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一 It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want,rather a common _1_ during Christmas. She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around _2_ money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some _3_ for her, This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown, _4_ during Christmas. From where I was seated I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a _5_voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and _6_ her. In answer to my questions,she said that her mother made hoppers and she _7_them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to _8_the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help. Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was _9_. I said Id buy her what was in the list. We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat _10_, with a strange look on her face.When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never _11_so many new things before. They were merely exercise books,pencils,pens and such things. She whispered her _12_to us. Strange, I hadnt been aware that giving such _13_ things to one in need,could bring me such a lot of happiness. As we drove back I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never _14_ a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very _15_. Our Christmas became more meaningful.1. A. sight B. appearance C. moment D. experience2. A. borrowing B.begging C. receiving D.lending3. A. coins B. books C. food D. clothes4. A. absolutely B. especially C. casually D. hardly5. A. strange B. loud C. serious D.polite6. A. speak to B. care for C.smile at D.hold to 7. A. needed B. sold C. collected D. used8. A.buy B.make C. control D. cover9. A.painful B.interesting C.moving D.true10. A. silently B.eagerly C. Anxiously D.happily11. A.seen B. bought C. possessed D. accepted12. A. surprise B. satisfaction C.pleasure D. thanks13. A. wonderful B.simple C.expensive D. useful14. A. made up B. lit up C. put up D. shut up15. A.comfortable B.amazed C.happy D.relieved 二 Today it is 39 degrees and supposed to be raining. It will be the _1_ day for me to act upon my kindness idea. I was the lucky _2_ of the December Kindness Ideas Contest on Helpothers.org-where they give you $100 to _3_ your kindness idea. My idea was to purchase some _4_for shelter on a rainy day and some small towels to wipe someones face and _5_ bring a little smile into someones day and hand them out to folks caught out (陷入困境的) in the weather unprepared. I still remember how _6_ I was when I received the $100. I ran right out and bought umbrellas and towels. I washed the towels, put them around the umbrellas and branded them with a smile card. I placed them in plastic bags to _7_ them from wet and dirt! Then I waited for the rain! Lately we had plenty of snow but no rain. Yesterday rain was _8_ steadily! But where were the umbrellas? At my _9_. Where was I? At home,over 20 miles from the office. I dont remember ever wishing for rain before! But at this moment I am-Im eager to start my _10_activity! Yesterday it rained all day long. Today the forecast is for a mix of rain. What do we have now? Cloudy skies. But not one drop of rain. No one _11_ shelter today! I recently left four umbrellas with the receptionist (传递员) so that she could hand them out readily to customs in need. I loved letting her _12_ the fun. The skies hold the _13_ of showers; so I stick several in my bag just in case I should find someone in need, but no luck. Oh how I want someone to be _14_. But I am ready! It may take me several rainy days before my supply _15_, but Im up for the kindness challenge!1. A.perfect B.terrible C.tiring D.ready2. A.participant B.winner C.member D.organizer3. A.put out B.make out C.carry out D.turn out4. A. articles B. food C.clothes . D. umbrellas5. A.accidentally B.particularly C. specially D. hopefully6. A.enthusiastic B.shocked C.excited D. satisfied7. A.forbid B.refresh C.bring D.protect8. A.coming B.drawing C.moving D. falling9. A.house B.office C.factory D.school10. A.class B.group C.kindness D.competition11. A.brings B.satisfies C.stays D.needs12. A.enjoy B.have C.know D.share13. A.cloud B.thunder C.promise D.mark14. A.unknown B.unprepared C.homeless D.acceptable15. A.drops over B.holds up C.cuts off D.runs out 三 The first moment came when I was in the local dollar store. There was an older _1_ in front of me just wrapping(包裹) up her purchases. When she came to pay for them she _2_ that she was seventeen cents short. Before I could even offer to help, the young cashier gave her a big smile.She said,Oh,dont _3_it, and sent the woman on her way. As I came up she said, Its only a few cents. I cant make a big deal out of it. I _4_, Heres the seventeen cents. You did a _5_ nice thing. In this way your cash wont be _6_. The second _7_ came when I was walking along with my young son in a big and busy mall. We passed a young man whose arms and face were covered in tattoos (纹身)。 