I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago,I drove up to a mailbox. Christy,the young divorcee (離婚的人) who lived there,was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a story to tell me.

About six months earlier it seemed that I had delivered a letter to her,which had her street number on it but was addressed to another house with the same number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to drop off the letter at the correct house. It turned out that the letter had been intended for Johnson,who happened to be single. They talked for a little while,and later on he called. Then they started dating and had been going out together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong,but I was pleased that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a For Sale sign went up in Christy's yard,and then the wedding invitations were sent out. Soon the house was sold. The wedding happened. And Christy,with her kids,moved into Johnson's house. A few months later,I saw a For Sale sign in their yard. I feared the marriage might be in trouble,so I made up an excuse to go to their door and check on them. Christy opened the door,smiled broadly,and pointed to her huge stomach. "We're having twins!" she said. "This house won't be big enough,so we have to move."I suddenly realized that my one misdelivered letter was now giving two little yet-to- beborn people a shot at life. Great！

(   ) 6. The reading mainly wants to tell us         .

   A. how Christy are having twins

   B. how the letter went to the wrong house

   C. why Christy wanted to sell her house

   D. how Christy and Johnson lived happily together

(   ) 7. When 'T,made up an excuse to go to their door,it shows that "I" was very

   A. happy   B. afraid   C. sorry   D. worried

(   ) 8. From the reading we know that         .

   A. Johnson made a mistake

   B. Johnson's house is big enough for at least four persons

   C. Christy by herself moved into Johnson's house

   D. Johnson has some children

(   ) 9. Christy decide to sell her house as she         .

   A. gave the letter to Johnson

   B. was having twins

   C. was going to marry

   D. received the wrong letter

(   ) 10. It's clear that .

   A. Christy knew the letter was for Johnson at first

   B. the happy family will move to a bigger house

   C. marriage between them might be in trouble

   D. Johnson didn't want to have the twins

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