9.A.homeB.schoolC.stopD.office
10.A.introducedB.postedC.lentD.returned
11.A.changeB.helpC.timeD.confidence
12.A.findB.doubtC.rememberD.refuse
13.A.realizedB.expectedC.decidedD.admitted
14.A.hearB.shareC.tellD.play
15.A.askB.seeC.proveD.understand
16.A.unlessB.becauseC.ifD.though
17.A.ranforB.waitedforC.gotonD.gotoff
18.A.pleasureB.supportC.funD.break
19.A.faceB.senseC.moneyD.way
20.A.lessonB.chanceC.riskD.test