3 . I grew up seeing handwritten notes as the best expression of love. My mom often _______ small, square papers on the bed for me to find. Sometimes it was just a smiley_________, other times she simply wrote the words “love you” ___________ordinary ballpoint pen, but it was more than enough.

Starting in elementary school, my mom _____________I write notes to my grandma who lived a few hours away. Grandma ___________wrote back. The excitement I felt when I looked in the___________and saw a letter in my grandma’s shaky letters never___________. By studying her handwriting, I could almost ___________how she’d been feeling that day. Those notes are now treasures.

The words, “You make me___________,” from my dad when I got my first prize and birthday notes from friends are all lifelines I can’t bear to______________.

However, my greatest lifelines came from my daughter, Avery. One day I put a yellow note on her______________not realizing there was a blank one______________to it. When I cleaned out her lunch box that night, the number of my notes had______________. I cried when I saw she’d written the same thing as me.

“I love you Avery.”

I reached up and stuck my daughter’s______________on the cabinet where the sandwich bread was stored as a source of daily____________. Then later another in my clothes closet where I got __________, and another on the bathroom mirror where I brushed my____________.

“I love you . I will love you for my whole life.”

Until today my daughter still______________posts lifelines to me. Now they are not so much for encouragement ______________they are reminders — reminders that time is flying.

Because the untraditional spelling has become______________.   Letters are no longer gigantic（巨大的）, but rather small and dainty（优美的）. But the love, the love is still there.

1.

A．carried

B．left

C．covered

D．collected

2.

A．story

B．diary

C．sign

D．face

3.

A．in

B．on

C．without

D．at

4.

A．allowed

B．witnessed

C．requested

D．prevented

5.

A．hardly

B．always

C．gradually

D．never

6.

A．mailbox

B．pocket

C．parcel

D．basket

7.

A．changed

B．grew

C．fell

D．disappeared

8.

A．predict

B．tell

C．explain

D．doubt

9.

A．proud

B．famous

C．confident

D．surprised

10.

A．sort out

B．pack up

C．throw away

D．take up

11.

A．coat

B．sandwich

C．schoolbag

D．pencil-box

12.

A．referred

B．approached

C．belonged

D．attached

13.

A．gone

B．increased

C．worked

D．moved

14.

A．picture

B．love

C．hope

D．note

15.

A．duty

B．encouragement

C．schedule

D．motto

16.

A．dressed

B．raised

C．prepared

D．arranged

17.

A．shoes

B．floors

C．teeth

D．walls

18.

A．carefully

B．generally

C．regularly

D．timely

19.

A．as if

B．even if

C．although

D．as

20.

A．traditional

B．special

C．funny

D．valuable

4 . When I was 24, I moved into an apartment and the couple next door were loud all the time. After putting up with it for a couple of weeks, I decided to ___________ them and politely ask them to be ___________ after noon, as I had to work at midnight, so I ___________ went to bed around noon.

I went next door and knocked on the door and an old woman answered. I ___________ myself and she asked if I came over to complain about the ___________, and I said yes. She ___________ both she and her husband were going ___________ and that they needed to speak loudly to hear each other. She ___________ me in and offered me a coffee and we started talking. ___________, we heard a loud bang in the kitchen. Then we found her husband had fallen onto the ground. Immediately, we rushed him to the ________________.

When I came home from work the next day, there was a ________________ on the door from the lady asking me to come over. When I reached her ________________, she asked if I'd drive her, to the hospital, to which I said no ________________. When we got to the hospital, I ________________ her to his room, where he thanked me. Soon I ended up being friends with this couple ________________ they moved away a year later.

One day after ten years, I got a ________________ from a lawyer. I was ________________ what was going on, so I went down and when I arrived at his office, the lawyer asked me if i knew a ________________by their names and I said yes. He told me that the couple had died and he was ________________ by their children to find me. They wanted to thank me personally. I________________ the family and then we became friends!

You can never know when, where or how you are next going to make new friends. Life is full of surprises. Whatever happens, try to treat others exactly as you would like to be treated.

1.

