1 . A man was employed to paint a boat. He brought paint and _________ and began to paint the boat as the owner wanted. While painting, he _________ there was a hole in the body of the boat and decided to repair it. When he finished painting, he received his _________ and left.

The next day, the owner of the boat visited the painter and _________ him with a cheque(支票), much higher than what he was paid for the painting work. The painter was _________.

“You’ve already paid me for painting the boat, sir! he said.

“This is not for the paint job. It’s for repairing the _________ in the boat.”

“Ah! But it was such a small service.” the man said. “Certainly it’s not worth paying me such a high amount for something so _________!”

“My dear friend,” the owner said, “You don’t understand. Let me tell you _________ happened. When I asked you to paint the boat, I _________ to mention the bole. When the boat dried, my kids took it and ____________ a fishing trip. They did not know that there was a hole there. I was not at home at the time. So when I ____________ and noticed they had taken the boat, I was hopeless. Imagine my ____________ and joy when I saw them returning safely from fishing.”

“Then, I examined the boat and found that you had repaired the hole! You now see what you did? You ____________ the life of my children!”

Each of us has a moral duty to offer help, wipe tears, listen carefully and repair all the “hole” we ____________ in our life journey, because a small act will make a big ____________ in the future.

1.

A．rulers

B．brushes

C．knives

D．pens

2.

A．felt

B．heard

C．sensed

D．noticed

3.

A．money

B．paint

C．brush

D．fish

4.

A．dropped

B．cooked

C．presented

D．took

5.

A．happy

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．surprised

6.

A．hole

B．chair

C．paddle

D．picture

7.

A．huge

B．small

C．great

D．rude

8.

A．when

B．why

C．what

D．how

9.

A．stopped

B．regretted

C．remembered

D．forgot

10.

A．went on

B．went away

C．went over

D．went through

11.

A．drove

B．shared

C．rewarded

D．returned

12.

A．belief

B．relief

C．sadness

D．worry

13.

A．saved

B．hurt

C．broke

D．designed

14.

A．come out

B．come in

C．come across

D．come into

15.

A．achievement

B．progress

C．process

D．difference

2 . Holly Morrell will never forget the phone call that changed her life. Her father ________ to say that a 16-year-old boy had died of a heart ________ on the field at the local high school. He said, “We have to do something.” She ________.

Although neither Holly nor her dad knew the boy, they were both too ________ with cardiac arrest(心脏骤停), a condition that kills about 325, 000 Americans each year. Holly says, “Screenings(筛查) ________ lives.”

Within weeks of her dad’s call, Holly organized her first cardiac-screening event at the ________ boy’s high school. In 2007, she ________, Heartfelt, a non-profit organization that provides free or low-cost cardiac screenings for adults and children. “My goal is to make screenings ________ to as many people as possible,” says Holly.

Experts say that early detection is ________ to preventing sudden cardiac arrest, which often occurs to seemingly healthy people with no ________ of heart disease. “We’re always looking for ways to ________ sudden cardiac death, and Holly’s program is one of those ways,” says Dr Tony Mccanta, a cardiologist. “What Holly’s doing is ________.” For Holly who had a cardiac defibrillator(除颤器) implanted to help ________ her heartbeat and has tolerated seven heart-related ________, it was all she wanted to do. “I believe that my own ________ was saved so could keep doing this work.”

1.

A．paused

B．returned

C．tended

D．called

2.

A．operation

B．rate

C．attack

D．beat

3.

A．recalls

B．remarks

C．replies

D．sighs

4.

A．busy

B．strict

C．familiar

D．tired

5.

A．save

B．treat

C．cure

D．respect

6.

A．missed

B．felt

C．selfish

D．lost

7.

A．closed

B．launched

C．played

D．predicted

8.

A．legal

B．available

C．luxury

D．suitable

9.

A．important

B．equal

C．contrary

D．accessible

10.

A．cure

B．history

C．clue

D．excuse

11.

A．explain

B．approach

C．oppose

D．prevent

12.

A．amazing

B．confusing

C．frightening

D．disappointing

13.

A．restart

B．scan

C．regulate

D．see

14.

A．surgeries

B．papers

C．challenges

D．chances

15.

A．sickness

B．mind

C．life

D．job

4 . There is no age limit to learn new things and be creative. That's what 102-year-old Alan R. Tripp and 88-year-old Marvin Weisbord ______ us after they released (发布) their first-ever music ______ called Senior Song Book. It just goes to show that anything is ______ even when you are very ______. You just need some willpower, a friend by your side, and a burning passion (热情) to keep on improving forever.

“______ is that you would have loved it if you were alive back in 1940 and you can still love it today,” Marvin says. The friends live in the same Pennsylvania

______ community after they didn't work any more and have been writing songs, together for the past 2 years. Their album ______ 8 songs and 2 pieces of pure music.

They are true music lovers at heart. Marvin ______ that he feels “so young” whenever he's together with Alan. After all, there's a 14-year ______ between being 88 and 102, even if it doesn't ______ it. Alan states that he “______ getting old 10 years ago” with a naughty ______ on his face, which makes it even more funny.

“So we're writing songs that are recognizable, in all kinds that are recognizable, with lyrics (歌词) telling stories about how we ______ our lives now,” Marvin told Hannah Batanson of the Washington Post.

