2 . Since having my son, I have found that I am always lucky enough to be surrounded by people willing to help.

When he was eight weeks old, I had a(n) _______ to meet with a TV producer in New York City to talk about my career. It was Monday. Could I, a young mother with a newborn baby, _______ from my home outside Boston to meet him on Wednesday? It was a _______ chance. So I said yes.

Honestly, it was _______. My son hated being in the car seat and ate very _______ during the long ride. _______we spent a comfortable Tuesday night at my parents' house in Connecticut, which is halfway between Boston and New York. When we _______in New York, I handed my son over to my friend from college. A dad himself, he _______him in a coffee shop during my_______. Everything went fine thanks to his help.

When my son was four months old, my best friend was going through a difficult time. So I decided to fly to Florida to ________her. Without my husband, who had to work, I was ________to fly with the baby. But I figured it couldn't be ________than driving to New York when he was a newborn baby, and I had gotten through that.

________, people I met on our trip were endlessly________. On the flight down, the airline worker got me an extra________because the flight wasn't full. A nice lady sitting close to us ________him while I went to the bathroom. Taxi drivers helped me fasten his car seat and loaded the awkward pushchair in their trunks. To ________my son, my friend borrowed a lot of toys. We spent four ________days in Florida.

If you want an opportunity to see the ________in people, try taking a baby on a trip. In my experience, when face­ to face, most people sincerely want to ________each other.

1.

A．wish

B．trip

C．appointment

D．opportunity

2.

A．walk

B．drive

C．fly

D．ship

3.

A．reasonable

B．realistic

C．rare

D．slight

4.

A．exciting

B．boring

C．difficult

D．plain

5.

A．quickly

B．hurriedly

C．rudely

D．frequently

6.

A．And

B．But

C．As

D．So

7.

A．arrived

B．visited

C．left

D．missed

8.

A．hunted for

B．looked after

C．laughed at

D．called on

9.

A．working

B．meeting

C．showing

D．preparing

10.

A．accept

B．save

C．wake

D．comfort

11.

A．upset

B．puzzled

C．nervous

D．surprised

12.

A．easier

B．worse

C．longer

D．later

13.

A．Amazingly

B．Strangely

C．Amusingly

D．Instantly

14.

A．useful

B．hopeful

C．cheerful

D．helpful

15.

A．cup

B．seat

C．blanket

D．meal

16.

A．taught

B．moved

C．watched

D．loved

17.

A．please

B．attract

C．know

D．support

18.

A．busy

B．wonderful

C．safe

D．quiet

19.

A．good

B．fun

C．secret

D．smile

20.

A．get hold of

B．catch up with

C．take care of

D．make friends with

5 . I often remember those good old days when life was relatively simpler, and people were much more humane (有人情味的) and _________. Recently, to my surprise, I got the   _________ to experience that same _________ that I thought had disappeared from the world.

I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one granddaughter. It was very hot, and we were all obviously _________ and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some _________ and comfort.

To our _________, all the tables were occupied and no one seemed in a hurry to get up. We waited, tired, hungry and _________. After quite some time, one table was vacated (腾出), but that could only _________ two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, _________ she and my other daughter stood alongside.

My granddaughter sat on my lap as we __________ us, waiting for another table to be vacated soon. At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and __________ their meal. We decided to __________ to their table, once they __________ their meal.

Since the girls had just got their order, I knew it would be a __________ wait. As we were deciding on what to order, one of the girls got up and __________ their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit __________.

We were very __________ of their kind gesture. We thanked them warmly and moved to their table. The girls quickly __________ their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.

That day I thought to myself there still were some kind, __________ and helpful youngsters in this fast moving non-caring world; and my __________ in humanity was brought back once again.

1.

A．more confident

B．more responsible

C．gentler

D．wiser

2.

A．way

B．pleasure

C．time

D．opportunity

3.

A．warmth

B．attitude

C．trouble

D．situation

4.

A．exhausted

B．happy

C．wet

D．angry

5.

A．table

B．food

C．drinks

D．information

6.

A．amazement

B．regret

C．disappointment

D．delight

7.

A．impatient

B．worried

C．dissatisfied

D．terrified

8.

