2 . Volunteering in Indonesia was more than a simple experience. It was an opportunity for me to _________ myself as I had never done that before. I met some of the most _________ people on the planet who fully shared their stories. Together we had the great chance to _________the country, its people and its _________ environment.

Before starting the education work in Bali, I was given a week to experience Balinese _________ in a small and nice village. There, we had the _________ chance to meet the locals and get to _________ them first hand when living in their houses. During the _________ activities we learned basic Bahasa language, we cooked, we painted and we _________ ,we went to hike a volcano. It was really ____________ but I deeply suggest it if you want to challenge yourself and see a great sunrise from this wonderful ____________          .

The start of the second week was a bit ____________ .A lot of people I met were ____________ to volunteer somewhere else. I was supposed to attend the education program but I ended up ____________ the school. If you have ever ____________ a “third-world-school”, delete that picture from your mind. It could be the worst. But if there is something I ____________ volunteering in Bali, it is the fact that everything can get better with a good ____________. The first day we were really ____________ and unsatisfied. I even doubted if I was making a ____________ . But then, day after day, walls were painted, chairs were repaired and blackboards were cleaned. At the end of my ____________ I even wished I could have stayed there for all time!

1.

A．explain

B．encourage

C．challenge

D．award

2.

A．powerful

B．enthusiastic

C．intelligent

D．famous

3.

A．serve

B．remember

C．discover

D．describe

4.

A．amazing

B．strange

C．new

D．changing

5.

A．science

B．food

C．technology

D．culture

6.

A．equal

B．final

C．limited

D．golden

7.

A．help

B．know

C．find

D．follow

8.

A．mental

B．various

C．outdoor

D．extra

9.

A．traveled around

B．laughed

C．run away

D．danced

10.

A．expensive

B．natural

C．tough

D．quiet

11.

A．time

B．spot

C．weather

D．feeling

12.

A．shorter

B．safer

C．colder

D．harder

13.

A．leaving

B．trying

C．refusing

D．hoping

14.

A．starting

B．attending

C．repairing

D．visiting

15.

A．missed

B．expected

C．forgot

D．imagined

16.

A．guessed

B．wondered

C．questioned

D．learned

17.

A．team

B．knowledge

C．idea

D．reason

18.

A．careless

B．weak

C．discouraged

D．nervous

19.

A．difference

B．living

C．decision

D．choice

20.

A．course

B．experience

C．education

D．day

3 . About six years ago I was going through a tough time，trying to work two jobs to afford my rent．On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop-a video game retailer（零售商）to______the game I'd reserved．A woman in a car parked outside called me when I________the store．Though it was in broad daylight，I was______about it and kept some distance when I walked over．She said she couldn't walk and ______me to purchase a Kinect，a popular game，for her as her_______Christmas gift．Due to her leg disease it was______for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee wasn't willing to______．She gave me about ＄100 in cash AND her credit card．

I walked back in and bought the Kinect．Then it occurred to me that this woman，a complete stranger，_______me．What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just______her cash？She couldn't know I wasn't a________；and how could she possibly have so much______someone？

I handed her the cash back，______had to pay with her card-it was above ＄100 at the time，and handed over the_______and her credit card． "This is what my son's been longing for．Thank you!   By the way，just from_____at you，I know you are the one who’ll be a friend to someone______．You have a face of an angel!" She said．

She gave me ＄10 and_______to take it back．Then she_______，saying "Merry Christmas!" She had no idea how much of a_______even ＄10 made．I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a_______time in my life a little better．She may think I helped her；_______，I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing．

1.

A．donate

B．cancel

C．win

D．return

2.

A．kept

B．approached

C．decorated

D．exited

3.

A．shy

B．crazy

C．disappointed

D．positive

4.

A．forbade

B．encouraged

C．requested

D．allowed

5.

A．own

B．employer's

C．husband's

D．son's

6.

A．painful

B．convenient

C．funny

D．secure

7.

A．order

B．share

C．help

D．pay

8.

A．fooled

B．trusted

C．inspired

D．annoyed

9.

A．throwing

B．tearing

C．pocketing

D．losing

10.

A．video maker

B．porter

C．game seller

D．cheat

11.

A．patience with

B．faith in

C．respect for

D．mercy on

12.

A．arguing

B．lying

C．promising

D．explaining

13.

A．game

B．check

C．ticket

D．change

14.

A．laughing

B．glancing

C．yelling

D．pointing

15.

A．in need

B．in public

C．in return

D．in danger

16.

A．offered

B．managed

C．refused

D．decided

17.

A．came over

B．drove away

C．fell down

D．pulled up

18.

A．difference

B．living

C．bargain

D．profit

19.

A．happy

B．carefree

C．confusing

D．hard

20.

