1 . When my roommates and I left campus for spring break, we told each other we’d be back soon. Little did we_______that within the next three days, “soon” would become “who knows when.” Stuck at home from college, we felt filled with a strong_______to do something to help, but_______about what we could do.

Ever since the corona-virus outbreak_______, we found ourselves_______by stories of front-line workers who remained at their posts and yet their calls for_______to basic necessities were overlooked._______, the problems they were facing_________from daily supplies.

Just before midnight on April 8, we_________Give Essential, an on-line matching platform where front-line workers can tell us what__________they need, and__________tell us what they can give. And then we create__________based on their best-fit needs and donations, with things directly sent to these workers.

After glued to our screens for 36 hours and building a website from scratch, we posted the__________on Facebook, to tell everyone we knew about Give Essential. Within 24 hours, we________over 300 front-line workers, and many donors have________to help with gifts________from bars of soap to several grocery gift cards.

Give Essential started as an idea, and snowballed into a __________with hundreds of connections across the country. In this state of lockdown, it is easy to feel__________by the four walls and front door that we're__________not to leave. With Give Essential, we wanted to__________the public that our ability to connect with and help others is not limited in that same way.

1.

A．decide

B．know

C．agree

D．promise

2.

A．urge

B．research

C．pity

D．relief

3.

A．confident

B．excited

C．unsure

D．scared

4.

A．turned

B．left

C．hit

D．waited

5.

A．touched

B．tired

C．amused

D．frightened

6.

A．ability

B．access

C．right

D．idea

7.

A．Fortunately

B．Suddenly

C．Easily

D．Obviously

8.

A．adapted

B．arose

C．heard

D．differed

9.

A．gave way to

B．put up with

C．came up with

D．went back to

10.

A．positions

B．plans

C．suggestions

D．items

11.

A．experts

B．customers

C．viewers

D．donors

12.

A．matches

B．clubs

C．accounts

D．tasks

13.

A．role

B．link

C．letter

D．job

14.

A．employed

B．changed

C．reached

D．dismissed

15.

A．refused

B．regretted

C．pretended

D．offered

16.

A．skipping

B．sharing

C．flowing

D．ranging

17.

A．group

B．trap

C．store

D．hole

18.

A．depressed

B．thrilled

C．ashamed

D．satisfied

19.

A．invited

B．advised

C．controlled

D．trained

20.

A．shock

B．warn

C．remind

D．surprise

2 . Courtesy(礼貌)wasn’t really optional in my childhood home. I grew up with two sisters just older than me. If I wasn’t ________ to them, they would strike me hard.

Kathy, my youngest sister, was crazy about my ________ habits. Whenever we traveled and Dad bought ________ for us to have on the way, Kathy would ________ wait until I had hungrily wolfed mine down ________ she would start eating her burger slowly and happily. She said it was ________. Wanda Lynne, on the other hand, was ________ to make me a courteous gentleman. Never mind that I was still years away from actually ________. Wanda Lynne wanted to make sure I would treat the girls I dated better than the boys she was dating were treating her. So she made me ________ doors for her every day and ________ me to walk on the inside closest to the road. She said it was courteous for me to do this.

Years later I went away to ________, and I remembered the things my ________ had taught me. One day in the university library, I ________ an older woman walking behind me, and I held the ________ open for her. “What’s the matter?” she asked, glaring at me. “Do you think that because I’m a woman, I’m not ________ enough to open a door for myself?” She rolled her ________ and shook her head. “Freshman,” she whispered, ________ past me. I decided that there would be no more door opening or chair holding or closest-to-the-traffic walking for me.

As I stood there, however, another upperclassman ________ the library door, her arms overloaded with textbooks. Instinctively I reached to open the door for her. “Thanks!” she said ________. “It’s nice to see we still have a few gentlemen around here!”

Three years later I met a beautiful freshman who actually ________ my courtesy to her, and for 35 years we’ve been trying to out-nice each other.

1.

A．rude

B．polite

C．naughty

D．lovely

2.

A．eating

B．sleeping

C．speaking

D．traveling

3.