A．challenge

B．treat

C．face

D．punish

2.

A．quieter

B．calmer

C．kinder

D．slower

3.

A．seldom

B．already

C．always

D．still

4.

A．expressed

B．examined

C．improved

D．introduced

5.

A．stress

B．noise

C．sound

D．pain

6.

A．guessed

B．described

C．explained

D．believed

7.

A．disabled

B．blind

C．deaf

D．weak

8.

A．brought

B．invited

C．forced

D．begged

9.

A．Suddenly

B．Unfortunately

C．Naturally

D．Secretly

10.

A．kitchen

B．bed

C．company

D．hospital

11.

A．report

B．notice

C．note

D．bill

12.

A．door

B．car

C．office

D．home

13.

A．doubt

B．way

C．matter

D．problem

14.

A．carried

B．followed

C．sent

D．guided

15.

A．since

B．before

C．until

D．while

16.

A．warning

B．visit

C．call

D．question

17.

A．wondering

B．imagining

C．describing

D．recording

18.

A．team

B．patient

C．couple

D．doctor

19.

A．encouraged

B．ordered

C．forced

D．employed

20.

A．missed

B．met

C．praised

D．welcomed

5 . My mother was a nurse and often took me along to visit the families she was caring for. Among them was a woman who had a _______ disease and was always lying on the bed.

One afternoon, my mom told me that we needed to visit the woman at her home, and that we needed to be there to _______ treatment, and we would stop at a store on the way. I thought we would stop at a _______ store, where we can buy some pills, but we pulled up to a _______. My mom headed to the make-up area and bought the most expensive bottle of perfume they _______. To my surprise, she also bought a _______ nightdress. When I asked my mom who these things were for, she said they were for her patient. My mom further explained that although this woman was older and unable to _______ her bed, she was still a lady, and she still _______ dignity (尊严) and beauty. She _______ to me that when we care for someone, we should look past the ________ or the illness and we look into the soul of the human so we can connect with them with sympathy.

I ________ realized that my mother’s great strengths and abilities were ________ the very young and the very old, those who can not ________ out their needs and hope for themselves, and need trustworthy and loving care providers. Under the influence of my mother, I knew in the 9^th grade I would become a ________. Today, my dream has come true. I work as a clinical psychologist, working hard and remembering what my mom taught me, and I’m not ________ that I find my work filled with patients who are very and very old.

1.

A．serious

B．active

C．rare

D．common

2.

A．help with

B．deal with

C．learn from

D．focus on

3.

A．fruit

B．drug

C．clothing

D．food

4.

A．supermarket

B．restaurant

C．factory

D．garage

5.

A．produced

B．bought

C．offered

D．made

6.

A．comfortable

B．cheap

C．useful

D．beautiful

7.

A．approach

B．make

C．touch

D．leave

8.

A．managed

B．wanted

C．starved

D．requested

9.

A．turned

B．reported

C．explained

D．wrote

10.

A．advantage

B．condition

C．disability

D．shortcoming

11.

A．soon

B．even

C．never

D．again

12.

A．caring for

B．looking for

C．waiting for

D．setting for

13.

A．look

B．put

C．speak

D．take

14.

A．writer

B．patient

C．chemist

D．doctor

15.

A．positive

B．pleased

C．silent

D．surprised

6 . I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And_______otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always_______to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this_______after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy_______because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the_______to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “_______for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the_______of it! When I first
started_______the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much_______what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get________and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.________, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to________on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I
didn’t________“just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the________and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive________in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the________— friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my________self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from________in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,________raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent________I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.1.

A．as

B．until

C．though

D．unless

2.

A．hoped

B．chose

C．meant

D．agreed

3.

A．changed

B．continued

C．settled

D．started

4.

A．plan

B．idea

C．belief

D．saying

5.

A．right

B．ability

C．chance

D．patience

6.

A．cheering

B．looking

C．going

D．applying

7.

A．point

B．rest

C．half

D．basis

8.

A．enjoying

B．preparing

C．watching

D．attending

9.

A．worse

B．later

C．less

D．further

10.