A．stand

B．seat

C．save

D．include

9.

A．while

B．though

C．since

D．before

10.

A．walked around

B．paid for

C．looked around

D．depended on

11.

A．making

B．cooking

C．preparing

D．enjoying

12.

A．turn

B．stick

C．come

D．move

13.

A．started

B．finished

C．left

D．shared

14.

A．boring

B．nervous

C．long

D．quiet

15.

A．showed

B．returned

C．lent

D．offered

16.

A．comfortably

B．together

C．back

D．easily

17.

A．appreciative

B．proud

C．fond

D．afraid

18.

A．cleared away

B．gave up

C．put away

D．picked up

19.

A．careful

B．common

C．polite

D．smart

20.

A．hope

B．faith

C．love

D．effort

6 . At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe（赛艇）racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe _______ was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

As the _______ for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give _______   to their first child at about the same time, so Bill   _______ himself in a dilemma. Should he go to Paris or should he stay at home with his family and _______ about the Olympics? After all, competing in the Olympics was one of his lifelong   _______ .

Bill, after a great deal of thinking, decided to withdraw from the competition.

_______it turned out, the United States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris, and Bill’s wife was   _______ in giving birth to their child. She was _______   late, in fact, that Bill could have ________ in the event and returned home in time.

It was a shame, but Bill said that he had no   ________ . Bill knew what was most important to him and he ________ what he believed was best. Not everybody has the ________ of character to say no to something that he or she ________   wants in order to say yes to something that truly   ________ .

There was a（n）________ end to Bill’s story. The child   ________ born to Bill and his wife was a boy whom they ________Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill   ________ a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram ________: “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you lost the chance to win while waiting for me to be born.”

1.

A．contest

B．race

C．sports

D．game

2.

A．year

B．deadline

C．time

D．chance

3.

A．birth

B．baby

C．help

D．hand

4.

A．found

B．put

C．thought

D．trapped

5.

A．expect

B．compete

C．comment

D．forget

6.

A．promises

B．dreams

C．journeys

D．businesses

7.

A．What

B．As

C．So

D．That

8.

A．early

B．lucky

C．late

D．miserable

9.

A．very

B．too

C．so

D．much

10.

A．taken

B．finished

C．fought

D．competed

11.

A．regrets

B．advantages

C．disappointments

D．choices

12.

A．did

B．paid

C．made

D．lost

13.

A．origin

B．strength

C．reason

D．energy

14.

A．apparently

B．truly

C．finally

D．seemingly

15.

A．wants

B．needs

C．values

D．matters

16.

A．expected

B．annoying

C．interesting

D．disappointing

17.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．actually

D．initially

18.

A．named

B．marked

C．expected

D．indicated

19.

A．sent

B．accepted

C．mailed

D．received

20.

A．showed

B．read

C．told

D．noted

7 . I was away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her______.I was always aware Granny loved us. It was something you could______with your heart. She didn’t live in a fancy house or have______things, but I never noticed. It was the little things she gave me that had always______, things like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl or the coffee she let me sip (抿一口)from her cup. She even allowed me to sit on top of her kitchen table as I had those______.

Granny always took the time to explain the______of her weather vane (风向标), hanging on the wall, which______the upcoming weather. How that little wooden boy and girl knew what door to come out of, when it was going to______,amazed me. She also had a vinegar glass bottle that sat high on a shelf. That was______, in my eyes; I asked if I could have the attractive bottle someday. It was given to me in a box after her______. She remembered it even when she was dying; love is like that.

She didn’t have much money,______she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember; she saved her pennies in a glass______.I am sure Granny could have used those pennies herself but she saved them to give us when we came to visit. Because I was the oldest I was_______

dividing the pennies______between my brother and me. “One for you, one for me,” I would repeat until the jar was______.

I don’t remember how much we collected, nor was the amount______.What counts was the idea that she remembered us, and______us, when we were away from her.

Those______still give me warm feelings on days that I need them. I often wonder, after all those years, when I am______enough to find a penny lying on the ground______, if it could possibly be Granny throwing it to me from heaven.

1.

A．terribly

B．eventually

C．directly

D．urgently

2.

