1 . Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Rakesh. He studied and lived in a boarding school (寄宿学校). Every night he jumped over the wall and played outside. He
One night as usual, Rakesh found
She got up and
A.never | B.always | C.seldom | D.sometimes |
A.someone | B.anyone | C.no one | D.everyone |
A.loudly | B.quietly | C.happily | D.quickly |
A.sleeping | B.reading | C.watching TV | D.smiling |
A.bed | B.wall | C.ladder | D.office |
A.run | B.ran | C.jump | D.jumped |
A.bored | B.excited | C.awake | D.asleep |
A.took care of | B.took away | C.took a look at | D.took out |
A.went | B.refused | C.retired | D.returned |
A.light | B.black | C.dark | D.heavy |
A.afraid | B.glad | C.sorry | D.amazed |
A.surprised | B.surprising | C.surprisingly | D.surprise |
A.buy | B.lend | C.bring | D.borrow |
A.kindness | B.illness | C.happiness | D.sadness |
A.lesson | B.course | C.subject | D.curriculum |
2 . Hansen and his 10-year-old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch. They started Project Empathy(共情)four years ago to
“Just start with a smile, a hello. It really just starts with that. If you do it, you can make a connection. A small gesture can have a
Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger
Father and son’s
“My hope for the future is to
A.buy | B.cook | C.share | D.eat |
A.often | B.further | C.also | D.even |
A.dramatic | B.different | C.minimum | D.decisive |
A.remarked | B.praised | C.joked | D.quoted |
A.desires | B.connections | C.motivations | D.opinions |
A.provided | B.permitted | C.abandoned | D.housed |
A.through | B.for | C.despite | D.to |
A.surprised | B.relaxed | C.awesome | D.calm |
A.dreams | B.influences | C.experiences | D.efforts |
A.assesses | B.compares | C.highlights | D.respects |
A.importance | B.task | C.chance | D.role |
A.argument | B.problem | C.debt | D.conflict |
A.go away | B.catch on | C.fade out | D.give off |
A.establish | B.miss | C.exchange | D.maintain |
A.before | B.if | C.until | D.so |
3 . Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer since the age of three. That ambition
Hill did it in her wheelchair right with her non-disabled high school dance team. After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to
Hoping to
Hill has
Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the
A.totally | B.quickly | C.nearly | D.really |
A.extended | B.ruined | C.exchanged | D.challenged |
A.dismissed | B.excited | C.shocked | D.encouraged |
A.living | B.normal | C.clever | D.strong |
A.include | B.improve | C.understand | D.inform |
A.ideas | B.diseases | C.disasters | D.injuries |
A.reach | B.correct | C.keep | D.attack |
A.hopes | B.dreams | C.disabilities | D.spirits |
A.hurt | B.entertained | C.praised | D.moved |
A.attained | B.donated | C.resulted | D.concentrated |
A.expert | B.teacher | C.dancer | D.boss |
A.satisfying | B.boring | C.puzzling | D.surprising |
A.imagine | B.discover | C.expect | D.suit |
A.gift | B.experience | C.courage | D.method |
A.fearful | B.colourful | C.careful | D.powerful |
4 . “Oh, no! You’re moving?” Such was my neighbor’s concern when she saw household items appearing on my lawn and
“Nope. Just cleaning house!” I called back, smiling.
