1 . On March 11, 2021, World Kidney (肾脏) Day, the actress Raisa wrote on Twitter: “I’ve kept my kidney donation process pretty private. However, I think I’ve got to a point where I feel comfortable in speaking about my experience...” Showing her ________, the singer Gomez responded, writing: “Thank you for blessing me.”

In 2015, Gomez was diagnosed with a terrible disease and soon she became seriously ill. She even had to deal with the mental health problems ________ from her battle with the disease.

Although she was then living with Raisa, Gomez did not tell her long-time friend about the ________ of her health troubles. “I hadn’t asked anything. I knew that she hadn’t been feeling well,” Raisa recalled in an interview. “She couldn’t open a water bottle one day. She then started crying, and I asked, ‘What’s wrong?’” That’s when Gomez revealed that she needed a kidney transplant (移植), but that the waiting list was ________ long. Deeply ________ about her friend’s condition, Raisa decided that she would get tested to see if she could be a ________ for her. Gomez immediately refused, not wanting to make Raisa put her entire career and life ________ for her, but the actress insisted, and amazingly turned ________ to be a match indeed.

With physical and psychological evaluations (评估) taking place over the ________ of a single day rather than the usual six months, Gomez and Raisa began their ________ journey. The surgery was ________ successful. It wasn’t long, however, before Gomez’s new kidney began to turn around inside her body, which then resulted in a second surgery, ________ by a lengthy process of recovery. Gomez, now back to normal, is certain that she ________ her life to Raisa, a true friend indeed.

Both Gomez and Raisa said it was their ________ that guided them through their emotional journey. The pair also hope that sharing their story can have a positive impact on others. “I don’t think what we went through was ________. I just hope this inspires people to believe that there’re really good people in the world,” said Gomez.

1.

A．gratitude

B．generosity

C．determination

D．anticipation

2.

A．suffering

B．resulting

C．escaping

D．hearing

3.

A．extent

B．prevention

C．meaning

D．recovery

4.

A．violently

B．respectfully

C．hopelessly

D．greedily

5.

A．curious

B．fascinated

C．excited

D．concerned

6.

A．donor

B．helper

C．volunteer

D．carrier

7.

A．in order

B．at risk

C．in doubt

D．in vain

8.

A．away

B．out

C．down

D．over

9.

A．duration

B．procedure

C．concept

D．cause

10.

A．shared

B．similar

C．smooth

D．safe

11.

A．gradually

B．naturally

C．originally

D．instantly

12.

A．driven

B．enhanced

C．depressed

D．followed

13.

A．owes

B．contributes

C．introduces

D．devotes

14.

A．effort

B．fortune

C．faith

D．bravery

15.

A．complicated

B．easy

C．realistic

D．peaceful

2 . The first time my grandma came to visit us in Canada, she was a little upset. She ________ that there was nothing to do.

Before my grandma arrived, I used to tend the flowers in our garden. But while I was at school and my parents were at work, my grandma, feeling ________, came down upon the little piece of land. She pulled out the annuals (一年生植物) and ________ those with orderly rows of green onions and other ________. I told her to stop, to keep the flowers. “They’re pretty, but they’re ________,” she said matter-of-factly. I was annoyed until I learned something about her past.

Grandma was ________ at the time of a severe famine (饥荒). She lost her parents and did everything on her own. ________ , she never cried about it to anyone.

Different times ________ unique characters. My grandma was shaped by the ________ of her family members and the difficulties in China’s recent history. Those who experienced the famine are, ________, unwilling to use valuable land to plant flowers. Her ________, responsibility, diligence and frugality (勤俭), helped her through those difficult years, some of which were laid down by the hands of time, and to change them now would ________ her. She is a(n) ________ link between my family’s past and future — she ________ her times’ challenges to support the next generation. Someday, I will be like my grandma and ________ my small part to human’s moving on.

1.

A．believed

B．confirmed

C．complained

D．agreed

2.

A．bored

B．curious

C．amused

D．delighted

3.

A．removed

B．surrounded

C．decorated

D．replaced

4.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．grasses

D．vegetables

5.

A．useless

B．complicated

C．expensive

D．natural

6.

A．picked up

B．let down

C．brought up

D．reached out

7.

A．Thus

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Instead

8.

A．create

B．inform

C．combine

D．explain

9.

A．loss

B．experience

C．blessing

D．love

10.

A．gradually

B．naturally

C．rarely

D．immediately

11.

A．achievement

B．independence

C．guideline

D．gentleness

12.

A．attach

B．break

C．threaten

D．help

13.

A．direct

B．accurate

C．essential

D．impressive

14.

A．escaped

B．battled

C．folded

D．adapted

15.

A．provide

B．contribute

C．influence

D．gain

5 . The other day I was shopping at a local store. And then I came upon a lady squatting(蹲) on the floor looking for a certain product on the _______ shelf. She sprang up when she saw me as if to get out of my way. Apologetically (抱歉地) she explained that she was a _________ at a nearby store and was on her lunch break, _________ to get a few needed items before her time was up.