A．construct

B．reject

C．feel

D．enlarge

3.

A．uncertain

B．shabby

C．theoretical

D．expensive

4.

A．arisen

B．mattered

C．burst

D．faded

5.

A．privileges

B．worries

C．weaknesses

D．drinks

6.

A．location

B．range

C．function

D．shape

7.

A．arranged

B．avoided

C．undertook

D．predicted

8.

A．rain

B．choke

C．scream

D．flee

9.

A．common

B．beautiful

C．dull

D．plain

10.

A．enquiry

B．graduation

C．funeral

D．operation

11.

A．unless

B．or

C．but

D．and

12.

A．jar

B．tube

C．basin

D．vase

13.

A．opposed to

B．discouraged from

C．in absence of

D．in charge of

14.

A．deliberately

B．equally

C．mercifully

D．unconsciously

15.

A．broken

B．stable

C．empty

D．appealing

16.

A．convincing

B．accurate

C．correct

D．important

17.

A．grew tired of

B．cared about

C．lived up to

D．relied on

18.

A．accounts

B．memories

C．bungalows

D．brakes

19.

A．disappointed

B．fierce

C．clumsy

D．lucky

20.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

8 . "Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any _______.   Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table.   Dad was _______next to her, resting his head on his arms.   Mum could _______that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James," she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in _______.

"I know it's _______for you," Mum said softly.   "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little. . .   strange.   And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested.   "We're not _______at all.   We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily.   "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy _______.   And your poor father — he doesn't feel _______.   He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said.   " _______I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well. . . " Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted.   "Just sit there, don't move. " He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and ________what he needed — two spanners(扳手).   "Hang on, Mum," he said.   "This won't take a second. " After some ________, James was finished.   With a smile of ________on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said.   "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said ________.   "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just________them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you ________him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied.   He ________up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.   Then he turned the ________on.   Dad opened his eyes and ________immediately.   "He just let his ________run too low, that's all," James said.   "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum.   "Your friends will just have to ________that we are a very unusual family.   Thanks, son!"

1.

A．chance

B．message

C．homework

D．difficulty

2.

A．asleep

B．reading

C．alone

D．standing

3.

A．explain

B．see

C．agree

D．doubt

4.

A．terror

B．tears

C．surprise

D．silence

5.

A．fair

B．easy

C．good

D．hard

6.

A．strange

B．normal

C．popular

D．anxious

7.

A．headache

B．loss

C．task

D．day

8.

A．ill

B．funny

C．sorry

D．well

9.

A．As

B．If

C．Since

D．Before

10.

A．kept

B．controlled

C．found

D．returned

11.

A．requests

B．thoughts

C．repairs

D．instructions

12.

A．sympathy

B．satisfaction

C．bitterness

D．politeness

13.

A．embarrassedly

B．gratefully

C．impatiently

D．proudly

14.

A．adjusted

B．collected

C．produced

D．covered

15.

A．greet

B．accompany

C．help

D．ask

16.

A．lifted

B．caught

C．gave

D．filled

17.

A．television

B．power

C．light

D．gas

18.

A．grew up

B．lay down

C．broke down

D．sat up

19.

A．food

B．temperature

C．battery

D．blood

20.

A．prove

B．expect

C．suspect

D．accept

9 . It was a long drive to the nursing home where my grandmother was living， but at least twice a month I got into the car with my small kids to see her Grandmother had Alzheimers disease， which was slowly starting to___________at her memories． Sometimes she___________us when we visited and sometimes she didn't．

On one visit after I kissed Grandmother good﹣bye I started to___________my kids back to the car when suddenly a tiny hand___________mine．"James!"a___________voice said． I___________and saw a smiling， wrinkled face with snow﹣white hair． Like Grandmother， she had Alzheimer's disease She had___________me for her son before， who had died years ago．I held her___________and let her joyfully go on．___________her eyes didn't recognize who I was，I could____________the sparkle in them when she spoke to her____________through me．

After that，I always made time to____________her as well． I always got a smile and sometimes even a____________from her． The nurses told me that she was always____________and happier after seeing her "Son"．

Then one day I____________that she wasn't there，and was told that she had died a few days before from a stroke．Her____________made me realize something：For a while I really had been her son． In this world we are all family and are all____________by invisible strings of love．

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote， "You cannot do a kindness too soon， for you never know how soon it will be too____________．" Take every opportunity to give your____________to others．Live as if everyone in the world is your____________because they are!

