1 . Last Thursday, Michael and Linda were distributing (分发) meals to 4,000 homeless people for their wedding reception (婚宴) in the border town of Kills. The _________ had decided that instead of playing host to their friends and family with a traditional feast reception, they _________ to feed the homeless people from an earthquake-stricken area.

The idea came from Michael’s father, Ted, who _________ for a Turkish relief organization. For the past few years, the organization has handed out _________ meals to thousands of people who’ve suffered from natural disasters. He called Adam, who was _________ the organization, and suggested that the family cover part of the cost of feeding them for the day.

Then he told his son, who was surprised by the _________, but soon agreed. When he told that to Linda, she was really shocked but finally _________ because in southeastern Turkey there is a real culture of sharing with people _________. They love to share their _________, their table and everything they have. And afterwards she was quite __________ in it. So, they arrived at the __________ on Thursday to spend the day serving food and taking photographs with their grateful recipients (接受者).

On Tuesday evening, the __________ married couple were still pleased with their decision to __________ a personal celebration for one with greater good. Michael said, “A small act of __________ could make a big difference. __________, this will give the start for other wedding dinners to be held here with our brothers and sisters in need.”

1.

A．friends

B．people

C．couple

D．students

2.

A．refused

B．applied

C．pretended

D．preferred

3.

A．calls

B．searches

C．volunteers

D．works

4.

A．real

B．daily

C．big

D．personal

5.

A．controlling

B．cleaning

C．changing

D．following

6.

A．order

B．solution

C．command

D．suggestion

7.

A．considered

B．accepted

C．doubted

D．felled

8.

A．in need

B．in common

C．in depression

D．in danger

9.

A．money

B．experience

C．food

D．happiness

10.

A．amazed

B．disappointed

C．interested

D．annoyed

11.

A．accommodation

B．hotel

C．company

D．soup kitchen

12.

A．actually

B．officially

C．newly

D．nearly

13.

A．hold

B．quit

C．organize

D．remember

14.

A．kindness

B．happiness

C．rudeness

D．selfishness

15.

A．Thankfully

B．Surprisingly

C．Finally

D．Hopefully

2 . Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have______

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture. people could see he was teaching his students by______ an entire computer on the blackboard.The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were______ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly. He would come to school half an hour ahead of______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was______off to start the next class, so he had to______it the next day! Owura’s efforts______when Microsoft took______of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a______about his teaching methods at the meeting and ______a standing ovation(欢呼) after the speech.

______,Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies______computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s______the world took care and treat them with ______

1.

A．classrooms

B．computers

C．playgrounds

D．tools

2.

A．operating

B．repairing

C．describing

D．drawing

3.

A．poor

B．unique

C．average

D．avanced

4.

A．annoyed

B．pleased

C．frightened

D．surprised

5.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．school

6.

A．rubbed

B．called

C．cut

D．shown

7.

A．exchange

B．improve

C．revise

D．repeat

8.

A．broke out

B．paid off

C．came back

D．held back

9.

A．care

B．control

C．place

D．notice

10.

A．suggestion

B．speech

C．decision

D．arrangement

11.

A．made

B．waited

C．received

D．carried

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Importantly

C．Exactly

D．Naturally

13.

A．lent

B．sold

C．donated

D．applied

14.

A．efforts

B．pains

C．legend

D．experiment

15.

A．glory

B．wisdom

C．kindness

D．pride

3 . Last week, I was stuck on a crosstown bus during rush hour. The bus was filled with cold, tired people ________ with one. another. Two men barked at each other for an unintentional push. An elderly woman got on, and nobody ________ her a seat. Anger was in the air; no mercy (怜悯) could be found here.

As the bus ________ Seventh Avenue, the driver’s words came from the ________ “Folks,” he said. “I know you’ve had a(n) ________ day and that’ you are depressed, but I will help out. When each of you walks by before getting off, ________ your troubles into my palm (手掌). My ________ goes right by the Hudson River, into which I’ll cast them.”

It seemed as if a spell had lifted. Everyone ________ laughing, their faces shining with ________. The passengers who had been ignoring each other’s existence were suddenly grinning (咧嘴笑) at each other — is this guy ________?

At the next stop, just as ________, the driver held out his hand, palm up, and. waited. All the ________ passengers performed the gesture of putting something into his palm. The driver ________ the same action at every stop that followed.

Occasionally we may sink into a grey world, but someone can ________ it like a ray of light, showing us hope. What if we are the light? Actually, anyone possesses the ________ to shine on others’ dark days.

1.

A．confused

B．annoyed

C．impressed

D．embarrased

2.

A．offered

B．lent

C．lifted

D．chose

3.

A．closed

B．approached

C．showed

D．went

4.

A．bus

B．speaker

C．head

D．air

5.

A．tough

B．average

C．important

D．easy

6.

A．push

B．touch

C．drop

D．take

7.

A．route

B．day

C．time

D．mind

8.

A．gave out

B．passed on

C．burst out

D．lifted on

9.

A．memories

B．pride

C．pleasure

D．greed

10.

A．hard

B．serious

C．mad

D．envy

11.

