Myfirstfull-timejobafterhighschoolwassellingvacationpackagesviathetelephoneforawell-knowncompany.OnedayIwasputthroughtoamanwhosoundedabitoutofbreath.Istartedwithmynormalpitch(音高)expectingtohearthenormalreply—"Idon’twantany."

InsteadhespokeinafaintweakvoiceandtoldmehowhewishedtotakeavacationIwasofferingbuthecouldn’tbecausehewasdyingofillness.Heexplainedhowhewaslackinginoxygenthenandittookalmostallhisenergytoanswerthecall.HeaskedifIsmokedwhichIdidandbeggedmetostop.Hetoldmesmokingwaswhatwaskillinghim.HetoldmetospendeverydaywithmylovedonesandtellthemhowmuchIlovethem.AtthispointIcouldn’tcontrolmyself.WeendedthecallbutIheldonmyphonetopreventanothercallcominginsoIcouldcollectmyself.

Iwrotedownhisnameandaddressandsenthimacardappreciatinghisadviceandprayingforhimandhisfamily.ShortlyafterIreceivedaletterfromFrankalongwithapictureofhimandhiswife.Wecontinuedtowritebackandforthoverthenextfewmonthsandbecameveryfondofeachother.HewasoldenoughtobemygrandfatherandinmanywaysIfeltasifhewas.

AboutayearlaterIreceivedaletterfromhiswife.WhenIstartedtoreadtearscametomyeyes.ShetoldmehowFrank’sbattlewiththediseasehadfinallycometoanendandhepassedawayshortlybeforetheChristmas.ShewantedtothankmefortheletterstoFrankandexplainedhowFranktouchedmanylivesovertheyears.Athisfuneraltoshowjustthattheyreadthe1stletterIhadwrittentoFranktoshowhowheaffecteda19-year-oldhe’dnevermet.

小题1:Theauthorwasthenprobablyworkingfor______.

A．atravelagencyB．acigarettecompany

C．ane-shoppingstoreD．avacationschool小题2:Theunderlinedpart"collectmyself"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"_______".

A．gathertogetherB．comfortmyself

C．relaxmyselfD．calmdown小题3:Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A．Frankwasinhospitalwhileansweringthephone.

B．Frankisactuallytheauthor’sgrandfather.

C．Therewassomethingwr