This yard sale had been the result of six months of
I met loads of
And how can I
All yard sales lasted two days. As hard as it can be to let things
A.picking up | B.getting over | C.putting up | D.taking over |
A.adaptation | B.protection | C.preparation | D.production |
A.messy | B.bare | C.elegant | D.tidy |
A.generous | B.conservative | C.interesting | D.cautious |
A.famous | B.perfect | C.comfortable | D.cheap |
A.blame | B.describe | C.worry | D.forget |
A.allocate | B.approached | C.exposed | D.withdraw |
A.appointment | B.appeal | C.excuse | D.offer |
A.apparently | B.reluctantly | C.cautiously | D.gratefully |
A.disappearing | B.hanging | C.printing | D.winding |
A.imagined | B.appreciated | C.pictured | D.forgave |
A.review | B.report | C.relate | D.repeat |
A.sad | B.regretful | C.good | D.thankful |
A.gather | B.survive | C.control | D.go |
A.cheat | B.inform | C.remind | D.warn |
5 . A kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag
And the
Days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the
The teacher asked: “How did you
Then the teacher told them the
A.storing | B.containing | C.packing | D.attaching |
A.address | B.photo | C.card | D.name |
A.number | B.size | C.style | D.colour |
A.base | B.count | C.depend | D.show |
A.never | B.even | C.yet | D.already |
A.unclear | B.unpleasant | C.unusual | D.unforgettable |
A.relaxed | B.confused | C.annoyed | D.tired |
A.live | B.reject | C.feel | D.travel |
A.changes | B.trouble | C.fields | D.doors |
A.different | B.valuable | C.fresh | D.heavy |
A.various | B.hidden | C.surface | D.accurate |
A.exactly | B.partly | C.roughly | D.eventually |
A.hurt | B.improve | C.catch | D.influence |
A.handle | B.drive | C.tolerate | D.tell |
A.predict | B.imagine | C.choose | D.decide |
6 . Within two years of first showing signs of memory loss, Peter Marshall had to give up work as early onset Alzheimer’s began to take hold.
His wife Lisa started a blog called “Oh Hello Alzheimer’s” to help her cope with the progressive
As the disease
The next day,
When Lisa joined her husband to
The music
“There wasn’t a dry eye, and I was
A.dilemma | B.puzzle | C.challenge | D.question |
A.messages | B.letters | C.mails | D.comments |
A.appeared | B.worsened | C.emerged | D.strengthened |
A.formally | B.eventually | C.gradually | D.instantly |
A.scene | B.case | C.situation | D.spot |
A.but | B.instead | C.however | D.therefore |
A.year | B.ceremony | C.celebration | D.anniversary |
A.decline | B.reduction | C.drop | D.disappearance |
A.happiest | B.saddest | C.toughest | D.brightest |
A.speak | B.exchange | C.swear | D.express |
A.fairytale | B.story | C.drama | D.show |
A.played | B.reflected | C.equaled | D.matched |
A.relaxed | B.thrilled | C.comfortable | D.amused |
A.looked at | B.moved around | C.looked on | D.cheered up |
A.told | B.uttered | C.conveyed | D.whispered |
7 . The video of a 14-year-old one-armed boy in Yunfu, Guangdong Province, playing basketball went viral on social networking sites recently, drawing national
Zhang Jiacheng lost his right arm in an accident when he was five years old. But the challenge did not make him
He first began playing basketball in 2018 after
National basketball player Yi Jianlian was among those who
Zhang said
It is emotional to see the school’s free basketball training program give a differently disabled boy the opportunity to prove his
It is hoped that society will
A.shock | B.anxiety | C.attention | D.impression |
A.balance | B.appearance | C.skills | D.process |
A.quit | B.assist | C.search | D.aid |
A.holding | B.signing | C.teaming | D.looking |
A.coaches | B.audiences | C.teenagers | D.teammates |
A.easily | B.hardly | C.immediately | D.amazingly |
A.intended | B.benefited | C.challenged | D.attempted |
A.followed | B.admired | C.affected | D.learned |
A.never | B.basically | C.always | D.sometimes |
A.improvement | B.civilization | C.confusion | D.determination |
