One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school found he had only one thin dime (10分钱) left, and he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you? You don"t owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled (感到困惑). They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor"s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it; then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words: "Paid in full with one glass of milk." Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."
单选题
The boy sold goods from door to door because ______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第一段可以得知,男孩挨门逐户地销售商品是为了付学费。
单选题
But for the young woman"s kind deed, the boy could ______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第三段可以得知,男孩原本是准备放弃的。
单选题
When the boy and the young woman met again years later ______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 从文章的第四段可以得知,多年后两人再次相遇时,男孩已经成长为一名医学专家。
单选题
Dr. Kelly gave special attention to the case mainly because ______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 从上下文可以得知,医学专家对这个病例十分上心是因为他想回报病人当年的善行。
单选题
Among other things, the story shows that ______.