A．ordered

B．promised

C．requested

D．reported

12.

A．angry

B．fooled

C．sitting

D．exiting

13.

A．interpreted

B．designed

C．repeated

D．pretended

14.

A．break

B．brighten

C．reward

D．exchange

15.

A．power

B．courage

C．idea

D．heart

4 . My husband and I first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage. Someone had always returned our garbage cans to the garage(车库) each garbage day, and Jim and I had______who had done that. Then we spotted him: an elderly man living nearby.

I baked some cookies and left them on the bench outside the garage with a thank-you ______. When we got home from work, a letter had replaced the______ . It was from Tom and he explained how he had returned cans for the people he______ knew. When he was fighting a war, his young wife, Gee had to live all by herself. ______ had taken time to handle her garbage cans so she didn’t have to. He never______ it. Now he paid it forward by doing the same for us till his last days.

A few years after we moved in, Tom died. We copied that______and attached it to one of our letters for Gee. We told her how______Tom had been to us, how sad we felt sorry for her and how______we were to have known him. She wrote back and invited us over to______Christmas decorations. She told us that she and Tom______their decoration collection piece by piece and sent them to us as a gift. I realized how hard it must be for Gee to______with them, for it was part of Tom.

These days, we’re planning a move. The boxes are all neatly packed in our______, but we agree to wait until January. This Christmas, we’ll______our tree with Gee’s gift. I’ll talk to Tom, “Thank you for teaching us what it ______ to be a neighbor.”

1.

A．assumed

B．wondered

C．suggested

D．expected

2.

A．note

B．sign

C．bill

D．check

3.

A．message

B．talent

C．photo

D．gift

4.

A．hardly

B．nearly

C．rarely

D．directly

5.

A．Relatives

B．Friends

C．Neighbors

D．Hosts

6.

A．forgave

B．forgot

C．remembered

D．minded

7.

A．box

B．letter

C．street

D．war

8.

A．special

B．hopeful

C．powerful

D．capable

9.

A．satisfied

B．excited

C．upset

D．thankful

10.

A．look through

B．look up

C．get over

D．get through

11.

A．bought

B．sold

C．built

D．lost

12.

A．connect

B．deal

C．part

D．communicate

13.

A．basement

B．hotel

C．restaurant

D．station

14.

A．plant

B．expand

C．decorate

D．display

15.

A．honors

B．admires

C．shares

D．means

5 . Crayon Crisis

The telephone rang. It was my sister, who was working in an elementary school. She told me she used my crayon_________again.

Over 40 years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom_________the teacher asked me to go to the principal’s office. I was shy. And I hated to be_________. For me, being called to the principal’s office was my worst dream.

When I pushed open the door, it was worse than I thought. Seated in front of the principal’s desk were my _________. My father walked straight over to me. Holding my drawings, he asked, “Why do you only use a black crayon when you draw?” I couldn’t speak.

“_________me your desk,” said my father.

In my classroom, my father pulled out my crayon box from my desk. A single nub of a crayon rested in his palm--it was black._________, my father asked, “Where are the rest of your crayons?”

I quietly explained that I’d given all the other crayons to friends. I’d been_________like my parents had taught me. My father let out a deep_________, “You were sharing?” I nodded my head.

Back to the office, I looked at my father, then at the principal-both their faces were_________. The principal whispered that I could go. I waved goodbye to my parents. My mother waved back, but I couldn’t get my father’s__________; he was glaring at the principal.

I learned years later that my father’s face was red due to__________and the principal’s was red due to embarrassment. The principal, on seeing all my artwork done in black crayon, __________that I had deep emotional problems. He had called my parents in to discuss “my__________” and to suggest some psychological counseling (心理咨询).

I was too afraid to say that I only had one crayon left. I was too shy to ask for my “shared” crayons back. Because I didn’t __________up for myself, others assumed the worst.

Today my sister tells her students, “Don’t be__________to speak up. If you don’t, I just might make the wrong assumption. Let me tell a story about my sister, when she was around your age.”

1.

A．story

B．dream

C．adventure

D．event

2.

A．since

B．when

C．once

D．after

3.

A．separated

B．noticed

C．chosen

D．observed

4.

A．teachers

B．classmates

C．friends

D．parents

5.

A．Pass

B．Offer

C．Give

D．Show

6.

A．Excited

B．Puzzled

C．Moved

D．Interested

7.

A．lending

B．learning

C．sharing

D．following

8.

A．voice

B．word

C．cry

D．breath

9.

A．red

B．white

C．yellow

D．blue

10.

A．permission

B．attention

C．advice

D．support

11.

A．surprise

B．sadness

C．anger

D．amazement

12.

A．dreamed

B．considered

C．confirmed

D．assumed

13.

A．hobby

B．study

C．nature

D．worry

14.

A．stand

B．get

C．take

D．make

15.

A．nervous

B．hurried

C．afraid

D．eager

6 . Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. If not for my______, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.

In the first and second grade, I was extremely______. It just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing. I would escape in my writing. Mrs. Sather, always______me to write more. I think she was one of the first people to see my inner______.

