1 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yaster, an international student, first met Steve in their chemistry class at an American university. _______ Steve seemed very friendly. He always _______Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he _______to study with him. He____4____invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed _______and the two former classmates didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided tocall Steve, but Steve didn't seem very interested in ______to him. Yaser was ______by Steve’s change of attitude. Yaster complained, “I thought friends were friends forever.”
As a _______, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. American use the word “friend” in a very _______way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close_______“friends”. These friends are ________ common interests. When the________ activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now as Steve and Yaster are no longer classmates, their “friendship” has________.In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long ________between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to ________ But American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year, and thus American friendships may change just ________quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly and they often________easily with strangers. But American friendliness is not__18______ an offer of true friendship. After an experience _______Yaster’s, people who’ve been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be unreliable.
Learning how Americans________friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends the American way.1.

A．As usual

B．At first

C．In fact

D．In short

2.

A．invited

B．helped

C．guided

D．greeted

3.

A．agreed

B．promised

C．offered

D．expected

4.

A．even

B．again

C．suddenly

D．still

5.

A．special

B．distant

C．upset

D．rude

6.

A．explaining

B．returning

C．turning

D．talking

7.

A．frightened

B．misled

C．hurt

D．controlled

8.

A．stranger

B．foreigner

C．friend

D．student

9.

A．quick

B．complex

C．general

D．formal

10.

A．companions

B．families

C．relatives

D．passers-by

11.

A．developed into

B．aimed at

C．based on

D．meant for

12.

A．varied

B．planned

C．prepared

D．shared

13.

A．started

B．changed

C．separated

D．developed

14.

A．bond

B．happiness

C．duty

D．influence

15.

A．last

B．fade

C．help

D．match

16.

A．so

B．for

C．more

D．as

17.

A．meet

B．break

C．chat

D．live

18.

A．only

B．just

C．indeed

D．always

19.

A．with

B．like

C．on

D．from

20.

A．view

B．start

C．end

D．keep

2 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I _____ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a _____ moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of _____ for the coming test or sporting event.
In early grade school they ____ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conscious (有自我意识的), and _____ he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer _____ my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to _____ them but I still needed to write them, I _____ until the day he graduated.
Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move ____ for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college, _____ two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and _____, becoming a technical worker in Sacramento. _____ short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was_____ happy to have Marc back. Since I was ____ making lunch for his younger brother, I _____ one for Marc, too. Imagine my _____ when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, ____ his lunch.
“Did I do something _____? Don’t you love me ____, Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I _____ asked him what was wrong.
“My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”1.

A．carried

B．found

C．held

D．included

2.

A．difficult

B．comfortable

C．special

D．separate

3.

A．encouragement

B．congratulation

C．improvement

D．explanation

4.

A．answered

B．loved

C．wrote

D．examined

5.

A．lately

B．by the time

C．by the way

D．gradually

6.

A．enjoyed

B．received

C．understood

D．collected

7.

A．copy

B．take

C．read

D．send

8.

A．held up

B．continued

C．gave up

D．followed

9.

A．out

B．to college

C．to Sacramento

D．home

10.

A．completing

B．organizing

C．planning

D．comparing

11.

A．hopefully

B．particularly

C．certainly

D．finally

12.

A．Because of

B．Except for

C．Instead of

D．As for

13.

A．immediately

B．equally

C．especially

D．generally

14.

A．once

B．still

C．again

D．even

15.

A．fetched

B．packed

C．bought

D．filled

16.

A．fear

B．anger

C．surprise

D．disappointment

17.

A．waiting for

B．worrying about

C．asking about

D．caring for

18.

A．funny

B．strange

C．smart

D．wrong

19.

A．any more

B．enough

C．once more

D．better

20.

