Recently I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. I live on the Island of Hawaii. About a month ago, when I 36 my car and was about to drive off, I glanced down at the roadside. A piece of paper 37 my eye. I picked it up and read it 38 . Instantly I was grateful that I had done that.
The form 39 to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting the owners’ 40 of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly I put myself in their 41 and figured: no one would throw this away, especially if it was current. I also 42 the form for contact or any 43 data, perhaps a license tag(牌照) or telephone number. But that seemed 44 .
Although the form had been 45 on the wind, where in the busy, crowded parking lot would I find the 46 ? So I checked the date and 47 the names of the owners, who must be in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to 48 was to put the form in a(n) 49 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined how frantic (狂乱的) I’d be 50 I had misplaced the receipt. It is much easier to make a(n) 51 to return it than to leave them angry, upset etc. over the 52 , so I did as I thought.
My hunch(预感) was right. On the weekend a happy couple called 53 my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked and searched for the receipt 54 everywhere before giving up. Without it they would lose $8,000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoid a major trouble by doing 55 that at first glance seemed minor.
36. A. parked B. bought C. started D. found
37. A. blocked B. caught C. kept D. covered
38. A. suddenly B. carefully C. gladly D. b riefly
39. A. came out B. worked out C. turned out D. gave out
40. A. permission B. plan C. care D. payment
41. A. side B. shoes C. place D. position
42. A. held up B. knocked over C. kept up D. looked over
43. A. personal B. secret C. public D. open
44. A. important B. possible C. impractical D. useful
45. A. born B. played C. fetched D. grown
46. A. hosts B. guests C. partners D. owners
47. A. recalled B. noted C. called D. changed
48. A. set B. make C. take D. do
49. A. envelope B. pocket C. bag D. dustbin
50. A. as B. if C. though D. since
51. A. attempt B. experiment C. promise D. request
52. A. pain B. luck C. loss D. mistake
53. A. on B. at C. to D. in
54. A. violently B. severely C. angrily D. madly
55. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. Something