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专题十四
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Passage 1
walking along the street when she met a homeless
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man named Billy Ray Harris.She reached into her
确的填“A”,错误的填“B”。
change purse(零钱包),took out all the coins she
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town
had and gave them to the homeless man.Neither of
with his wife and stayed at the best hotel there.
them realized that this small kind act would change
One night,he went out for a walk alone.It was late
their lives.
and the small street was dark and quiet.Suddenly
Sarah didn't realize that she had given Billy
he felt someone behind him.He turned his head
not only all her change but also her ring that she
and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked
had put in her change purse earlier until the
past him.The man was nearly out of sight(视野)
following morning.She and her husband,Bill Krej-
when the Frenchman suddenly found that his
ci,rushed to see if they could find Billy.The home-
watch was gone.He thought that it must be the
less man was not only in the same place,he also
Italian who had taken his watch.He decided to
returned the ring at once.The couple was so
follow him and get back the watch.
thankful to him.They paid him back for his hones-
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the
ty by taking out their pockets of all the money
Italian.Neither of them understood the other's
they had.
language.The Frenchman frightened the Italian
Bill Krejci,a web designer,felt that he needed
with his fist(拳头)and pointed at the Italian's
to do something more for this amazingly honest
watch.In the end,the Italian gave his watch to the
man.So on February 18th,he set up a special page
Frenchman.
to raise money for him.In just four days,Billy
When he returned to the hotel,the Frenchman
received over $85,000 and there seems to be no
told his wife what had happened.He was greatly
end yet.
surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on
Now Billy isn't living in the streets.Instead,
the table.Now the man realized that by mistake he
he has a happy fami