2 . After working an inhuman 8-hour shift at a factory unloading (卸货) parts for cheap furniture, I got on the bus, dirty, tired and hot. I ______ that place every day looking like I worked in a coal mine. _____, I still felt a bit proud of myself as I had held this tiring job for 3months, which was extremely rare. So when I took my seat on the bus going home, I decided my ______ life would not lower my spirits today.

I was dreaming about a better and new life when I was ______ by our new passenger. She was a middle-aged woman with worn-out clothes and messy hair. She got on, aggressively and ______ pushed her way into a front seat, and then turned her glare and ______ on whoever dared to look her way.

All I could feel for this woman was ______. There was no disgust. Only pity and the familiar knowledge of being faceless, nameless, and ______ to no one. Suddenly, she turned her threatening eyes towards me and very loudly yelled, “Why you so ______ man?”

With a smile, I said, “I just came from work.” She then loudly asked if I worked in hell and broke out in laughter, so I laughed too﹣______ her and told her that was funny. Then I asked her her name as I ______ why I was so dirty. Her name was Karen.

In front of all of us on the bus that day, the power of ______ showed its beauty. In front of all of us this woman ______. Her language, her posture, and her voice, even the way she tilted (倾斜) her head when I spoke to her as a ______ changed.

As Karen was getting off the bus, she touched me ______ on the arm. With tear-filled eyes, she asked whether I’d be riding the bus the next day. I promised I ______. We waved to each other and then I got what my life had needed all along: affirmation (认可).

Everyone on the bus had been watching us and then an old woman spoke to me, “Sir, you just changed that woman with your heart. She will never forget how you ______ her. You are great.” Other passengers gave me thumbs-up signs showing their ______.

That day was the first day when I realized I am ______. People say I gave Karen something that day but actually she ______ me so much more. I now work in the field of mental health. I often tell the story of the power of kindness, and I talk about Karen and unlimited possibilities.

1.

A．reached

B．left

C．visited

D．found

2.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

3.

A．strange

B．interesting

C．unhappy

D．brave

4.

A．recognized

B．stopped

C．challenged

D．followed

5.

A．rudely

B．quietly

C．slowly

D．gently

6.

A．puzzle

B．fear

C．surprise

D．anger

7.

A．satisfaction

B．pity

C．disappointment

D．amazement

8.

A．demanding

B．controlling

C．mattering

D．appealing

9.

A．sad

B．dirty

C．nervous

D．crazy

10.

A．with

B．at

C．about

D．off

11.

A．checked

B．regretted

C．admitted

D．explained

12.

A．teamwork

B．determination

C．kindness

D．honesty

13.

A．hesitated

B．changed

C．cheered

D．agreed

14.

A．family

B．stranger

C．friend

D．teacher

15.

A．unwillingly

B．hopelessly

C．patiently

D．softly

16.

A．might

B．could

C．would

D．should

17.

A．treated

B．remembered

C．persuaded

D．missed

18.

A．humor

B．politeness

C．confidence

D．admiration

19.

A．helped

B．needed

C．understood

D．respected

20.

A．owed

B．paid

C．gave

D．lent

3 . 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

4 . We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle_______I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very_______and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and_______she did.
She was a student and had been attending _______ in Poland—the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had _______. She had chosen to attend college in Poland_______her father’s wishes and their relationship had been_______They hadn’t forgiven each other_______he died.
She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to_______some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven________for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself and felt so________. Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to________that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself________how awful she thought she had been.
I told her about________I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was________with the choice of forgiving myself or to________feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had________to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was________forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be________and happy.
How about you? Is there anything in your________for which you feel guilty?1.

A．chair

B．room

C．seat

D．class

2.

A．mad

B．sad

C．angry

D．happy

3.

A．when

B．which

C．how

D．what

4.

A．meeting

B．school

C．university

D．party

5.

A．died

B．come

C．returned

D．left

6.

A．for

B．against

C．with

D．on

7.

A．bad

B．good

C．worse

D．better

8.

A．since

B．after

C．when

D．while

9.

A．find out

B．look up

C．go over

D．think of

10.

A．myself

B．yourself

C．himself

D．herself

11.

A．unhappy

B．guilty

C．lonely

D．helpless

12.

A．trust

B．understand

C．realize

D．find

13.

A．as though

B．even though

C．if only

D．no matter

14.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

15.

A．faced

B．forced

C．satisfied

D．challenged

16.

A．try

B．continue

C．start

D．consider

17.

A．picked

B．elected

C．selected

D．chosen

18.

A．totally

B．simply

C．already

D．hardly

19.

A．calm

B．quiet

C．free

D．safe

20.

A．house

B．life

C．family

D．work

5 . It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A_________ came, “Nice shirt.” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to _______that shirt away, but gave it to her_______.” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I_______ the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her_________, “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s_______ was something greater.

The next morning she _______ with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to_______ a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are_______, aren’t you? I think I have a________ for you as a teacher assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of________.” Mom accepted the opportunity very________.

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling________. Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal________ in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you________ the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working________ over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you________ be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there. ________ her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the________ comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle________ situations and never give up.

1.

A．noise

B．tune

C．sound

D．voice

2.

A．throw

B．take

C．carry

D．get

3.

A．otherwise

B．anyhow

C．instead

D．actually

4.

A．settled

B．pushed

C．hid

D．put

5.

A．teacher

B．director

C．employer

D．adviser

6.

A．success

B．encouragement

C．purpose

D．victory

7.

A．went

B．met

C．worked

D．stayed

8.

A．visit

B．continue

C．attend

D．prepare

9.

A．serious

B．fortunate

C．careful

D．responsible

10.

A．career

B．position

C．duty

D．part

11.

A．judging

B．learning

C．obeying

D．imagining

12.

A．patiently

B．eagerly

C．successfully

D．skillfully

13.

A．guilty

B．frightened

C．upset

D．ashamed

14.

A．looked up

B．went up

C．took up

D．showed up

15.

A．believe

B．protect

C．receive

D．treat

16.

A．action

B．intention

C．spirit

D．attempt

17.

A．must

B．ought

C．might

D．should

18.

A．At

B．On

C．During

D．With

19.

A．worthless

B．thoughtless

C．hopeless

D．helpless

20.

A．strange

B．different

C．dangerous

D．challenging