1 . When Jack was eight years old, a terrible storm hit (袭击) his hometown, Island Puerto Rico.He felt worried about his _______.It was around Christmas.Jack said he was_________ that some of the kids would not get toys, and he wanted to donate ( 捐 赠 ) ________ own toys.However, he knew it wouldn’t be enough.So, ________the help of his family, he organized an activity to collect toys.He _________collected 300 toys and sent them to the kids.

After Jack sent the toys to the kids, he also wanted to do________more.He found many homeless ( 无家可归的) dogs on the island, so he felt _______ .Then he told his mother that he would ________his birthday money to do something for the _______.So he bought a lot of dog food.

“Giving is the best thing to do,” he says.“I love seeing the joy and _______on people’s faces, so I just keep on helping others.”

1.

A．pool

B．farm

C．factory

D．hometown

2.

A．worried

B．excited

C．satisfied

D．interested

3.

A．my

B．her

C．his

D．their

4.

A．with

B．of

C．at

D．on

5.

A．suddenly

B．finally

C．coldly

D．badly

6.

A．nothing

B．everything

C．something

D．anything

7.

A．happy

B．comfortable

C．shy

D．sad

8.

A．waste

B．hide

C．lose

D．use

9.

A．cats

B．dogs

C．pigs

D．monkeys

10.

A．smiles

B．changes

C．fear

D．anger

3 . There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) _______came and said, “Please let me _______a picture on a wall.” The king happened to have a big new hall_______. So he_______the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the_______wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s_______looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain_______between the two walls_______neither of them could see each other.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)_______supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a________and a bucket (桶).

A month later, the first artist’s work was________, and the second artist said, “My wall is ready too!”

The king went to________the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large________of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

________! Each line was________the same as that on the opposite wall.

The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he________how the second man had made it.

“I just________the wall with the cloth,” the man said briefly.The wall was made________white marble . He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting________up on it!

The world is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be________. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.

A．waiter

B．actress

C．server

D．artist

2.

A．put

B．copy

C．paint

D．get

3.

A．created

B．destroyed

C．founded

D．built

4.

A．persuaded

B．realized

C．allowed

D．decided

5.

A．same

B．similar

C．opposite

D．ordinary

6.

A．with

B．under

C．upon

D．without

7.

A．put back

B．put up

C．put away

D．put on

8.

A．even if

B．so that

C．as if

D．only if

9.

A．special

B．regular

C．extra

D．strange

10.

A．mirror

B．cloth

C．stick

D．pen

11.

A．stayed

B．begun

C．kept

D．completed

12.

A．research

B．touch

C．see

D．cover

13.

A．number

B．total

C．amount

D．many

14.

A．Amazing

B．Exciting

C．Famous

D．Valuable

15.

A．probably

B．exactly

C．certainly

D．hardly

16.

A．knew

B．warned

C．noticed

D．wondered

17.

A．drew

B．faced

C．displayed

D．wiped

18.

A．of

B．from

C．to

D．in

19.

A．set

B．added

C．showed

D．took

20.

A．happy

B．excited

C．sad

D．surprised

4 . It was two days before we would leave our house. I thought back to the old days in the house. However, we were saying ______ .

My husband said some things like the rocking chair and the kitchen table wouldn't ______ in the truck. I said, "But we have to ______ them!"

"But there is not enough room," he said.

We lived on the east side of Mississippi and our parents were in the west, so we always ______ to move out there to be with the people we missed. When a ______ came for my husband to work in the west, we decided to______.

"Could we get a bigger truck?" I asked, ______ trying to bring everything along with us.

“Amy, this is the biggest truck," my husband said. I stood in the garage. ______ that we had to leave behind some furniture, I felt ______ . So I called my mom.

"Hi, honey. How's the ______ going?" my mom asked.

"Some furniture is not gong to fit," I said, trying to keep my voice ______ and not to burst into tears. "It's ______to leave them behind. I sat in that rocking chair and read stories to Azure. I sat at that kitchen table with my ______.”

"Honey, these things are not the _______. You don't need the rocking chair to remember______to Azure. You don't need your kitchen table to remember family dinners. You'll always ______ those memories whether the things come with you to your new ______ or not. And you don't have to ______ about losing the memories." my mom said.

My mom was ______ . We've been very happy in our new home. Though we have half as many things we did before, we have not ______ the memories of our old home.

1.

A．yes

B．no

C．goodbye

D．hello

2.

A．fit

B．crash

C．survive

D．crack

3.

A．preserve

B．take

C．appreciate

D．paint

4.

A．afforded

B．offered

C．chose

D．intended

5.

A．test

B．chance

C．discussion

D．reward

6.

A．battle

B．update

C．move

D．chat

7.

A．already

B．almost

C．ever

D．still

8.

A．Explaining

B．Believing

C．Thinking

D．Expecting

9.

A．upset

B．relaxed

C．nervous

D．surprised

10.

A．comparison

B．packing

C．design

D．living

11.

A．professional

B．familiar

C．specific

D．normal

12.

A．hard

B．necessary

C．possible

D．lucky

13.

A．friend

B．family

C．neighbor

D．ancestor

14.

A．memories

B．customs

C．transitions

D．emotions

15.

A．announcing

B．posting

C．writing

D．reading

16.

A．remove

B．reduce

C．have

D．identify

17.

A．house

B．company

C．country

D．account

18.

A．hear

B．talk

C．learn

D．worry

19.

A．eager

B．right

C．generous

D．confident

20.

A．stirred

B．promoted

C．lost

D．suffered

6 . I have had a laptop computer “disused” at home for a long time. Sometimes I would ________ it stored in a closet, gathering ________.

