1 . This Federal Express(FedEx)driver is being _______ for going above and beyond the call of duty to help out a neighbor during a everyday delivery（快递）run.

Jodi Lafreniere is a kindergarten teacher who was _______ her home in Manistique, Michigan when the good deed took place last week.

Since her doorbell security camera was activated（激活）, she got a notification（通知）_______ on her cellphone about someone _______ her home.

Upon looking at the video from _______, she saw a FedEx driver carrying a _______ up to her door. When he _______ sight of all the snow on her doorstep, however, he _______ the package, took a shovel(铁锹), and began clearing away the _______ .

"Although we see many acts of ________ in this area, it was till ________ to se that he went the extra step, "Lafreniere told CNN. “ I shared it with my co-workers immediately ________ I couldn't believe it. It made my day. "

The delivery driver, Melvin J. Marlett, has reportedly been working for FedEx for 23 years. Although Lafreniere is usually never home to greet him during his deliveries, her husband said he was ________ to share many conversations with the driver.

Lafreniere later reached out to Marlett and asked for his permission to post the video in the hope that it would ________ others on social media—and her wish has now come true, since her Facebook video of the incident has been ________ viewed more than 57, 000 times.

1.

A．blamed

B．praised

C．demanded

D．applied

2.

A．back to

B．away from

C．ahead of

D．next to

3.

A．mark

B．book

C．signal

D．message

4.

A．knocking

B．breaking

C．robbing

D．approaching

5.

A．neighbor

B．radio

C．camera

D．TV

6.

A．package

B．gift

C．dog

D．hammer

7.

A．caught

B．lost

C．held

D．kept

8.

A．took up

B．broke down

C．made up

D．put down

9.

A．deliveries

B．leaves

C．snow

D．tracks

10.

A．kindness

B．celebration

C．justice

D．appreciation

11.

A．worrying

B．surprising

C．embarrassing

D．annoying

12.

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．unless

13.

A．proud

B．afraid

C．delighted

D．difficult

14.

A．inspire

B．shock

C．amuse

D．puzzle

15.

A．really

B．normally

C．constantly

D．sincerely

3 . Be a Traveler, not a Tourist

Last summer, I had just enough money saved to buy a golden ticket—a 3-month train pass that would take me to the furthest reaches of Europe. Excited for my journey, I packed all the necessities —except the _________.

While the convenience of the Internet was definitely a contributing factor to my _________ not to take with me the few expensive kilograms of out-of-date information, this was not the only reason why I decided to fly alone.

To be honest, my main _________ with the guidebook is that I find it _________ the pleasure of a journey—like bossy aunt who is always telling you what to do, _________ she doesn’t always know what is the best.

Experience has taught me that there is an obvious _________ between a tourist and traveler.

While waiting in a queue, I met a man who had a checklist. He showed me his list of “Top 20 Things To Do in Italy” and _________ off in a loud American accent that he’d seen everything Italy has to offer in just four days.

The problem I had with this man’s _______ to travelling was that he was too _______ information   provided   by   his   guidebook.   He   was   lost   in   the __________ attractiveness of the “must-sees” and ________ to all the wonders and adventures that might happen during the ________ trip.

So, ________ any   guidebook,   I   traveled   to   Estonia,   the   tiny   Baltic   country bordering Russia. In the __________ of advance plans as guidebooks would suggest, I had no choice but to turn to some friendly faces for advice. I __________ myself first and then asked them what was happening around the town. When this __________ an invitation to a beautiful Estonian home by a river where I   __________ a 110-degree wood-stove sauna(桑拿浴), __________ picked forest-mushrooms and the good __________ of our five newly-found Estonian friends, I was most glad that I had left my “bossy __________” at home.

1.

A．magazine

B．guidebook

C．cash

D．map

2.

A．excuse

B．goal

C．decision

D．mistake

3.

A．problem

B．suggestion

C．dislike

D．connection

4.

A．annoys

B．increases

C．removes

D．limits

5.

A．as if

B．even though

C．as though

D．as long as

6.

A．similarity

B．difference

C．misunderstanding

D．competition

7.

A．cut

B．showed

C．put

D．gave

8.

A．way

B．determination

C．approach

D．confidence

9.

A．cautious about

B．amused by

C．surprised at

D．focused on

10.

A．likely

B．seeming

C．lovely

D．orderly

11.

A．deaf

B．dumb

C．blind

D．eager

12.

A．real

B．imagined

C．guided

D．paid

13.

A．except

B．beyond

C．without

D．unlike

14.

A．face

B．control

C．loss

D．absence

15.

A．calmed

B．warned

C．introduced

D．enjoyed

16.

A．resulted in

B．put in

C．broke in

D．cut in

17.

A．found

B．bathed

C．ordered

D．enjoyed

18.

A．locally

B．nervously

C．rarely

D．secretly

19.

A．experience

B．time

C．opinion

D．company

20.

A．mom

B．master

C．aunt

D．book

4 . Although I knew we were not wealthy as children, I didn’t know we were “poor”. I always had everything I needed and wanted, including beautiful ________. But according to my mother, I didn’t have enough clothes. I can still remember so clearly going to Kmart to ________ them—the beautiful clothes. When my mother said that we would be ________ this, I knew it meant that I would soon be performing as a (n) ________, trying on new clothes for the eager audience—Mom.

I also knew that I would be going home with a new outfit (服装). I always ________ my mother’s hand in the parking lot and through the store. She would ________ me to the fitting rooms in the rear (后面)and she would ________ the store for anything she wanted me to try on. She could examine the sizes, ________ and prices and still know ________ what I was doing. It amazed me how she seemed to ________ when I was about to be tempted (有兴趣的)to dive under the clothes racks (衣架)or wander away.

