Many years ago,when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver,I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City,where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款臺),I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
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Moved off. /Set off./Left/took off.
Moved off. /Set off./Left/took off.
,but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend's.We chatted on the way into the city,and when I got out of the car,the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me.Soon afterward,I received a Christmas present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holiday meaningful.
Years later,I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In later afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day,and the battery (電池) was dead.Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership – a shop selling cars – was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment,so when I got home,I wrote them a note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you,and it meant a lot,he said.
"Thank you" – two powerful words.They're easy to say and mean so much.
(1)Why did the author stop at Oklahoma City? (No more than 10 words) Because he planned to visit his friend living there.Or:To visit a friend.
Because he planned to visit his friend living there.Or:To visit a friend.
(2)The underlined words "took off" in Paragraph 2 mean Moved off. /Set off./Left/took off.
Moved off. /Set off./Left/took off.
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(3)What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? (No more than 15 words) The couple he greeted at the gas station offered to help him.Or:The couple he met at the gas station took him to his friend's.
The couple he greeted at the gas station offered to help him.Or:The couple he met at the gas station took him to his friend's.
(4)Why was the battery of the author's car dead? (No more than 10 words) Because the author forgot to turn off the lights.Or:Because the author left the lights on all day.
Because the author forgot to turn off the lights.Or:Because the author left the lights on all day.
(5)What is the author's purpose in writing his own experiences? (No more than 15 words) He tries to show the importance of expressing thanks.Or:He wants to show two easy words"Thank you." mean so much.
He tries to show the importance of expressing thanks.Or:He wants to show two easy words"Thank you." mean so much.