1 . It was hard not to notice an 8-year-old kid storming in and out of his own house. “He doesn’t have a father,” said his neighbor, William Dunn. “I can probably do something for him.”

That something was fishing, a ________ Dunn’s father had shared with him. “It brought me peace and taught me how to be patient,” he said. He then took the kid fishing every weekend. Gradually he took groups of kids out to fish. Most didn’t have father figures. “They’d been through a lot, and their lives were ________,” said Dunn. “But when they were fishing, all of that disappeared. On the boat, they’d be laughing and making new friends. They just ________ the moment.”

________ by this scene, Dunn started the nonprofit Take a Kid Fishing. He and the volunteers have introduced 2,500 kids — most without fathers ________ — to the calming peace found on the water and the excitement of catching a fish.

Just as important as the fishing are the ________ Dunn forms with those kids. When they have a rough time, Dunn will talk with them, emphasizing self-respect and mental ________. One of the kids, Bella Smith, said she would forget about the past while fishing and concentrate on something positive. “Fishing is learning,” she said. “I’ve learned I ________ a better life than what I had. Whenever I feel down, I know it’s time to go fishing.”

Dunn’s father passed away this year, so fishing has ________ new meaning for him. “I have a stronger liking for it because now I’m fatherless too. There’s nothing like feeling that first pull on the line and seeing a kid light up with a smile,” said Dunn. “I feel ________ to witness that every weekend.”

1.

A．case

B．passion

C．duty

D．goal

2.

A．difficult

B．dramatic

C．adventurous

D．boring

3.

A．remembered

B．regretted

C．recorded

D．appreciated

4.

A．Entertained

B．Shocked

C．Inspired

D．Confused

5.

A．nearby

B．around

C．ahead

D．throughout

6.

A．identities

B．agreements

C．relationships

D．opinions

7.

A．toughness

B．dependence

C．sharpness

D．defense

8.

A．require

B．deserve

C．lead

D．secure

9.

A．left behind

B．turned into

C．carried out

D．taken on

10.

A．curious

B．nervous

C．lucky

D．hesitant

2 . Gardening changed how I see myself as a disabled woman. When I started gardening in 2018, I didn’t know anything about plants, let alone how to grow things we can eat. I thought gardening required a lot of _________tasks. As I have a genetic (遗传的) condition that causes my bones to _________easily, I didn’t believe I could complete them. The thought of taking care of plants in a wheelchair every day made me feel_________ . But just like how I gradually learnt everything else as a disabled person, I had to _________how to garden my way.

That first season, I visited my garden as much as I could. Noticing my interest in gardening, my neighbors in the community_________offered me advice and support. Under their careful_________, I managed to pull up the weeds and watered my plants on my own. Finally, I was so proud to eat the tomatoes I grew and even shared some with neighbors. They tasted like summertime.

Gardening has _________ how I see other parts of my life. As a disabled woman, I fear being seen as a _________ and struggle to ask for the things I need. Gardening helped me normalize the fact that I have needs. I don’t think my plant is a heavy load because it needs more nutrition. I don’t _________ it for getting insects and not being able to fight against them. Gardening also helped me expand my social circle and grow close to people in our community.

Over the years, gardening has made me feel more confident in every aspect of my life. I’m planting what I want to grow, and I have gained a lot of   __________from that.1.

A．simple

B．physical

C．pleasant

D．urgent

2.

A．change

B．rest

C．break

D．move

3.

A．anxious

B．expectant

C．motivated

D．bored

4.

A．look over

B．show off

C．bring back

D．figure out

5.

A．suddenly

B．readily

C．hesitantly

D．casually

6.

A．observation

B．check

C．discussion

D．guidance

7.

A．impacted

B．ruined

C．controlled

D．recorded

8.

A．support

B．comfort

C．burden

D．threat

9.

A．appreciate

B．fault

C．challenge

D．forgive

10.

A．justice

B．access

C．weight

D．power

3 . I was in my home office on a cold Sunday when I heard a quick knock on the door. I _____ downstairs, threw open the door and saw my dad _____ something wrapped up in paper in his arms. Strangely, he had given no hint (暗示) of it when we spoke on the phone last night.

“Open it.” he said.

I opened it to find a yellow begonia (秋海棠). It occurred to me that it was Mother’s Day.

“But···but I’m not a mother.” I said, _____.

My dad smiled, “Well, some special people aren’t mothers. but I think they _____ to get flowers, too.” With that, he hugged me and drove off.

Later, I called to thank him and we got to talking a lot. That’s when he let me in on his little _____. He had decided that he would challenge himself to do one act of _____ per day. It had started several weeks before when he accidentally knew a friend of his was having a rough day. He knew she loved ice cream, so he drove straight to her house with a huge tub of ice cream.

“She laughed _____ when she saw it,” he said, “It really delighted me to know that I had _____ her day.”

When asked why, he added, “I already know about the importance of being _____ in the moment. So, I try to be there with each person I am spending time with. I want them to feel important and believe in the goodness in people in that moment.”

I realized my dad was making a difference in people’s lives. ______, I also want to be more like my dad, who goes out of his way to make people feel loved and cared for.

1.

A．fell

B．waited

C．raced

D．looked

2.

A．shaking

B．pulling

C．holding

D．collecting

3.

A．annoyed

B．confused

C．worried

D．disappointed

4.

A．deserve

B．decide

C．promise

D．pretend

5.

A．celebration

B．joke

C．secret

D．excuse

6.

A．faith

B．courage

C．appreciation

D．kindness

7.

A．coldly

B．excitedly

C．proudly

D．nervously

8.

A．kept

B．spent

C．predicted

D．brightened

9.

A．present

B．healthy

C．patient

D．humorous

10.

A．Depressed

B．Inspired

C．Terrified

D．Astonished