1 . My father never kept anything for emotional purposes — except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always _________ watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium. One winter, I wrote down a schedule for the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father _________ it before going out to work.

The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a _________ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.” I _________ washed out a jar and _________ a label：YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960

Each of us _________ to the jar weekly. However, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had to work every Saturday. So one day, I _________ him of the remaining time, and then he _________ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a free Saturday. ”

On the morning of the last game, I was waiting hopelessly with no _________ of my father who had been to work when he suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two __________!”.

I could hardly __________ when we finally sat together, father and son, watching my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see is a face __________ tiredness from working all week.

In 1963, my father died suddenly while working. In his bedroom, I noticed a __________ ticket in his yellowish book, which read, October I, 1960, General Admission. My father, who __________ nothing for emotional reasons, had decided to keep this, a(n)__________ of our afternoon together.

1.

A．dreamed of

B．worried about

C．tried out

D．lived on

2.

A．exploring

B．checking

C．tearing

D．examining

3.

A．bottle

B．jar

C．bowl

D．cup

4.

A．slowly

B．patiently

C．immediately

D．unwillingly

5.

A．attached

B．identified

C．created

D．bought

6.

A．referred

B．contributed

C．donated

D．attended

7.

A．accused

B．informed

C．inquired

D．warned

8.

A．rescued

B．scolded

C．comforted

D．encouraged

9.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reply

D．company

10.

A．balls

B．coins

C．tickets

D．flags

11.

A．breathe

B．imagine

C．stand

D．jump

12.

A．filled with

B．decorated with

C．equipped with

D．coupled with

13.

A．pretty

B．plain

C．fresh

D．faded

14.

A．brought

B．abandoned

C．produced

D．saved

15.

A．impression

B．gift

C．honor

D．memory

2 . One day it was raining heavily and nearing dusk. I was ______ for an appointment in a nearby city that I knew only by GPS, and now my phone had ______. The usual interstate (州际公路) exits were closed, and I couldn’t ______

because it was raining so much. I couldn’t ______ how to get where I was going or how to let my partners know that I was ______ to make it on time.

I stopped at a McDonald’s of a town and walked up to what appeared to be a mother and her teen daughter. “I’m sorry,” I said,” but do you mind if I search a number on your ______ and make a call? I need to let them know I’m

______.” She handed me her phone and then told me I was lucky. She was about to turn it off because she didn’t have enough ______ to pay her bill.

The young girl and the mother seemed to be dependent on each other and talked together ______ I made the call. I managed to get in touch with the people. They thankfully knew where I was and told me how to get there.

As I readied myself to leave, I ______ into my wallet. I didn’t usually have ______, but today I found a $ 20 bill. In gratitude, I ______ it into the mother’s hand and then turned to leave quickly. As I walked through the doors, I heard the mother ______. Her daughter called after me and said,” You have no idea how you just ______ us.”

I still think back to that day. Even now, they had no idea how much they helped me, yet I was the one being thanked. It’s funny how that ______.

1.

A．hungry

B．ready

C．late

D．nervous

2.

A．started

B．died

C．charged

D．disappeared

3.

A．find

B．sleep

C．leave

D．see

4.

A．figure out

B．set out

C．pick out

D．take out

5.

A．possible

B．quick

C．unlikely

D．able

6.

A．phone

B．map

C．picture

D．book

7.

A．lost

B．anxious

C．scared

D．gone

8.

A．time

B．effort

C．energy

D．money

9.

A．so

B．because

C．as

D．for

10.

A．put

B．reached

C．looked

D．turned

11.

A．change

B．coins

C．cards

D．cash

12.

A．passed

B．pressed

C．handed

D．sent

13.

A．talking

B．listening

C．crying

D．laughing

14.

A．helped

B．moved

C．troubled

D．annoyed

15.

A．pushes

B．makes

C．pays

D．works

3 . It was a cold and rainy day in March. Across the room in the retail store where Mandy _______，sat Laura，a woman about Mandy’s age. Other workers did not _______ Laura; they thought of her as _______ and so did Mandy.

But sweeping the _______ from her eyes，Mandy made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. Finally，she managed，“Do you know，Laura，that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years? And _______ I glance up every time，I see your head silhouetted(使呈现轮廓)against the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever _______ on anybody. ” Her words were not false _______. She meant it.

Laura looked up and said，“That’s the first kind word anybody has ever _______ to me since I’ve worked here. ” After that，they often talked to each other after work. Through their _______ Mandy realized that Laura’s coldness was not ________ arrogance(傲慢)，but to shyness. They soon became friends. Other colleagues soon began to ________ Laura in their activities，and she blossomed like a flower that，for the first time，had found sunlight. The right words made all the ________ when spoken in kindness.