A．finally

B．therefore

C．however

D．otherwise

4 . You never know how far a kind act can go. You don’t know who it can ________, either. When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began ________,they had no idea how much it would ________ others to shower (大量给予) people with kindness.

89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital. She couldn’t leave her ward. So to ________ boredom, she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn’t expecting one of the ________ to wave to her. She couldn’t help but wave back at the kind ________. This was only the start of a special ________ between the two.

Jeff Reick knew Porter was ________,so he decided to send a kind ________ to her by finding some chalk and writing “Get Well” on one of the beams (梁) facing her ________. “I just thought that was ________,” Porter said. “So I should do something to ________ that.”

When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold, windy day, she grew ________. She wrote “Stay safe” on a piece of paper, which she then ________ on the window for the workers to see. “When I saw 4 Stay safe’ on a piece of paper, I ________ and said to my coworkers, ‘Did you see that?’” Reick said.

The hospital staff took photos of that and ________ them on social media. The simple acts of kindness ________ and many people were employed in similar acts, including one woman who delivered ________ pizza to the construction workers.

“I just try to lead by example and never expect so much ________,” Reick said. “If everybody ________ does things like that, the world will be a better place.”

1.

A．disturb

B．employ

C．affect

D．describe

2.

A．communicating

B．singing

C．arguing

D．explaining

3.

A．require

B．warn

C．force

D．encourage

4.

A．make for

B．put off

C．figure out

D．escape from

5.

A．workers

B．nurses

C．doctors

D．patients

6.

A．job

B．inspiration

C．gesture

D．favor

7.

A．business

B．connection

C．difference

D．trouble

8.

A．lonely

B．upset

C．ill

D．poor

9.

A．1etter

B．message

C．note

D．warning

10.

A．window

B．entrance

C．wall

D．door

11.

A．impolite

B．necessary

C．familiar

D．precious

12.

A．record

B．return

C．recover

D．remember

13.

A．puzzled

B．worried

C．thrilled

D．annoyed

14.

A．knocked

B．installed

C．placed

D．drew

15.

A．came down

B．broke down

C．showed up

D．turned around

16.

A．shared

B．found

C．mentioned

D．deleted

17.

A．happened

B．succeeded

C．spread

D．formed

18.

A．expensive

B．free

C．ordinary

D．cheap

19.

A．participation

B．satisfaction

C．solution

D．introduction

20.

A．merely

B．apparently

C．especially

D．willingly

5 . It’s about 250 miles from the hills of west-central Iowa to Ehlers’ home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers _______about the small dog he had seen _______ alongside the road. He had _______ to coax(哄) the dog to him but, frightened, it had _______.

Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that _______ dog. So, four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove _______. After a long and careful _______, Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving _______ away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with _______. It just started licking(舔) Ehlers’ face.

A local farmer told them the dog sounded like one ________ as lost in the local paper. The ad had a ________ number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers ________ the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had ________ their dog.

Jeff had ________ in Iowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Jeff searched ________ for Rosie in the next four days.

Ehlers returned to Minnesota, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “It’s good to know there’s still someone out there who ________ enough to go to that kind of ________,”says Lisa of Ehlers’ rescue ________.

“I figured whoever lost the dog was probably just as ________ to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, I’d hope that somebody would be ________ to go that extra mile.”

1.

A．read

B．forgot

C．thought

D．heard

2.

A．fighting

B．trembling

C．eating

D．sleeping

3.

A．tried

B．agreed

C．promised

D．regretted

4.

A．calmed down

B．stood up

C．rolled over

D．run off

5.

A．injured

B．stolen

C．lost

D．rescued

6.

A．home

B．past

C．back

D．on

7.

A．preparation

B．explanation

C．test

D．search

8.

A．cautiously

B．casually

C．skillfully

D．angrily

9.

A．surprise

B．joy

C．hesitation

D．anxiety

10.

A．predicted

B．advertised

C．believed

D．recorded

11.

A．house

B．phone

C．street

D．car

12.

A．called

B．copied

C．counted

D．remembered

13.

A．fed

B．adopted

C．found

D．cured

14.

A．hunted

B．skied

C．lived

D．worked

15.

A．on purpose

B．on time

C．in turn

D．in vain

16.

A．cares

B．sees

C．suffers

D．learns

17.

A．place

B．trouble

C．waste

D．extreme

18.

A．service

B．plan

C．effort

D．team

19.

A．equal

B．allergic

C．grateful

D．close

20.

A．suitable

B．proud

C．wise

D．willing

6 . The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often   _______ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who _______ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this _______ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

But how could I help her _______ in with us? There had to be a _______ .

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _______ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)   _______ copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _______ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had   _______ . “why, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted ________the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough   ________. Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s ________ were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) ________ award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students ________ them.”

I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw ________ well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ ________ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ________ ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.

