When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific 16 that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 17 . She wanted to help, 18 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 19 and hand out to people. When 20 to the homeless shelter, I passed out the 21 meals. I began making sandwiches and 22 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my 23 cookies in them and began to 24 , offering them to anyone near me.
I 25 an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I 26 , and his eyes 27 a little bit and said, “No one has 28 called me sir.” So he was completely moved. It 29 me.
I explained I had been raised that 30 color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It 31 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 32 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 34 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 35 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
A．accident B．incident C．event D．affair
A．participate B．attend C．choose D．go
A．however B．but C．yet D．so
A．bring B．fetch C．collect D．take
A．arriving B．getting C．reaching D．coming
A．remained B．remaining C．remain D．left
A．shared B．gave C．helped D．assisted
A．classmate’s B．schoolmate’s C．sister’s D．family’s
A．walk around B．knock around C．come around D．stand around
A．went B．came C．approached D．met
A．had B．called C．would D．do
A．watered B．cried C．tore D．dropped
A．already B．ever C．never D．yet
A．hit B．occurred C．struck D．beat
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of
A．strengthened B．saddened C．frightened D．pleased
A．handed B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．what B．when C．whether D．why
A．single B．poor C．ordinary D．normal
A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality
Jack had no choice but to have both his arms removed because of a severe accident after drinking a lot of alcohol. From then on, he has had to __36__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __37__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often __38__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __39__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__40__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __41__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __42__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __43__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __44__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__45__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __46__ future, whereas the girl was full of __47__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __48__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
Both of them had the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __49__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __50__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __51__ when faced with it is the true __52__ of your character. If you choose to __53__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __54__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __55__will arise.
A．live B．stand C．rely D．assist
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．quarrel B．share C．support D．dislike
A．happily B．sparately C．lonely D．disappointedly
A．Unfortunately B．Unexpectedly C．Naturally D．Similarly
A．leading B．bringing C．causing D．resulting
A．turned to B．turned down C．turned off D．turned against
A．alone B．free C．independent D．successful
A．arms B．wings C．dreams D．promises
A．interview B．radio C．sports D．health
A．uncertain B．hopeful C．bright D．miserable
A．calmness B．patience C．enthusiesm D．excitement
A．hands B．strength C．toes D．mouths
A．chatacters B．desires C．opinions D．attitudes
A．unexpected B．passive C．rough D．serious
A．emergency B．accident C．difficulty D．misfortune
A．test B．reflection C．display D．problem
A．ignore B．resist C．complain D．suffer
A．problem B．result C．hardship D．failure
A．solutions B．hopes C．ways D．rewards
Myhusband,asimpleman,hasafavoritesaying:“Abargainisreallyabargainwhenyoudon’tbuyit”.___21___hesetsasidehissimplewayswhenwedineout.Unlikehisrelativeswhoenterarestaurantarmedwithcalculatorstomakesuretheynever___22___,myhusband___23___5percenteachtimetheacceptedtipstandardincreases.Hehasn’tanalyzedwhyhetipssogenerously,butIthinkthehabit___24___fromhishighschoolyears,whenheworked asabusboy(饭店打杂工) andgottipsfrompeopleheserved.
Overtheyears,outgrowingboyswouldsuggestthatDadletthem___25___dessertratherthantipsomuch.Hestoodfirm___26___theirstrongdemands.OursonsandIhave__27___toaccepthishabit.Werecently___28___ourson’sgirlfriendtoseafood.WechosearestaurantnearCocoaBeach.Ourserver,agrandmotherlywoman___29___attheartofservice,flewaroundtherestaurantservingdishesanddrinks___30___treatingcustomersenthusiastically.Sherememberedtheirspecial___31___,likesanddislikes.Shedidn’tserveus___32___food.Sheservedusthebestfood.Shemadesurethekitchengaveherfreshproduce.Attheendofthemeal,ourwaitress___33___thebill,thenwentto___34___tothegrowingcrowdofotherdiners.Myhusbandpaidwithacreditcardandaddedhertip.Whenweleft,“Mr.Goldsmith!”shecalledwavingareceipt(发票)athim,“Thankyou.” “Whatdidyougiveher?”Iasked,wonderingifhehaddonesomething___35___ormadeacalculationerror.“Shegaveusgreatservice.Ijustthoughtshedeservedabig___36___intips.Itwasn’tuntillaterwhenIoverheardoursonretellingthestoryofthegratefulwaitressthatIrealizedshehadgivenmyfamilysomething___37___athankyou.Sheshowedoursonthe__38___ofrecognizinghardwork.Hershowofgratitudehelpedadadearnabitmore___39___fromalovingson.AnditremindedmejustwhyImarriedthis___40___,caringman.
A．Therefore B．Yet C．Instead D．Besides
A．overtip B．overspend C．overcharge D．overwaste
A．adds B．supplies C．refuses D．provides
A．developed B．resulted C．appeared D．changed
A．order B．choose C．book D．ask
A．for B．to C．against D．upon
A．decided B．agreed C．come D．happened
A．helped B．requested C．treated D．cooked
A．quick B．familiar C．weak D．skilled
A．sothat B．after C．with D．while
A．characters B．features C．tastes D．favorites
A．cheap B．special C．average D．delicious
A．presented B．took C．delivered D．settled
A．turn B．talk C．wait D．attend
A．demanding B．ashamed C．unreasonable D．puzzling
A．rise B．reward C．pay D．prize
A．littlemorethan B．morethan C．ratherthan D．otherthan
A．importance B．situation C．meaning D．effort
A．attention B．care C．praise D．respect
A．easy-going B．thoughtful C．tough D．serious
Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves ___41___ bowls
and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put ___42___ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has __43____ down from the kiln, sometimes she ___44___ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her __45____, although sometimes she likes to paint in "___46___ colors," like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feel
ing she gets ___47___ she has finished __48____ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so __49____ of what she has made.
