1 . My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend. On the way, we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said, “_______ my job. Family to Feed.”

At this store, a _______ like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and make a _________ on how bad it must be to have to stand _________ in the cold wind.

In the store, I asked each of my kids to _______ something they thought our “friend” there would _________. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a _________. I thought about it. We were _______ on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes _______ from our need instead of our abundance is ________ what we need to do! All the kids __________ something they could do away with for the week.

When we handed him the bag of ________, he lit up and thanked us with ________ eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for __________ his family might need, he burst into tears.

This has been a wonderful ________ for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can ________! Things would have played out so __________ if I had simply said, “No, we really don’t have __________ to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in ________, it also gave my kids the __________ taste of helping others. It’ll go a long way with them.

1.

A．Lost

B．Changed

C．Quit

D．Finished

2.

A．condition

B．place

C．sight

D．show

3.

A．suggestion

B．comment

C．decision

D．call

4.

A．outside

B．proudly

C．by

D．angrily

5.

A．draw

B．say

C．arrange

D．pick

6.

A．order

B．supply

C．appreciate

D．discover

7.

A．dollar

B．job

C．hot meal

D．gift card

8.

A．easy

B．low

C．soft

D．loose

9.

A．giving

B．saving

C．spending

D．begging

10.

A．yet

B．even

C．still

D．just

11.

A．declared

B．shared

C．ignored

D．expected

12.

A．toys

B．medicine

C．food

D．clothes

13.

A．sleepy

B．watery

C．curious

D．sharp

14.

A．whoever

B．whatever

C．whichever

D．whenever

15.

A．experience

B．example

C．message

D．adventure

16.

A．rely on

B．respect

C．learn from

D．help

17.

A．suddenly

B．vividly

C．differently

D．perfectly

18.

A．time

B．power

C．patience

D．money

19.

A．fear

B．love

C．need

D．memory

20.

A．strong

B．sweet

C．strange

D．simple

2 . Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven．His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes．Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly             during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France．At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens             of friends．Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking．Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit．That helped the show             become very popular among the students．They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking．Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network．
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television．He says Lieberman’s charisma is key．“Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay．“It’s about your personality（个性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show．”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket．After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches．An airline company（航空公司）was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive             and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job．
1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ____．

A．have relatives in Europe	B．love cooking at home
C．often hold parties	D．own a restaurant

2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____．

A．at one of his parties	B．from his teachers
C．Through his taped show	D．on a television program

3. What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?

A．A natural ability to attract others．

B．A way to show one’s achievement．

C．Lieberman’s after-class interest．

D．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill．

4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen．

B．He was famous for his shows on Food TV．

C．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches．

D．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals．

3 . One summer night Ludwig Beethoven took a walk in the suburb (市郊) of Bonn. Suddenly a gentle wind came. He heard some music. He listened carefully and found it was his F sonata. He followed the music and came to a small house. There through the window, he saw a girl playing a very old piano and a young man was making shoes beside her, he pushed the door open and went in. The host received him very warmly and told him that the girl was his sister, who was blind but very fond of music. They couldn’t afford to send her to a master.   So she was only trying to play some music she heard the neighbors play. She knew it was the work of a great composer. Beethoven was very much moved. Suddenly the candle was blown out. Moonlight struck on the girl’s slender figure. Then Beethoven played music for them. He played so wonderful that the brother and sister were amazed. That was his famous Clair de lune.
1. Beethoven heard the music because ______.

A．it was played loudly	B．there was a slight wind
C．the piano was old	D．he stopped walking

2. The young man and the girl were _____.

A．brother and sister	B．husband and wife
C．lovers	D．good friends

3. The girl couldn’t go to the teacher most probably because_____.

A．she was blind

B．her brother didn’t want her to go

C．they were too poor

D．good friends

4. Beethoven played some music____.

A．before he was moved

B．as soon as he came in

C．when he saw the piano

D．after he heard the moving story

4 . When I was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤儿院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.

I remember my first project—a small table. I was so _______ of it that I looked upon it as if I had created a(an) _______ . It was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to _________it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a _______. She was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always _______ with us.

As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. But I was just so _______and happy that I couldn’t wait. I dashed out like a _________ , carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.

When I reached the dormitory I placed the little table beside my bed. I was   _______it when Mother Winters entered. She walked over to the table. Running her hand _______ it, she noticed that it was still wet.

“Were you __________to bring this home?” she asked.

“No, ma’am,” I ________ with my head down.

She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was ________stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.

I hid the table in my closet and never ________it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houseparent（宿管员）, thinking that she would ________it away.

Thirty years later at a reunion, I ________that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her________ to get something important. I followed her ________ into a dark corner. She picked something up. ________she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.

Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.

Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of ________to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to ________ .

1.

A．tired

B．ashamed

C．proud

D．aware

2.

A．award

B．wonder

C．record

D．product

3.

A．design

B．invent

C．complete

D．buy

4.

A．gift

B．reward

C．prize

D．souvenir

5.

A．satisfied

B．strict

C．patient

D．angry

6.

A．upset

B．amazed

C．confident

D．excited

7.

A．thief

B．hero

C．sword

D．flash

8.

A．drying

B．observing

C．admiring

D．hiding

9.

A．into

B．across

C．above

D．after

10.

A．supposed

B．embarrassed

C．encouraged

D．determined

11.

A．agreed

B．sighed

C．whispered

D．argued

12.

A．dirt

B．glue

C．paint

D．wood

13.

A．removed

B．touched

C．shook

D．split

14.

A．put

B．give

C．take

D．throw

15.

A．learned

B．expected

C．remembered

D．recommended

16.

A．bathroom

B．balcony（阳台）

C．basement

D．bedroom

17.

A．curiously

B．unwillingly

C．doubtfully

D．worriedly

18.

A．Before

B．Since

C．As

D．Until

19.

A．admiration

B．gratitude

C．sympathy

D．regret

20.

A．adapt

B．study

C．perform

D．please