15.It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse,a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.
One day the pastor(1)B an auction(拍卖)and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars.He carried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall.It completely hid the (2)C!
Just before noon of Christmas Eve,the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop."The (3)Dwon't be here for 40minutes!"he called,and he invited her into the church to get (4)A.She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for a job as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.
The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly.The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm (5)A,but she didn't seem to(6)C"It is mine!"she said."My husband had the cloth made (7)D for mc!
She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II.They planned that he would(8)A her.But she never saw him again.Later she heard that he had died.The pastor tried to(9)B her,advising her to take the cloth with her.She (10)C.Then she went away.
On Christmas Eve,after the service in church,one middle-aged man-the local clock-and-watch repairman-looked rather (11)A.‘‘It is strange,"he said in his soft accent.
"Many years ago,my wife and I owned such a cloth.
The pastor suddenly became very (12)D.He told him about the woman who had been in church (13)B in the day.Together the two got in touch with the (14)D who had interviewed her.And this man and his wife-who had been separated through so many saddened (15)Cwere reunited.
1. A.had | B.attended | C.held | D.took |
2. A.wall | B.church | C.hole | D.table |
3. A.boss | B.company | C.train | D.bus |
4. A.warm | B.ready | C.cool | D.calm |
5. A.damage | B.story | C.fact | D.truth |
6. A.work | B.believe | C.listen | D.understand |
7. A.carefully | B.attentively | C.finally | D.especially |
8. A.join | B.write | C.bring | D.leave |
9. A.amuse | B.comfort | C.please | D.help |
10.A.cried | B.accepted | C.refused | D.continued |
11.A.puzzled | B.delighted | C.determined | D.disappionted |
12.A.sad | B.shocked | C.hopeful | D.excited |
13.A.later | B.earlier | C.warmer | D.colder |
14.A.woman | B.manager | C.husband | D.family |
15.A.weeks | B.countries | C.Christmases | D.centuries |