A．confused

B．motivated

C．embarrassed

D．committed

11.

A．Fortunately

B．Interestingly

C．Obviously

D．hopefully

12.

A．try

B．act

C．rely

D．focus

13.

A．want

B．know

C．support

D．do

14.

A．steps

B．rules

C．orders

D．games

15.

A．roles

B．mind

C．part

D．value

16.

A．situation

B．operation

C．movement

D．process

17.

A．improved

B．expressed

C．preserved

D．recognized

18.

A．dreaming

B．hiding

C．relaxing

D．playing

19.

A．by

B．for

C．to

D．with

20.

A．lucky

B．happy

C．sure

D．satisfied

7 . Our lives changed tracks the day our daughter was born. My wife and I felt _______in the UK-we'd even bought a house 6 months earlier—but the _______of our daughter forced a moment of _______.We wondered whether we should _______to our native Brazil.I remembered looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how _______her life would be there.In our native country, we'd be closer to our family and _______.But in the UK, I had the funding and lab resources I needed for my _______and highly specialized research program.Would such a move_______career?

Then, a few weeks later, I received a call from my brother, who told me that our father had passed away.The great_______I had about my daughter's birth suddenly gave way to a deep sadness.I felt that I was ________precious time with my loved ones.After that,we had no ________that it was the right time to move back to Brazil.We applied for the professorships in our hometown and both received________

It wasn't ________to start my research in Brazil, however.I didn't receive any start-up funding for my lab.I was able to perform a few experiments myself ________the expensive reagents(试剂）I had brought with me from my lab in the UK, as well as equipment I__________with other Brazil professors.Eventually, I________Brazilian funding, which allowed me to ________a team of bright undergraduate and graduate students and buy reagents and lab equipment on my own.

Looking back, I'm ________that my wife and I made the ________to move back to our home country.I was able to ________Brazilian jujitsu (柔术）training, which I hadn't been able to do during my years abroad.

1.

A．settled

B．misled

C．abandoned

D．misunderstood

2.

A．discovery

B．memory

C．survival

D．arrival

3.

A．celebration

B．consideration

C．interruption

D．weakness

4.

A．return

B．submit

C．respond

D．keep

5.

A．tough

B．changeable

C．silent

D．different

6.

A．career

B．future

C．culture

D．school

7.

A．costly

B．official

C．friendly

D．traditional

8.

A．blame

B．sink

C．expose

D．mark

9.

A．burden

B．expectation

C．happiness

D．sympathy

10.

A．wasting

B．regaining

C．listing

D．losing

11.

A．chance

B．doubt

C．right

D．reason

12.

A．tests

B．requests

C．suggestions

D．offers

13.

A．easy

B．lucky

C．rare

D．fair

14.

A．but for

B．thanks to

C．instead of

D．regardless of

15.

A．developed

B．compared

C．discussed

D．shared

16.

A．supported

B．perfected

C．obtained

D．valued

17.

A．treat

B．form

C．defeat

D．tease

18.

A．eager

B．confused

C．content

D．painful

19.

A．decision

B．attempt

C．living

D．mistake

20.

A．take on

B．take in

C．take up

D．take off

8 . 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

9 . I live in a house built by Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that helps families build homes. It was through the process of building my house that I came to believe the _________ of the strangers who put in their time to help others _________ .

I am a single mother, always struggling to juggle（兼顾）home and _________.I had managed to _________ for a small down payment（首付）on a house. But very soon the price _________ to an amount that I couldn't afford. Luckily, the opportunity to _________ for a Habitat home came to me during this time. After months of application process, my family was _________ for one of the eighteen homes which would be _________ in my city that year!

Each Habitat applicant must _________ four hundred hours of "building time” before his family can move into the new __________. These hours are spent on Saturday __________ other home owners' houses. Building a Habitat house takes __________ sixteen Saturdays.

