1 . I have just finished my years in Colmar, in eastern France. I _________ in Leeds, a large city in the U.K.! I was _________ in Chester. I had lived there until I went to university.

I _________ in a secondary school in Colmar. I taught English to several classes and over a year I grew quite attached to my _________. I enjoyed preparing lessons that they would _________ and games that would make them laugh. Telling each class that it was my last lesson with them was _________ painful. It is likely that I will _________ see most of these students again. I didn’t want to _________ this beautiful town, nor lovely colleagues （同事） and students behind.

I attended university in Leeds. I _________ a house with six other people—it was great fun and I have some __________ memories of our time together. Within just two years, Leeds became my second __________. I knew where to go for many kinds of things, the nice places to eat and who I could turn to for help. It was a(n) __________ to leave the city.

Last but not least, I must mention Chester. I am __________ to have a group of friends from secondary school there. We still meet up when we’re back in Chester. Being in Chester also       ________ spending time with my family.

I no longer know which place to call home. However, when I’m in one place, I will __________ the other two — which makes me quite sad.

1.

A．toured

B．traded

C．volunteered

D．studied

2.

A．brought up

B．taken on

C．picked up

D．turned down

3.

A．learned

B．graduated

C．worked

D．traveled

4.

A．friends

B．students

C．colleagues

D．families

5.

A．skip

B．challenge

C．enjoy

D．concentrate

6.

A．originally

B．equally

C．definitely

D．roughly

7.

A．never

B．still

C．just

D．often

8.

A．lose

B．leave

C．visit

D．forget

9.

A．sought

B．built

C．entered

D．shared

10.

A．distant

B．wonderful

C．detailed

D．awkward

11.

A．home

B．option

C．dream

D．goal

12.

A．attack

B．trick

C．shadow

D．struggle

13.

A．moved

B．eager

C．fortunate

D．amazed

14.

A．means

B．reflects

C．increases

D．affects

15.

A．ignore

B．describe

C．imagine

D．miss

2 . A video of a German man named Uwe Brutzer who opened a bakery （面包店） in China using workers with hearing disability spread on social media on Tuesday, touching many Chinese netizens. The video has had over 30,000 comments （评论） and over 110 million views. After the video was published, Brutzer’s bakery was soon crowded with people all over the country.

Born in Germany, Uwe Brutzer and his wife came to China as part of a program by Hunan Disabled Person’s Federation to help children with hearing disability in 2002. “I was looking for a chance to help disabled people and I saw this program,” said Brutzer.

They decided to stay after spending some time with children here. To better help children in need, they learned Chinese sign language. Then they decided to open a store. “At first we sold flowers. Then we found that a bakery might be a better choice because we could make more money. So we opened this one in 2011. I hired a professional German baker and invited her to China to teach my students for four years,” Brutzer said. A child they helped years ago is now one of the workers in the bakery.

The cut in income was the biggest challenge for Brutzer during the COVID-19 outbreak. He had to close the store for safety reasons but he still paid all the workers as usual.

“I want to stay in China as long as I can and teach more and more disabled people so that they can make a living here.” Brutzer added.

1. How did so many people learn about the bakery?

A．From a TV program.	B．From the chat of local people.
C．Through a video on social media.	D．From the comments of customers.

2. What did the children in the store learn?

A．Baking skills.	B．Sign language.
C．Performing art.	D．Planting flowers.

3. Which of the following best describes Brutzer?

A．Brave and intelligent.	B．Caring and generous.
C．Confident and responsible.	D．Talented and frank.

4. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To report a meaningful program to the public.

B．To advertise a bakery that was opened by a German.

C．To introduce a foreign couple’s efforts to help others.

D．To call on people to pay more attention to the disabled.

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