1 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very_________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could_________,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t_______as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ________to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s ________and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very________of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ________ of young people to change the world. But ________   all this, Hannah still has the ________   life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world. You can, too!

1.

A．jumping

B．eating

C．crying

D．waving

2.

A．annoyed

B．nervous

C．ashamed

D．upset

3.

A．behave

B．manage

C．help

D．work

4.

A．pushing

B．carrying

C．buying

D．holding

5.

A．goods

B．bottles

C．foods

D．bags

6.

A．excited

B．determined

C．energetic

D．grateful

7.

A．since

B．unless

C．although

D．as

8.

A．sound

B．get

C．feel

D．look

9.

A．exchange

B．leave

C．keep

D．spread

10.

A．sell

B．deliver

C．host

D．pack

11.

A．contribute

B．lead

C．apply

D．agree

12.

A．campaign

B．trip

C．procedure

D．trial

13.

A．elderly

B．hungry

C．lonely

D．sick

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sure

15.

A．going

B．sleeping

C．traveling

D．playing

16.

A．praises

B．invitations

C．replies

D．appointments

17.

A．needs

B．interests

C．dreams

D．efforts

18.

A．for

B．through

C．besides

D．along

19.

A．healthy

B．public

C．normal

D．tough

20.

A．choice

B．profit

C．judgment

D．difference

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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _______ the students, most of them trying to _______ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _______ me with a question on the second day, I was _______ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.
Her writing wasn’t perfect, _______ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _______, which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t _______ then how much she would also teach me.
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _______a paper I’d returned. _______, she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, ________. “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she ________ me. Then she was gone.
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be ________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew ________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was ________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to ________. “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no ________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, ________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school ________ everything to Jenny.”
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, ________. She ________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.1.

A．for

B．with

C．to

D．among

2.

A．concentrate

B．create

C．devote

D．adapt

3.

A．offered

B．bothered

C．challenged

D．approached

4.

A．thankful

B．prepared

C．disappointed

D．embarrassed

5.

A．so

B．or

C．and

D．but

6.

A．receive

B．learn

C．contact

D．give

7.

A．realize

B．argue

C．care

D．admit

8.

A．beyond

B．about

C．to

D．with

9.

A．However

B．Instead

C．Therefore

D．Besides

10.

A．shy

B．excited

C．delighted

D．astonished

11.

A．impressed

B．supported

C．attracted

D．comforted

12.

A．expecting

B．producing

C．missing

D．taking

13.

A．better

B．sicker

C．worse

D．heavier

14.

A．hardly

B．mainly

C．frequently

D．truly

15.

A．recovery

B．success

C．school

D．attitude

16.

A．idea

B．influence

C．opinion

D．doubt

17.

A．going back

B．fighting back

C．leaving back

D．running back

18.

A．shares

B．creates

C．means

D．exchanges

19.

A．smiling

B．crying

C．sobbing

D．shaking

20.

A．gave up

B．handed in

C．left out

D．put up