Yesterday, as I approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. You see, I have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are _________ (constant) holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.
However, I told the gentleman that the door had _______ automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. He said “Here I thought I would have an opportunity to be
_________ (help).”
At that, I backed up, let the door close, and allowed him to reopen the door, not ________ (use) the automatic control this time. His comment then was “Well, now I feel like that I
_______ (accomplish) something helpful and worthwhile today.”
We never know_________ someone else is feeling. We seniors seem to feel we can take care of
________ at all times. That random act of kindness brightened not only my day, but to my joy and delight, also the day of that white-haired senior citizen. I felt a glow for the rest of the day, and,
________ (hope), so did he!
So, gentle readers, never hesitate ________ (offer) kindness. You may find to your
________ (amaze) that there is more kindness in your community than you ever believe possible.
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Mike: I’d like to buy a computer. Could you please give meadvice?
Rose: Yes, with (please). I’ve got some information about computers. Computers with a P4 work much
(fast) than other ones.
Mike : How about computers with a P3 ?
Rose: Oh, very good,they don’t work as fast as P4 computers, yet they are much cheaper. Generally
(speak), they can meet people’s
very well.
Mike: I think I buy the fastest one I can get. My old computer was out of work lately. It
(work) slowly. I’ve got tired of that working speed.
Rose: I don’t think is necessary for you to buy the fastest one. It would be a waste of money. A P3 computer is
( probable) good enough for you.
Mike: Thank you for your advice. Can you help me choose one?
SECTION C （共8小题；每小题 1.5分，满分12分）
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently,side effects are also enormous.
To begin, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged
examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most undesirable effect is
examinations encourage bad study habits. As
examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather
to think creatively.
In fact, fewus admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students’ academic development. If that is the case,
cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?
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Nowadays，the ice bucket challenge is among the (hot)news of a11．It is an activity
(hold)by an American charity organization．It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal their disease，but also makes moie and more people aware
the disease，so that they can give more care to the patients,
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic(流行病)，becomes popular around the world very
(quick)．The starter holds the activity，
(hope)people can experience the ALS patients’pain．In the activity，people need to pour the ice water down from their heads，and then propose another three people．They can either choose to accept the challenge
donate 100 dollars，or do the both．
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard．It is hard for the patients to move．Stephen Hocking is one of the (suffer)．Ice bucket challenge is
great success．Until now，a big donation
(receive)．
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It was a burning-hot，summer’s day and I was longing to go swimming at the local pool．Instead，I was riding in back seat of the car as my parents drove to a friend’s house．They were going to lend a hand to a church work camp
(repair)her roof and porch．
The work camp was (main)made up of teenagers
had given up part of their summer vacation to help others．
an eight-year-old boy，I
(spend)most of that afternoon sitting in the shade while they sweated in the sunshine．They were cutting boards and hammering them in place．They were pulling out rotted tiles(瓦片)and nailing in new
(one)．They were doing it all with an energy of joy．
Finally our friend called me into the house (help)her pay them with the two things she could afford：sweet tea and smiles．By the end of the day the three gallons of tea were gone．The workers were out of nails and paint，but the job was
(do)．There was one thing left，however．It was the one thing that you never run out of．It was Love．I went home with a heart full of it and was
(happy)than any day at the pool could have made me．
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Lionel Messi，a player from the South American country of Argentina, (be)the greatest soccer player alive today．At a young age，he
(move)to Spain and now plays professionally for the Barcelona soccer club．Messi started playing soccer at
age of 5 for a small soccer team
(own)by his father．Even as a young boy,he did very well．But when he was 11 years old, he found out he had a sickness which would prevent him
growing much taller. There was a way to help him grow more，
his parents did not have enough money to pay for his medical needs．So，they looked around for a Soccer club
would be able to do this for them．The clubs in Argentina couldn’t help him，but the famous Barcelona club in Spain offered
(accept)Messi on the junior team and pay for the bills．The Messi family
(happy)took the offer and moved to Spain．In the Barcelona soccer club，Messi was one of the best
(player) through his teen years．With his incredible talent，Messi has surprised the world．