He wore _8_ clothes and sat on the sidewalk with a sign that said Homeless - Hungry -Sick. Now as we passed I was _9_, Drugger. It was an automatic reaction. But, as we went a little further, I said to myself, Who am I to judge? I should just put something in his paper _10_. At the same moment my son said, That man is homeless, hungry and sick. His _11_ says he needs medicine. I want to help him. I gave him some money and told him he could put it in the cup. I _12_ the young man give my son a big smile and say, Thank you ! My son told him, No problem. When my son came back to me he said, That was good. Now he can get _13_. Just two little moments, but they _14_ me not to let my preconceptions(先人之见) get in the way of my good intentions. And, once again, I learned that children are often our best role models for the _15_ of others.1. A.woman B.thief C.saleswoman D.relative2. A.agreed B.discovered C.quarreled D.admitted3. A.give for B.disagree with C.worry about D.argue for4. A.insisted B.responded C.questioned D.complained5. A.naturally B.rarely C.strangely D.really6. A.lost B.short C.full D.enough7. A.chance B.customer C.moment D.man8. A.valuable B.fashionable C.shabby D.unique9. A.shouting B.thinking C.suggesting D.smiling10. A.cup B.sign C.bag D.hat11. A.paper B.health C.face D.sign12. A.watched B.predicted C.passed D.listened13. A.more convenient B.more vivid C.happier D.better14.A.encouraged B.guided C.taught D.persuaded15. A.appreciation B.forgiveness C.tolerance D.acceptance 四 I love it when life blesses us with bright, shining opportunities to help others. Sometimes, however, these opportunities come with _1_. And they are the ones that _2_ us the most. I just arrived at the grocery store the other day. My shopping list was _3_ but my cash was short. It looked like there was no way that I could get all the food I needed for my family that week with the money I had. As I walked in the store I _4_ a big, blue barrel(桶)。 On the side was a plea(请求) for _5_ donations for the local charity to help the needy. I glanced inside it . It was completely empty. _6_, I wasnt the only one struggling to make ends meet that week. As I walked through the store, though, I couldnt get that barrel out of my _7_. With each food item I put in my cart. I thought of all the people who couldnt even _8_ to feed their own children right now. Finally, I picked up some extra boxes of _9_ and put them in my cart. I prayed they would fill at least a few empty bellies that week. I knew if I had to I could _10_ something of my own to make a difference. I paid for the groceries and had just enough to get them all. I smiled and walked to the barrel with a(n) _11_ wallet,but a full heart. As I dropped the boxes of noodles in the barrel, I noticed too that it was slowly starting to fill up. I wasnt the only one who had _12_ to help the hungry that day. Every _13_ to help others is a gift from life. Every time we do help others, we are becoming _14_ and more loving people. We are here, after all, to love each other and to help each other. We are here to _15_ both empty barrels and empty hearts1. A.failure B.disappointment C.difficulties D.encouragement2. A.challenge B.question C.defeat D.discourage3. A.full B.long C.poor D.great4. A.noticed B.ignored C.bought D.ordered5. A.shoes B.clothes C.money D.food6. A.Apparently B. Doubtfully C. Disappointedly D. Luckily 7. A.sight B.control C.way D.mind8. A.intend B.attempt C.afford D.design9. A.cookies B.items C.lists D.noodles10. A.put back B.make up C.take over D.turn to 11. A.empty B.old C.cheap D.small12. A.refused B.concluded C.expected D.decided13. A.possibility B.determination C.opportunity D.contribution14. A.healthier B.better C.taller D.stronger15.A.buy B.fill C.enjoy D.satisfy 五 Dr John Varallo spent two weeks in the South American country of Guyana in October 2006 as a volunteer with the nonprofit Omni Med to continue his work to help a national medical program. Dr Varallo _1_ his medical degree from Georgetown University and completed his Master of Public Health at George Washington University. Since 2004 he has_2_ to Guyana eight times. In the future he plans to take two-week trips to Guyana four times a year. Guyana _3_ one of the highest cervical cancer (宫颈癌) rates in the world, and the rates are even higher among women in remote villages. In a(n) _4_ to reduce the suffering of these women, Dr Varallo worked with his Guyanese colleagues to develop an effective and sustainable cervical cancer prevention program. As a _5_, the Guyana Cervical Cancer Prevention Program(GCCPP) was created and Dr Varallo became its first director. An important part of the GCCPP program is the _6_ of mobile clinics to bring treatment to remote villages, which _7_ improves access to care for women. These mobile clinics almost entirely _8_Guyanese health workers, who were trained by Dr Varallo and other volunteers with Omni Med. When the positive results of these efforts became _9_, at the request of Guyanas Minister of Health, Dr Varallo drafted a national policy for cervical cancer prevention. Dr Varallo is currently working with the Government to rapidly expand the _10_of local health workers, who will provide a solid foundation upon which to build a national GCCPP. Dr Varallo says that the _11_ in the work of Omni Med drew him to volunteer with the organization. What keeps him returning to Guyana, he adds, is the _12_ relationship he has built there, as well as the _13_personal and professional rewards he receives while volunteering. The volunteer experiences in Guyana have _14_ my life, said Dr Varallo. I cant imagine not being involved. In fact, I have changed my work so that I can _15_ more time to these