【正文】 hat was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer. Steve showed disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope. I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses. Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2021. Today Steve has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week! 24． We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ______. A. it took a long time to treat Steve?s wife B. homeless people never ask for anything C. the author and Steve have been friends for years D. Steve was too embarrassed to ask for help 25． The program failed to satisfy Steve because ______. A. it was already out of business B. Steve didn?t submit the application himself C. it had some trouble in finance D. it?s not designed for people like Steve 26． What can be inferred from the passage? A. The program was closed three months ago. B. The author might be a volunteer in the shelter. C. Steve got $240 in total from kindhearted people. D. Steve used to work as a salesman in a car factory. 27． The best title for the passage is probably ______. A. Money can sometimes talk B. Two heads are better than one C. Small help can really count D. God helps those who help themselves C Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my . Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特簡(jiǎn)訊 ). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn?t. So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出 ) from the Inter. I knew it wouldn?t be easy, since I?m bad at selfcontrol. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife. The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration . I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from , Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books. This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Inter, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the WiFi. “ I don?t need it,” I said. However, as we return to post vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I?m back at work? There are times when the need to know what?s being said right now is great. And I have no intention of giving up my convenience pletely. But I hope to resist the temptation (誘惑 ) to check my every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two. I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to bee more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 28. What do we know about the author?s last summer vacation？ A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view. B. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable. C. He hated himself for acting as if he were at work on vacation. D. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel. 29. What did the author do to keep away from the Inter this year？ A. He cut off his cellphone signal. B. He handed his iPad to his wife. C. He refused to cheat in his house. D. He listened to the radio most of the time. 30. When back at work, the author will probably choose to_______. A. continue to read more and more books. B. stay away from the Inter for ever. C. stop checking what is being said right now pletely. D. keep control of