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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Thanks to my conservative(保守的) Jewish background, I didn’t believe in angels. That is,

not until Christmas Eve of 1979, when an angel brought unexpected joy to my home.

After divorce, my two daughters not only lost the security of a whole family, they also

tearfully left behind neighborhood friends, a familiar school, and a large house. These had all been

replaced with a narrow two-bedroom apartment in a poorer part of town.

I arranged to take my vocation during my children’s winter school holiday. We spent

evenings planning activities: cookie baking, games, a pizza night, and evening car rides to view

neighborhood holiday lights. With expectation, they seemed to be in good spirits.

The week before the school break, however, terrible news of family disasters arrived. By

Christmas Eve, gloom clouded our vacation plans. An afternoon outing for movie did little to

improve our mood.

On returning to our apartment, we were astonished to see a beautiful, six-foot Christmas tree

propped(支撑) against our front door. In silent wonder, we looked back and forth, from the tree to

one another and around the empty street. Excitement built, and the girls begged to keep the tree.

“Maybe it’s for us,” insisted my older daughter.

“Yeah,” echoed my younger child. “I bet an angel brought it to us!”

I laughed aloud at the idea of an angel bringing a Christmas tree to a Jewish family. Caught

up in their happiness, I pronounced the tree “ours.”

We dragged it inside and headed out to the only supermarket in our small town open that late

on Christmas Eve. With holiday goods marked down to half price, I gave a nod of approval to a

tree stand(底座), two boxes of multicolored balls, a package of six Santa figurines(小雕像), a

100-foot string of mini lights, and one paper angel.

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Back home, we moved “our” tree into our tiny living room.

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The annual winter holiday became a family tradition.

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Back home, we moved “our” tree into our tiny living room. Cheerfully, the girls painted some

paper decorations. With delight that had been absent for months, we started to add the things we

bought from the supermarket around the Christmas tree. We strung the lights, hung the

multicolored balls and placed the paper angel on top. Finally, with a girl in each of my arms, we

sat in the darkness, attracted by the twinkling Christmas tree lights. There was full of joy in our

new home.

The annual winter holiday became a family tradition. We’d feel complete with a “Jewish

Angel” Christmas tree in member of our heaven-sent gift. For many years, we held our breath and

experienced the familiar feeling up our arms when we placed the original paper angel on the top of

each tree. Still, every Christmas Eve, my daughters and I talked about the unexpected joy that

Christmas tree had brought us and about the special childhood memories at that time.

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat.

That’s when the phone call came, the call that made the bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy

one.

I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and

everything else I would need for that day. I ran into my parents’ room to find dad. When I saw him

on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. What possibly could have

happened?

“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.

Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that

mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had

problems and was different than other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die

and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.

When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew

apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in

hospital. I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. About eight months before she

died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end.

Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She

wanted to know everything I did and everything I ate. In a way, she lived through me.

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After we found about her death, we…

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Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to.

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After we found about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When

she was alive, I had bought another Beanie Baby but never had the chance to send it to her, so I

took it with me, hoping that I could put it in her casket. When I was on the plane, I just couldn’t

help thinking about the time we had spent together.

Her funeral meant so different from any funeral I’d ever been to. I remembered crying so

hard, I felt weak. I thought about the talks we had when she was in hospital. She was always

curious about my life and optimistic about everything she faced though she had a rare disease. I

recalled her words of having a different body and I absolutely knew she would do better than I

could. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of

life.

3. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

A few years ago I worked in an international company that sold computer devices. I had to

travel a lot over the country as a part of my work. I remember that I was at a stage of my life

where I only cared about how to make more money.

On one of my trips, I came to the airport to take a bus to downtown, as usual. It was the same

routine: get into the city, take the bus to the hotel, visit the customer, work late, take the bus back

to the airport and fly back…That day, for some reasons, I decided to take the stairs down to a

different exit, where I came across a beautiful garden I had never seen before. I waited there,

enjoying the scenery. Finally the bus came.

Usually I always took the seat behind the driver. That day I sat down somewhere in the

middle. A boy was seated next to me, carrying a lot of suitcases. Suddenly, he turned to me and

gave me one of the most sincere smiles I had ever seen from a stranger. Warmly, he said, “hi, the

perfect day in the perfect place, huh?”

