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One day I was mailing a package in the office when I saw a woman approach the postal clerk. "I
found this lying on the floor by my box, " she said, "and I'd like to hand it in."
The postal clerk laughed and said, "I've _
1_ had anyone hand in money before, but I'll put it in an
envelope. Please write your name and telephone number on the front. If no one
2 the money, we'll call
you."
The lady explained, "I've lost money before and it was never turned in. I remember how I
3 . I
don't want to make someone else feel that way." The postal clerk responded with her own
4 of having
dropped some money while shopping and not knowing it
5 she was preparing to pay for her purchases.
I admit that I'd slowed down on my preparations as I was busy listening to their
6 . The lady who
handed in the money left the post office. At almost the same time a very young woman
7 . She
approached the postal clerk and asked, "Has anyone turned in any money recently?"
She told the clerk the
8 , and the clerk laughed again. "As a matter of fact, yes!" she responded. "It
was turned in just several
9 ago."
Then a young man ran in and said, "It's not on the ground!"
She turned to him and said, "Someone turned the money in!"
The look of
10 on both of these young people's faces is a memory I'll have for a long time. The
young lady told how she thought the money was
11 in her coat pocket when she walked in to check
her mailbox. Only when she arrived home did she
12 that it was no longer there.
Yes, I finally finished preparing the package to be mailed, but I was the one who had a very special
surprise in the post office.
( )1. A. often ( )2. A. claims ( )3. A. behaved ( )4. A. way ( )5. A. until ( )6. A. debate ( )7. A. drove in ( )8. A. event ( )9. A. minutes ( )10. A. surprise ( )11. A. generally ( )12. A. believe
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B. always B. requires B. felt B. intention B. when B. quarrel B. rushed in B. time B. hours B. relief B. merely B. doubt
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C. never C. accepts C. reacted C. memory C. after C. lecture C. cut in C. story C. days C. pression C. dly C. realize
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D. occasionally D. seeks D. imagined D. risk D. though D. conversation D. broke in D. amount D. weeks D. excitement D. securely D. prove |