1 . Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second___________. He learned the value and beauty of _________ there from a very young age.

When he was 16, Molai began to notice something _________ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the _________ it caused had driven away a number of birds. _________, the number of snakes had declined as well. He _________ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the _________. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek _________ during the daytime. He turned to the _________ department for help but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and __________a nearby island where he began to plant trees.

________ young plants in the dry season was ____________for a lone boy. Molai built at the __________ of each sapling(幼树)a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to____________ rainwater. The water would then drip(滴落)on the plants below.

Molai __________ to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1,360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals.

1.

A．dream

B．job

C．home

D．choice

2.

A．nature

B．youth

C．culture

D．knowledge

3.

A．precious

B．interesting

C．disturbing

D．awkward

4.

A．waste

B．tension

C．pain

D．damage

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

6.

A．agreed

B．realized

C．remembered

D．predicted

7.

A．noise

B．heat

C．disease

D．dust

8.

A．directions

B．partners

C．help

D．shelter

9.

A．labor

B．police

C．forest

D．finance

10.

A．rebuilt

B．discovered

C．left

D．managed

11.

A．Decorating

B．Observing

C．Watering

D．Guarding

12.

A．tough

B．illegal

C．fantastic

D．beneficial

13.

A．back

B．top

C．foot

D．side

14.

A．cool down

B．keep off

C．purify

D．collect

15.

A．returned

B．learned

C．failed

D．continued

2 . “I wouldn’t buy that woman a Mother’s Day card, even if my life depended upon it,” said the woman standing by the card shelf at Wal-Mart. I looked up and saw a(n) _______ of total complaint and dislike.

Having been _______ at a Florida orphanage at age four, I never knew what it felt like to have a mother or a father. Never once had I received a hug or a kiss from my parents. That part of my life is a total _______.

She looked up, saw me looking at her and _______ angrily, “Just what are you looking at, you fool?”

“Sorry Ma’am. I never had a mother, and I was_______by your words.” I reached over and picked up a nice-looking _______, opened it and began to read, “Thank you _______ for being my mother.”

“Do you think your mother would like that card? Mine would, I think,” I said.

“Do you know what it is like to be _______ at for years, and never be told that you are loved?” she asked.

“My mother didn’t _______ me, let alone shout. She just took me to the orphanage where I stayed until I grew up,” I replied.

“Don’t you __________ her?” she asked.

“Oh, I can’t. She’s my mother. Being a mother is a position to be __________, even if she is not a very nice person,” I told her. The woman stood there__________ her head.

I looked down at the floor and said, “I know your mother might have done a lot of things that __________ you. It appears as if you hate her. But I can tell you this from my__________ that disliking her, or even hating her, feels nowhere near as __________ as never having known a mother at all — good or bad. At least, you feel __________ For me, it’s all just a large blank of loneliness inside my heart, and that’s __________ I’ll feel until I die.”

The woman stood there for a moment. __________, she reached out, took the card from my hand, smelled it, and placed it in her cart.

After she left, I __________ a nice card for my mother. I took it home, __________ it, and placed it with the other Mother and Father’s Days cards bought all these years, each marked “Address Unknown”.

1.

A．idea

B．appearance

C．expression

D．impression

2.

A．deserted

B．lost

C．reserved

D．rescued

3.

A．dark

B．pain

C．misfortune

D．blank

4.

A．requested

B．considered

C．screamed

D．refused

5.

A．relieved

B．annoyed

C．disappointed

D．shocked

6.

A．cart

B．card

C．book

D．magazine

7.

A．simply

B．largely

C．originally

D．basically

8.

A．shouted

B．glared

C．laughed

D．pointed

9.

A．set aside

B．leave behind

C．care about

D．know about

10.

A．miss

B．love

C．accuse

D．hate

11.

A．depended

B．obeyed

C．respected

D．observed

12.

A．shaking

B．dropping

C．raising

D．nodding

13.

A．hurt

B．blamed

C．disturbed

D．punished

14.

A．conscience

B．efforts

C．experiences

D．nature

15.

A．fragile

B．lonely

C．hateful

D．anxious

16.

A．anything

B．everything

C．nothing

D．something

17.

A．whether

B．how

C．where

D．why

18.

A．Cheerfully

B．Eagerly

C．Hesitantly

D．Seriously

19.

A．picked out

B．packed up

C．brought out

D．took up

20.

A．mended

B．exposed

C．addressed

D．signed

3 . “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”
As we live through life, we tend to get caught up in our individual world, our problems — our life. When we ____ our world to include others in a meaningful way, by making a ____ difference in their life, we increase our experience at the same time.
Think back on a time when someone made a difference in your life.
Here is one of mine: I was going to college, working part-time, and just ____ getting by financially. Standing in line at a local supermarket, I ____ a woman in the same line, thinking that she was not very attractive. As I was ____, I discovered that I did not have enough money to pay; without _____, that same woman I had been judging offered to ____ the difference. It wasn’t ____, but what that person did made a lasting impression on me. She was a beautiful, caring soul who was willing to help a stranger in a(an) _____ situation. That happened over forty years ago and I remember it as ____as if it was yesterday.
Other examples are the numerous times I have had people smile at me, which ____ my day. I've often wondered if it was because I was smiling, which I ____to do all the time, or because they were smiling to be ____, which encouraged me to smile as well. It has probably been some of both. In ____ case, that simple gesture (a smile) makes a difference in my day.
There are ____ ways to make a significant difference in another's life. The question is: Are we doing it? It does not _____ anything, but it does require some effort on our part. I have found that as I do this consistently, the ____ go far beyond the energy required to do the deed. Looking for ways to brighten another person's day raises our vibration(共鸣),and when we act on it, we ____ the other person to raise their vibration as well — it is ____ to each other.
Make a difference in someone's life today, and ____ doing so every day. Today is a perfect time to start! If you are already doing so. bravo!1.

A．rebuild

B．establish

C．expand

D．develop

2.

A．direct

B．minor

C．remarkable

D．positive

3.

A．thoroughly

B．smoothly

C．barely

D．actually

4.

A．observed

B．witnessed

C．inspected

D．accompanied

5.

A．hanging out

B．checking out

C．setting out

D．working out

6.

A．expectation

B．hesitation

C．assumption

D．intention

7.

A．deal with

B．take in

C．make up

D．cut down

8.

A．much

B．enough

C．little

D．awful

9.

A．urgent

B．absurd

C．hopeless

D．embarrassing

10.

A．roughly

B．clearly

C．correctly

D．dimly

11.

A．brightens

B．ruins

C．begins

D．influences

12.

A．undertook

B．tried

C．promised

D．failed

13.

A．dynamic

B．appealing

C．friendly

D．merciful

14.

A．neither

B．either

C．no

D．another

15.

A．limited

B．vital

C．necessary

D．countless

16.

A．deserve

B．charge

C．determine

D．cost

17.

A．efforts

B．achievements

C．returns

D．consequences

18.

A．assist

B．remind

C．permit

D．persuade

19.

A．similar

B．beneficial

C．fundamental

D．appropriate

20.

A．admit

B．prefer

C．recommend

D．consider