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Suddenly， he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes， which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for 
China!
The Great Depression was at its height， and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.
“It’s not fair，” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work， and now this.”
Several months later， the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States．He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him， so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago．Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation（教堂会众）.
“But most of all，” he said， “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”
“Even if I had the money， there was simply no way of replacing those glasses．Along with not being able to see well， I experienced headaches every day， so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this．Then your boxes arrived．When my staff removed the covers， they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause， he continued， “Folks， when I tried on the glasses， it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened， happy for the amazing glasses．But the director surely must have confused their church with another， they thought， there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back， with tears streaming down his face， an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
51. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?
A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.
B. He had a large family to support.
C. He was a carpenter working in the church.
D. He was a loyal Christian.
52. The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because__________.
A. Grandpa didn’t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses
B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it
C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country
D. the glasses were not included in the donation list
53. Who does “the Master Carpenter” in the last paragraph probably refer to?
A. Grandpa’s master. B. One of Gr
andpa’s friends．
C. God. D. Grandpa’s co-worker.
54. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. Grandfather’s life. B. The Helpful Donation.
C. The Perfect Mistake. D. An Impressive Speech.
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Our hair can show physical and emotional well-being， desirability， and even social and financial status. When it becomes dull or brittle， it can communicate emotional and／or physical diseases. But hair can also show unrecognized and often unspoken daydreams about oneself and one’s world. One woman—a successful professional—wore her long hair in a thick bun( 发髻). But one day she showed me that tangled， knotted hair was confined in the bun. She said that she never brushed out the tangles because the hair showed her secret image of herself as a helpless， disturbed woman， like Ophelia in the play Hamlet.
Another woman came to therapy in a huge shirt and huge pants that she believed hid the weight she had put on since the birth of her child. She talked about how much she hated her body and how helpless she felt about doing anything about it. But her hair was always beautifully colored and groomed. When I pointed out that she seemed to have a different relationship with her hair from she did with her body， she said that her hair had been thinning sand that she was trying to make it look as good as she could. I pointed out that what she was doing with her hair and her body was kind of contradictory(矛盾的)， and wondered if she had any thoughts about that.
She was surprised. But as we talked about her contradictory attitudes towards different parts of her physical self， we began to open up all sorts of other thoughts and ideas about her inner self. And interestingly， as we continued opening those internal doors， changes started to happen. She started eating differently and exercising regularly. One day some months later， she appeared in my office in skinny jeans and a tight sweater， and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. “I decided to see what would happen if I stopped trying to hide myself，” she said with a big smile. “ And…?” I asked. “People keep smiling at me in the street. My husband hugged me this morning for the first time in ages. And I feel good!”
Besides， self-esteem in both men and women can be damaged by thinning hair; they may feel alone even though they are really not. Given our cultural focus on physical appearance， youth， and health， hair loss can be unpleasant for both men and women. The market is filled with hair-enhancing treatments， but there are those who have decided to be against the system and change to the “bald is beautiful” position. But it is much harder for women to take the “bald is beautiful” approach to hair loss. We tend to try to hide it in one way or another.
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