A．tickets

B．clothes

C．hamburgers

D．drinks

4.

A．impatiently

B．delightedly

C．unwillingly

D．intentionally

5.

A．when

B．before

C．after

D．since

6.

A．good manners

B．bad manners

C．common practice

D．basic knowledge

7.

A．proud

B．curious

C．anxious

D．foolish

8.

A．growing

B．dating

C．marrying

D．divorcing

9.

A．answer

B．close

C．repair

D．open

10.

A．forced

B．requested

C．taught

D．allowed

11.

A．college

B．hospital

C．church

D．office

12.

A．classmates

B．teachers

C．sisters

D．colleagues

13.

A．ignored

B．noticed

C．knocked

D．mentioned

14.

A．box

B．parcel

C．window

D．door

15.

A．strong

B．old

C．brave

D．wise

16.

A．hair

B．sleeves

C．eyes

D．body

17.

A．pacing

B．brushing

C．escaping

D．running

18.

A．ran into

B．went past

C．jumped at

D．came near

19.

A．eagerly

B．calmly

C．brightly

D．nervously

20.

A．refused

B．appreciated

C．doubted

D．evaluated

3 . Ice and snow knocked at the window of the office where I was working. As the wind howled (呼啸) ,I______. how I would get home. The 12-mile______took me up and down______hills and around dangerous turns. I whispered a prayer for______.

Luckily, my______green car was doing______over the ice-covered roadway, However, as I drove onto one of the steepest and scariest hills, I noticed the tires were______, and my trusty SUV was having difficulty climbing the hill.

I decided it was time to______to four-wheel drive. I pulled the lever (操纵杆) back, just like my husband had______me. Slowly the tires grasped the road, and the top of the hill came within   ____.

Unfortunately, at the top, the______just stopped. I pushed and pulled the lever- nothing happened. I was______, with snow and ice flying.

Now what? Even though I had______no one on this lonely stretch of road, I______prayed that someone might come to help. After a few minutes, I______an old, rattling (咯咯作响) pickup truck. A smiling young man I'd never seen before in our small rural community rolled down his,     ____and asked if I needed help. I answered him that I did. He stepped into my car under the_____   condition and showed me how to______the four-wheel-drive shifting gear, locking it into place.

In no time, I had the old car______toward home. When I thanked the______and asked if he lived around the area, he just said, “Oh, over there.” Do I believe in miracles? Of course!

1.

A．mentioned

B．wondered

C．discovered

D．explained

2.

A．roadway

B．highway

C．sidewalk

D．railway

3.

A．beautiful

B．real

C．interesting

D．steep

4.

A．wealth

B．health

C．safety

D．satisfaction

5.

A．new

B．old

C．lovely

D．expensive

6.

A．much

B．badly

C．again

D．well

7.

A．slipping

B．disappearing

C．growing

D．changing

8.

A．belong

B．compare

C．switch

D．reply'

9.

A．wished

B．threatened

C．awarded

D．taught

10.

A．heart

B．mind

C．sight

D．hearing

11.

A．vehicle

B．snow

C．wind

D．road

12.

A．stuck

B．moved

C．protected

D．inspired

13.

A．brought

B．called

C．met

D．hurt

14.

A．excitedly

B．silently

C．confidently

D．proudly

15.

A．created

B．called

C．repaired

D．spotted

16.

A．door

B．lever

C．window

D．wheel

17.

A．distant

B．different

C．gentle

D．wintery

18.

A．control

B．destroy

C．remove

D．introduce

19.

A．pointing

B．moving

C．marching

D．dropping

20.

A．relative

B．friend

C．enemy

D．stranger

4 . On Saturday, Juliet and Darcy, 17-year-old friends, were enjoying sunshine at Furness Park when they noticed a man fall down on the sidewalk. They hurried to ________ the man.

Darcy felt ________ he was going to die in front of them. She took a closer ________. Then she observed his chest not going up and down, which meant he wasn’t ________.

The girls knew they needed to ________ help. While Darcy stayed with the ________ man, Juliet ran to nearby homes and began ringing doorbells, but no one ________. “I am really afraid he is going to die without help,” Darcy said ________.

