Like most people I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting.It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery:giving-away makes life so much more exciting.You need not worry if you lack money.This is how I experimented with giving away.If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me,I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper.If an incident takes place,the story of which I think the local police could use,I call him up and tell him about it,though I am not in charge here.One discovery I made about this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home,though it was addressed to me at my office.I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation.More than a year later I needed a postoffice box for a new business I was starting.I was told at the window that there were no boxes left,and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list.As I was about to leave,the postmaster appeared in the doorway.He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well,you certainly are going to have a box in this postoffice even if we make one for you.You don’t know what a letter like that means to us.We usually get nothing but complaints.”
1．From the passage we know that ________.[ ]
A．the author was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting
B．the author liked most people who were brought up that way
C．because most people were brought up that way,the author was,too
D．the author liked most people as they looked upon life in the same way
2．Which of the following is true according to the passage?[ ]
A．Most people looked upon life as a process of giving.
B．The author was similar to most people in looks.
C．His early education affected him greatly in his later life.
D．Giving away made the author’s life special and exciting.
3．When the author needed a post-office box ________.[ ]
A．he was asked to leave his address on a waiting list
B．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation for his help
C．many had applied for post-office boxes before him
D．the postmaster promised to get nothing but complaints
4．In reply to the postmaster’s question ________.[ ]
A．he thought the special delivery was important and necessary
B．he remarked the post-office box was hard to get
C．he declared the service was better than ever
D．he admitted he wrote the appreciation
