1 . A simple honk (汽车喇叭声) from the bus is one part of a secret code between the driver and students living in a remote village in Wanzhou district, Chongqing city.
Noticing a schoolbag hanging on the door of an old house along his
The boy's parents work far from home, leaving him in the
Mr Cheng, who has been
A.street | B.travel | C.path | D.river |
A.shouts | B.gives | C.sees | D.hears |
A.gets on | B.takes into | C.pulls up | D.tries out |
A.control | B.hope | C.honor | D.care |
A.daily | B.weekly | C.monthly | D.yearly |
A.created | B.promoted | C.developed | D.improved |
A.current | B.shared | C.devoted | D.convenient |
A.walking | B.working | C.running | D.driving |
A.experiences | B.levels | C.approaches | D.solutions |
A.thankfulness | B.movement | C.attention | D.performance |
2 . Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely
Sammie got the idea for the Buddy Bench program at summer camp in 2017. She thought it would be
To reduce
Before long, Sammie was helping other schools acquire benches. Her work continues to
A.see | B.like | C.make | D.develop |
A.idea | B.topic | C.method | D.news |
A.recognize | B.catch | C.notice | D.surprise |
A.strange | B.cool | C.common | D.obvious |
A.memorized | B.requested | C.supplied | D.presented |
A.step | B.devotion | C.section | D.stair |
A.damages | B.labors | C.energies | D.costs |
A.burst out | B.turned out | C.pointed out | D.got out |
A.collected | B.kept | C.raised | D.bought |
A.offer | B.help | C.study | D.reply |
3 . Wilber stole Staci Greene’s heart years ago. The donkey (驴) was an unusual gift that left quite an impression.
Years later, after
Hee Haw Place has had as many as thirteen
She makes sure the new
Donkeys require little
But they need more than
Donkeys are relatively easy to train for riding and for pulling things. Staci
Staci’s animals always walk in the parade held during Mule Days every May in Bishop, California. They also
A.moving | B.looking | C.dropping | D.changing |
A.getting in | B.taking in | C.putting in | D.turning in |
A.neighbors | B.farmers | C.friends | D.animals |
A.owns | B.knows | C.makes | D.needs |
A.palaces | B.homes | C.gardens | D.schools |
A.worried | B.curious | C.honest | D.serious |
A.catch up | B.work out | C.break down | D.run over |
A.water | B.care | C.sleep | D.effort |
A.eat | B.keep | C.cut | D.grow |
A.money | B.trust | C.space | D.advice |
A.dreams | B.names | C.jobs | D.gifts |
A.calls | B.leaves | C.misses | D.trains |
A.courage | B.peace | C.comfort | D.purpose |
A.pay for | B.show off | C.focus on | D.go through |
A.thanks | B.chances | C.prizes | D.projects |
4 . Biar Kon, a 17-year-old student, whose parents were working in neighboring Sudan, moved to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to attend school. Once he
The woman told Kon that she had seen him asking questions of multiple people as they
They cleared up the
Today, it’s an encounter he
A.worked | B.arrived | C.changed | D.graduated |
A.permission | B.comments | C.explanation | D.directions |
A.passed | B.watched | C.struggled | D.hesitated |
A.awkward | B.homeless | C.careful | D.shy |
A.evidence | B.difficulty | C.confusion | D.conflict |
A.generosity | B.wisdom | C.responsibility | D.confidence |
A.put it aside | B.take it easy | C.kick it off | D.pay it forward |
A.persuaded | B.spotted | C.questioned | D.inspired |
A.witnessed | B.reported | C.recalled | D.shared |
A.praised | B.thanked | C.blamed | D.mistaken |
A.common | B.unintended | C.serious | D.similar |
A.clue | B.rise | C.job | D.solution |
A.creates | B.expects | C.deserves | D.values |
A.reminder | B.protector | C.challenge | D.practice |
A.secretly | B.actively | C.loudly | D.anxiously |
5 . One bus driver for the North Elementary School can now add lifesaver to her experiences after a student started choking (窒息) on her bus last month.