causes in Guyana and elsewhere around the world.1. A.picked B.fetched C. admitted D.received2. A.traveled B.turned C.attended D.adapted3. A.raises B. owns C.suffers D.takes4. A.hurry B. effort C.way D.emergency5. A.result B.hobby C. method D.symbol6. A. search B. request C.discovery D.use7. A.slightly B. greatly C.merely D.occasionally8. A.made up B. made of C.consisted of D.consisted in9. A.clear B. direct C. unexpected D.unknown10. A.house B.health C.salary D.training11. A.payment B.values C.rules D.friendship12. A.equal B.exact C.deep D.different13. A.rich B.attractive C.popular D.expensive14. A.continued B.risked C.saved D.changed15.A.spend B.devote C.cost D.pay 六 It is a beautiful sunny day in Seela, Tanzania. When Im playing with the children outside, a little boy, probably about 7 years old, gestures to me to _1_him. He has a shy smile on his face and he speaks quickly and with a look of determination. I _2_ the Swahili words njoo (come) and nyumbani ( at home ), You want me to come to your house? I ask. He _3_. So we go hand in hand to his home. He shows me where the cabbages are growing. Piga picha ( Take a picture), he says. By now, all of the children here have been _4_ with the magic of my camera. I take a photo, show him the photo on the camera, and he nods. We walk closer to his house. He introduces me to his brother and we exchange _5_. The little boy stands by the coffee tree where his brother is picking red, ripe coffee berries. Piga picha, he says again. I take the picture, _6_ as he is with these photo opportunities. Piga picha again as he stands by a goat, and then in the doorway of his home. Each time, he _7_ the camera to make sure I have taken the photos. He then _8_ me by the hand around to the back of the house. I am not _9_ for what I will see. My hand goes to cover my mouth as I am shocked by the _10_ in front of me. He brings me to his _11_ grave. Mama Sue, he says _12_, almost a whisper, Piga picha. As he stands there next to the rough wooden cross on which his mothers name is painted, I _13_ obey his simple request, Piga picha. A picture of a little boy at his mothers grave. That must have been how I _14_ as a child, standing at my own mothers grave -40 years earlier -when I was 7 years old. The _15_of Mother will never change, regardless of at any corner in the world.1. A.invite B.convince C.follow D.amuse2. A.pick out B.pick over C.take out D.take over3. A.signs B.nods C.admits D.accepts4. A.curious B.pleased C.satisfied D.familiar5. A.news B.greetings C.information D.ideas6. A.astonished B.comfortable C.enthusiastic D.delighted7.A.demands B.observes C.checks D.searches8. A.pulls B.pushes C.catches D.brings9. A.ready B.tensed C.accustomed D.frightened10. A.view B.sight C.disaster D.trouble11. A.fathers B.sisters C.mothers D.friends12. A.happily B.seriously C.nervously D.anxiously13. A.silently B.eagerly C.proudly D.properly14. A.regarded B.worked C.considered D.looked15.A.love B.influenced C.memory D.impression 七 You join Facebook and friend your old classmates. You might not ever talk about anything serious with them but they are there. A classmate from twenty years ago was one of my Facebook friends. A few random comments he _1_ gave me the impression that something was _2_ so I tried to make him call me. He did call and I found out that he, his wife and eight children had just moved into a(n) _3_motel room. He had used the very last of their money to pay for a weeks _4_ there. He had no job and they had lost their _5_. I bought a few groceries and took them to the motel room. After the visit I _6_ to do something a bit extreme. I messaged all of our mutual Facebook friends from our graduating class. What happened next was just _7_. Soon I was getting responses. Classmates, some of whom had _8_ been barely friendly started calling me for information or sending donations for the family. Someone told me they knew someone else in a nearby town with a(n) _9_house. The home owners donated the house rent free, only asking them to _10_ the fees of water and electricity and mow (修剪) the lawn when it was needed. Soon this family had volunteers from our class delivering furniture, groceries, toys, even job _11_! There are still many things we are _12_ for this family. They have yet to get a vehicle for work and he hasnt found a job, but everyone is _13_ smiles now. And, let me tell you, the hugs from his lovely children speak louder than any words ever could! I became the _14_ between this familys needs and people who could help them. It still amazes me how wonderfully it all _15_, just because of me and my Facebook friends!1. A.made B.took C.expressed D.wrote2. A.awkward B.wrong C.horrible D.disgusting3. A.expensive B.comfortable C.cheap D.worthless4. A.sleep B.rest C.play D.stay5. A.money B.food C. clothes D.home6. A.agreed B.declared C.decided D.managed7. A.unbelievable B.interesting C.funny D.ridiculous8. A.previously B.occasionally C.frequently D.deliberately9. A.big B.beautiful C.useless D.empty10. A.cost B.spend C.buy D.pay11. A.descriptions B.applications C.conditions D.newspapers12. A.hoping B.asking C.looking D.answering13. A.wearing B.having C.giving D.sending14. A.relationship B.partner C.bridge D.witness15. A.gave out B.picked out C.made out D.worked out 八 My father-in-law and my
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