My brother Claudio is one of the people I love most． He is wise and always helpful， taking care of me and（1） （we） young sister， Sarah．The day when he left home to go to college，I（2） （teach） the importance of being a man．
It was a（3） （rain） Saturday morning in August． We were woken up by the sound of Sarah playing the piano as usual． In the kitchen， there was（4） surprise for Claudio一his favorite pancakes．Mom gave us a big smile and told us（5） （sit） down for the breakfast． This was an important day for all of us!
While we（6） （eat） breakfast， Claudio went upstairs to collect his things．I suddenly heard him calling my name． When I walked（7） the room we shared，I found Claudio sitting at my bedside．"It's time， brother，" he said． I thought he was saying that it was time for him to leave the house， （8） in fact he told me that I should take on a bigger role in the family from then on． He said I should do（9） （many） for Mom than before after he was gone．
I thought about his words very（10） （careful） and then understood everything． That day I learned about family， love and duty．
Hello， everybody． I'm Olivia． I'm glad to be here this afternoon．Do you have a friend with an interesting background？ Today， I'd like to tell you about a（1） （活泼的） girl I'll tell you a bit about her， where she's from， and why we 're good friends．
You know， I didn't use to do much exercise． A few years ago，I joined a （2） （运动）club． On my first day there， I met Raquel． After the gym， we had coffee（3） （一 起 ） and soon became good friends． I think that's because we have a lot in common．We like to keep fit and love to（4） （尝试）different food， especially spicy food． And we love the ocean． In summer， we like to hang out at the（5） （ 海滩）and go surfing at least once a month． Raquel was born in Mexico， but has been here since she was（6） （十） years' old． Her mother is Mexican and her father is American， so she can speak（7） （ 两者都） Spanish and English． That's something different about us． Although I（8） （ 上学，参加） a class last year， my Spanish is still terrible! Another thing that's different is her background． Raquel's from two countries and has experience and（9） （ 知识） of two cultures． I think that's really（10） （酷的）．
We might not live in the same city in the future， but I think we'll stay friends．Thanks for listening to me．
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（1）Sam， did you really fix the computer by ？
（2）This city recycles nearly 85% of its used plastic ．
（3）I think you should ride your bike to work going by car．
（4）He spoke no English and was completely during the visit．
（5）My grandfather often that he wants to go back and live in the countryside．
When you hear the word hero， you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela． But there are also "everyday" heroes一they may not be（1） to the public， but they do what they can to help（2） people's lives as well． Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place．（3） them is Robert Lee．
Lee grew up in New York City．（4） his family was not rich，he learned from a young age the importance of（5） the waste of food， When in college， he was part of a student group that gave out leftover（剩余的）food to（6） people．This experience made him realize how（7） the problem of food wastage actually was．
After he left university， Lee and a friend set up a（n）（8） called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine（RLC）． Its purpose is to collect（9） food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters （收容所） and food kitchens．Volunteers（10） the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need．
RLC operates（11） using an app developed by Lee's team， restaurants（12） how much leftover food they have each day． Then volunteers are sent to fetch it． The（13） is usually short，so volunteers can just do their deliveries （递送） by（14） from the restaurants to the shelters． Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery．
So far， Lee and his team have successfully（15） over 150，000 kilograms of food，serving almost 300，000（16） to people who need them．Lee has shown that a（17） ___tion can help people around us greatly．（18） may have a greater influence than we imagine． When Lee is asked（19） his next plan is， he says there's still a lot to do．"It's just the（20） ．With more restaurants， who knows how much more we can do．
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（1）A． safe |
B． close |
C． friendly |
D． well﹣known |
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（2）A． record |
B． share |
C． improve |
D． manage |
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（3）A． Under |
B． Beside |
C． Among |
D． Opposite |
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（4）A． If |
B．As |
C． When |
D． Though |
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（5）A． storing |
B． avoiding |
C． burning |
D． recycling |
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（6）A． sick |
B． blind |
C． lonely |
D． homeless |
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（7）A． easy |
B． serious |
C． funny |
D． strange |
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（8）A． club |
B． school |
C． business |
D． organization |
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（9）A． cold |
B． cheap |
C． unsold |
D． uncooked |
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（10）A． pick up |
B． go over |
C． pay for |
D． throw away |
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（11）A． badly |
B． quietly |
C． simply |
D． slowly |
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（12）A． report |
B． notice |
C． discuss |
D． consider |
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（13）A． visit |
B． break |
C． meeting |
D． distance |
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（14）A． flying |
B． walking |
C skating |
D． shipping |
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（15）A． saved |
B． heated |
C．lent |
D． grown |
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（16）A． jobs |
B． meals |
C． rooms |
D． seats |
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（17）A． small |
B． secret |
C． direct |
D． social |
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（18）A．It |
B． He |
C． You |
D． They |
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（19）A． who |
B． when |
C． what |
D． where |
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（20）A． need |
B． time |
C． promise |
D． beginning |
When teacher Margret Atkins， 39，went to ride her bike to school last Friday， she was shocked to discover it（1） （steal）．When our reporter spoke to her，she told him that she'd been angry when she realized the bike was gone． It was quite（2） old bike her grandpa had given her years ago． She said it was（3） （valuable） gift she'd ever received．
So what did she do？ She decided（4） （write） a note to the thief and put it where the bike had been taken away．To her surprise， she（5） （find） the thief had returned the bike，together with a written apology（道歉） later that day．"What I did was（6）___omplete）wrong．I'm really sorry I took your bike． Hope you can accept （7） （I）apology!"
Mrs． Atkins told reporters she was not going to call the police（8） she was no longer angry． She was just thankful that she could go to school on her bike again． She added that she'd probably write another passage to the thief． "I want to thank him（9） returning the bike and tell him I've forgiven（原谅） him，" she explained． "People sometimes make （10） （mistake）， but the important thing is that they own up to（承认） what they've done，" she said．