It was during those hard days in a small community． Food was in short supply． I used to stop by Mr．Miller's stand for One particular day, while Mr．Miller was some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas． Soon I was also to the fresh green peas． The boy left． Mrs．Miller _ to me and said, 'There are two other such boys in our _, all from poor families． Jim always offers to our produce for their marbles（弹珠）． He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles ．Sometimes he even sends them home with some peas for ．' I left the stand, with this man． Years later, I went back to visit some in that community and while I was there I learned Mr．Miller had died． I agreed to my friends to see Mrs．Miller． Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of ． Ahead of us were three young men． They moved to the casket（棺椁）． Mrs．Miller's eyes followed them each young man placed his own hand over the cold pale hand and then left． Our turn came to meet Mrs．Miller．I told her who I was and mentioned the of the marbles． She said, 'Those three young men were the boys． They told me how they Jim's kindness．' 'We've never had much ,' she said, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the man．' Then she lifted her husband's lifeless fingers． beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles ! 小题1: A．flowers B．grains C．vegetables D．fruits 小题2: A．bagging B．digging C．selling D．cooking 小题3: A．happily B．hungrily C．curiously D．seriously 小题4: A．carried B．sent C．drawn D．led 小题5: A．pulled up B．picked up C．got up D．came up 小题6: A．community B．town C．home D．store 小题7: A．trade B．bring C．change D．get 小题8: A．in time B．in particular C．on purpose D．on average 小题9: A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 小题10: A．impressed B．surprised C．disappointed D．satisfied 小题11: A．relatives B．friends C．businessmen D．workers 小题12: A．introduce B．send C．accompany D．assist 小题13: A．comfort B．thanks C．praise D．encouragement 小题14: A．since B．whether C．because D．as 小题15: A．cool B．warm C．red D．pale 小题16: A．price B．color C．story D．number 小题17: A．appreciated B．forgot C．needed D．helped 小题18: A．debt B．wealth C．hope D．health 小题19: A．tallest B．dearest C．richest D．toughest 小题20: A．Rolling B．Fading C．Hanging D．Resting