I first met Annie Mae, a maid (女仆), at my parents-in-laws’ in 1959. She prepared and    36     meals in her quiet, gentle way and then returned to the kitchen to read her Bible (《圣经》) while we     37    . She was a devoted Christian. I found this increasingly true     38     I came to know her more by observation than by conversation.
My husband and I     39     visited his parents. Each time I saw her eating    40    , reading her Bible, I wanted to sit down with her and just talk.    41    , whites didn’t do that with blacks then, and I had to    42     the practice.
In 1965, I decided to     43     the furniture and return to my home state with my two     44     when my husband wanted a divorce (离婚).
Annie Mae asked if she could buy the boys’    45    . When I answered     46    , she asked the price. Then, she asked if she could     47    a little money each month. She was    48    , and I knew her well.
Then each month, an envelope     49     us from Annie Mae with 2 or 3 dollars. A year passed. Annie Mae’s    50     payment arrived along with the following note:
Dear Mrs. Holladay,
I am sending you my last payment of three dollars for the beds     51    . I told my two sons they could now put the beds     52     and sleep in them, for they are now paid for and rightfully    53     us.Thank you for your     54    .
Annie Mae
I read the note two or three times, my eyes filled with tears. Had I only known earlier, I would have said, “Use them now. Don’t     55     until you pay for them.”

A．offered B．served C．gave D．showed

A．talked B．quarreled C．ate D．watched

A．so that B．in case C．as if D．even though

A．often B．hardly C．never D．again

A．angrily B．wildly C．secretly D．alone

A．Instead B．However C．Still D．So

A．protect B．break C．follow D．stop

A．sell B．buy C．repair D．change

A．parents B．sons C．brothers D．friends

A．toys B．chairs C．desks D．beds

A．sorry B．thanks C．no D．yes

A．earn B．use C．send D．get

A．clever B．honest C．simple D．kind

A．separated B．disturbed C．reached D．kept

A．first B．only C．double D．last

A．in full B．in short C．in common D．in general

A．together B．away C．on D．down

A．depend on B．belong to C．lie in D．begin with

A．help B．friendship C．trust D．faith

A．wait B．leave C．return D．put