I told her with a smile, “I am in no hurry. Go ahead and do _________ you need to do.”_______ she searched for a particular brand, she said that sometimes customers were rude to her at the store and she really _________ my kindness. I told her that I had noticed cashiers being treated rudely by some people and that those people needed to be more _________.

It is _________ for the cashier when people are glaring at them when the cashier is doing the best they know how. I explained to her that I was a retired nurse and _________ what he was saying. Sometimes patients, families, or doctors could be very rude or __________ mean. But I tried to understand why they were feeling that way and let it go.

She thanked me for being so nice and __________. I told her, “The world would be a better place if we all acted kindly toward each other.” She __________ and with a big smile she said thank you and walked away.

It felt so good that I have helped comfort someone for even a few seconds.   I __________ her there are good and kind people in the world and may have promoted her __________ in humanity. Maybe she would think about that later in the day when someone was treating her ________.

1.

A．top

B．long

C．bottom

D．wooden

2.

A．manager

B．cashier

C．waitress

D．shopkeeper

3.

A．attempting

B．pretending

C．learning

D．remembering

4.

A．that

B．which

C．who

D．what

5.

A．While

B．Although

C．Unless

D．Where

6.

A．doubted

B．mistook

C．accused

D．appreciated

7.

A．considerate

B．impatient

C．abnormal

D．aggressive

8.

A．pleasant

B．stressful

C．appropriate

D．attractive

9.

A．recalled

B．minded

C．understood

D．questioned

10.

A．even

B．any

C．then

D．still

11.

A．absent

B．lucky

C．anxious

D．friendly

12.

A．refused

B．relaxed

C．jumped

D．nodded

13.

A．proved

B．showed

C．told

D．persuaded

14.

A．doubt

B．understanding

C．satisfaction

D．belief

15.

A．patiently

B．admirably

C．unkindly

D．seriously

6 . About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard
any noise from the children. but I often heard the parents _______ shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a(n) _______ one.
We often _______ in the hallway. I always greeted them, _______ the only answer I ever got was a ”hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually _______ to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just _______ their apartment and the little girl was _______ the outside door open for the others. I _______ in the car doing _______   things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to ________ to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, ________ me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how ________ I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had ________ an old man's heart.
The next day there was a(n) ________ on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite ________ of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother standing there, too. Her parents ________ me. Too.
Now when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other, in a friendly ________.
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and ________ how I was going to keep my doctor’s ________ because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it ________ that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things come from small acts.1.

A．quietly

B．strangely

C．quickly

D．angrily

2.

A．frightening

B．exciting

C．sincere

D．kind

3.

A．quarreled

B．met

C．chatted

D．argued

4.

A．when

B．so

C．but

D．or

5.

A．went out

B．set out

C．took out

D．gave out

6.

A．decorating

B．cleaning

C．returning

D．leaving

7.

A．breaking

B．operating

C．holding

D．unlocking

8.

A．kept

B．remained

C．insisted

D．left

9.

A．favorite

B．important

C．unnecessary

D．curious

10.

A．hurry

B．drive

C．stay

D．greet

11.

A．hunting for

B．asking for

C．waiting for

D．calling for

12.

A．beneficial

B．influential

C．anxious

D．grateful

13.

A．strengthened

B．broken

C．touched

D．saved

14.

A．note

B．knock

C．invitation

D．picture

15.

A．proud

B．aware

C．afraid

D．sure

16.

A．understood

B．recognized

C．praised

D．thanked

17.

A．appearance

B．manner

C．statement

D．announcement

18.

A．found

B．doubted

C．remembered

D．wondered

19.

A．advice

B．appointment

C．suggestion

D．attention

20.

A．amazing

B．confusing

C．disappointing

D．challenging

7 . "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

8 . A couple of days ago, my 9­year­old son and I were shopping at a grocery store (食品杂货店). At the checkout, a mother was trying to understand her bill. She didn't have enough _______ for her milk and cheese. The manager _______ the items (商品) from her cart and carried them away to the fridge section.

There had been _______ when I myself didn't have money to buy groceries my family needed, but today was _______. It was payday so there we stood in line with our groceries.

I whispered to my son and told him to run and get the _______ back with the items. He was confused. He didn't understand me. I was trying to do an act of kindness, but it went _______.

The lady left with her son and _______ groceries than she had planned. I told the checkout guy to _______ me for her milk and cheese and that we'd run to the parking lot and _______ her up. He said “You'd do that？” and I said “Yes, I want to make sure they have what they ________.”

He quickly called the manager back. I paid for my items and hers and my son and I ran to the parking lot where we ________ we would find the lady. But the mom and her son were ________ and with them went my opportunity to gift these small but ________ items.

I felt ________ for not speaking up and telling her what I wanted to do for her. If I had told her about it, I wouldn't have ________ the chance of doing a good deed. Perhaps because of this our future acts will be delivered with speed, as it is intended and necessary for love and kindness.