1.

A．pass away

B．eat away

C．clear away

D．give away

2.

A．recognized

B．treated

C．worried

D．followed

3.

A．send

B．order

C．drive

D．walk

4.

A．grabbed

B．moved

C．showed

D．stopped

5.

A．low

B．curious

C．happy

D．sad

6.

A．smiled

B．checked

C．turned

D．answered

7.

A．blamed

B．mistaken

C．praised

D．searched

8.

A．face

B．eyes

C．head

D．hand

9.

A．Because

B．Once

C．Even though

D．Now that

10.

A．light

B．deliver

C．imagine

D．see

11.

A．son

B．nurse

C．doctor

D．husband

12.

A．cure

B．visit

C．help

D．remember

13.

A．blow

B．lift

C．hug

D．call

14.

A．calmer

B．weaker

C．more careful

D．more serious

15.

A．guessed

B．doubted

C．expected

D．noticed

16.

A．loss

B．sadness

C．memory

D．belief

17.

A．chosen

B．organized

C．connected

D．attracted

18.

A．early

B．immediate

C．near

D．late

19.

A．value

B．goodness

C．trust

D．appreciation

20.

A．friend

B．family

C．sparkle

D．love

10 . When I was a kid, my parents sent me to a summer camp in New Hampshire. At the camp we did tons of great things like swimming, sports and archery (射箭), but for me, the most memorable _______ was an overnight trip of mountain climbing. If you’ve ever _______ a mountain, you know it’s a physical challenge, _______when you’re carrying your food and shelter on your back. When campers got _______, they certainly started complaining.

“How much farther is it?”

“I can’t go any further.”

“My _______ is too heavy. Can you carry it for me?”

The reply of the _______was, “Suck it up (不要再抱怨了).” The truth is that the complaining campers were _______ near the point of _______. If they had been, the teachers would have noticed the _______ and given them care. The kids simply weren’t used to the physical challenge. Once they realized they weren’t getting any sympathy they ________ the discomfort, and in most cases ________ having a great time. In my camp days, I don’t ________ a single camper complaining at the ________ of the mountain.

There are two ways to deal with an ________ situation. You can complain, or you can make the best of it. If you complain, you might feel like you’re getting that ________ energy out, but you are probably not going to cause a positive change. It’s much more likely that your complaining will cause the ________ of those around you. No one likes a complainer. They’re ________ and they hurt the group. Complaining makes life ________ for everyone. Instead, if you determine to master your own ________, to move past it and focus on a ________, it’s my experience that you’ll realize it wasn’t bad in the first place.

1.

A．experience

B．behaviour

C．occasion

D．situation

2.

A．seen

B．reached

C．climbed

D．described

3.

A．especially

B．normally

C．obviously

D．naturally

4.

A．ashamed

B．tired

C．puzzled

D．shocked

5.

A．food

B．water

C．shelter

D．backpack

6.

A．parents

B．teachers

C．guides

D．partners

7.

A．somewhere

B．anywhere

C．nowhere

D．everywhere

8.

A．camp

B．exhaustion

C．mountain

D．destination

9.

A．signs

B．activities

C．gestures

D．scenes

10.

A．shared

B．understood

C．suffered

D．overcame

11.

A．couldn’t help

B．ended up

C．insisted on

D．gave up

12.

A．recall

B．forget

C．disturb

D．forgive

13.

A．foot

B．top

C．back

D．base

14.

A．unbelievable

B．unexpected

C．unusual

D．unpleasant

15.

A．great

B．spare

C．negative

D．potential

16.

A．dislike

B．respect

C．sympathy

D．enthusiasm

17.

A．amazing

B．shocking

C．worrying

D．annoying

18.

A．poorer

B．harder

C．easier

D．better

19.

A．life

B．mind

C．suffering

D．mistake

20.

A．trip

B．plan

C．solution

D．dream