Words carry the ________ to tear down or to build up. When they are both sincere and kind，they are instruments that ________ great power. Never ignore the potential and power of ________.

1.

A．wandered

B．bargained

C．worked

D．ran

2.

A．like

B．remember

C．please

D．respect

3.

A．dishonest

B．foolish

C．selfish

D．arrogant

4.

A．anger

B．dislike

C．puzzlement

D．disappointment

5.

A．though

B．unless

C．when

D．since

6.

A．heard

B．seen

C．imagined

D．drawn

7.

A．praise

B．advice

C．information

D．assumption

8.

A．sent

B．written

C．said

D．left

9.

A．conversation

B．appointment

C．cooperation

D．engagement

10.

A．leading to

B．equal to

C．devoted to

D．due to

11.

A．invite

B．praise

C．challenge

D．blame

12.

A．progress

B．difference

C．impression

D．fun

13.

A．responsibility

B．meaning

C．weight

D．potential

14.

A．limit

B．replace

C．own

D．consume

15.

A．behavior

B．words

C．skills

D．friendship

5 . As the saying goes, roses given, fragrance in hand. I am always in the _____________ of giving money to every beggar or homeless person I pass by. My friends say it is not good to _____________. We may come across beggars or homeless people begging every day and all beggars have their ability to survive. It _____________ them that I always take a deaf ear.

On a rainy day, my friend and I were walking to the bus stop _____________ I passed a beggar lady. I had seen her several times before and had always given her a few _____________. That day, I gave her 2 Euros. Then I was waiting for the bus and reading a book when I _____________ to see that lady standing in front of me, who _____________ me a piece of paper covered in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting _____________. She just stood there, looking at me _____________. Putting away my book, I took the paper, which ______________ she and her family had to leave their country because of floods, and she was ______________ to support them. She had got a bit of money, but she needed five ____________ Euros to get home. I ______________ into my pockets and only found 20 cents. My friend took out a 5 Euro note. I asked her to give it to the lady, and said that I would pay back the next day. When she got the money, the lady hugged us and said thanks again and again, and went on her way.

Later on the bus, I ______________ where her home was and how she had gotten to this country. In her story, I felt that my friend and I would always remain part of it as the strangers, who helped her get home on a rainy day. But for me, helping a stranger did bring me happiness, giving me ______________.

1.

A．time

B．way

C．trend

D．habit

2.

A．evaluate

B．expose

C．encourage

D．envy

3.

A．delights

B．annoys

C．interests

D．attracts

4.

A．while

B．as

C．where

D．when

5.

A．cents

B．suggestions

C．books

D．roses

6.

A．turned around

B．looked up

C．looked down

D．stood up

7.

A．asked

B．handed

C．bargained

D．begged

8.

A．wet

B．burnt

C．lost

D．dirty

9.

A．cheerfully

B．clumsily

C．eagerly

D．silly

10.

A．said

B．spoke

C．wrote

D．told

11.

A．hesitating

B．exploring

C．searching

D．struggling

12.

A．many

B．much

C．another

D．more

13.

A．touched

B．reached

C．watched

D．looked

14.

A．determined

B．wondered

C．concluded

D．observed

15.

A．encouragement

B．spirit

C．comfort

D．fragrance

7 . The other day，my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express．There was a very friendly lady _________ alone at the next table．When the time came for her to pay the _________，her bank card was declined．The waitress told her，in a very kind way，that there was a _________ but she would call her manager for help．Seeing this，my husband _________ got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the lady’s meal．_________，when the manager arrived，he explained to the lady that although she couldn’t use her card，there was no need to _________．Pizza Express authorizes（授权）the restaurant to _________ two free meals per month and on this_________ ，they would like to provide her with a free meal．

She was extremely grateful and _________ that she had been unable to pay．We were relieved that the lady had been treated with dignity instead of being placed in a（n）__________ position．

Then the manager approached our table．He said that，__________ we had shown such generosity，he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to __________ to us! We were absolutely astonished! I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a generous way．We were quite __________ with gratitude．I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK，and then we __________ the staff and left．I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this __________ case．

1.

A．waiting

B．working

C．dining

D．ordering

2.

A．menu

B．bill

C．service

D．recipe

3.

A．solution

B．problem

C．disadvantage

D．technique

4.

A．cautiously

B．bravely

C．slowly

D．immediately

5.

A．However

B．Finally

C．Actually

D．Therefore

6.

A．pay

B．help

C．worry

D．bother

7.

A．give away

B．pick up

C．let out

D．take on

8.

A．occasion

B．opportunity

C．moment

D．demand

9.

A．puzzled

B．apologetic

C．delighted

D．thrilled

10.