I remember thinking to myself – this must be one of those typical people who is young and

naive and just thinks everything is beautiful and easy. Why was he annoying me when I just

wanted to enjoy the bus ride? But out of politeness, I replied, “Perfect! Did your parents pay for

you to have some vacations on the beach?” “No, I’m not here for vacation, and I don’t have

parents,” He shook his head, “I’m here because I want to achieve my biggest dream. I’m on the

way to the army school where my grandfather studied a long time ago.”

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“I lost my dad 10 years ago then my mom married again. My stepfather…

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He smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind, to…

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“I lost my dad 10 years ago then my mom married again. My stepfather threw me out of the

house. Since then, I’ve been living all over the country. I’ve met many people who were kind to

me. And I’ve learnt a lot from life through these years,” he said softly. At that point I couldn’t say

a word. I felt the tears coming. Fortunately, he continued talking.

He smiled and told me that for 10 years, he had only one thing on his mind, to join the army

school like his grandfather. “My grandpa was a general of the army. He left me this,” he said

proudly. He showed me a golden knife and said this was the best memory of his childhood. “The

only thing I know is that I will follow my dream and every day I will be happy.” Soon, the bus

reached his stop, he stood up, took all his suitcases, and said goodbye with a big smile. From that

day on, I always try to do everything with my best smile on my face.

4.阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。

Two score years ago, deep in a forest some researchers were struggling to study the rarest

creature in the world. No one had ever seen it, and its existence was only known by some remains,

and by its highly characteristic call. The call was similar to that of a dog with a toothache.

Everyone expected to be the first to photograph and study it. The ‘beast’ was a nocturnal(夜

间活跃的) beast, so during the day the scientists would pass their time making a study of other

matters or in discussion. The most remarkable of them was Sir Walter. He was a very pleasant and

reliable man, with a tiny little moustache and a huge explorer’s hat. Every day, before tea, he

would spend an hour sitting at his desk, putting all his equipment and bits and pieces in their

proper place. He did this with exact precision (精确度). The notebook went right at the far edge of

the desk, on the right hand side, slightly beyond the recorder, and next to the five pencils which

were always in the same order: black, red, blue, green and yellow. The lamp was always towards

the end of the desk, next to the camera, on and so it was with all his things, even with the

smallest of details.

Everyone was amused that this gentleman was such a perfect example of the famous English

obsession (痴迷) with order.

The researchers spent a great many nights in that area before the creature appeared, and

before it did so some of them even doubted its existence. It, however, appeared suddenly, while

everything was quiet.

Only a few metres away, the scientists heard its call loud and clear, the famous call of the dog

with a toothache. It lasted only an instant, because all the sudden noisy confusion of the

researchers scrabbling for their cameras and notebooks scared the creature, and it shot off before it

could apparently be seen or studied in any detail.

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Then came a new day, and the researchers couldn’t wait to compare their findings. _______

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But the moment they saw what Sir Walter had, they were shocked. ____________________

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Paragraph 1: Then came a new day, and the researchers couldn’t wait to compare their

findings. Some had succeeded in recording its unusual call, others had noted down how it moved,

and the most fortunate of all had even managed to photograph parts of its tail or legs. They all

congratulated each other on what they had achieved in such a short time, wild with joy.

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Paragraph 2: But the moment they saw what Sir Walter had, they were shocked. He had

taken several complete photos, as well as recording its cry, and making perfect full-colour

presentations on the creature in any detail! They ran to congratulate him as the best researcher of

them all. They now understood that his obsession with order had been the best way to prepare

himself for working in the dark. This had meant Sir Walter had no problem in finding and using

the recorder, the camera, the notebook and the pencils, all in a flash and without having to look for

them. Of course, the work Sir Walter did on “The Rarest Creature in the World” made him well

known.

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before

college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a

doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t

interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle, one of the ciders in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience

it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could

make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the

world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work

surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The

experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days

started early (at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank), and were filled with endless duties. And the

night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing

atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and

unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was

going to win out.

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night

call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved

through (穿梭) traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.

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Paragraph 1: Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus.