I ________ , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never   ________ anything in her whole life.

Everyone started to ________their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

1.

A．joked

B．cared

C．trains

D．worried

2.

A．reported

B．decided

C．complained

D．questioned

3.

A．rich

B．proud

C．tiny

D．popular

4.

A．come

B．fall

C．fit

D．tie

5.

A．manner

B．pattern

C．choice

D．way

6.

A．read

B．taken

C．opened

D．put

7.

A．free

B．perfect

C．final

D．extra

8.

A．art

B．talk

C．quiz

D．talent

9.

A．colored

B．written

C．carved

D．drawn

10.

A．at

B．after

C．for

D．around

11.

A．room

B．time

C．paper

D．interest

12.

A．gifts

B．books

C．photos

D．posters

13.

A．special

B．academic

C．national

D．royal

14.

A．painted

B．found

C．printed

D．collected

15.

A．very

B．that

C．quite

D．too

16.

A．If

B．Though

C．Unless

D．Since

17.

A．prize

B．rank

C．rest

D．place

18.

A．replied

B．realized

C．remembered

D．regretted

19.

A．offered

B．valued

C．owned

D．controlled

20.

A．clap

B．wave

C．raise

D．shake

7 . 完形填空
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a_______ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always _______. Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was _______. I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t _______ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big _______ for the kids was the fun of Christmas _______.

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking _______ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for _______ to share by all five of us.

The big _______ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and __________ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would __________ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, __________ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually __________. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything __________ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, __________ to be angry again. This is what she told me.

“I was looking __________ thinking of what to buy, and I __________ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she __________ for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and __________ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so __________ as I did that day.

1.

A．roof

B．hat

C．sky

D．star

2.

A．little

B．less

C．enough

D．more

3.

A．busy

B．serious

C．strict

D．kind

4.

A．effort

B．room

C．time

D．money

5.

A．improvement

B．problem

C．surprise

D．excitement

6.

A．shopping

B．travelling

C．parties

D．greetings

7.

A．the other

B．each other

C．one by one

D．every other one

8.

A．toys

B．clothes

C．presents

D．bills

9.

A．day

B．chance

C．cheque

D．tree

10.

A．forced

B．reminded

C．invited

D．begged

11.

A．draw

B．stay

C．move

D．meet

12.

A．including

B．besides

C．except

D．regarding

13.

A．quiet

B．excited

C．happy

D．ashamed

14.

A．since

B．after

C．while

D．until

15.

A．waiting

B．ready

C．hoping

D．afraid

16.

A．out

B．over

C．forward

D．around

17.

A．forgot

B．stopped

C．failed

D．hated

18.

A．wanted

B．did

C．got

D．played

19.

A．made

B．searched

C．bought

D．fetched

20.

A．angry

B．rich

C．patient

D．bitter

8 . Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________，but on their way back conditions were very _________. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________alone，he would probably get back ___________. But Simon decided to risk his_________and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

As they_______down，the weather got worse. Then another _______occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and，_________，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was_________ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's __________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. __________，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to __________. In tears，he cut the rope. Joe ________ into a huge crevasse（裂缝） in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn't walk，but he ____________to get out of the crevasse and started to __________ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers __________.

Simon had ____________the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __________，but he didn't want to leave __________. Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't __________ it. Joe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive.

1.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．successfully

D．early

2.

A．difficult

B．similar

C．special

D．normal

3.

A．climbed

B．worked

C．rested

D．continued

4.

A．unwillingly

B．safely

C．slowly

D．regretfully

5.

A．fortune

B．time

C．health

D．life

6.

A．lay

B．settled

C．went

D．looked

7.

A．damage

B．storm

C．change

D．trouble

8.

A．by mistake

B．by chance

C．by choice

D．by luck

9.

A．unnecessary

B．practical

C．important

D．impossible

10.

A．height

B．weight

C．strength

D．equipment

11.

A．Finally

B．Patiently

C．Surely

D．Quickly

12.

A．stand back

B．take a rest

C．make a decision

D．hold on

13.

A．jumped

B． fell

C．escaped

D．backed

14.

A．managed

B．planned

C．waited

D．hoped

15.

A．run

B．skate

C．move

D．march

16.

A．around

B．away

C．above

D．along

17.

A．headed for

B．traveled to

C．left for

D．returned to

18.

A．dead

B．hurt

C．weak

D．late

19.

A．secretly

B．tiredly

C．immediately

D．anxiously

20.

A．find

B．believe

C．make

D．accept

9 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _______, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I ______ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________much better than an IQ test. We ________that Michael’s score must have been a _______ and we should treat him ________as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _______ grades in the school, especially _______ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _______ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _________another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _______ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be ________.
Children often do as ________ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers,_________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ ________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning          D wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．in

B．about

C．of

D．for

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．passed

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．required

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．faith

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．accepted

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid