1 . After three decades of teaching, Jim Stanley, a chorus and piano teacher at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, Atlanta, is getting ready to retire. But before he goes, there was one thing he wanted to do:
Stanley
Little did he
“I choked up a little bit. But I tried to keep the
Stanley was
A.exclaimed | B.restored | C.reunite | D.fortified |
A.came out | B.calmed down | C.came true | D.woke up |
A.viral | B.artificial | C.rewarding | D.accessible |
A.stood by | B.came up with | C.resulted in | D.learned from |
A.entering | B.thinking | C.confirming | D.showing |
A.melody | B.emphasis | C.association | D.opportunity |
A.mistake | B.launch | C.witness | D.know |
A.gathering | B.jumping | C.winning | D.singing |
A.swam | B.flew | C.bounded | D.sought |
A.tears | B.ban | C.emotion | D.happiness |
A.definitely | B.tightly | C.violently | D.deeply |
A.smart | B.loyal | C.delightful | D.difficult |
A.sent | B.inspired | C.achieved | D.reserved |
A.acceptance | B.arrival | C.charm | D.encouragement |
A.encounter | B.count | C.impact | D.mess |
2 . A photograph of a 14-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, giving away his shoes to a homeless man has spread quickly. This has been
The act of kindness
“We went out with food to
“Like the homeless man, the 14-year-old was no
A.moving | B.frightening | C.disappointing | D.surprising |
A.made | B.acquired | C.answered | D.requested |
A.shares | B.challenges | C.impressions | D.opportunities |
A.special | B.hard | C.formal | D.volunteer |
A.focused | B.based | C.reflected | D.depended |
A.spread | B.find | C.get | D.recognize |
A.ate | B.played | C.talked | D.lived |
A.beauty | B.wonder | C.loss | D.freedom |
A.longer | B.stranger | C.master | D.power |
A.cried | B.quit | C.learned | D.fought |
A.responded | B.picked up | C.attracted | D.reached out to |
A.change | B.solution | C.pressure | D.beat |
A.punishing | B.guiding | C.preventing | D.praising |
A.anxious | B.serious | C.curious | D.passionate |
A.follow | B.attack | C.inspire | D.warn |
3 . A mum of two was shocked. She went downstairs to get a drink and found a
Engineer Thomas Airlie, from South Lanarkshire, didn’t
Elaine said Thomas
She sent him the
Thomas had been out with friends when he
His friend Robbie McKean said they will never let him
A.rude | B.married | C.drunken | D.tired |
A.called for | B.gave up | C.picked out | D.took off |
A.discovered | B.feared | C.wrote | D.imagined |
A.though | B.because | C.until | D.when |
A.complain | B.report | C.explain | D.question |
A.nap | B.holiday | C.recovery | D.meal |
A.dressed | B.brought | C.woke | D.cheered |
A.park | B.house | C.street | D.company |
A.cried | B.apologized | C.sweated | D.paused |
A.phoned | B.reminded | C.praised | D.blamed |
A.Moreover | B.Therefore | C.Otherwise | D.However |
A.came across | B.took over | C.dropped off | D.sent for |
A.running | B.escaping | C.sleeping | D.quarreling |
A.harmless | B.careless | C.helpless | D.speechless |
A.photo | B.story | C.gift | D.letter |
A.well | B.enough | C.much | D.deeply |
A.nervously | B.hurriedly | C.easily | D.mistakenly |
A.rather than | B.more than | C.as well as | D.in case of |
A.consider | B.share | C.forget | D.describe |
A.official | B.regular | C.skilful | D.false |
4 . Once upon a time, there was a king who had twin sons. There was some
One day he said, “My sons, the
The brothers
So the second son
Eventually he did reach his father’s advisor,
The future king replied
A.difference | B.concern | C.surprise | D.confusion |
A.convenient | B.fair | C.simple | D.familiar |
A.hour | B.day | C.month | D.year |
A.burdens | B.benefits | C.shares | D.desires |
A.worse | B.harder | C.better | D.rougher |
A.shoulders | B.hands | C.head | D.back |
A.leaves | B.flees | C.stays | D.returns |
A.set aside | B.set out | C.set up | D.set down |
A.excited | B.disappointed | C.aged | D.surprised |
A.proposed | B.suggested | C.agreed | D.objected |
A.hurried | B.looked | C.planned | D.insisted |
A.effort | B.help | C.courage | D.confidence |
A.tired | B.trapped | C.worried | D.frightened |
A.bore | B.shared | C.removed | D.lessened |
A.fearfully | B.frequently | C.hopelessly | D.safely |
A.pleasure | B.sadness | C.admiration | D.fear |
A.told | B.scolded | C.delighted | D.comforted |
A.transport | B.direct | C.manage | D.find |
A.carelessly | B.painfully | C.proudly | D.thoughtfully |
A.lost | B.lacked | C.found | D.measured |
5 . I never thought I would be a “runner”. I was the girl who
She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old,
A week later, I found myself in the
A year later, I was
A.talked | B.walked | C.ran | D.swam |
A.friends | B.teachers | C.students | D.patients |
A.save | B.use | C.make | D.raise |
A.while | B.when | C.until | D.before |
A.breath | B.hand | C.arm | D.eye |
A.wearing | B.holding | C.pulling | D.waving |
A.turned down | B.turned over | C.taken over | D.taken down |
A.passing | B.watching | C.seeing | D.calling |
A.strangely | B.determinedly | C.excitedly | D.anxiously |
A.agreed | B.learned | C.decided | D.explained |
A.shop | B.street | C.park | D.gym |
A.had to | B.preferred to | C.got to | D.liked to |
A.prize | B.survivor | C.plan | D.woman |
A.earlier | B.longer | C.harder | D.farther |
A.even | B.again | C.ever | D.still |
A.watched | B.traveled | C.stood | D.waited |
A.wandered | B.witnessed | C.wished | D.wondered |
A.kind | B.brave | C.generous | D.honest |
A.finished | B.won | C.entered | D.missed |
A.good | B.right | C.possible | D.necessary |