Juliet continued to run for help. She finally found some men fixing a car and told them the ________. But they didn’t ________ what the girl said at first. They asked, “Is what you said a joke?” And she answered, “No, call 911 right now.”

The repairmen got it and then ________ CPR (心肺复苏术) on the unconscious man until doctors arrived and used a defibrillator (电击器) to restart his ________. Doctors said the man was in critical condition and should be ________ to hospital.

A doctor said, “To their ________, the two girls take fast action which is called ‘a chain of survival’, which can save the ________ of a patient in a dangerous situation.”

“What the two girls did was quite ________,” said another doctor. “They jumped into action to try to save a(n) ________, and they didn’t give up until that task was ________.” But doctors didn’t get the girls’ names at that time, so they launched a(n) ________ to the public to find them.

Finally, the two girls were found and praised for helping save a man’s life on the weekend. “We were brave,” Darcy said. “We got a bit scared in the beginning, but later we realized ________ won’t help the man.”

1.

A．recognize

B．applaud

C．aid

D．seize

2.

A．confused

B．terrified

C．pleased

D．curious

3.

A．walk

B．try

C．chat

D．look

4.

A．bleeding

B．breathing

C．starving

D．choking

5.

A．forbid

B．appreciate

C．quit

D．seek

6.

A．unconscious

B．familiar

C．absent-minded

D．ragged

7.

A．enquired

B．remembered

C．answered

D．succeeded

8.

A．anxiously

B．occasionally

C．eagerly

D．merrily

9.

A．consequence

B．emergency

C．concept

D．mystery

10.

A．believe

B．hear

C．doubt

D．interrupt

11.

A．searched for

B．put off

C．carried out

D．broke down

12.

A．hands

B．stomach

C．feet

D．heart

13.

A．rushed

B．admitted

C．persuaded

D．guided

14.

A．disappointment

B．credit

C．annoyance

D．horror

15.

A．reputation

B．prospect

C．life

D．honor

16.

A．embarrassing

B．amazing

C．contradictory

D．abstract

17.

A．acquaintance

B．colleague

C．stranger

D．relative

18.

A．received

B．presented

C．claimed

D．accomplished

19.

A．appeal

B．comment

C．attempt

D．apology

20.

A．prejudice

B．regret

C．offence

D．panic

5 . A research shows two-thirds of human conversation is taken up not with discussion of a cultural or political issue, not heated debates about a film or a book, but plain and simple ___ . Language is our greatest treasure and what do we ___ do with it? We gossip(闲聊). About others' behavior and private lives; how to deal with difficult ___ situations involving children, lovers, and colleagues.

So why are we keen on gossiping? Are we just natural ____, of both time and words? Or do we talk a lot about ___ in particular simply to avoid facing up to the really important issues of life? It’s not the case according to Professor Robin Dunbar, who says gossip is one of these really ___ issues.

Dunbar ___ the traditional view that language was developed by the men at the early stage of social development in order to organize their manly bunting activities more effectively. ____. he suggests that language evolved among women. We don't spend two-thirds of our time griping just ___ we can talk, argues Dunbar--- ___ he goes on to say, language evolved specifically to allow us to gossip.

Dunbar arrived at his cheery theory by studying the___ of the higher primates(灵长类动物)like monkeys. By means of grooming leaning the fur by brushing it monkeys form groups with other individuals on whom they can rely for support ___some kind of conflict within the group or ___from outside it.

As we human beings evolve from in a particular branch of the primate family. Dunbar __ that at one time in our history we did much the same. ___together made sense because the bigger the group the greater the ___it provided, on the other hand, the bigger the group, the greater the ___of living close to others. Grooming helped to ease the pressure and calm everybody down.

But as the groups got bigger and bigger, the amount of time spent in grooming activities also had to be ____ to maintain its effectiveness. Clearly, a more ____ kind of grooming was needed, and thus language evolved as a kind of vocal grooming which allowed humans to develop relationship with ever-larger groups by exchanging information over a wider network of individuals than would be possible by one-to-one _____contact.

1.

