I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it? ”I wondered. I it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled . Immediately my mind back many years ago.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of on my shoulder. On my that day, I came to that company finally, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had always taken me there to his workers whether they wanted any magazines.
off the rain like a wet dog, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he me over to the fireplace. Noticing the in the top of my , he said, “Come with me! ”pulling me into his truck. We before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too, ”Mr. Rader said.
Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “ to others as you would have them do to you. ”He said affectionately(亲切地), “Jimmy, I want you to I love you. ”
I said goodbye, and for the first time I a flicker of hope that somehow things would be all right. With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, and love, and that would always make a .
A.read B.thought C.turned D.passed
A.address B.list C.message D.information
A.brought B.approached C.returned D.traveled
A.magazines B.newspapers C.notes D.books
A.returns B.rounds C.trips D.arrivals
A.beg B.demand C.tell D.ask
A.Letting B.Giving C.Turning D.Shaking
A.followed B.led C.watched D.carried
A.hole B.mud C.water D.cover
A.coat B.shoe C.sock D.bag
A.pulled up B.took in C.drove away D.walked up
A.dressed B.fitted C.shared D.comforted
A.never B.already C.ever D.hardly
A.for B.with C.on D.in
A.pen B.paper C.card D.notebook
A.Do B.Give C.Show D.Lend
A.say B.know C.consider D.express
A.sensed B.predicted C.lost D.admitted
A.sadness B.challenge C.kindness D.intension
A.deal B.fortune C.choice D.difference