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1、Passage1Likemostpeople，1wasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgettingItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthat1madethisimportantdiscovery：giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexcitingYouneednotworryifyoulackmoneyThisishow1experimentedwithgiving-away．Ifanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneigh

2、borhoodstoreflashestome，Istepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper．OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving-awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback，thoughthereturnoftencomesinallunexpectedform．OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredanimpor

3、tantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome，thoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyOffice．1wrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciationMorethanayearlaterIneededapost—officeboxforanewbusiness1wasstarting1wastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft，andthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist．As1wasabouttolea

4、ve，thepostmasterappearedinthedoorway．Hehadoverheard(无意中听到)ourconversation．“Wasn’tityouthatwroteUSthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?”Isaidyes“Well，youcertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou．Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanst

5、ous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints．’’1．Fromthepassage，weunderstandthat______AtheauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirtiesB．theauthorwaslikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangiversC．theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhoo

6、dD．theauthorlikedmostpeopleastheylookeduponlifeasaprocessofgetting2．Accordingtotheauthor_____AgivingmeansyouwilllackmoneyBtheexcitementofgivingcanbringyoumoneyCyoudon’thavetoberichinordertogiveD．whenyougiveawaymoney，youwillberich3．Theauthorwouldmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper_

7、__A．inwritingB．inpersonCinthewindowdisplayD．abouttheneighborhood4．Whentheauthorneededapost-officebox，______A．hehadtoputhisnameonawaitinglistBhewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciationC．manypeoplehadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehimD．heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhim5．Inreplytot

8、hepostmaster’squestion．theauthorsaid______A．itw