Paragraph 2: The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with

grateful smiles on their faces.

Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the hit the road face down and rolled over. He lay

motionless in the middle of the road as the bus sped away. None of the cars behind the bus stopped.

In fact, I felt the same urge to keep going, but the urge to stop and help was stronger. Knowing

that he could die in a matter of minutes, I stopped my car and carefully examined the body. With

the help of some passers-by, I lifted his unconscious body into the car and raced back to the

hospital. After his family was contacted, and he was wheeled into emergency surgery, I drove

home, exhausted.

The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful

smiles on their mother held my hands to her face and started weeping. “Son, you are an

angel!’ she repeated. What a feeling this was, to help save the life of another person! I spent the

rest of the day in a state of exhilaration, the most fabulous mood I had ever experienced. Driving

home that evening, I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Two months of placements

could not do what 30 minutes helping an accident victim had done for me. We spend a lot of our

time wondering what path to take in our lives. This experience taught me that at times, these

decisions are made for you – and that whatever happens is always for the best.

7.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Only four years before, Kameelah was told that she would never walk again. But now, with

the support of her father James, she could run, jump and even got her green belt in Tae

Kwando(跆拳道).

When Kameelah was 11, she was diagnosed as scoliosis(脊椎侧凸) after a physical

examination. Her family was told that only 10 percent of all children are troubled by scoliosis, but

they just couldn’t believe Kameelah was a part of that 10 percent.

Her first surgery was scheduled immediately. The doctor had the difficult task of rebuilding

Kameelah’s entire spine(脊椎) and then re-situating her organs around it. “I had never been in the

hospital for anything serious before, and I’d never had surgery, either. I was so scared,” Kameelah

recalls.

She was given something to fall asleep for the surgery, so that she would not feel anything.

Because this surgery dealt with the spine and nerve connections to the brain, the doctor had to

make sure that Kameelah could still move her body parts right. Therefore, she was woken up in

the middle of the surgery. “They asked me to move my fingers, then my toes. I could hardly

understand what was going on. It was bright, and things weren’t very clear. To look back, I can’t

believe that I was awake while my back was open, and the doctors had their hands in there.”

The first surgery was successful, but Kameelah would have to return two more times for the

doctor to completely fix the problem. It was at the end of the third surgery when things went

wrong…really wrong. The doctor inserted(插入) a metal rod(金属棒), which happened to be too

small, into Kameelah’s back. As a result, it affected some of the nerves in her spine. She was

practically paralyzed(几乎瘫痪) from the waist down.

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“I’m really very sorry,” the doctor informed her parents, “but I don’t think Kameelah…

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“I just remember telling Dad, ‘I have to walk. I have to walk, Dad.’” Kameelah said, “And

he…

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“I’m really very sorry,” the doctor informed her parents, “but I don’t think Kameelah will

ever be able to walk again,” But Kameelah’s father, as well as Kameelah herself, refused to accept

that result. They insisted that the doctor perform another surgery or try some other ways of

treatment, hoping that with the help of the doctor Kameelah would recover one day. But the doctor

refused their request, and he knew that Kameelah could never walk again.

“I just remember telling Dad, ‘I have to walk. I have to walk, Dad.’” Kameelah said, “And

he promised me that he would help me walk again.” Kameelah was brought home in a wheelchair

and worked with her father, doing exercises that would be quite easy for any other person, but

were extremely painful and difficult for Kameelah. After about a year of hard work, Kameelah

was able to walk with a stick. Eventually, she walked confidently and could even run. Later, she

took up learning Tae Kwando. Once being practically paralyzed, she lives a quite good life now.

8.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Once upon a time, in a small village in Turkey, there lived a mother and her son. The son was

known by all as Bald Boy because even though he was still quite young he had no hair on his head

at all.

Bald Boy and his mother were very poor indeed and so each day Bald Boy would take up his

basket and went out into the woods in search of food.

One day, as he was searching the forest floor for mushrooms, Bald Boy was sure that he

could hear a young girl crying. When he looked up he noticed a little squirrel(松鼠) sitting on the

branch of the tree above his head. The squirrel was crying inconsolably(无法安慰的) and so Bald

Boy took the little creature in his arms. He comforted her and told her that everything was going

to be okay.

