My mother's father worked in a church when he was young. One day,he built some boxes for some clothes. The church was sending them to an orphanage (孤兒院) in India. On his way home,he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses,but they were gone. Then he realized what had happened：the glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the boxes. His new glasses were on the way to India！

Grandpa had spent $20 for those glasses that very morning. That was much money for him then. He was upset by the thought of having to buy another pair. "It's not fair. I've been working so hard. How can this happen to me?" he thought.

Several months later,the director of the orphanage came to the US. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported his orphanage in India,so he came to give a speech one Sunday at my grandfather's small church in Chicago. The director began by thanking the people for their kindness.

"But most of all ," he said ," I must thank you for the glasses you sent. You see,the typhoon (臺(tái)風(fēng)) had just swept through the orphanage,destroying everything,including my glasses. Along with not being able to see well,I had headaches every day. Then your boxes arrived. When I opened them,I found a pair of glasses lying on top."

The people in the church were confused. There were no glasses on the list. But sitting quietly in the back,my grandfather realized what his glasses had done.

There are times when we come across something bad,we always want to complain. But perhaps it is something we should thank. Maybe you should thank God for not allowing your car to start this morning,because he may have saved your life from a car accident.

(   ) 11. Where did the author's grandfather's glasses go?

   A. A church in theUS. B. An orphanage in theUS.

   C. A church inIndia. D. An orphanage inIndia.

(   ) 12. The underlined word " slipped" means "         " in Chinese.

   A. 破碎   B. 滑落   C. 使用   D. 尋找

(   ) 13. What did the director of the orphanage want to do in the US？

   A. He wanted to visit some old friends.

   B. He wanted to visit the churches that supported his orphanage.

   C. He wanted to buy some clothes.

   D. He wanted to give the glasses back to the author's grandfather.

(   ) 14. Why were the people in the church confused?

   A. Because they wanted to send the clothes to another country.

   B. Because they didn't listen to the director carefully.

   C. Because they never sent glasses toIndia.

   D. Because they didn't know there was a typhoon.

(   ) 15. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. The bad things may be actually good for us.

   B. Glasses can be very useful for some people.

   C. We should try not to confuse others while giving a speech.

   D. We should give more care to the children in orphanages.

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