could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food.

　　It was heavy, so I called my husband to carry it into the house. Once inside, we discovered two loaves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey. There was so much that I couldn't remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner - everything except potatoes.

　　A little while later I remembered that I hadn't taken the trash to the barrel. By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard light - and that's when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.

　　That dinner was the best I could remember.

　　We weren't able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family. Whoever it was, we are forever grateful.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。"我"和丈夫有两个孩子，很多年前，我们生活贫困。一天晚上，"我"在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物，那一餐让"我"终生难忘。"我"将永远感谢那位送食物给"我"家的人。

　　8.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "impecunious" in Paragraph 1?

　　A．Generous. B．Harmonious.

　　C．Penniless. D．Stubborn.

　　解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句可知，"我"的父母住在很远的地方，"我"羞于让他们知道我们的处境；结合第一段第一句可知，我们是有着两个孩子的年轻夫妻，据此可以推知，我们的日子过得相当贫穷，才会羞于让远方的父母知道我们的情况。据此可以判断，画线词意为"贫穷的"，故C项正确。

　　9．How did the author's husband support the family?

　　A．By starting a garage.

　　B．By selling food door to door.

　　C．By delivering goods.

　　D．By working as a shop assistant.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，"我"的丈夫用一辆旧卡车为当地的店主送货谋生，故C项正确。

　　10．How did the author feel when she saw the basket?

A．She was annoyed. B．She was astonished.