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The Value of an Hour

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was Busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey 36 the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in 37 clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step.

“Any old 38 , lady？” asked one of them.

I was 39 . I wanted to say “no” until my eyes were 40 their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow.

“ 41 and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked 42 and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the 43 . I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight 44 the freezing cold outside. 45 I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice，“Lady, are you 46 ？”

I looked at my old sofa covers（沙发套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘) 47 and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was 48 with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that， 49 their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had 50 me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were 51 worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these 52 ，too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and 53 the living room. The muddy(沾上泥的) 54 of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to 55 how rich I am.

36. A. before B. while C. when D. as

37. A. old B. strange C. new D. smart

38. A. clothes B. papers C. cups D. shoes

39. A. sad B. nervous C. busy D. happy

40. A. fixed on B. came at C. went through D. got into

41. A. Stand back B. Turn around C. Get out D. Come in

42. A. over B. out C. off D. on

43. A. door B. floor C. ground D. wall

44. A. about B. against C. for D. in

45. A. Thus B. But C. Then D. So

46. A. rich B. kind C. helpful D. healthy

47. A. curiously B. hopefully C. carefully D. silently