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　　All kinds of people came in to have their shoes shined. Most folks were friendly. But this man was different.

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me. I felt he was __1__ at me.

　　He kept giving a sharp __2__ around every now and then. All the time I kept __3__ where I'd seen his face. Suddenly I knew. I'd seen his __4__ in the post office many times. He was the big robber: __5__ by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying,“it's imagination people __6__. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy.”

　　I kept brushing on his shoes as __7__ as I could. The sooner I finished, the better. He said,“When I was sixteen, I had __8__ $ 2 500 of my own.”

　　That reminded me of something. Was it $ 2 500 or $ 5 000 or $ 25 000? I wasn't __9__. I knew a big reward was __10__ for him.

　　But what could I do about it? __11__ him with a can of shoe polish（擦亮剂）? A man his __12__ could grind（压碎）me into the floor. If only someone would come in! He kept talking away（喋喋不休）.“Along with __13__, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. Start something on a shoestring（鞋带）.”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey __14__ across the street. Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings.

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, __15__! This man's a robber.”

　　“__16__,”the man shouted angrily. He started to jump off the stand. But he didn't go the __17__ he planned. He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold.

　　“That was __18__ clever of you,”the officer said. “You'll get a reward of $ 7 500 for him.”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my __19__,”I said.“It was his. He told me that __20__ you had courage and imagination, you could start something big on a shoestring.”

(1)A.staring	B.glaring	C.laughing	D.pointing
(2)A.look	B.walk	C.word	D.tongue
(3)A.considering	B.remembering	C.caring	D.wondering
(4)A.notice	B.picture	C.mail	D.warning
(5)A.wanted	B.searched	C.caught	D.shown
(6)A.respect	B.treasure	C.lack	D.wish
(7)A.carefully	B.showly	C.well	D.fast
(8)A.made	B.stolen	C.borrowed	D.gathered
(9)A.curious	B.sure	C.interested	D.clear
(10)A.afforded	B.offered	C.suggested	D.received
(11)A.Injure	B.Warn	C.Hit	D.Avoid
(12)A.size	B.age	C.height	D.kind
(13)A.money	B.support	C.cleverness	D.imagination
(14)A.wandering	B.leaving	C.coming	D.speeding
(15)A.help	B.danger	C.stop	D.attention
(16)A.Mind you	B.Shut up	C.Hurry up	D.Hands up
(17)A.method	B.position	C.manner	D.way
(18)A.pretty	B.much	C.very much	D.too much
(19)A.business	B.idea	C.reward	D.praise
(20)A.unless	B.that	C.whether	D.if

Just before Christmas 1978, Kenneth was a passenger in a car as it drove through the Navajo Nation．The night was dark, and the driver, an elderly woman, 　 1 and killed an eight-year-old boy．

　 Later, when he saw how sad the boy’s family were, Kenneth made a（n） 　2 ．He would “do whatever it takes to make 　3 happy at Christmas time.”

　 A year later, at the age of 18, he was living with his mother and younger brother. They were hardly making ends meet on his low wages, but Kenneth bought a used Santa suit and went around 　4

people as poor as himself to give candy and fruit for families even more needy．

　 Just before midnight on Christmas Eve, he went knocking on doors of 　5 houses in the poorest section of the Navajo Nation. Many of the darkened homes didn’t have 　6 .

　 Some families were 　7 to open their doors so late at night. “It’s a man! He has a big bag!”

He 　8 a boy, holding up a lantern and watching from behind the curtains, tell his parents. Kenneth convinced them he was 　9 ．

　

 

At every opened door, he 　10 candies, oranges, toys and so on. Many Navajo kids had never seen 　11 before, so his old costume and store-bought beard didn’t 　12 them．It touched Kenneth that the kids were excited by so 　13 ．

　 He 　14 it up year after year, gathering more “elves （精灵）” to help him．His Christmas

Eve 　15 have grown into an annual Navajo feast with gifts of clothing, tools and toys for over 700 people．Kids who can’t make it to the event because they’re sick or lack transportation get a personal visit from Kenneth or one of his elves．

　 “My grandfather taught me that you learn to be a man by sharing and by keeping promises,” he says．

1．A．struck　　　 B．touched　　 C．found　　　 D．stopped

2．A．conclusion　 　　　　　　　 B．excuse　　　 C．promise D．effort

3．A．the family　 B．children　　 C．brothers　　 D．his mother

4．A．suggesting 　 B．persuading　 C．requiring　 D．calling

5．A．old　　　　　 B．big　　　　 C．bright　　　 D．lonely

6．A．electricity　 B．food　　　　 C．doors　　　 D．windows

7．A．happy　　　　 B．angry　　　 C．afraid　　　 D．eager

8．A．thought 　　 B．hoped　　　 C．let　　　　 D．heard

9．A．gentle 　　　 B．generous 　 C．harmless 　 D．helpful

10．A．reached for B．put down 　 C．picked out D．handed out

11．A．Kenneth 　　 B．candies　　 C．elves　　　 D．Santa Claus

12．A．disappoint B．satisfy 　　 C．attract 　　 D．please

13．A．much 　　　 B．big　　　　 C．little 　　 D．many

14．A．held 　　　 B．kept 　　　 C．gave 　　　 D．took

15．A．gifts 　　　 B．experiences C．excitements D．visits