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When I was a young boy, we lived near a public swimming pool where I spent hours playing the 9
B
that summer. What attracted me most there was the cool cola and chips. Often, my mom would give me a quarter for snacks. Sometimes, 10
C
, she wasn't home or was busy working. In that 11
D
, I would try the coach cushions(沙发垫).
I would pull the cushions out and 12
A
deep into the coach gaps, hoping to find 13
B
coins that had fallen out of someone's pockets. Often, to my 14
A
, I would find a dime(十分硬币), and sometimes even a quarter. Then, I would run to the swimming pool with 15
C
in my hand and happiness in my heart.
It was not until recently that I realized I found change there often during the summertime, while in the winter, I 16
D
found a penny. It's likely that Mom would drop change down there on purpose. She did so knowing it would 17
B
my day. Of course, she never 18
A
it. I guess some secrets are too 19
C
to share. Maybe a hidden act of love has a unique 20
D
to it. You get no 21
D
or thanks for it, at least not to your face. Yet, you know that you are 22
C
someone's life. But no act of love is ever really 23
A
; it lives on in the hearts of those it touches.
9. A. chair
B. stand
C. path
D. workshop
10. A. instead
B. otherwise
C. however
D. besides
11. A. view
B. process
C. opportunity
D. case
12. A. reach
B. push
C. press
D. gather
13. A. old
B. spare
C. unique
D. normal
14. A. joy
B. shock
C. regret
D. sadness
15. A. account
B. rent
C. change
D. option
16. A. nearly
B. regularly
C. almost
D. hardly
17. A. destroy
B. make
C. balance
D. end
18. A. mentioned
B. ignored
C. doubted
D. stressed
19. A. heavy
B. dark
C. good
D. horrible
20. A. requirement
B. price
C. danger
D. happiness
21. A. satisfaction
B. reflection
C. blame
D. recognition
22. A. recovering
B. rating
C. improving
D. respecting
23. A. unseen
B. unusual
C. unforgettable
D. unconditional