A．claim

B．description

C．gossip

D．language

2.

A．occasionally

B．habitually

C．independently

D．originally

3.

A．social

B．political

C．historical

D．cultural

4.

A．admirers

B．masters

C．consumers

D．wasters

5.

A．every tiling

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

6.

A．vital

B．sensitive

C．ideal

D．difficult

7.

A．confirms

B．rejects

C．outlines

D．broadens

8.

A．Still

B．Besides

C．Therefore

D．Instead

9.

A．because

B．until

C．unless

D．as

10.

A．for instance

B．in addition

C．on the contrary

D．as a result,

11.

A．motivation

B．appearance

C．emotion

D．behavior

12.

A．in terms of

B．in favor of

C．in the wake of

D．in the event of

13.

A．attack

B．contact

C．inspection

D．assistance

14.

A．recalls

B．denies

C．concludes

D．acknowledges

15.

A．Communicating

B．Grouping

C．Migrating

D．Swinging

16.

A．prospect

B．responsibility

C．leadership

D．protection

17.

A．stresses

B．benefits

C．barriers

D．conveniences

18.

A．reduced

B．extended

C．consumed

D．wasted

19.

A．common

B．efficient

C．scientific

D．thoughtful

20.

A．indirect

B．daily

C．physical

D．confidential

6 . Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a passion for volunteering. Their family have always done community _______ .At a young age, they chose to _______ family's gifts at their birthday parties, but asked them to donate money to a charity. When they were seven, Jake and Max were interested in _______ with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook. _________， he turned them down because they were too _______ and they had to be fourteen to cook. This led them on an endless _______ to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a _______ challenging: wanting to help but _______ because of their age.

So, Kids That Do Good was _______ to show ways to kids or adults, at any age, they could join the community and make a ________ .The small ________ has grown into a large website that brings thousands of ________ visitors each year. Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers, of those viewers, Kids That Do Good has ________ kids to 16,000 organizations.

Jake and Max are ________ with school and after-class activities and other community service promises. Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on ________ their own charitable event.

1.

A．surveys

B．services

C．duties

D．businesses

2.

A．sort out

B．play with

C．give up

D．put away

3.

A．travelling

B．volunteering

C．cooking

D．recycling

4.

A．Unfortunately.

B．Happily

C．Honestly

D．Gratefully

5.

A．shy

B．awkward

C．weak

D．young

6.

A．task

B．ability

C．chance

D．determination

7.

A．public

B．similar

C．sharp

D．direct

8.

A．joked

B．blamed

C．denied

D．praised

9.

A．advised

B．allowed

C．named

D．created

10.

A．judgment

B．difference

C．comment

D．decision

11.

A．plan

B．effort

C．project

D．experiment

12.

A．pleased

B．satisfied

C．amazed

D．interested

13.

A．connected

B．exposed

C．contributed

D．attracted

14.

A．familiar

B．patient

C．busy

D．content

15.

A．remembering

B．describing

C．celebrating

D．building

7 . I've been into environment-friendly things for ages, which started when I was 13 and my favorite teen magazine____in the mail with a "Save the Earth, Girl!" cover. I remember it __! It was filled with all sorts of easy____to go green.

Among many of the ___I learned that day: turning off the water while you brush you teeth_____200 gallons of water every year -per person! I started doing that______I mean, it is kind of a big deal considering Earth doesn't have an unlimited____of fresh water.

My parents were also____for recycling and reusing, so we became the ones who____rejected containers and used them for_____and the ones who carried our own bags to the grocery store and our own____to the coffee shop. I knew it was the right thing to do for the environment.

Later, I tried to let my green flag fly! I either called out whoever littered in public____collected magazines from my friends to______Then the strangest thing happened: people started____me. One by one, my friends began to turn off the lights, buy recycled notebooks, and_____paper back into the printer to make use of the other_____It's not that they were so_____about the environment, but they were drawn to my confidence.

I'm wild about environmental protection and would stand____，saying," Yeah, this is what I’m into.”___others don't share your enthusiasm, they will envy your confidence and want to be like you, and that means_____ your example.