When at last the squirrel stopped crying, the two friends got to talking and the Bald Boy

explained how he lived with his mother and how they were very poor.

“I need to come into this forest each day in search of food because we have no money,” he

told the squirrel.

It was then that the little squirrel said, “You have been very kind to me today so I am going to

help you in return.”

Then the little squirrel jumped out of Bald Boy’s hands and said, “Follow me.”

The young boy followed the squirrel through the forest for many hours until they reached a

cliff edge(悬崖边) that could see the green valley below.

“You must climb down this cliff,” said the squirrel. “When you reach the bottom you will

find the Forest Queen. She will ask you three questions and you must answer them all correctly to

receive the prize.”

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The squirrel climbed up onto Bald Boy’s shoulder and whispered…

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“If you do not answer correctly,” she said in her cold voice, “then…

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The squirrel climbed up onto Bald Boy’s shoulder and whispered the answers to the three

questions in his ear. Then she jumped down and ran back into the forest. Bald Boy made himself a

rope, then climbed down the cliff edge and made his way to where the squirrel had told him the

Forest Queen lived. When she saw him approaching, the Queen stopped Bald Boy and demanded

that he answer three questions.

“If you do not answer correctly,” she said in her cold voice, “then you will lose your head.”

“How many cherries are growing on this tree?” “Where is the middle of the earth?” “Which is the

heavier of these two apples?” Confidently, Bald Boy spoke out the answers the squirrel had

already told him. The Forest Queen could not deny that all three answers were correct and so she

unwillingly handed Bald Boy a large bag of gold that was his prize. He thanked the squirrel in his

heart and happily returned home to his mother with the gold.

9.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

One day，I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot while waiting for my husband．A

pretty female driver pulled into the spot beside our car．There was a striking resemblance to Liz

Taylor．Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and teeth like an even row of pearls. A few minutes later，

a nice looking man entered her car，leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.

Sitting there，I wanted to cry．How could some people be so lucky as to have everything?

Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week．She seemed friendly and always

waved，flashing a big smile．My envy continued to exist long after she drove away.

A couple of weeks later，sitting in our usual parking lot，I was holding a book，watching her

over the top of it．Her husband came to the car，took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could

see very well as she moved to get out．She unsteadily walked around to the passenger side very

slowly，leaning on a walking cane．Sitting sideways．she lifted one leg with her hands and then the

other．The beautiful lady had a prosthesis(假肢) on the left leg and a brace(支持物) on the right

leg．

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I couldn’t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me, and my husband said he

knew her husband and the story．

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I prayed for forgiveness all the way home．

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I couldn’t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me, and my husband about said

he knew her husband and the story．The lady and her parents were in a car that got caught on the

railroad tracks and was hit by a train．Both parents were killed and she was severely injured．She

was only 12 years old．The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no

signals．He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home．

I prayed for forgiveness all the way home．The lady I thought had everything I didn’t．I

realized how lucky I was to have my parents，the ability to walk，run or dance through life and

many wonderful things money can’t buy．I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady

for anything．When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you，don’t be fooled．

10.阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

An 80-year –old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly

educated son . Suddenly a crow ( 乌鸦) perched on their window.

The father asked his son , “What is this?” The son replied, “ It is a crow.”

After a few minutes ,the father asked his son the second time, “What is this ?” The son said,

“Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow.’ ”

After a little while, the old father asked his son the third time , “ What’s this?”

At this time some expression of irritation (恼怒)was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his

father with a rebuff. “ It’s a crow, a crow .” A little while later, the father again asked his son the

fourth time, “ What is this ?”

This time the son shouted at his father , “Why do you keep asking me the same question

again and again ,although I have told you so many times ‘ IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to

understand this?”

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he

had maintained since his son was born.

On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page .

When the son read it ,the following words were written in the diary:

“ Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa ,when a crow was sitting on

the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a

crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23

times. I did not at all feel irritated but I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”

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After reading the diary, _______________________________________________________

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Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.

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After reading the diary, the son was filled with tears and began to reflect on the days when he

used to sit together with his father .His father would patiently answer the same question all 23

times without feeling irritation while his father asked him the same question just 4times! The son

thought to himself : If I attain old age, how will my son look at me? Will he think of me as a

burden ?Will he shout at me because of my poor sight, poor hearing or poor understanding?