A．dangerous

B．emergent

C．violent

D．embarrassing

11.

A．if

B．after

C．as

D．when

12.

A．share

B．spare

C．offer

D．cover

13.

A．filled

B．equipped

C．supplied

D．burdened

14.

A．praised

B．inspired

C．greeted

D．thanked

15.

A．creative

B．special

C．complex

D．regular

8 . The earthquake（地震） was over and the city was in ruins.

I had no choice but to walk home when all the _________ had stopped as a result of the quake. On my way home I _________ an old lady at a bakery shop giving out free bread, which made my heart _________. A man was holding a sign saying, "Please use our _________." He was_________ his house for people to go to the bathroom.

My friend, who wanted to be of help to others, stood in the cold with a sign "If you don't _________ a car, I'll be glad to drive you home." And then I saw him pick up an old man and drive him all the way to a faraway place!

Then next day I drove to have my car filled up. There was not enough _________ now and many gas stations were either closed or have very _________ lines. I got worried, since I was behind fifteen cars. Finally, when my turn came, the man smiled and said, " _________ this terrible earthquake, we are only giving $ 30 worth gas per person. Is that alright?" " __________. It's nice that we are all able to share," I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

At the escape centre I saw a man __________ when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food had been brought to their centre. However, after he cleaned up the tears, his next __________ surprised me. "I am very __________ that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven't __________ any food at all. Please go to that centre as well."

Hearing that, I believed there was a bright future on the other side of this __________.

1.

A．life

B．business

C．rescue

D．traffic

2.

A．noticed

B．missed

C．ignored

D．told

3.

A．kind

B．broken

C．warm

D．empty

4.

A．hotel

B．toilet

C．hospital

D．car

5.

A．opening

B．selling

C．repairing

D．building

6.

A．buy

B．care

C．matter

D．have

7.

A．gas

B．information

C．food

D．water

8.

A．direct

B．fine

C．long

D．thin

9.

A．Except for

B．Together with

C．Instead of

D．Because of

10.

A．Not at all

B．Of course

C．No way

D．Never mind

11.

A．crying

B．eating

C．smiling

D．singing

12.

A．ways

B．roles

C．words

D．promises

13.

A．sure

B．grateful

C．surprised

D．proud

14.

A．bought

B．wasted

C．prepared

D．received

15.

A．disaster

B．chance

C．city

D．centre

9 . Over the years, I never thought of my father as being very emotional. He never was, ________ not in front of me. My father never told me he loved me when I was a child, and never held it against him. I thought that all I really wanted was for my dad to take________in me.

On November 9^th, 1990, I received________that my National Guard unit would be sent to the front. I went on to my father and gave him the news. I could feel he was ________about my going. We never________it much more, and eight days later I was gone.

A few days after Thanksgiving I was able to call my wife. She told me that my father said his usual Thanksgiving prayer (祷告). But this time he________ one last sentence. As he lowered his voice and a tear ran ________his cheek, he said, “ Dear Lord, please________over and guide my son, Rick, with your hand in his time of need as he ________ his country, and bring him to home________.” At that point he burst into tears. I had never seen my father cry, and when I heard this, I couldn’t help but cry myself.

Eight months later, when I returned home from________, I hugged my wife and children in tears. When I came to my father, I gave him a huge hug. He whispered in my ear, “ I’m very proud of you, Son, and I love you.” I looked at that man, my dad,________ in the eyes as I held his head between my hands and I said, “I love you too, Dad,” and we hugged again. And then together, both of us cried.

Ever since that day, my ________ with my father has never been the same. We have had many ________ conversations. I have learned that he’s always being proud of me, and he’s not afraid to say “I love you” any more.________ am I. I’m just sorry it has taken more than 30 years and a war to find it out.

1.

A．at most

B．at least

C．at all

D．at first

2.

A．confident

B．responsibility

C．pride

D．satisfaction

3.

A．word

B．sentence

C．warning

D．wisdom

4.

A．amazed

B．confused

C．satisfied

D．worried

5.

A．quarrelled

B．argued

C．talked

D．discussed

6.

A．added

B．affected

C．approved

D．attracted

7.

A．over

B．down

C．beyond

D．under

8.

A．observe

B．notice

C．watch

D．look

9.

A．fights

B．serves

C．supports

D．saves

10.

A．surprisingly

B．fortunately

C．safely

D．dangerously

11.

A．war

B．setting

C．spot

D．work

12.

A．up

B．under

C．through

D．straight

13.

A．friendship

B．relationship

C．partnership

D．membership

14.

A．bright

B．blank

C．deep

D．smart

15.

A．Along

B．Also

C．So

D．Neither