1 . Gerald Swindle was waiting to check out in a store when he noticed the elderly woman checking out in front of him was talking endlessly about herself to her cashier(收银员), who just stayed attentive all the time.

Gerald Swindle was a bit annoyed with how long their conversation was going. But as Gerald waited for his turn, his attitude began to change. Not only did he conclude that their conversation was very important, but found himself captivated by what the elderly woman said once he stopped to listen.

“You were patient with this lady,” Gerald later said in a video recalling what had happened. “You did nothing but followed her conversation, listening to every word she said, and never rushing her.”

He added, “You showed me what people ought to be. Sometimes it might be the only person they talk to this week. Sometimes I need that, so I appreciate it.”

“I never expected this to come about because it was just a regular day for me. I was just doing my job,” Emily, the cashier, said.

But since posted online, the video has become popular with nearly 2 million views! The comment section was quickly filled with others sharing how inspired they felt by Emily’s kindness.

Best of all, that elderly woman has since come back to the store several times, and the two of them are becoming quite close. “What I’ve learned is so amazing—you can have an effect on people just by being yourself working at the store,” Emily said.

1. How did Gerald act at the talk between Emily and the customer at first?

A．He listened with full attention.	B．He focused on his own shopping cart.
C．He felt lucky to be not talkative.	D．He felt a little angry at the long talk.

2. What does the underlined word “captivated” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．Stuck.

B．Angered.

C．Inspired.

D．Attracted.

3. What was the post about?

A．What patience Emily showed to the customer.

B．What led a store to become popular online.

C．How Gerald dealt with the customer attentively.

D．How Emily was praised by an elderly woman.

4. What did Emily learn from the story?

A．Caring for the old can bring benefit to us.

B．Listening to people is a skill to master.

C．It’s sometimes easy to influence other people.

D．Being a cashier is a good way for connection.

4 . Last year I decided to do some volunteer work. I began to________on the Internet and discovered Volunteer USA. Three months later I________myself on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona. I was________at the thought of living with loads of new people for three months. However, within fifteen minutes of________, my worries had gone. Everyone was so________and like-minded that it was very________to feel at home.

I was sent to the Coronado National Forest for my first 8-day________. We had to________everything we needed and walk three miles to where we worked. It may not seem like a________way but in 35℃ heat and with a heavy pack, my legs were on fire.

My job was to________a stairway out of rock. This________climbing up and down the side of a mountain inhabited (栖息) by mountain lions, although I should say they were only heard,never________.

Three days later, a beautiful stairway came into being. The________of knowing that my________will be on that mountainside for years to come is massive.

But on the last night we were________in a thunderstorm. I woke up at midnight to find a swimming pool in my tent. The temperature was close to________. I had to spend the rest of the night trembling in the only________part of my tent.

________, I suffered a lot. But I know whatever I have to face in my life I was there and I________. I think I am much________for having taken part in the project.

1.

A．calculate

B．negotiate

C．advertise

D．research

2.

A．imagined

B．introduced

C．enjoyed

D．found

3.

A．annoyed

B．surprised

C．scared

D．excited

4.

A．arriving

B．sleeping

C．thinking

D．walking

5.

A．confident

B．friendly

C．energetic

D．curious

6.

A．funny

B．good

C．lucky

D．easy

7.

A．tour

B．project

C．campaign

D．course

8.

A．drop

B．make

C．carry

D．buy

9.

A．nice

B．safe

C．long

D．quick

10.

A．build

B．test

C．clean

D．guard

11.

A．helped

B．ended

C．allowed

D．meant

12.

A．hunted

B．trained

C．seen

D．fed

13.

A．satisfaction

B．ambition

C．expectation

D．intention

14.

A．work

B．memory

C．record

D．story

15.

A．left

B．caught

C．attacked

D．separated

16.

A．boiling

B．average

C．normal

D．freezing

17.

A．tidy

B．dry

C．new

D．soft

18.

A．By the way

B．Regardless of that

C．Needless to say

D．In either case

19.

A．survived

B．resisted

C．escaped

D．recovered

20.

A．smarter

B．stronger

C．happier

D．busier

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I used to being very scared of people who were different from those I grow up around. Last year, my parents took me to France, when I was surrounded by foreigner. I was very nervous at first. But as I observed them, I found that as if I could not understand their languages, they seemed to be said and doing the same kinds of things we say and do in my country. I even talked to few Europeans, who were very friend. Although people are not exactly the same, we are still basically the same, so it is no need to be afraid of someone just because of they come from a different culture.