On Sept.29, bus driver Raquel Baker began her work just like any other drivers and was about to drop off students at the school gate when something went wrong. Video from the school bus showed 7-year-old Preston putting something in his
It was hard for the boy to
Preston hardly
Preston was blue in the face. Baker saw a parent and asked her to call 911. “All I could think of was I had to
Preston’s mum was
Until today Bake r still doesn’t know how she got the
A.bag | B.bottle | C.mouth | D.pocket |
A.danger | B.peace | C.surprise | D.silence |
A.write | B.say | C.spell | D.hear |
A.luckily | B.formally | C.quietly | D.quickly |
A.bus | B.room | C.yard | D.school |
A.slept | B.breathed | C.saw | D.listened |
A.find | B.feed | C.save | D.meet |
A.habit | B.training | C.belief | D.income |
A.nervous | B.glad | C.disappointed | D.curious |
A.eraser | B.chalk | C.key | D.coin |
A.sorry | B.sad | C.anxious | D.thankful |
A.corrected | B.changed | C.honored | D.cured |
A.future | B.impact | C.dream | D.mistake |
A.permit | B.right | C.method | D.courage |
A.or | B.so | C.but | D.for |
6 . Alice was at her home on Christmas Day when she heard someone shouting on her street. When she looked outside, she saw a man
In search of
Alice said she made a(n)
Joe is now
A.searching | B.calling | C.preparing | D.applying |
A.cheer up | B.stay up | C.warm up | D.clear up |
A.help | B.doctors | C.cars | D.heat |
A.examined | B.protected | C.saved | D.bathed |
A.hour | B.day | C.month | D.year |
A.treatment | B.rescue | C.delivery | D.emergency |
A.attacked | B.stuck | C.contacted | D.involved |
A.Finally | B.Definitely | C.Immediately | D.Regularly |
A.waiting | B.functioning | C.recovering | D.suffering |
A.normal | B.generous | C.wonderful | D.promising |
7 . Stephen Lee is one of the many people in Hong Kong who enjoy mountain-bike riding. He has always
One Sunday afternoon, Stephen came to Silvermine Bay. A
Stephen rode up the hill behind Silvermine Bay until he
Stephen found Lilian, a young woman, sitting at the side of the road. Lilian had fallen and
The next day, the newspapers got the
A.minded | B.doubted | C.loved |
A.bike | B.house | C.map |
A.wind | B.storm | C.fire |
A.gathering | B.shining | C.falling |
A.dried | B.missed | C.reached |
A.unless | B.when | C.where |
A.waiting for | B.concentrating on | C.dreaming of |
A.help | B.food | C.rest |
A.lost | B.hurt | C.burnt |
A.rolled | B.jumped | C.walked |
A.sport | B.voice | C.rain |
A.exciting | B.familiar | C.ordinary |
A.hospital | B.school | C.hill |
A.joke | B.rain | C.story |
A.shyly | B.sadly | C.angrily |
8 . A young mother said she was brought to tears after witnessing a little boy’s act of kindness in a restaurant.
Sophie Crehan, 24, said she had taken her children to a
“They have a little children’s play area there. I was on the
“There was a little boy who stood next to me
Sophie went back to her
He said, “I’ve just
“I said ‘you don’t need to do that’ and he said ‘no, no, I’ve won it’,” Sophiere called. I was nearly
Sophie said the boy was around 10 years old.
I saw him go back to his table
His parents asked, “What’s happened?” So I
A.park | B.restaurant | C.school |
A.treat | B.break | C.march |
A.washing | B.grabbing | C.sewing |
A.hardly | B.narrowly | C.really |
A.succeeded | B.failed | C.left |
A.criticizing | B.letting | C.watching |
A.turn | B.fault | C.lesson |
A.house | B.table | C.car |
A.holding | B.selling | C.asking |
A.found | B.bought | C.won |
A.in surprise | B.in tears | C.in peace |
A.which | B.when | C.where |
A.took | B.found | C.lost |
A.lent | B.gave | C.showed |
A.praised | B.explained | C.interviewed |
9 . Lifeart is a student-run organization which was
We came to the subway station in order that we could get more
One of our girls, Luna, tried to talk to our first customer. Although he did not buy anything, it gave some
A.set up | B.put up | C.taken up | D.made up |
A.magazines | B.newspapers | C.books | D.paintings |
A.artists | B.customers | C.passengers | D.strangers |
A.sunny | B.rainy | C.windy | D.cloudy |
A.brave | B.excited | C.shy | D.active |
A.knowledge | B.courage | C.way | D.method |
A.passing on | B.passing down | C.passing away | D.passing by |
A.grew | B.dropped | C.disappeared | D.appeared |
A.beginning | B.morning | C.end | D.middle |
A.and | B.but | C.though | D.or |
10 . When Guo Xiaoyu was born just days ahead of the Opening Ceremony in August, his grandpa Tao Zhenguo was very busy with his volunteer work for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The grandpa was very happy to
Fourteen years later, the 77-year-old Tao is even
Guo says he learned a lot from his
Tao doesn’t speak English, but he is
A.greet | B.find | C.get | D.raise |
A.luckier | B.happier | C.busier | D.easier |
A.just | B.only | C.ever | D.indeed |
A.containing | B.throwing | C.sorting | D.covering |
A.friends | B.sisters | C.parents | D.grandpa |
A.experience | B.lesson | C.comment | D.education |
A.giving | B.learning | C.working | D.playing |
A.excited | B.calm | C.curious | D.clear |
A.believe | B.expect | C.predict | D.claim |
A.knock down | B.get over | C.meet with | D.pick up |