One day, she announced our class was going to______a play, a take-off on The Wizard of Oz. “I need someone to play the lead part of Dorothy.” A few excited hands were______. Mine, of course, was not one of them.

After school, Mrs. Sather said to me,“ Dallas, I was______you didn’t raise your hand. You’ re good at memorizing things, and you have such a sweet personality. Perfect for Dorothy! I had you in______for Dorothy while writing the play! If you______don’t want to, though, I won’t make you. It’s your______.”

I realized it was time to show the world who I really was. I______the role. Fast-forward through five months of ______, lines memorizing, and costume creating, we were ready.

At the end of the play, when the______stood and applauded, I knew they were not just______for my performance that night, but for the performances that they knew would come in later years because of my new-found______.”

1.

A．partner

B．teacher

C．parent

D．classmate

2.

A．shy

B．weak

C．curious

D．admirable

3.

A．contacted

B．allowed

C．encouraged

D．cheated

4.

A．drawback

B．peace

C．character

D．strength

5.

A．perform

B．watch

C．write

D．enjoy

6.

A．put down

B．reached out

C．put up

D．drew back

7.

A．excited

B．amused

C．afraid

D．surprised

8.

A．store

B．mind

C．memory

D．comparison

9.

A．firstly

B．really

C．finally

D．natively

10.

A．turn

B．choice

C．luck

D．fault

11.

A．accepted

B．played

C．created

D．remembered

12.

A．practicing

B．learning

C．observing

D．communicating

13.

A．student

B．adult

C．police

D．audience

14.

A．celebrating

B．chatting

C．cheering

D．congratulating

15.

A．skill

B．confidence

C．interest

D．hobby

7 . Yesterday, a salesman called me to sell his phone plans. I was at work and while I usually don’t like spending time on those things, I _________ myself that I couldn’t talk yet and _________that he call me back at 6 pm.

That’s what he did. So we talked about 20 minutes. He _________ to me his different phone plans. While listening to him, sometimes I was _________in my thoughts. I gave several “hmm hmm”, as a sign of agreement and to _________that I was still there. Sometimes, I felt a bit_________. But I stayed calm and _________ until the end of the discussion.

Finally, he said the following to me: “Thank you, Olivier. You are the first person in a long time with whom I had an enjoyable conversation. _________, people shout at us and slam down the phone. Today, since 10 am, I hadn’t had a phone _________ without an offense (触怒). I know you had a long day at work and you could have __________ in front of your TV. But you listened so carefully to me. I am __________ and I sincerely thank you.”

It set me thinking. He had been the __________ of verbal violence (语言暴力) all through his working day. Physical __________ do not exist in this situation but dehumanization (非人性) seems to happen. __________, he was only doing his job. I felt a sense of __________ that I hadn’t treated him so rudely.

1.

A．found

B．excused

C．reminded

D．forgave

2.

A．replied

B．agreed

C．suggested

D．ordered

3.

A．explained

B．admitted

C．apologized

D．reported

4.

A．stuck

B．involved

C．interested

D．lost

5.

A．announce

B．ensure

C．confirm

D．imagine

6.

A．impatient

B．discouraged

C．concerned

D．nervous

7.

A．generous

B．reliable

C．cheerful

D．polite

8.

A．Unexpectedly

B．Usually

C．Eventually

D．Similarly

9.

A．meeting

B．interview

C．conversation

D．appointment

10.

A．relaxed

B．slept

C．talked

D．played

11.

A．annoyed

B．proud

C．touched

D．curious

12.

A．proof

B．target

C．supporter

D．result

13.

A．activities

B．exercises

C．disabilities

D．conflicts

14.

A．Yet

B．Besides

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

15.

A．responsibility

B．loss

C．relief

D．trust

9 . On a Friday night in New York, a poor young man called Jay stood near the subway station, playing the violin. The music was so great that many people slowed down and put some money into his hat.

The next day, Jay came again. He took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. Before long, many people came, looking at the paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat. Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”

Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the young man and said, “I’m the George. I knew you’d surely come here!”

Then George explained the whole story. He bought a lottery ticket (彩票) a few days ago. Yesterday he found that he won a prize of $500,000. He was very excited. On his way home, he felt the music was so wonderful that he took out $100 and put it on the hat. However, the lottery ticket with his name on was also thrown in.

Jay was a student at an art school in Paris. He had booked the flight and would fly that morning. However, when he happened to find the ticket holder had won the lottery, he cancelled (取消) the flight and came back to the subway station.

Later someone asked Jay,” Why didn’t you take the lottery ticket for yourself?” He said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

1. Jay played his violin near the subway station in________.

A．New York

B．Paris

C．Hong Kong

D．London

2. What did George want to give to Jay on his way home?________.

A．His hat

B．A piece of paper

C．100 dollars

D．A lottery ticket

3. Jay went back because he wanted to ________.

A．return the lottery ticket	B．make more money
C．go to the arts school	D．Perform for people

4. The best title of the text could be “________”.

A．A poor Young Musician	B．The Price of Love and Honesty
C．A Story of the Subway Station	D．The Importance of Being Honest.