AyearagoAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatr uckforasmallcompanyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthelocalschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewasscarce,andthepriceofeverythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatr iskofjoiningthemillionsofAmericanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveandGerriereceivedatimelygift——＄7，000，alegacy(遗产)fromtheirneighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.“Itr eallymadeadifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.”saysDave.
ButtheFussesweren’ttheonlyfolksinAltoandtheneighboringtownofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.DozensofotherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches’generosity.Insomecases,itwasafewthousanddollars;inother,itwasmorethan＄100,000.
ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,morethan＄3million—theywereamelderlycouplewholivedinanoldhouseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.
ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfortheirhabitofsaving.Theythrivedown(喜欢)comparisonshoppingandwouldroutinelygofromstoretostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.
Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattendsummercampwhentheirparentscouldn’taffordit.“IshandArleneneveraskedifyouneededanything,”saystheirfriendSandVanWeelden,“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andtheywoulddothem.
Evenmoreextr aordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmlanddistr ibuted.ItwastheHatches’wishthattheirlegacy——alegacyofkindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcent——shouldenrichthewholecommunity(社区)andlastforgenerationstocome.
Neighborshelpingneighbors——thatwasIshandArleneHatch’sstory.
56.Accordingtothetext,theFusses
A.wereemployedbyatr uckcompanyB.wereinfinancialdifficulty
正确答案：B