1.

A．space

B．money

C．patience

D．help

2.

A．counted

B．added

C．removed

D．replaced

3.

A．times

B．reasons

C．ways

D．stores

4.

A．free

B．different

C．common

D．familiar

5.

A．fridge

B．mother

C．partner

D．manager

6.

A．wrong

B．bad

C．crazy

D．hungry

7.

A．cheaper

B．heavier

C．fewer

D．larger

8.

A．reward

B．search

C．pay

D．charge

9.

A．pick

B．catch

C．cheer

D．give

10.

A．need

B．buy

C．order

D．lose

11.

A．proved

B．doubted

C．remembered

D．thought

12.

A．grateful

B．unwilling

C．gone

D．tired

13.

A．necessary

B．expensive

C．useless

D．beautiful

14.

A．lucky

B．frightened

C．terrible

D．hopeless

15.

A．had

B．missed

C．welcomed

D．refused

9 . Pennsylvania is full of mysterious places! One of those is an old turnpike （收费高速公路） _______ for decades. My dad loves history, and he learned it was open to the public. _______, when I was 14, we took a bike trip to _______ this road!

My dad chose a 16-mile _______ of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old tunnel called Sideling Hill which is over a mile long! To _______, we checked our tires and made sure our lights had batteries. In the morning, we loaded our bikes into the car and set off. As we approached the tunnel, I felt _______ as it was absolutely black inside! But Dad encouraged me. He said he would be beside me. He reminded me to stay _______ and keep my light on!

When we _______ the tunnel, the sound of our bikes was heard through the darkness. I shined my flash light around and saw walls _______in graffiti （涂鸦）.And I felt like I was being __________! I was pretty scared, but __________ on following Dad helped me relax. After riding half-way through, I could see light coming from the other end, motivating me to keep going. And I was so delighted to ride out into the bright afternoon!

Whenever going through __________ in life, I remember this trip. It reminds me that my father is always beside me. He turns on the light of hope in my __________, as well as gives me __________ to keep riding through life's   __________ tunnels.

1.

A．designed

B．destroyed

C．abandoned

D．locked

2.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

3.

A．explore

B．construct

C．protect

D．repair

4.

A．tunnel

B．section

C．block

D．course

5.

A．participate

B．register

C．cooperate

D．prepare

6.

A．excited

B．nervous

C．annoyed

D．exhausted

7.

A．silent

B．curious

C．cautious

D．positive

8.

A．approached

B．observed

C．constructed

D．entered

9.

A．covered

B．buried

C．absorbed

D．dressed

10.

A．forced

B．watched

C．abused

D．judged

11.

A．depending

B．surviving

C．calling

D．focusing

12.

A．accidents

B．hardships

C．regulations

D．incidents

13.

A．chest

B．trip

C．work

D．heart

14.

A．courage

B．pride

C．excitement

D．enthusiasm

15.

A．difficult

B．distant

C．dark

D．long

10 . My 83-year-old mother came to live with me a year ago last November. She was very ill and I had to put my life on hold to _________ her.

Each morning, I got her up and _________ her and made her breakfast, and sat with her. I rushed for a bowl when she felt sick, and lit fires to keep her warm. I cooked and _________ her to take a few bites.

It’s a hard job caring for a sick or dying parent, whoever you are. But it was _________ hard for me, a doctor myself. I couldn’t help treating her in two different ways. The medical professional in me led me to examine her in _________ as if she were my patient. As a _________, I saw the woman who had given birth to me, wiped my nose, sent me to college and had been _________ presence in my life for over half a century.

Also, my mother didn’t _________ my hard work or understand that other people’s help could have _________ the burden.

None of the treatments her doctors gave her __________ , and finally her life became about comfort. When finally she accepted the painkillers, she accepted the fact that she would __________.

Illness and need took us across personal boundary I’d never before considered. We used to argue a lot, __________ during this time we shared stories and memories and we became __________.

When the __________ came, we accepted the fact that we looked at the world in different ways, but what __________ was that we loved each other.

1.

A．put up with

B．refer to

C．care for

D．take pride in

2.

A．dressed

B．taught

C．evaluated

D．demanded

3.

A．warned

B．forced

C．permitted

D．persuaded

4.

A．especially

B．naturally

C．proudly

D．acceptably

5.

A．enthusiasm

B．curiosity

C．regret

D．coldness

6.

A．nurse

B．daughter

C．doctor

D．professor

7.

A．constant

B．occasional

C．dramatic

D．fortunate

8.

A．enjoy

B．challenge

C．appreciate

D．instruct

9.

A．got off

B．paid off

C．turned off

D．taken off

10.

A．thought

B．changed

C．worked

D．performed

11.

A．die

B．recover

C．defeat

D．improve

12.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

13.

A．rougher

B．tougher

C．closer

D．harder

14.

A．accident

B．chances

C．event

D．end

15.

A．ignored

B．mattered

C．passed

D．affected