Last week, 89-year-old Marilyn Oettinger was shopping for food and other goods at the Star Market. She lost her husband a few months ago, and she was very sad. From then on, she seldom went out. In fact, that was the first time that she went out and bought something alone after her husband’s death. 

Things were going fine until the checkout line, when Marilyn found her only credit card(信用卡) had been canceled(注销) two days earlier because it was in her late husband’s name. She didn’t take any money with her, and she was worried and almost cried. Suddenly, an amazing person behind her said “Don’t worry. I’ll help you.” Then he helped her pay the bill. The bill was $109. Marilyn Oettinger tried to get his name, but the man refused.

The Oettinger family is going to pay it forward with similar kindness on future trips to the supermarket. But they’re also trying to find the amazing person who helped pay the bill.

“We’re trying to find him. And even if he doesn’t want to come forward, we’re hoping that he’ll know that we’re very thankful for what he did,” Margie said. “It’s amazing to have an angel like that.”

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1.When was Marilyn Oettinger born?

A In 1983.

B In 1956.

C In 1929.

D In 1933.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“89-year-old Marilyn Oettinger”可知，Marilyn Oettinger出生于(2022-89=)1933年。故选D。

2.Why couldn’t Marilyn Oettinger pay the bill?

A Because she left her credit card at home.

B Something was wrong with her credit card.

C Because she lost her money on the way.

D Because someone behind her took her money away.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“when Marilyn found her only credit card had been canceled two days earlier because it was in her late husband’s name. ”可知，她的信用卡被注销了，因为那张卡是她已故的丈夫的，所以她付不了钱。故选B。

3.Marilyn Oettinger and the amazing person are________.

A neighbors

B relatives

C strangers

D friends

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“Marilyn Oettinger tried to get his name, but the man refused”可知，Marilyn Oettinger 不知道那个好心人的名字，由此可见他们是陌生人。故选C。

4.What may Marilyn say to the amazing person?

A Thank you.

B I’m sorry.

C Excuse me.

D Nice to meet you.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段的“we’re hoping that he’ll know that we’re very thankful for what he did”可知，Marilyn Oettinger对这个陌生人怀有感激之情，因此她最可能对他说“谢谢”。故选A。

5.What does the underlined part mean?

A The Oettinger family will help other people in need.

B The Oettinger family will share the story on the Internet.

C The Oettinger family won’t go to the Star Market any more.

D The Oettinger family will give $109 back to the amazing person.

解析：选A。A句意理解题。根据前面提到的陌生人帮助Marilyn Oettinger支付账单以及本句提到的“similar kindness”可知，她们一家将把陌生人的善意用同样的方式传递下去，即他们以后要帮助其他有困难的人支付账单。故选A。