1 . It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn't notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she _______ at my coat and said, “That man's cold. Daddy, _______ we take him home?”
I don't remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden _______ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her _______, whether it was _______ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing _______ and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _______ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _______ us up. Nora was _______ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how ________ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to ________ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to ________. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? ________, we phoned the elderly person we'd been appointed. She ________ us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. ________ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) ________ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I've come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something ________ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and ________ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ________ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder-which of us has ________ more?
1. A.pulled | B.glanced | C.waved | D.armed |
2. 3. A.general | B.funny | C.heavy | D.curious |
4. A.area | B.part | C.eyesight | D.world |
5. A.insects | B.animals | C.plants | D.birds |
6. A.coldness | B.illness | C.suffering | D.ignorance |
7. A.delivered | B.returned | C.devoted | D.posted |
8. A.held | B.hurried | C.signed | D.lined |
9. A.casual | B.sorry | C.astonished | D.excited |
10. A.creative | B.valuable | C.shocking | D.simple |
11. A.warn | B.stop | C.allow | D.push |
12. A.turn back | B.get away | C.show up | D.come out |
13. A.Therefore | B.Obviously | C.Still | D.Also |
14. A.called | B.promised | C.invited | D.helped |
15. A.Although | B.Once | C.Because | D.As |
16. A.stay | B.visit | C.adventure | D.challenge |
17. A.fair | B.famous | C.difficult | D.enjoyable |
18. A.collect | B.make | C.order | D.wear |
19. A.let | B.made | C.watched | D.noticed |
20. A.increased | B.benefited | C.tried | D.seized |