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     Many years ago, , when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, , I was driving to my
parents' home in Missouri for Christmas.I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from
Oklahoma City, , where I was planning to stop and visit a friend.While I was standing in line at the
cash register(收款台), , I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
     I took_off, , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.I
stopped and wondered what I should do.A car pulled up behind me.It was the couple I had spoken
to at the gas station.They said they would take me to my friend's.We chatted on the way into the city, 
and when I got out of the car, , the husband gave me his business card.
     I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me.Soon afterward, , I received a Christmas
present from them.Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
     Years later, , I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning.In late afternoon I returned to my
car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, , and the battery(电池) was dead.Then I noticed that the
Friendly Ford dealership-a shop selling cars-was right next door.I walked over and found two salesmen
in the showroom.
     "Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and explained my trouble.They quickly drove a pickup
truck to my car and started it.They would accept no payment, , so when I got home, , I wrote them a
note to say thanks.I received a letter back from one of the salesmen.No one had ever taken the time to
write him and say thank you, , and it meant a lot, , he said.
     "Thank you"-two powerful words.They're easy to say and mean so much.

1.The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.
A. to visit a friend          
B. to see his parents
C. to pay at the cash register  
D. to have more gas for his car

2. The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean "________".
A. turned off  
B. moved off  
C. put up  
D. set up

3. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.  
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.  
D. He called his friend for help.

4. The battery of the author's car was dead because________.
A. something went wrong with the lights    
B. the meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights          
D. he drove too long a distance

5. By telling his own experiences, , the author tries to show ________.
A. how to write a thankyou letter        
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kindheartedness of older people    
D. the importance of expressing thanks

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