A．laughingly

B．interestingly

C．bitterly

D．politely

3 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he _______ it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he _______ was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each _______ at twelve o'clock, he opened the bag and _______ out a Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of _______ , and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept _______ by Time’s strong hands and pushed _______ , in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow _______ its lovely feathers, but as it touched the _______, off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n) ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as ________ as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s ________ , accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with ________ hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n) ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one ________ it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________and flew to the ground as Todays.1.

A．settled

B．relaxed

C．excited

D．worried

2.

A．laid

B．lifted

C．placed

D．bore

3.

A．night

B．morning

C．afternoon

D．dawn

4.

A．fetched

B．got

C．flew

D．took

5.

A．pink

B．white

C．black

D．blue

6.

A．off

B．back

C．out

D．away

7.

A．deep

B．far

C．over

D．along

8.

A．striking

B．beating

C．moving

D．shaking

9.

A．grass

B．tree

C．earth

D．floor

10.

A．especial

B．beautiful

C．lovely

D．ordinary

11.

A．familiar

B．common

C．wonderful

D．bad

12.

A．heart

B．head

C．mind

D．hands

13.

A．desired

B．forgotten

C．noticed

D．seen

14.

A．much

B．little

C．few

D．some

15.

A．change

B．advice

C．shock

D．suggestion

16.

A．hold

B．keep

C．catch

D．protect

17.

A．watched

B．guessed

C．knew

D．expected

18.

A．look

B．prepare

C．wait

D．long

19.

A．after

B．before

C．when

D．as

20.

A．struggled

B．refused

C．fought

D．escaped

4 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My father was a self-taught mandolin (曼陀铃) player. He was one of the best string _____ players in our town. He could not _____ music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it.
Dad loved to play the mandolin for his _____ for he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was always there, _____ his time and efforts to making sure that his family had enough in their life. I had grown into a man and had children of my own _____ I realized how much he had sacrificed.
I joined the United States Air________ in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home _____, I would ask Dad to play the mandolin. He could _____ your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin. He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his ____ in his ability to play so well for his family.
In 1950, our family moved to Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was _____ in an accident. On that particular day, Dad got the third index finger of his left hand _____ by the machine. _____ he didn’t lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did _____ his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, every time we asked him to play, he would make ____ for why he couldn’t play. Eventually, we could persuade him and he would say, “Okay. But I can’t hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it didn’t make any _____
In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life _____ dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said “okay”. He knew it would probably be the _____ time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few _____ When I looked around, there was not a _____ eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life, _____ As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad surely could play that Mandolin!1.

A．equipment

B．musical

C．instrument

D．musician

2.

A．copy

B．see

C．look at

D．read

3.

A．family

B．employer

C．friends

D．audience

4.

A．applying

B．paying

C．devoting

D．attaching

5.

A．since

B．while

C．before

D．after

6.

A．Force

B．Energy

C．Power

D．Strength

7.

A．on duty

B．on leave

C．on holiday

D．on vacation

8.

A．touch

B．contact

C．feel

D．keep

9.

A．proud

B．praise

C．please

D．pride

10.

A．took part

B．participated

C．joined

D．involved

11.

A．cut in

B．cut off

C．cut up

D．cut out

12.

A．Although

B．If

C．Whether

D．Because

13.

A．destroy

B．affect

C．effect

D．injure

14.

A．uses

B．preparations

C．impressions

D．excuses

15.

A．comment

B．sense

C．difference

D．decision

16.

A．at

B．on

C．with

D．off

17.

A．first

B．latest

C．last

D．longest

18.

A．bills

B．notes

C．symbols

D．signs

19.

A．wet

B．dry

C．cried

D．crying

20.

A．sponsoring

B．giving

C．distributing

D．taking

5 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging

6 . A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them _______ side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud _______ filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning, _______, their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a _______ under their door during the night. One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员) if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all _______ people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their _______ and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and _______ everyone in person.” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a _______ instead?” Dario asked.

They both loved the _______. Over the next few days, they sent out invitations and prepared desserts __________ their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带) and party lights.

