1 . Once there was an old man. He lived on a hill near the sea. His wife died and his children went to the cities to work.

The old man was lonely and often watched the sea. He found that ships sometimes broke up on the rocks in the sea, since there was no lighthouse to warn them of the danger at night. He decided to keep a window lamp (灯) on for the sailors every night. Maybe his lamp would warn them when their ships came near the rocks on the coast.

The old man felt glad when the thought came to mind. He thought that if he worked an hour longer each day, he could make enough money to pay for the cost of the lamp. He worked every day. In this way he helped many people.

He did this for five years without reward (回报), or the hope of reward. However, good deeds were often found out. The sailors began to send gifts to him from faraway countries. They sent him tea from China. Silk from France and grapes from Spain. But the old man did not need these gifts to make himself happy. He gave many of them to the poor and the sick.

He was happy when he was doing something helpful. As long as he lived, he turned on his lamp each night and placed it at the window.

2 . Last year John left school. He came to Paris to find a job. He went to one company after another. But ________ wanted him. Then he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the ________. He felt very sad and tired. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the ________ ticket, so he was very happy.

At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He ________ her the ticket. He thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn’t know ________ to go. Just then an old man came and said, “Young man, I saw what you did to help the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me? ”

Kevin Bonecutter is an American. These days, he becomes famous in his town. Almost everyone here knows him. That’s     1     he did 143 acts of kindness (善意) in 40 days.

What made him do these? One day, when Kevin walked past a lawn (草地), he found it was very dirty. So it took him all morning to make it     2     (clean) than before.Then he sat     3     (comfortable) on the lawn and enjoyed the sunshine. From then on, he spent his free time     4     (do) something meaningful, such as handing out food and cleaning the streets. On June 1st, he     5     (decide) to finish 143 acts of kindness in 40 days.

On July 4th, Kevin raised (筹集) money for     6     (kid) with health problems. On     7     same day, he gave a helping hand to an old man. “It was a rainy night. When I was driving down the street, I saw a man walking     8     the rain. I drove him home. I was truly happy to help him,” Kevin said.

Kevin finished the acts on July 16th. Why did he     9     (choose) the number 143? “It’s a special way to say ‘I love you’. Each number stands for (代表) the number of letters (字母) in each word — I(1) LOVE(4) YOU(3),” Kevin said. “And I plan to help more people in the future.”

As the     10     (say) goes, “It’s better to give than to receive.” Everyone can make a difference through simple acts of kindness.

Almost every Saturday morning, Molly puts a table into her front yard. On the table she lays out (摆放) some ________ in season, such as cabbage and tomatoes. They are all from her garden and ________ for her neighbors to take away. “It’s just lovely, like you walk by ________ get a beautiful gift around the corner,” said a neighbor.

Molly started doing this in the summer of 2020. Earlier that year, a fire (火) broke out in her house. Molly’s family had a ________ time. “People in the community came to help. They brought us food and often called to ________ we were all fine. I was deeply moved (感动),” Molly said.

Then the pandemic (疫情) came. Molly and her family had much time to work in their garden. They decided to share what they ________ in their garden.

No one knew about it ________. But slowly, people got into the ________ of coming around. They would stop by and leave with some vegetables. Molly’s yard became a ________ place.

One thing Molly has learned from this experience is that people have to work together when days are difficult. She is glad that ________ is everywhere in this community.

6 . One day I went for a walk on the hill with my parents. We walked down a small road after lunch. I saw a big blue beautiful butterfly. I followed it and wanted to catch it. Oops! I fell over!

The sky looked dark. “Was I asleep?” I thought. I looked around and saw a man wearing a big blue jacket. “Your mom and dad called Search and Rescue for help, because they couldn’t find you,” the man said, “and you looked hurt.” “Oh, yes, my ankle (脚踝) looked big and I couldn’t walk.”     

“Don’t worry. The ambulance will arrive soon.” said the man.

“How did you find me?” I asked.

“We let Goldie smell (闻) your jacket. Goldie followed your smell and found you.” he said. Then I saw Goldie. The ambulance team found us soon. They took me to the ambulance. Goldie came with us.

We got to the hospital. I had an X-ray of my ankle. Luckily, it didn’t break, but I needed to stay in bed for days. Mom and Dad thanked everyone who helped me. And we thanked Goldie, too!

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7 . A blind (盲人) boy sat on the street with a hat by his feet. He held up (举起) a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins (硬币) in the hat. A man walked by. He put a few coins into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words. Soon the hat started to fill up (装满). That afternoon the man who had changed (改变) the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized (认出) his footsteps (脚步) and asked: “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said: “I only wrote the truth (真相). I said what you said but in a different way.” His words were “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign said the same thing? Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign only told people to put some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they could enjoy the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded (提醒) people they were lucky that they were not blind. There are at least (至少) two lessons we can learn from this simple story. The first is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

8 . 苏州上方山国家森林公园 (The Shangfangshan National Forest Park) 动植物资源丰富，越来越多的游客来此游玩。为了满足日益增加的游览活动的需求，现招聘学生志愿者支持公园的工作。假如你是Helen，请根据网上招聘的信息，用英语给公园写一封申请信。

Student Volunteers Wanted

The Shangfangshan National Forest Park is a famous forest park in Suzhou. These days, more and more people choose to come here to enjoy their weekends. To protect the nature, we need your help!

I would like to work as a volunteer for The Shangfangshan National Forest Park.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

Helen

9 . 假如你是Andy，你校Wildlife Protection Club正在招募新成员，请你根据提示，用英语写一封申请信。

I would like to join Wildlife Protection Club. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely,

Andy