“Now we're giving people who are 64 years old a chance to be 14 again and get new songs in their heads,” ______ Alan, according to whom it was never the pair's______ to turn a profit.

1.

A．taught

B．learned

C．quitted

D．experienced

2.

A．film

B．album

C．concert

D．lesson

3.

A．easy

B．fashionable

C．possible

D．horrible

4.

A．rich

B．sick

C．weak

D．old

5.

A．Music

B．Performance

C．Dance

D．Song

6.

A．volunteer

B．school

C．elderly

D．youth

7.

A．makes

B．contains

C．takes

D．leaves

8.

A．wonders

B．believes

C．debates

D．hopes

9.

A．difference

B．distance

C．shortage

D．practice

10.

A．look like

B．take over

C．set up

D．get on

11.

A．finished

B．stopped

C．enjoyed

D．refused

12.

A．nose

B．tear

C．look

D．wrinkles(皱纹)

13.

A．waste

B．face

C．support

D．spend

14.

A．apologized

B．guessed

C．imagined

D．explained

15.

A．result

B．invention

C．intention(意图)

D．knowledge

5 . This happened when I was ten. On a normal Sunday, I went to the barber shop where I always went. That day, along with the barber there was an assistant, who had recently________the shop.

So I sat for the haircut. The uncle asked me how________I wanted it. I answered, “Just do as my dad had________you the last time.”

He smiled. Before starting the________, he added, “What if I keep it long?”

I________he was joking. So I joked too. I said, “I can't________what would happen to your shop then!”

The moment I said it, the assistant________from behind. “How dare do you say that! Who are you to take us down, eh?”

I admit I was too________at that moment and the uncle standing beside me was giving me an________look.

From that day on, I________stopped joking about anyone's profession and works. It is one of the most________incidents in my life, which taught me to________the profession and works of a person, no matter how________they are.

I'm________that the assistant responded in a way that made me rethink the power of my words. Words do make a________.

1.

A．left

B．opened

C．joined

D．visited

2.

A．much

B．long

C．often

D．soon

3.

A．instructed

B．invited

C．promised

D．convinced

4.

A．discussion

B．journey

C．training

D．haircut

5.

A．agreed

B．heard

C．hoped

D．knew

6.

A．forget

B．tolerate

C．guarantee

D．understand

7.

A．urged

B．shouted

C．laughed

D．helped

8.

A．angry

B．proud

C．scared

D．curious

9.

A．anxious

B．appealing

C．encouraging

D．awkward

10.

A．suddenly

B．completely

C．temporarily

D．regularly

11.

A．important

B．exciting

C．strange

D．interesting

12.

A．learn

B．enter

C．change

D．respect

13.

A．hard

B．small

C．good

D．complex

14.

A．sorry

B．confident

C．grateful

D．embarrassed

15.

A．difference

B．mistake

C．choice

D．joke

6 . Several days ago, I went to visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time. Our _______ was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared_______ to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows.

To be honest, I didn't know what to _______. It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to their _______, as we were just a group of strangers giving them a visit. But now I know we shouldn't underestimate (低估) a stranger's ability to _______ another's life because the effects can be _______.

I would have never known how amazing the effects of my visit to the nursing home would be _______ I hadn't experienced it myself. After _______ the elderly and speaking to them one ­on­one, I was amazed by how much they _______ my visit. Perhaps they felt ________ or abandoned before, but now tears of ________ could be seen in their eyes. Maybe all that people ________ is to know they are cared for, even by a stranger.

Moreover, I was ________ by the optimism (乐观) they had for their future, even at an old age. They were so active in spirit, regardless of their weak ________. They were selfless enough to tell me to ________ myself, even if they were the ones in wheelchairs. It taught me that happiness could ________ even at an old age, regardless of discouraging circumstances or health that is getting ________.

I ________ that the rewards of volunteering are a two­way street. Volunteers can also   ________   a lot when they give their time to help others, whether a new opinion towards life, or a warm smile.

Volunteer when you have time because it ________ is a beauty.

1.

A．habit

B．dream

C．reward

D．task

2.

A．gifts

B．performances

C．suggestions

D．news

3.

A．believe

B．ask

C．expect

D．study

4.

A．idea

B．choice

C．career

D．life

5.

A．influence

B．protect

C．save

D．recreate

6.

A．unknown

B．wise

C．great

D．familiar

7.

A．though

B．so

C．because

D．if

8.

A．teaching

B．greeting

C．guiding

D．cleaning

9.

A．hated

B．misunderstood

C．appreciated

D．missed

10.

A．lonely

B．poor

C．unhealthy

D．unsafe

11.

A．pain

B．sadness

C．worry

D．joy

12.

A．spread

B．need

C．doubt

D．fear

13.

A．disappointed

B．puzzled

C．bored

D．surprised

14.

A．bodies

B．desires

C．breathes

D．activities

15.

A．get tired of

B．take care of

C．get in touch with

D．look down upon

16.

A．change

B．disappear

C．exist

D．fail

17.

A．larger

B．closer

C．greater

D．worse

18.

A．hoped

B．learned

C．explained

D．imagined

19.

A．lose

B．suffer

C．remember

D．benefit

20.

A．truly

B．strangely

C．unluckily

D．hardly