2 . My mother was a nurse and often took me along to visit the families she was caring for. Among them was a woman who had a _______ disease and was always lying on the bed.

One afternoon, my mom told me that we needed to visit the woman at her home, and that we needed to be there to _______ treatment, and we would stop at a store on the way. I thought we would stop at a _______ store, where we can buy some pills, but we pulled up to a _______. My mom headed to the make-up area and bought the most expensive bottle of perfume they _______. To my surprise, she also bought a _______ nightdress. When I asked my mom who these things were for, she said they were for her patient. My mom further explained that although this woman was older and unable to _______ her bed, she was still a lady, and she still _______ dignity (尊严) and beauty. She _______ to me that when we care for someone, we should look past the ________ or the illness and we look into the soul of the human so we can connect with them with sympathy.

I ________ realized that my mother’s great strengths and abilities were ________ the very young and the very old, those who can not ________ out their needs and hope for themselves, and need trustworthy and loving care providers. Under the influence of my mother, I knew in the 9^th grade I would become a ________. Today, my dream has come true. I work as a clinical psychologist, working hard and remembering what my mom taught me, and I’m not ________ that I find my work filled with patients who are very and very old.

1.

A．serious

B．active

C．rare

D．common

2.

A．help with

B．deal with

C．learn from

D．focus on

3.

A．fruit

B．drug

C．clothing

D．food

4.

A．supermarket

B．restaurant

C．factory

D．garage

5.

A．produced

B．bought

C．offered

D．made

6.

A．comfortable

B．cheap

C．useful

D．beautiful

7.

A．approach

B．make

C．touch

D．leave

8.

A．managed

B．wanted

C．starved

D．requested

9.

A．turned

B．reported

C．explained

D．wrote

10.

A．advantage

B．condition

C．disability

D．shortcoming

11.

A．soon

B．even

C．never

D．again

12.

A．caring for

B．looking for

C．waiting for

D．setting for

13.

A．look

B．put

C．speak

D．take

14.

A．writer

B．patient

C．chemist

D．doctor

15.

A．positive

B．pleased

C．silent

D．surprised

3 . When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16, we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day, we found out our teacher Mr. Edward was having some financial (经济的) ___________. We wanted to do something to help him, so we decided to ___________ food, clothing and gifts to ___________ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ___________. Together they ___________ their house for things they could ___________. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying.

“Thanksgiving Day won’t be ___________ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ___________ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ___________ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ________ others. I will never forget the ____________ look of our teacher and his wife when they ____________ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ____________, we all felt warm inside.

Last month ____________ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ____________ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

We hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me that what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the spirit of Thanksgiving Day.

1.

A．information

B．difficulties

C．money

D．food

2.

A．gather

B．produce

C．buy

D．change

3.

A．find out

B．make sure

C．make clear

D．point out

4.

A．embarrassed

B．disappointed

C．moved

D．calm

5.

A．decorated

B．sold

C．searched

D．cleaned

6.

A．sell out

B．use up

C．throw away

D．give away

7.

A．ordinary

B．complete

C．usual

D．important

8.

A．regrets

B．thinks

C．remembers

D．explains

9.

A．sending

B．receiving

C．opening

D．posting

10.

A．challenge

B．impress

C．fool

D．help

11.

A．anxious

B．surprised

C．charming

D．terrified

12.

A．pushed

B．knocked

C．answered

D．closed

13.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

14.

A．while

B．after

C．before

D．since

15.

A．spare

B．bring

C．save

D．award

4 . An 8-year-old boy achieved the wish of his late (已故的) mother to climb Jade Mountain. Tzou Ze Gang, along with his father, _________ their two-day climbing _________ on August 18. Along the way the boy _________ a photo of his late mother. They _________ to reach the top of Jade Mountain on August 20. Standing at 3, 952 meters above sea level, Jade Mountain is seen as the _________ mountain in Taiwan.

Tzou was only 4 years old when he first _________ Jade Mountain and he had dreamed of climbing it ever since. For the locals, the mountain is _________ believed the home of the Goddess of Life.

The boy was _________ by the mountain and promised his mother that they would both climb it one day. _________, years later his mother had to __________ leg surgery (手术), which made her unable to __________ the mountain. “When you __________ the world in the future, you can bring Mummy’s things along,” his mother told him. Unluckily, she __________ last year. Tzou’s father __________ the child during their training by saying, “Jade Mountain is the highest point in Taiwan. I’m sure we’ll be __________ to Mummy over there.”