During the days of building my house I __________ many volunteers. They were all strangers to me, who came from __________walks of life, including lawyers, shopkeepers, cleaners and so on. Most of them had no training and house building __________, but they worked together well. When the framing （框架）of my house was ________ my favourite Habitat ceremony took place. Each worker __________ a message on the new walls. Living in a home with the handwritten inspirations from the ________ has always been a comfort to me.

__________ the devotion of the strangers, these homes have become possible. Their willingness to________ one Saturday a week has made such an incredible difference in so many lives

1.

A．kindness

B．honesty

C．courage

D．modesty

2.

A．carefully

B．crazily

C．selflessly

D．curiously

3.

A．education

B．work

C．fashion

D．beauty

4.

A．request

B．lend

C．waste

D．save

5.

A．rose

B．reacted

C．reduced

D．led

6.

A．wait

B．care

C．apply

D．account

7.

A．chosen

B．thanked

C．taken

D．removed

8.

A．painted

B．built

C．decorated

D．returned

9.

A．wait

B．need

C．devote

D．collect

10.

A．farm

B．hut

C．cottage

D．home

11.

A．living on

B．working on

C．calling on

D．feeding on

12.

A．nearly

B．hardly

C．extremely

D．mainly

13.

A．challenged

B．organized

C．met

D．arranged

14.

A．ordinary

B．successful

C．outstanding

D．various

15.

A．tips

B．desires

C．skills

D．plans

16.

A．damaged

B．broken

C．selected

D．completed

17.

A．wrote

B．got

C．sent

D．read

18.

A．leaders

B．artists

C．customers

D．volunteers

19.

A．Apart from

B．Thanks to

C．According to

D．Regardless of

20.

A．go through

B．give up

C．put off

D．look for

10 . One small mistake changed Sonia’s life. Now she is ______and tries not to miss any opportunities that come to her way.

One day, Sonia walked ______ a little boy, who wanted to buy crayons(彩色蜡笔), but he couldn’t ______them. He looked sad when he saw the money in Sonia’s hand. ______she didn’t realize he was in ______of help at all. Sonia ignored him and ______on her way home.

After reaching home, she told everything to her brother Gur. Gur told Sonia, “God had given you a(n) ______to help a boy, but you _____it. There’s a possibility that God was _____ you; maybe today would have become your big day of your life.” Hearing Gur’s words, Sonia ______back to the shop to find the boy but time never _____for anyone. Sonia got disappointed and returned home, continuously ______at herself. Why didn’t it come into her mind what Gur had ______? “Chances are everywhere, and all you need to do is _____them because they don’t always show up,” said Gur. Now what Sonia has missed is a chance that she can only ______.

On that day Sonia learnt the biggest ______in her life. Actually not only Sonia, but many of us ignore the chance of helping in ______ways because we always run after bigger ones. However, big opportunities do come but not every day. Therefore, ______small ones so that you can’t miss big ones. Sonia also ______to wait for big opportunities, but now she knows that with small that with small opportunities she can make big ______in her life.

1.

A．optimistic

B．attentive

C．enthusiastic

D．fortunate

2.

A．by

B．through

C．over

D．up

3.

A．arrange

B．offer

C．afford

D．gain

4.

A．Thus

B．Besides

C．But

D．And

5.

A．need

B．honor

C．favor

D．search

6.

A．remained

B．hurried

C．hesitated

D．continued

7.

A．direction

B．opportunity

C．urge

D．duty

8.

A．missed

B．doubted

C．passed

D．mistook

9.

A．punishing

B．saving

C．refusing

D．testing

10.

A．rushed

B．moved

C．jumped

D．stepped

11.

A．longs

B．answers

C．waits

D．allows

12.

A．crazy

B．hard

C．surprised

D．angry

13.

A．considered

B．realized

C．ordered

D．learnt

14.

A．strike

B．grab

C．enjoy

D．find

15.

A．experience

B．upset

C．regret

D．forget

16.

A．lesson

B．chance

C．wisdom

D．problem

17.

A．precious

B．small

C．easy

D．efficient

18.

A．add

B．supply

C．practice

D．observe

19.

A．wanted

B．wished

C．accustomed

D．used

20.

A．sense

B．deals

C．fortune

D．changes