1.

A．existed

B．arrived

C．returned

D．printed

2.

A．carefully

B．correctly

C．clearly

D．occasionally

3.

A．tips

B．questions

C．jobs

D．decisions

4.

A．reasons

B．debates

C．lessons

D．facts

5.

A．weighs

B．stores

C．saves

D．totals

6.

A．at times

B．right away

C．after all

D．at last

7.

A．amount

B．control

C．use

D．flow

8.

A．famous

B．sorry

C．eager

D．suitable

9.

A．washed out

B．took way

C．gave out

D．threw away

10.

A．collection

B．show

C．storage

D．decoration

11.

A．drinks

B．books

C．coins

D．cups

12.

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．or

13.

A．recycle

B．process

C．resell

D．donate

14.

A．serving

B．copying

C．observing

D．reminding

15.

A．pay

B．take

C．feed

D．turn

16.

A．sheet

B．part

C．version

D．side

17.

A．curious

B．concerned

C．optimistic

D．serious

18.

A．proudly

B．politely

C．calmly

D．patiently

19.

A．Now that

B．Even if

C．Unless

D．Before

20.

A．setting

B．making

C．giving

D．following

8 . What are the basic elements, or parts, of good manners? Certainly, a strong sense of justice is one; politeness is often ____ more than a highly developed sense of fair play. A friend of mine once told me of him ____ along a one-lane (独路车道) dirt road. ____ was another car that produced clouds of choking ____, and it was a long way to the nearest highway. Suddenly, at a ____ place, the car in front pulled off the road. ____ that its owner might have engine trouble, my friend stopped and asked if anything was wrong. “____,” said the other driver. “But you’ve tolerated my dust this far; I’ll ____ with yours the rest of the way.”

Another element of politeness is empathy (同理心), a ____ that enables a person to see into the mind or heart of someone else, to ____ the pain or suffering there and to do something to minimize it. A man ____ alone in a restaurant was trying to unscrew (拧开) the cap of a beer bottle. ____, he couldn’t do it because of badly injured ____. He turned to a young kid for help. The kid took the bottle, ____ and loosened the cap without difficulty. Then he ____ it again. Turning back to the man, he ____ to make great efforts to open the bottle without success. ____ he took it into the kitchen and returned shortly, saying that he had ____ to loosen it — but only with a pair of pliers (钳子).

Yet another element of politeness is the ability to treat all people ____, regardless of all status or importance. ____ when you have doubts about some people, act as if they are worthy of your best manners. You may also be astonished to find out that they really are.

Politeness is the key to a happier world.

1.

A．nothing

B．anything

C．something

D．everything

2.

A．walking

B．running

C．riding

D．driving

3.

A．Behind

B．Ahead

C．After

D．Before

4.

A．ash

B．black smoke

C．dust

D．steam

5.

A．cleaner

B．wider

C．flatter

D．straighter

6.

A．Believing

B．Confirming

C．Finding

D．Guessing

7.

A．Yes

B．No

C．Obviously

D．Probably

8.

A．put up

B．do away

C．catch up

D．go on

9.

A．technique

B．way

C．behavior

D．quality

10.

A．reduce

B．understand

C．cure

D．remove

11.

A．working

B．begging

C．dining

D．performing

12.

A．However

B．Otherwise

C．Therefore

D．Meanwhile

13.

A．legs

B．eyes

C．fingers

D．teeth

14.

A．sat down

B．turned around

C．took a look

D．held it tight

15.

A．watched

B．checked

C．hid

D．tightened

16.

A．seemed

B．managed

C．pretended

D．happened

17.

A．Luckily

B．Finally

C．Happily

D．Sadly

18.

A．tried

B．failed

C．managed

D．meant

19.

A．alike

B．friendly

C．warmly

D．nicely

20.

A．Ever

B．Specially

C．Especially

D．Even

9 . I was driving my new motorcycle across North Dakota. Suddenly it ______ to work on the interstate (洲际公路).

I could do nothing but ______ on the side of the interstate for what seemed like hours. I ______ pretended to have been in an accident, but it didn’t ______. Finally, a young man pulled over and offered me a ______, but he already had two motorcycles in the back of his truck, he could only take me, ______ my motorcycle.

