【正文】 you,” I told them. The young father just looked at me with such appreciation and thanked me. I will never fet the expression in his eyes. As I was getting into my car, they drove over. The young mother said, “Miss, thank you so much.” Tears welled up in my eyesas they are again now, while I write this. “You are so wele. Pay it forward some day,” I replied. 21. The underlined phrase “whittle down” in Paragraph 3 probably m eans “__________” . A. add to B. break down C. cut down D. pay for 22. The author felt __________ to watch the couple taking some items out. A. sad B. angry C. excited D. interested 23. It can be inferred from the passage that _________. A. the young father felt so sorry to accept help B. the young mother didn’t have a job then C. the cashier treated the young couple impolitely D. the young couple bought something unnecessary 24. The author’s main pu rpose in sharing the story is to tell us __________. A. what a great plan she made B. to take a cart while shopping C. how to pick out basic necessities D. to help those who are in need B . Arts Center FILM Tickets 163。 / 163。 . Performances at 8 pm unless started otherwise. WILD AT HEART 127mins. Wen 6Fri8 February Director: David Lynch Starring: Nicholas Cage, Laura Dern, Willam Dafoe. A firstclass film. Cage and his girlfriend Dean are on the run through the dangerous Deep South. They are hiding from gunmen who have been hired to kill Cage by Dean39。s mother. Victims, yes— but they also have fun. It39。s wild at heart, strange on top. Funny, frightening and brilliant. DICK TRACY 113mins Mon 11Sat16 February 6pm Tickets on sale 56 pm Director: Warren Beatty Starring: Warren Beatty , Madonna The famous detective tries to stop Big Boy and the Blank from taking over the city. A colorful and exciting film. Some parts are frightening, so think twice about taking children. BATMAN 126mins Mon11Sat16 February Tickets on sale PIZZA PLUS offer 67pm Director: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson. A few essential questions must be asked...Is Batman a mad hero? Why does Bruce Wayne spend millions dressing up as a bat? Has Nicholson39。s Joker stolen the whole movie? Great action and excellent acting, especially by Nicholson. 25. We know from Wild at Heart that _________. A. Cage was not accepted by his future motherinlaw. B. Wild at Heart is funny rather than frightening C. A famous detective happened to help Cage and Dean. D. Cage and Dean are playing the hideandseek game with Dean’s mother. 26. According to the text, we can learn that _________. A. Batman has the longest running time B. One can buy tickets in advance for all the films C. While watching Batman one can enjoy pizza at 7:30 pm. D. You’d better not take your children with you to see Dick Tracy 27. Where can we most probably read this text? A. In an ad page. B. In a movie review. C. In a short story. D. In an introduction of an art center. C In modern society there is a great deal of argument about petition. Some value it highly， believing that it is responsible for social progress and say that petition is bad； that it sets one person against another； that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people. I have taught many children who held the belief that their self worth relied (依賴 )on how well they performed at tennis and other them， playing well and winning are often life and death affairs. In their single minded pursuit(追求 )of success, the development, of many other human qualities is sadly fotten. However， while some seem to be lost in die desire to succeed， others take an opposite a culture which values only die winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players， they strongly blame petition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under petitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people， I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying， they always have an excuse： “I may have lost ， but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.”What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost， that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clear