Finally, the day of the party __________. Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to __________. One woman, Mrs. Gilbert, __________ Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night,” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I __________ that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”

Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we __________ you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t __________ how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”

“You play, you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such __________ music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be __________ to play them in the evening.”

“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to __________ the new music. More than that, however, he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of __________ and made him feel that they were home at last.

1.

A．sat

B．stood

C．lay

D．walked

2.

A．voice

B．ring

C．music

D．cry

3.

A．therefore

B．however

C．otherwise

D．instead

4.

A．note

B．poster

C．bill

D．report

5.

A．proud

B．rich

C．lucky

D．nice

6.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．relatives

D．audience

7.

A．blame

B．instruct

C．question

D．visit

8.

A．party

B．concert

C．show

D．play

9.

A．experience

B．idea

C．performance

D．action

10.

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．from

11.

A．continued

B．arrived

C．passed

D．finished

12.

A．order

B．sell

C．share

D．advertise

13.

A．treated

B．presented

C．helped

D．served

14.

A．promised

B．admitted

C．agreed

D．worried

15.

A．give

B．send

C．offer

D．owe

16.

A．realize

B．remember

C．understand

D．accept

17.

A．sweet

B．strange

C．funny

D．loud

18.

A．brave

B．sorry

C．happy

D．afraid

19.

A．changing

B．practicing

C．recording

D．writing

20.

A．equality

B．freedom

C．warmth

D．sympathy

7 . When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the _______of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I _______a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _______, permanent campsite in the park, and _______, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an _______for the following day.

The park was_______, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We_______climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _______our camp.

Having survived that night, we were _______that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our________ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, ________, we learned about the canyon ________ They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay ________ in the dark until the winds died away.

________the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ________

the little money my wife ________by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ________. For a time after our business ________I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny__________with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself ________ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.

A．back

B．edge

C．centre

D．entrance

2.

A．sponsored

B．published

C．noticed

D．answered

3.

A．safe

B．free

C．convenient

D．beautiful

4.

A．in return

B．in time

C．in short

D．in turn

5.

A．attempt

B．agreement

C．appeal

D．appointment

6.

A．crowded

B．dangerous

C．ideal

D．quiet

7.

A．repeatedly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．calmly

8.

A．attack

B．leave

C．pass

D．search

9.

A．satisfied

B．determined

C．confident

D．aware

10.

A．responsibilities

B．requirements

C．circumstances

D．conditions

11.

A．moreover

B．therefore

C．meanwhile

D．however

12.

A．winds

B．snows

C．woods

D．trails

13.

A．shaking

B．quarrelling

C．mourning

D．aching

14.

A．After

B．Between

C．During

D．Beyond

15.

A．give away

B．hand out

C．live on

D．put aside

16.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．posted

D．raised

17.

A．business

B．career

C．family

D．image

18.

A．started

B．failed

C．expanded

D．declined

19.

A．truck

B．park

C．house

D．camp

20.

A．desperate

B．ready

C．suitable

D．thankful

8 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
Tom was a middle-aged leather trader (皮货商) whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __1_ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __2__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Tom and his wife were busily _3_ up their new home, the light suddenly __4_. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along 5__ and had to wait _6_ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 27_ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __8__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom was a _9__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __10__, so he went to the door and opened it __11_. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door __12__. “What a nuisance (麻烦事)!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to _13__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __14_ this time she was _15__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She _16_ me here to give you these.” Tom was very _17__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his _18__ in life. It was his _19_ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was _20__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic （无同情心的）mind.1.

A．complaining

B．telling

C．hoping

D．pretending

2.

A．pleased                 B disappointed

B．exhausted

C．encouraged

3.

A．looking

B．turning

C．coming

D．tidying

4.

A．went on

B．went down

C．went out

D．went through

5.

A．candles

B．matches

C．lights

D．flashlights

6.

A．happily

B．patiently

C．hopefully

D．helplessly

7.

A．steps

B．words

C．knocks

D．screams

8.

A．dark

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．crowded

9.