On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really ___50___. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first ___51___ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her second article in the newspaper was about a teacher at her school who had just finished writing a book. On the day the newspaper comes ___52___, the first thing Suzie does is to ___53___ where her article is in the newspaper. And at the beginning of her article, are the words: By Suzanne Jefferson.
On the way home from school yesterday, Suzie ___54___ to thinking about how __55____ art and writing are the same. In art class she thinks of __56____ things to make, and then spends a lot of time making it look just right. And when she writes articles for the school newspaper, she thinks of creative things to __57____, and then spends a lot of time making it __58____ just right. And when she has finished writing a really good sentence, she feels almost as if she has made a beautiful piece of art.
Suzie __59____ home so she could write something short before dinner. She already had lots of ideas for next month's newspaper. And she wanted to make sure that none of her creative ideas ___60___ away before she wrote them down permanently on paper.
A．using B．painting C．drawing D．making
A．bowls B．pottery C．cups D．clay
A．dropped B．cooled C．come D．fallen
A．rubs B．cleans C．brushes D．paints
A．bests B．friends D．fears
A．bright B．earth C．black D．deep
A．before B．when C．that D．until
A．working B．painting C．putting D．taking
A．worried B．anxious C．happy D．proud
A．promises B．wants C．hates D．enjoys
A．got B．sent C．moved D．returned
A．up B．in C．out D．about
A．read B．search C．overlook D．check
A．began B．went C．got D．started
A．soon B．much C．long D．far
A．relative B．creative C．productive D．active
A．tell B．talk C．speak D．say
A．feel B．look C．sound D．appear
A．rushed B．walked C．got D．went
A．left B．forgot C．floated D．kept
Many families in the United States observe National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday of September after America’s Labor Day. People often 36 their parents on this day.
Many people 37 the day through a lot of activities such as gift-giving and card giving. Some children 38 their grandparents to school for a day where they take special lessons. Some students 39 storytelling activities that relate to their grandparents, as well as picture or music competitions where children use a story about their grandparents in their 40 .
About four million greeting cards are 41 within the United States each year on National Grandparents Day. This day is also a42 for people to appreciate and express their 43 to their grandparents through 44 actions such as making a phone call and inviting their grandparents for dinner. People living in nursing homes may 45 a visit from their grandchildren.
National Grandparents Day has more than one 46 . Some people consider it to have been first proposed by Michael Goldgar in the 1970s after he visited his aunt in an Atlanta nursing home. Others 47 Marian Lucille Herndon McQuade to have been the main 48 of National Grandparents Day. Throughout the 1970s McQuade worked hard to 49 people about the important contributions senior citizens made and the contributions that they would be willing to make 50 asked. She also urged(强烈要求) people to take good care of a grandparent, not for one day a year and not for material giving, 51 for a lifetime of experience.
National Grandparents Day was 52 signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Marian McQuade received a phone call from the White House to 53 her of this event. Many people believe that National Grandparents Day was inspired by her 54 . A presidential proclamation(声明) on September 6, 1979 made this day 55 .
A．support B．praise C．reward D．honor
A．begin B．hold C．celebrate D．remember
A．invite B．expose C．force D．remind
A．make the use of B．take part in C．take up D．build up
A．diaries B．plans C．reports D．artworks
A．signed B．sent C．carried D．brought
A．chance B．luck C．condition D．possibility
A．satisfaction B．interest C．love D．agreement
A．quick B．careful C．difficult D．kind
A．create B．receive C．present D．realize
A．cause B．origin C．background D．beginning
A．driver B．owner C．researcher D．inventor
A．warn B．educate C．interview D．ask
A．if B．though C．so D．until
A．since B．but C．even D．unless
A．finally B．recently C．nearly D．generally
A．rid B．persuade C．clear D．inform
A．energy B．goals C．bravery D．efforts
A．reliable B．changeable C．official D．beautiful
Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.
Tired and defeated, I 36 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 37 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 38 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 39 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 40 Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as 41 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 42 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 43 him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 44 teens.
At the 45 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 46 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 47 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 48 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, 49 troubled enough by me, always 50 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.”51 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose i
n my hand and hugged me 52 .
At that moment, tears 53 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 54 . Although I had struggled with silent 55 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.
A．sat B．sank C．bent D．dropped
A．ruined B．lost C．torn D．broken
A．danger B．place C．trouble D．order
A．off B．in C．up D．away
A．pain B．injury C．damage D．harm
A．patiently B．willingly C．strictly D．rudely
A．forgive B．educate C．stand D．control
A．parenting B．pardoning C．comforting D．feeding
A．lazy B．troublesome C．disappointing D．careless
A．opening B．official C．victory D．graduation
A．afforded B．meant C．supplied D．owed
A．lovingly B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．where B．how C．what D．who
A．unless B．although C．because D．when
A．cost B．lent C．taught D．showed
A．Astonished B．Puzzled C．Encouraged D．Interested
A．surely B．roughly C．tightly D．fiercely
A．fell B．flowed C．moved D．gathered
A．pity B．happiness C．luck D．success
A．love B．anxiety C．anger D．care