Ⅱ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
A young man had bought an old house that was in bad shape, but he and his wife believed they could restore it.They immediately went to work.Their goal was to have the old building look best for New Year's Eve gettogether.
Just two days before New Year, however, a storm swept through the area, leaving a hole in the wall of the house.There was obviously no time to repair the damage before New Year.The sad couple attended a local auction(拍卖) that afternoon.One of the items put up for bids was an old goldandivorycolored tablecloth.Seized by an inspiration, the young man was the highest bidder at $ 6.50.His idea was to hang the cloth to cover the ragged hole.
On the day before New Year, it was snowy.As the young man unlocked the house door, he noticed an old woman standing at the bus stop.He knew the bus wouldn't be there within at least half an hour, so he invited her inside to keep warm.
When the woman walked in and saw the tablecloth, she rushed at it and said excitedly, “It's mine.It is my tablecloth.” She told the surprised man its history and even showed him her name in one corner of the tablecloth.She and her husband had once lived in Vienna, Austria, and their village was hit by a deadly disease.So they decided to flee to Switzerland, but her husband told her to leave first, saying he had something urgent to deal with.A few days later, it was reported that the bus her husband took fell off the cliff (悬崖) and he was never to be found.Her husband was believed to have died.Touched by her story, the young man asked about her address, planning to send the tablecloth to her after New Year.As the bus came, she left.
In the candlelight of New Year's Eve, the tablecloth looked even more beautiful.As the man's friends left the house, they thanked the man for his arrangement and mentioned how beautiful the house looked.
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One old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth.
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The young man drove the old man to that old woman's home.
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One old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth. At the same time, he said to the young man, “What a coincidence.Many years ago my wife and I also owned such a tablecloth.But we lived in Vienna then.” On hearing these words, the young man told the old man about his encounter with the old woman in the house that snowy day.“Can it be true that she is alive？” asked the old man, tears streaming down his cheeks.“How can I find her？” Fortunately, the young man remembered her address.
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The young man drove the old man to that old woman's home. Together they knocked on her apartment door.When she opened it, both of them recognized each other immediately.Obviously, they were too surprised and excited to express themselves.With trembling hands, they hugged tightly.“I was told you had died.How did you find me？” the old woman siad.“Thanks to that magical tablecloth，” the old man replied.The young man witnessed the tearful, joyful and thrilling reunion of the husband and wife.
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
A young man had bought an old house that was in bad shape, but he and his wife believed they could restore it.They immediately went to work.Their goal was to have the old building look best for New Year's Eve gettogether.
Just two days before New Year, however, a storm swept through the area, leaving a hole in the wall of the house.There was obviously no time to repair the damage before New Year.The sad couple attended a local auction(拍卖) that afternoon.One of the items put up for bids was an old goldandivorycolored tablecloth.Seized by an inspiration, the young man was the highest bidder at $ 6.50.His idea was to hang the cloth to cover the ragged hole.
On the day before New Year, it was snowy.As the young man unlocked the house door, he noticed an old woman standing at the bus stop.He knew the bus wouldn't be there within at least half an hour, so he invited her inside to keep warm.
When the woman walked in and saw the tablecloth, she rushed at it and said excitedly, “It's mine.It is my tablecloth.” She told the surprised man its history and even showed him her name in one corner of the tablecloth.She and her husband had once lived in Vienna, Austria, and their village was hit by a deadly disease.So they decided to flee to Switzerland, but her husband told her to leave first, saying he had something urgent to deal with.A few days later, it was reported that the bus her husband took fell off the cliff (悬崖) and he was never to be found.Her husband was believed to have died.Touched by her story, the young man asked about her address, planning to send the tablecloth to her after New Year.As the bus came, she left.
In the candlelight of New Year's Eve, the tablecloth looked even more beautiful.As the man's friends left the house, they thanked the man for his arrangement and mentioned how beautiful the house looked.
Paragraph 1：
One old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth.
Paragraph 2：
The young man drove the old man to that old woman's home.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
One old gentleman stayed, admiring the tablecloth. At the same time, he said to the young man, “What a coincidence.Many years ago my wife and I also owned such a tablecloth.But we lived in Vienna then.” On hearing these words, the young man told the old man about his encounter with the old woman in the house that snowy day.“Can it be true that she is alive？” asked the old man, tears streaming down his cheeks.“How can I find her？” Fortunately, the young man remembered her address.
Paragraph 2：
The young man drove the old man to that old woman's home. Together they knocked on her apartment door.When she opened it, both of them recognized each other immediately.Obviously, they were too surprised and excited to express themselves.With trembling hands, they hugged tightly.“I was told you had died.How did you find me？” the old woman siad.“Thanks to that magical tablecloth，” the old man replied.The young man witnessed the tearful, joyful and thrilling reunion of the husband and wife.