A．newcomer

B．stranger

C．guest

D．settler

10.

A．called

B．disturbed

C．watched

D．offered

11.

A．surprisingly

B．delightedly

C．impatiently

D．willingly

12.

A．gently

B．kindly

C．politely

D．violently

13.

A．lend

B．sell

C．harness

D．borrow

14.

A．And

B．But

C．So

D．For

15.

A．holding

B．hiding

C．fetching

D．lifting

16.

A．suggested

B．commanded

C．sent

D．forced

17.

A．frightened

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．surprised

18.

A．failure

B．success

C．complaint

D．determination

19.

A．warmth

B．coldness

C．kindness

D．sympathy

20.

A．doubtfully

B．hardly

C．actually

D．nearly

9 . A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He_____played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____his head without a word.
One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the ____to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ______” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would _______ soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never ______it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ______the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____,   bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding _____when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became_______. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the_______ To his surprise, his _____was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. _____, he understood---his father had been ______fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!
He returned to his room, ____ running down. _____passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the______nourishment(营养)of life________it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).1.

A．bravely

B．seldom

C．freely

D．always

2.

A．raised

B．nodded

C．lowered

D．knocked

3.

A．spring

B．moment

C．winter

D．week

4.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．children

D．boys

5.

A．sapling

B．tree

C．gift

D．toy

6.

A．die

B．grow

C．break

D．survive

7.

A．led to

B．attended t

C．belonged to

D．objected to

8.

A．pleased

B．upset

C．worried

D．surprised

9.

A．Compared with

B．Similar to

C．Connected to

D．Popular with

10.

A．request

B．schedule

C．promise

D．secret

11.

A．president

B．botanist

C．artist

D．researcher

12.

A．smart

B．desperate

C．optimistic

D．practical

13.

A．field

B．courtyard

C．park

D．farm

14.

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．neighbor

15.

A．All of a sudden

B．For a moment

C．In time

D．From then on

16.

A．busily

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．secretly

17.

A．water

B．tears

C．sweat

D．rain

18.

A．Hours

B．Months

C．Decades

D．Centuries

19.

A．last

B．only

C．least

D．best

20.

A．Even if

B．Now that

C．If only

D．What if

10 . One day I was doing a big clean-up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately ____ an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reach out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I ____ for neighboring Burking to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to ____ In darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without any ____ , one of them grabbed my pack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight, ____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, a camera, an airline ticket and other things ____ to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I ____ guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was ____ of the country: its poverty(贫困), its thieves, the heat, and the dust. I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country. I cannot give you anything.”
The woman beggar listened attentively and ____ my words. Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in ____ It was a very small amount of money, but for this woman, the coin ____ a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of her ____ , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she ____ my concept completely.1.

A．cared about

B．came across

C．looked for

D．focused upon

2.

A．presented

B．gave

C．recalled

D．reminded

3.

A．traffic

B．dust

C．noise

D．climate

4.

A．headed

B．struggled

C．stood

D．came

5.

A．move

B．unload

C．hide

D．pass

6.

A．warning

B．planning

C．thinking

D．arranging

7.

A．hung

B．put

C．swallowed

D．cleared

8.

A．obvious

B．expensive

C．familiar

D．precious

9.

A．elegantly

B．cautiously

C．dependently

D．frequently

10.

A．locals

B．thieves

C．beggars

D．men

11.

A．proud

B．conscious

C．sick

D．aware

12.

A．get

B．run

C．come

D．rush

13.

A．attended to

B．looked up

C．thought about

D．wrote down

14.

A．for

B．into

C．out

D．at

15.

A．order

B．vain

C．serve

D．shock

16.

A．meant

B．made

C．deserved

D．suggested

17.

A．dirtiness

B．poverty

C．kindness

D．safety

18.

A．updated

B．unfolded

C．broken

D．unexpected

19.

A．moment

B．action

C．dignity（尊严）

D．life

20.

A．changed

B．damaged

C．found

D．accepted