After suffering through many months of unemployment (失業(yè)). my wife and I moved this week from Colorado to Ohio. where she was starting a new job. Not knowing anybody there. we were pretty concerned about how we'd get our entire home unloaded (卸下) without killing ourselves.

We made a phone call to hire (臨時雇用) a couple of college students to help with all the heavy lifting once we got there. But one neighbor after another stopped by to help us. What ? Have we moved to some other country ? Maybe we've died and gone to heaven!

Unloading actually became fun and joy because there were so many wonderful new friends to help when we worked. The more people helped. the easier the work became. We were afraid the job might take days for the two of us alone. but it was finished in a few hours. Many total strangers would either walk by the sidewalk or drive by to ask us if we were moving in. Many were happy that this old house that had sat empty for so long was coming to life again. We were invited to an outdoor meal yesterday by neighbors on the same street.

All the time. my brain was resting on this new sense of hope that people can be so friendly to strangers. Among all the conversation were lots of offers to help each other in all kinds of ways. It's wonderful to live in such a kind little town. I feel so grateful to be here. and wish the rest of the world could see how an entire community can model (做榜樣) what it's like to help each other.

1.The author and his wife moved to Ohio because________.

A. they liked moving from one place to another

B. they were both out of work in Colorado

C. the students of his wife were living there

D. his wife had found a new job there

2.From the underlined part , we can learn when offered help , the author felt________.

A. grateful B. surprised

C. bored D. crazy

3.We can learn from the passage that the author's neighbors________.

A. thought it hard work to move in

B. were curious about the newcomers

C. were glad that the old house would have its new owner

D. hired two college students to help him

4.According to the passage , which of the following is TRUE?

A. The author has many old friends in Ohio.

B. It took the author and his wife days to get home unloaded.

C. The author and his wife invited the neighbors to a dinner.

D. The author is very satisfied with his new home and new neighbors.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. we don't know what is good until we have lost it

B. kindness is the sunshine of social life

C. where there is a will. there is a way

D. there is no place like home

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