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Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father. He made an apology to his

father ,begging his father to forgive him for his bad behavior. He said this aloud, “ I promise to see

you happy forever, Dad. It is you who have cared for me ever since I was a little child, showering

your selfless affection on me. You worked hard to make money so that I could afford to go to

university. I will serve you in the best way.”

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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that set his heart

racing. But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle. Five dollars would buy almost

a week’s food for his family.

Reuben couldn’t ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing

went to his mother, Dora. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it

together. The housework was never-ending, and she was struggled to support their five children

but she was happy as her family and their well-being were all she cared about.

Nevertheless, he opened the shop’s weathered (风化的)door and went inside. Standing proud

and straight in his flour-sack

（面粉袋改做的）shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the

shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don’t have the money right now. Can you please hold

it for some time?”

“I’ll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “People around here don’t usually have that kind of money

to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”

Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out.

He would raise the money and not tell anybody, for he thought Mum would get surprised

when she saw that brooch. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben

suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags. People built their

own buildings in Bay Roberts, using nails bought in bags from a local factory. Sometimes the used

nail

bags were thrown away at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to

the factory for five cents a piece.

That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.

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Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. ________________________________________

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Finally the time came! ____________________________________________________________

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Every day after school, Reuben started his plan. Cold and hungry, Reuben wandered the

streets, searching for the nail bags carefully. To save more money, he even decided to deliver

papers in the early morning. Exhausted and tired as he felt, he still insisted on. It was the brooch

in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile. After a long time of hard

work, he made it eventually. After a long time of hard work, he made it eventually.

Finally the time came! He took out the soda tin, poured the coins out and began to count. Five

dollars! His hard work paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly, Reuben rushed for the shop to buy the

brooch. The moment he got the beautiful brooch, he burst through the front door and placed it in

Dora’s hand. Never had Dora received such a gift. Speechless and happy, she held her son tightly

into her arms, with tears welling up in her eyes.

12.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

On Christmas Eve, seventy-three-year-old George selected his food carefully. Skim milk was

$2.99, white bread, 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier, he calculated that he

had saved 80 cents today.

At the exit, the wind reminded him of his gloves. “Where are they?” Not in the coat pockets.

Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when he entered the store. He

clearly remembered putting them into the pocket of this coat. George made a second thorough

search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been

dropped somewhere inside the store.

Old George had bought the black leather gloves at a 25% discount, for just $35.00, ten years

ago. They were soft and warm and very durable. He had taken care not to let a drop of water or

rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked like new. Losing this favorite possession was

almost like losing a child to him.

George, calm on the outside but nervous inside, re-entered the store. He followed the same

route he had walked before, starting at the bread counter, to the milk section, the corner where salt

and sugar were placed, then the rest of the store. Several minutes of anxious searching turned out

to be in vain. He asked the customers whether they saw a pair of black leather gloves, but they

said no. Then he went over to the cashier without hesitation to ask if she had received any lost

gloves, but only received the same answer. His heart grew heavier.

“Society has changed, people have changed,” he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if

somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Now a good action is lost.”

Yet he did not give up hope. He started to stare at anybody wearing black gloves to see if

they looked like his. The first two persons he saw did wear gloves, but one was women’s and the

other not black.

注意:

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly, he found a man looking like a lawyer, ____________________________________

Paragraph 2:

During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. ____________

Suddenly, he found a man looking like a lawyer, wearing black leather gloves. Abrupt as it

might seem, George came up without hesitation and asked if they were his, but there came a

disappointing answer. On second thought, he realized nobody would be so foolish as to wear them

right inside the store. He had no other alternative but to ask the cashier to keep them in case the

lost gloves were found. Then he dragged his legs towards the exit.

During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. After all, in deep

winter, he could not do without gloves. Finally poor George decided to buy another pair of leather

gloves. With the last ray of hope, he stepped into the store again. No sooner had he opened the

door than the cashier told him there was indeed one such pair as he lost. after examining them

carefully, he was wild with joy, expressing sincere gratitude and saying to himself that a good

action was never lost.