A.Further | B.Former | C.Forever | D.Front |
A.what | B.everything | C.something | D.nothing |
A.strength | B.failure | C.difficulty | D.disaster |
A.give up | B.give way | C.give a hand | D.give in |
A.investigations | B.examples | C.proposals | D.opportunities |
8 . On Monday, May 9, James Givens, a police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sitting in his panda car. Just at that moment he heard what sounded like a
But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his
As it turned out, there was
A.cry | B.knock | C.greeting | D.singing |
A.horrible | B.stupid | C.possible | D.unusual |
A.humans | B.foods | C.enemies | D.babies |
A.attraction | B.welcome | C.attention | D.permission |
A.ran away | B.gave in | C.looked up | D.stepped out |
A.slide in | B.push ahead | C.fly up | D.walk away |
A.backing | B.copying | C.following | D.watching |
A.realized | B.recognized | C.admitted | D.wondered |
A.care | B.save | C.treat | D.company |
A.Pleased | B.Puzzled | C.Worried | D.Interested |
A.tend | B.attract | C.thank | D.attack |
A.Hurriedly | B.Surprisingly | C.Unfortunately | D.Hopefully |
A.praised | B.joined | C.approved | D.contacted |
A.delay | B.scene | C.rescue | D.injure |
A.much | B.enough | C.nothing | D.something |
A.anxiously | B.patiently | C.willingly | D.happily |
A.freed | B.relaxed | C.removed | D.relieved |
A.mom | B.case | C.fellow | D.owner |
A.seem | B.grow | C.like | D.prove |
A.past | B.career | C.experience | D.behavior |
9 . Almost eight years ago, Nixon decided to begin each day from a bench with a good view of the St. Peterburg waterfront. “Watching a sunrise makes me feel centered before starting my day,” said Nixon, who works for the city’s water department.
A year later, a woman changed his perspective on his
Nixon started smiling at people and striking up conversations. Soon many early risers began joining him on the bench, sometimes
While most people
No topic is off limits, but some people just want to sit next to someone and share the
A.life | B.job | C.task | D.routine |
A.standing | B.lying | C.sitting | D.jogging |
A.responded | B.recalled | C.whispered | D.claimed |
A.appealed | B.mattered | C.belonged | D.contributed |
A.impressing | B.introducing | C.relieving | D.questioning |
A.walk away | B.look around | C.turn up | D.pass by |
A.work | B.role | C.intention | D.presence |
A.carefully | B.simply | C.suddenly | D.slowly |
A.shoes | B.list | C.sight | D.office |
A.listen | B.agree | C.argue | D.explain |
A.voice | B.face | C.debate | D.handle |
A.public | B.constant | C.strange | D.unexpected |
A.love | B.effort | C.attention | D.responsibility |
A.view | B.story | C.silence | D.loneliness |
A.truly | B.nearly | C.hardly | D.finally |
10 . At a medical laboratory clinic in Waterloo, Ontario, an elderly woman sat in the waiting room singing the tune “My Heart Will Go On.”
I watched how people
I was there with my father when the woman arrived. She
I was
Her singing began gently. I glanced over at Dad. His smile was
Then, her singing slowly got
When her song ended, the woman opened her eyes. My dad exclaimed, “That was beautiful. ”
And she smiled and said, “Thank you. ”
Alzheimer’s sometimes seemed to be peeling back the onion of my dad’s true self, and while I hate that he’s
A.escaped | B.laughed | C.moved | D.reacted |
A.prove | B.conclude | C.pretend | D.ensure |
A.settled | B.slid | C.broke | D.walked |
A.strange | B.tiny | C.sick | D.elderly |
A.serious | B.concerned | C.curious | D.excited |
A.young | B.happy | C.healthy | D.calm |
A.tolerated | B.applauded | C.noticed | D.admitted |
A.fails | B.aims | C.tries | D.tends |
A.gone | B.hidden | C.widened | D.seen |
A.spot | B.read | C.imitate | D.change |
A.confusion | B.regret | C.curiosity | D.annoyance |
A.weaker | B.faster | C.softer | D.louder |
A.result | B.sign | C.feature | D.pattern |
A.reappeared | B.remained | C.built | D.eased |
A.cooperated | B.competed | C.struggled | D.connected |