Twochildrenstoodoutsidethedoorwitholdcoats．“Anyoldpapers，lady？“askedoneofthem．Iwasbusy．Iwantedtosayno，butIsawthattheirshoeshadholesinthemandtheywerewet．“ComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhottea

　　Twochildrenstoodoutsidethedoorwitholdcoats．“Anyoldpapers，lady？“askedoneofthem．

　　Iwasbusy．Iwantedtosayno，butIsawthattheirshoeshadholesinthemandtheywerewet．“ComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhottea．“Theycamein，sayingnothing．Theirshoesleftprintsonthefloor．

　　Igavethemteaandbreadtoprotect（防止）themfromthecoldoutside．ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedmyhouseworkagain．

　　Thesilenceinthelivingroomsurprisedme．Ilookedin．

　　Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands，lookingatit．Theboyaskedmeinalowvoice，“Lady，areyourich？“

　　AmIrich？Oh，no!Ilookedattheoldthingsinmyroom．

　　Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）carefullyandsaid，“Yourcupsmatch（相配）yoursaucers．“

　　Thentheyleft，holdingtheirpapersagainstthewind．Theyhadn'tsaidthankyou．Theydidn'tneedto．Theyhaddonemorethanthat．TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchtothankfor．Thebluecupsandsaucersweresimple，buttheymatched．Thepotatoesandmeatbeforeme，aroofovermyhead，myhusbandwithajob-thesethingsmatched，too．

　　Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom．Theprintsoftheirsmallshoeswerestillwetonmyfloor．Iletthembe．IwantedthemtheretoremindmehowrichIwas．

　　36．Thewriterletthetwochildreninto___

　　A．servethemteaandfood

　　B．sellthemsomeoldpapers

　　C．showthemhowrichshewas

　　D．offerthemsomewarmclothes

　　37．Whydidtheboythinkthewriterwasrich？___

　　A．Helikedthesaucer．

　　B．Theroomwasquitelarge．

　　C．Thecupsmatchedthesaucers．

　　D．Shewaskindandreadytogive．

　　38．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___

　　A．thewriterfelteverythingmatched

　　B．thewriter'shusbandwasoutofwork

　　C．thechildrentalkedhappilyintheroom

　　D．thechildrenthankedalotbeforeleaving

　　39．Theunderlinedsentence“Iletthembe．“means“___“

　　A．Ilovedthem．

　　B．Ileftthemthere．

　　C．Ididn'tlikethem．

　　D．Ididn'twanttoseethemagain．

　　40．Accordingtothepassage，whetheryouarerichdependson___．

　　A．whatjobyouaredoing

　　B．wha