Once her load of clothes was ________ for me to model, the lady would arrange me in my own room to begin the ________. After each fitting, my mom would rush up with a new dress. The look in her eyes is still ________ in my memory—a look that said, “Yes, this one may be ________ than the last. “When I walked out of the dressing room, she would put her hand ________ her mouth in awe(惊叹), and smile.

Sometimes, during this ________, I would look up at her and see a sort of desiring. It was a (n) ________ look. It was almost like she’d give up any of her things just to buy me one more pretty dress. But even ________ that, she had a ________ of pure love and joy. She wanted so much to give her little girl everything she needed and wanted, ________ what she didn’t know was that her little girl already had everything she needed and wanted—her mom.

1.

A．flowers

B．vases

C．clothes

D．pictures

2.

A．look at

B．rely on

C．make room for

D．deal with

3.

A．wearing

B．measuring

C．preserving

D．doing

4.

A．model

B．actress

C．athlete

D．tailor

5.

A．dragged

B．shook

C．held

D．examined

6.

A．drive

B．invite

C．adapt

D．lead

7.

A．open

B．search

C．keep

D．run

8.

A．styles

B．parcels

C．targets

D．meanings

9.

A．publically

B．confidently

C．clearly

D．skillfully

10.

A．know

B．report

C．declare

D．forget

11.

A．heavy

B．ready

C．potential

D．limited

12.

A．bargain

B．sale

C．rest

D．show

13.

A．impressed

B．reminded

C．provided

D．explored

14.

A．cheaper

B．lighter

C．better

D．brighter

15.

A．beyond

B．from

C．under

D．over

16.

A．journey

B．process

C．research

D．experiment

17.

A．painful

B．brave

C．honest

D．terrified

18.

A．rather than

B．more than

C．other than

D．less than

19.

A．glance

B．chance

C．lack

D．look

20.

A．once

B．or

C．but

D．and

5 . James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so_______that he didn't know what to do with himself. The person who had gone in_______him had been in there for nearly an hour. And she looked so_______when she went in. Not like James, he felt he was_______. But the_______was that he wanted this job so much.It_______everything to him. He had thought about it such a lot before the day of the_______. He had_______himself performing brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job_______.

But now here he was feeling________. He couldn't________all those things he had planed to say. At that moment, he almost________to get up and leave. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn't ________like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt________. At last the door of the office________. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very pleased with herself. It seemed________she had got the job. She smiled sympathetically (同情地) at James. At the moment, James________her. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to________now, Mr. Davis? I'm sorry to have kept you________.” James suddenly wished that he had gone home after all. He got up, legs shaking and forehead sweating and wondered whether he looked as________as he felt.

1.

A．nervous

B．bored

C．brilliant

D．embarrassed

2.

A．besides

B．over

C．after

D．before

3.

A．energetic

B．grateful

C．confident

D．exhausted

4.

A．selfless

B．hopeless

C．homeless

D．careless

5.

A．problem

B．request

C．topic

D．opinion

6.

A．buried

B．encouraged

C．filled

D．meant

7.

A．attack

B．schedule

C．interview

D．system

8.

A．preferred

B．imagined

C．enjoyed

D．kept

9.

A．immediately

B．fluently

C．peacefully

D．gradually

10.

A．enthusiastic

B．reliable

C．patient

D．bad

11.

A．forget

B．express

C．remember

D．improve

12.

A．devoted

B．decided

C．referred

D．turned

13.

A．give up

B．go up

C．get up

D．come up

14.

A．foolish

B．calm

C．short

D．dry

15.

A．set

B．locked

C．opened

D．fell

16.

A．even if

B．as if

C．in case

D．when

17.

A．hated

B．were proud of

C．called

D．were 'fond of

18.

A．take in

B．get in

C．give in

D．come in

19.

A．thinking

B．standing

C．waiting

D．changing

20.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．relaxed

D．interested

6 . Several decades of years ago, I ran a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide. One very cold, wet night at about 3∶30 a.m., there was a   ___ on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from ____ to toe, explained that he had ____ out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children ____ at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had ____ a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both ____   , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he   ____ me back.

Before leaving, I had turned the heater   ____ in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and ____ .While the little ones played and ran ____ , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the ____ .

It was about 5 a.m. before they   ____ .The young fellow asked me how much he   ____ me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had   ___ $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later, I received a   ____ from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   ___ to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It   ____ out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most ____ person in the company.

In his letter, he thanked me again and ____ me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this   ____ , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

1.

A．kick

B．hit

C．beat

D．knock

2.

A．shoulder

B．finger

C．hand

D．head

3.

A．used

B．driven

C．run

D．come

4.

A．behind

B．away

C．out

D．over

5.

A．poured

B．supplied

C．filled

D．equipped

6.

A．crying

B．sleeping

C．fighting

D．quarreling

7.

A．ring

B．allow

C．follow

D．lead

8.

A．off

B．on

C．over

D．in

9.

A．hot

B．neat

C．attractive

D．warm

10.

A．inside

B．around

C．along

D．nearby

11.

A．guests

B．drivers

C．adults

D．customers

12.

A．arrived

B．left

C．disappeared

D．ate

13.

A．paid

B．gave

C．offered

D．owed

14.

A．exhibited

B．appeared

C．shown

D．calculated

15.

A．letter

B．call

C．notice

D．check

16.

A．force

B．get

C．hope

D．requite

17.

A．turned

B．pointed

C．found

D．worked

18.

A．successful

B．generous

C．powerful

D．serious

19.

A．persuaded

B．praised

C．convinced

D．informed

20.

A．business

B．lesson

C．case

D．aspect

7 . 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