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1、3Iwas10yearsoldthatSaturdayin1963.Therewasaknockatthedoor,andafterIopenitIwassurprisedtoseeagroupoffivestrangemenstandingthere.Iquicklyshutthedoorandrantogetmyfather.Ihadbeentoldmanytimesbeforenottoanswerthedoorunlessoneofmyparentshadtoldmeto,andnowIunderstoodwhy.Thesef
2、ivemenwerewithoutadoubtthefirstfifthofthatfamous“25robbersatmydoor”fromtheoldhide-and-seekrhyme(童謠),andIhadalmostletthemin!Inasemi-panicIsaidsomethingtomyfatheraboutagang(一幫歹徒等)ofburglarsatthedoor,andhesaid,“Good.They’rerightontime.”Muchtomyshock.Dadnotonlylettheminbuta
3、lsoshookalloftheirhands.ThemenallworkedatFisherBodyPlantNo.1inFlint,Mich.,withmyfather,andtheysatwherehetoldthemtoatourdiningroomtable.Dadthenpassedoutpencilsandscrappaperand,fromaboxherhadboughthomeearlierthatday,handedeachofthemasheetofpaperwithaseriesofmathquestionso
4、nit.“We’llstartwith…,”Dadsaid.ThemencameforthreehourseverySaturday,Sunday,WednesdayandFridayforthenexttwomonths.Dadexplainedthattheyhadtakenatestatthefactorytobepromotedtoskilledtradesandnonehadpassedthemainportion.Thistestwassaidtobethereasontherewasaverysmallpercentag
5、eofAfrican-AmericansinanyskilledtradeatFisherBody.Dadsaidheknewtheycoulddothejobiftheyweregivenachance.Iunderstoodwhatmyfatherwasdoing,butitwasn’tuntilmanyyearslaterthatIappreciatedit.Iremembertheabsolutejoyonmyfather’sfacewhenhecamehomeandtoldmymother,.“Theyallpassed!T
6、heyevenwantJohntotakethetestagain.Theythinkhecheatedsomehow.Hescoredperfectonthemath!”1.The10-year-oldboyshutthedoorinfrontofthestrangersbecause__________.A)hismothertoldhimtodosoB)herecognizedthemasrobbersC)hewasplayingatrickonthemD)hethoughttheymustbeburglars2.Thefive
7、strangementurnedouttobe__________.A)thefirstfifthofafamousgangB)hisfather’sstudentsatcollegeC)hisfather’sfellowworkersatthefactoryD)someimmigrantsfromAfrica3.Whichifthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Theboy’sfatherhelpedthefivementoprepareforatest.B)Theboy’sfatherwastakingt
8、hetesttogetherwiththefivemen.C)Thefivemenweregivenachancetogotocollege.D)Theauthordidnotknowwhathisfatherwasdo
