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Game Anyone Can Play
The most unhappy people live in their own little worlds of loneliness. They do very little for others and
1 have much fun.
I heard of one man who was considered by the townspeople to be both
2 and simple. His
simplicity earned him the reputation of a miser (守财奴). When he died, everyone
3 to find a lot of
money in his home. But all they found were some
4 .
It came out that he had used most of his money to help
5 needy young students through college.
And the coins filled his
6 as he walked down the busy streets looking for
7 whose parking
meters (停车收费计) had run out. When he found one, he
8 drop in a coin. One of his neighbors
commented, "That explains why he looked so
9 !"
Of course! People who are willing to
10 others will always be happy. When I lived in Denver. I
decided to do the
11 thing. So whenever I parked on a busy
12 I noticed the parking meters
around me. If one was running out, I Would put in a coin.
Then I learned something
13 . It is illegal to do that in Denver! Once I learned that I was breaking
the law, I quit looking for meters to feed. And I
14 an extra bit of joy.
I have moved
15 from Denver now and I just might go back to feed an expired (到期的) meter
from time to time. I don't know how the city government feels about my little
16 to drivers, but I do
know how it feels to be unavoidably late
17 to a parked car, and worrying about whether the meter has run out. And if I have to look over my shoulder
18 I deposit a coin, then somehow I think that may be more fun!
It can be a game: do something
19 and don't get caught!
Everyone is allowed to
20 .
( )1. A. merely
( )2. A. rich
( )3. A. prepared
( )4. A. jewels
( )5. A. put
( )6. A. baggage
( )7. A. cars
( )8. A. could
( )9. A. shabby
( )10. A. pity
( )11. A. strange
( )12. A. city
( )13. A. disturbing
( )14. A. got
( )15. A. along
( )16. A. gifts
( )17. A. getting
( )18. A. after
( )19. A. specific
( )20. A. ask |
B. likely
B. poor
B. waited
B. coins
B. pass
B. wallets
B. trucks
B. would
B. busy
B. help
B. proper
B. path
B. disgusting
B. found
B. away
B. talents
B. coming
B. before
B. bad
B. say |
C. surely
C. generous
C. expected
C. valuables
C. go
C. hands
C. drivers
C. might
C. happy
C. please
C. same
C. marketplace
C. shocking
C. lost
C. in
C. thoughts
C. walking
C. until
C. good
C. do |
D. rarely
D. humorous
D. tried
D. treasure
D. live
D. pockets
D. passengers
D. should
D. different
D. serve
D. funny
D. street
D. interesting
D. felt
D. on
D. wishes
D. returning
D. unless
D. ridiculous
D. play |