The climb was __________ for Tzou. He felt __________ and was out of breath (气喘吁吁). He __________ felt sick even after resting. But Tzou’s father said Tzou felt much better when they were on their last __________, adding that the final 200 meters was a piece of cake for him.

Upon reaching the top, Tzou pulled out his mother’s __________ and shouted, “Mummy! We’ve reached the top. I carried you to the top of Jade Mountain!”

1.

A．shared

B．started

C．enjoyed

D．described

2.

A．competition

B．event

C．program

D．experience

3.

A．watched

B．kept

C．carried

D．lost

4.

A．managed

B．tried

C．preferred

D．promised

5.

A．highest

B．smallest

C．farthest

D．coldest

6.

A．searched

B．walked down

C．removed

D．heard of

7.

A．foolishly

B．secretly

C．truly

D．wrongly

8.

A．troubled

B．attracted

C．moved

D．frightened

9.

A．However

B．As a result

C．Instead

D．What’s more

10.

A．join in

B．beg for

C．carry out

D．go through

11.

A．climb

B．imagine

C．reach

D．notice

12.

A．save

B．understand

C．explore

D．create

13.

A．fell ill

B．passed away

C．got injured

D．broke down

14.

A．rewarded

B．encouraged

C．raised

D．punished

15.

A．more honest

B．kinder

C．more polite

D．closer

16.

A．easy

B．exciting

C．difficult

D．relaxing

17.

A．unhappy

B．secure

C．uncomfortable

D．enjoyable

18.

A．quickly

B．never

C．hardly

D．just

19.

A．point

B．half

C．day

D．part

20.

A．book

B．photo

C．gift

D．phone

5 .        One day, my father drove his employer to another city for a business meeting. On the outskirts (郊区) of town, they_______for a sandwich lunch. While they ate, several boys playing in the street passed by their _______. One of the boys limped (跛行). Looking more closely, my father’s boss_______that the boy had a clubfoot (畸形足). He stepped out of the car and _______the boy, saying that he was able to help get that foot fixed. The young boy was_______. The businessman wrote down the boy’s name before the boy joined his friends down the street.

The man _______ and said to my father, “Woody, the boy’s name is Jimmy. Find out where he_______and do your best to get his parents’ _______ to let him have his foot operated on. I’ll pay all the costs.” They finished their sandwiches and went on their _______.

It didn’t take long for my father to ________ Jimmy’s house, a small one that needed paint and repair. For almost an hour, my father ________explained the plan to Jimmy’s parents. ________, they looked at each other. When my father ________ they still weren’t quite sure about the generous offer from an unknown benefactor (捐助者).

Later, my father’s employer got in touch with the local government with a ________ to send someone to Jimmy’s home to ________ the family that this was a lawful offer. Soon, with permission papers signed, my father took Jimmy to an excellent ________ in another state. After five operations, his limp disappeared.

His parents watched in ________as the returned boy stepped lightly toward them. They still could not ________ that a man they had never seen would pay a large sum of money to have a foot corrected for their son.

The ________ benefactor was Mr. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He always said it’s more fun to do something for people ________ they don’t know who did it.

1.

A．waited

B．paid

C．prepared

D．stopped

2.

A．car

B．town

C．office

D．restaurant

3.

A．thought

B．observed

C．doubted

D．worried

4.

A．took care of

B．got hold of

C．hung out with

D．caught up with

5.

A．delighted

B．satisfied

C．interested

D．relaxed

6.

A．laughed

B．apologized

C．returned

D．nodded

7.

A．plays

B．studies

C．lives

D．stays

8.

A．determination

B．permission

C．help

D．plan

9.

A．chat

B．ride

C．meeting

D．holiday

10.

A．build

B．decorate

C．paint

D．find

11.

A．patiently

B．briefly

C．proudly

D．calmly

12.

A．Confused

B．Excited

C．Ashamed

D．Tired

13.

A．visited

B．finished

C．refused

D．left

14.

A．purpose

B．decision

C．request

D．promise

15.

A．warn

B．remind

C．argue

D．convince

16.

A．hotel

B．hospital

C．school

D．store

17.

A．anger

B．fear

C．amazement

D．disappointment

18.

A．agree

B．admit

C．prove

D．believe

19.

A．secret

B．polite

C．humorous

D．cautious

20.

A．until

B．when

C．unless

D．whom