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第三次形成性练习之阅读题

Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.

ItwasnotuntilmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscovery:

giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulack

money.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving-away.Ifanideafor

improvingthewindowdisplayofanearbystoreoccurtome,Isteppedin(插

入，介入）andsuggestedittothestore-keeper.Ifsomethinginteresting

happens,thestoryofwhichIthinkthelocalCatholicpriestcoulduse,Icall

himupandtellhimaboutit,thoughIamnotaCatholicmyself.

OnediscoveryImadeaboutgivingawayisthatitisalmostimpossibleto

giveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingback,thoughthe

returnoftencomesinaformthatisnotexpected.OneSundaymorningthe

localpostofficedeliveredanimportantlettertomyhome,thoughitwas

addressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostofficemanagerathank-you

note.MorethanayearlaterIneededapost-officeboxforanewbusinessI

wasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,andthat

mynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleave,the

postofficemanagerappearedintheentrance.Hehadhappenedtohearour

conversation.“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoabout

deliveringaspecialenvelopetoyourhome?”Isaiditwas.

certainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeonefor

you.Youdontknowwhataletterlikethatmeansto