Recently, I learned that a local nonprofit organization that works in Uganda ________ old computers and gives them new life as learning tools for the ________ of some orphanages （孤儿院） .

I would like to donate my laptop, so I took it to a computer store. It was a young man who ________ me. I asked him to ________ all my personal data, and he told me that it would cost me about ＄24－＄36 and I would have to ________ it and pick it up another day. I thought about it and ________ decided to spend the money.

As we talked, he wondered what I did with this computer because it was so ________. I explained to him my ________ of giving it to a nonprofit organization.

I went back after two days and asked if the job had been ________. The young man prepared the laptop for me, and gave me the ________ bill. I unfolded it and saw that the ________ shown was ＄0.

Since my ________ isn’t great, I asked him if I had already paid for it the first day, but he ________ his head: “No.” I realized that he didn’t intend to ________ me because the computer was for the ________ organization.

I felt _________ by this “little” great act of kindness. I _________ him and noticed that he didn’t want to draw my attention, but he was happy to have ________ a project that will help those children in Uganda.

1.

A．give up

B．stare at

C．come across

D．look after

2.

A．sunshine

B．dust

C．electricity

D．information

3.

A．borrows

B．repairs

C．sells

D．recycles

4.

A．parents

B．colleagues

C．children

D．teachers

5.

A．served

B．answered

C．met

D．accepted

6.

A．share

B．clean

C．copy

D．recover

7.

A．buy

B．take

C．check

D．leave

8.

A．gradually

B．slowly

C．eventually

D．nearly

9.

A．attractive

B．old

C．important

D．special

10.

A．purpose

B．demand

C．feeling

D．doubt

11.

A．found

B．finished

C．delayed

D．shared

12.

A．written

B．broken

C．closed

D．folded

13.

A．amount

B．time

C．material

D．quality

14.

A．life

B．memory

C．skill

D．thought

15.

A．dropped

B．raised

C．nodded

D．shook

16.

A．cheat

B．pay

C．charge

D．ask

17.

A．charitable

B．traditional

C．fashionable

D．profitable

18.

A．bored

B．shocked

C．moved

D．excited

19.

A．refused

B．held

C．replied

D．thanked

20.

A．contributed to

B．put forward

C．carried on

D．taken over

7 . A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class _______they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question.

______, with a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How _______do you think this glass of water weighs?”

Answers called out _______from 100ml to 300ml.

She quieted the students down and then replied, “It does not matter on the absolute weight. It _______on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right ______. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the _______ of the glass of water doesn’t change, but the _______I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”

Lost in ______, all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.

“Our _______and worries in life are like that glass of water. If we _______our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even _______to carry on.

_______you have to do is put all your burdens down, as _______in the evening as possible. Don’t carry _______through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get _______next morning and are able to move forward.

More _______than not, life gets terrible when we think too much. And the moment you _______your burdens, you’ll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.

So rather than being upset and feeling _______for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to _______yourself to anything that is not making you happy.

1.

A．wondered

B．agreed

C．expected

D．argued

2.

A．Instead

B．Meanwhile

C．Anyhow

D．Therefore

3.

A．full

B．little

C．heavy

D．much

4.

A．replied

B．ranged

C．read

D．remained

5.

A．holds

B．calls

C．takes

D．depends

6.

A．finger

B．foot

C．arm

D．leg

7.

A．shape

B．function

C．size

D．weight

8.

A．better

B．longer

C．deeper

D．further

9.

A．thought

B．idea

C．plan

D．class

10.

A．doubts

B．joys

C．stresses

D．surprises

11.

A．carry

B．cover

C．hide

D．show

12.

A．uncertain

B．unhappy

C．unaware

D．unable

13.

A．What

B．That

C．Whether

D．How

14.

A．late

B．early

C．soon

D．fast

15.

A．this

B．that

C．them

D．it

16.

A．reset

B．reviewed

C．refreshed

D．reminded

17.

A．usually

B．commonly

C．ordinarily

D．often

18.

A．catch up with

B．let go of

C．put up with

D．take care of

19.

A．sorry

B．satisfied

C．happy

D．confused

20.

A．help

B．abandon

C．drive

D．treat

8 . Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they ____ after having dinner together. They discussed the ____they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a ____ house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a ____ to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful ____ for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know ____ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t ____ very well. I met a ____ who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to ____ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,____ it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were ____ by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother ____ her thank-you notes, which read:
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to ____ the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to ____ I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll ____ use the car. The ____ was good, although not practical. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to ____plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost ____ my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you were the ____ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ____ I liked it very much. Thank you.”1.

A．fought

B．talked

C．studied

D．slept

2.

A．gifts

B．chances

C．wishes

D．challenges

3.

A．warm

B．big

C．safe

D．lonely

4.

A．book

B．bike

C．car

D．bag

5.

A．station

B．museum

C．library

D．theater

6.

A．what

B．how

C．why

D．when

7.

A．listen

B．feel

C．see

D．walk

8.

A．nurse

B．writer

C．businessman

D．lawyer

9.

A．protect

B．beat

C．raise

D．teach

10.

A．but

B．so

C．unless

D．although

11.

A．treated

B．impressed

C．threatened

D．hurt

12.

A．sent out

B．put up

C．took out

D．picked up

13.

A．sell

B．borrow

C．clean

D．visit

14.

A．learn

B．work

C．exercise

D．travel

15.

A．never

B．often

C．regularly

D．sometimes

16.

A．future

B．hobby

C．idea

D．program

17.

A．create

B．enjoy

C．bring

D．record

18.

A．lost

B．admired

C．remained

D．discovered

19.

A．same

B．last

C．next

D．only

20.

A．strange

B．unpleasant

C．bitter

D．delicious