He drove me to the nearest town, where I ______ to be dropped off. After doing that, he ______ while I asked around if anyone could help me go to pick up my motorcycle. One elderly gentleman ______ told me to use his truck! Can you imagine that a ______gave me the keys to his truck?

As I drove back 20 miles to get my ______, the gentleman who first stopped to help me ______ me. We both put it in the back of the truck, and then I followed him another 50 miles or so and we both ______ my motorcycle at his place near a farm, where it could be ______. Then, he followed me back to the ______ so I could return the man’s truck. I didn’t have much _______then, maybe $40, and I gave it to the man for the ______ of his truck, which he didn’t accept.

The two ______ strangers rescued me from spending the night on the interstate. I feel ______ that I was too worried to ask for their ______! When I close my eyes, I can see their faces as if it were yesterday.

1.

A．offered

B．waited

C．refused

D．moved

2.

A．fall

B．sit

C．run

D．tour

3.

A．even

B．still

C．again

D．only

4.

A．appear

B．work

C．stop

D．leave

5.

A．call

B．snack

C．talk

D．ride

6.

A．leaving behind

B．registering for

C．dealing with

D．turning down

7.

A．begged

B．asked

C．promised

D．taught

8.

A．gave up

B．set off

C．waited

D．relaxed

9.

A．luckily

B．gratefully

C．hopefully

D．generously

10.

A．stranger

B．traveler

C．driver

D．camper

11.

A．key

B．truck

C．luggage

D．motorcycle

12.

A．followed

B．ignored

C．instructed

D．saved

13.

A．unlocked

B．started

C．unloaded

D．shared

14.

A．found

B．repaired

C．organized

D．returned

15.

A．road

B．house

C．farm

D．town

16.

A．confidence

B．cash

C．energy

D．oil

17.

A．design

B．exploration

C．use

D．change

18.

A．curious

B．modest

C．considerate

D．intelligent

19.

A．sorry

B．smart

C．fair

D．scared

20.

A．sympathy

B．help

C．accommodations

D．names

10 . As a temporary teacher, my daily routine_______driving to a new school_______every day, so I’m usually unable to anticipate (预料) the day’s events, good or bad.
On one particular day, I was teaching in a very_______class. I was managing behavior all the morning and by lunch time, I needed coffee to_______the afternoon. So at my lunch_______, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of_______. Upon returning to the car, I realized I had_______my keys and my phone_______. I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4–or–5 minute_______. I thought of rushing back, but it being__________, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much__________.
So I ran into a McDonald’s which was in the__________plaza and asked the man at the counter who __________to be the manager to help me call a tab. I__________explained my situation and he hurried to the back to use the phone__________I paced in the restaurant.
The manager returned__________to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got__________. My expression began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear.
Almost immediately, the manager grabbed his coat and__________to drive me to the school. Without__________, I followed him into his car and made back into my classroom with 2 minutes to __________before the bell!1.

A．concludes

B．involves

C．relates

D．connects

2.

A．almost

B．hardly

C．really

D．luckily

3.

A．easy

B．pleasant

C．difficult

D．noisy

4.

A．cost

B．pick

C．finish

D．survive

5.

A．stop

B．stay

C．pause

D．break

6.

A．tea

B．milk

C．coffee

D．wine

7.

A．locked

B．forgot

C．threw

D．shut

8.

A．down

B．inside

C．up

D．outside

9.

A．distance

B．drive

C．walk

D．time

10.

A．summer

B．fall

C．winter

D．spring

11.

A．worse

B．easier

C．better

D．simpler

12.

A．other

B．another

C．next

D．same

13.

A．turned

B．explained

C．happened

D．came

14.

A．quickly

B．briefly

C．slowly

D．hurriedly

15.

A．after

B．until

C．when

D．while

16.

A．even

B．only

C．still

D．yet

17.

A．disconnected

B．stuck

C．troubled

D．interrupted

18.

A．dragged

B．pulled

C．offered

D．pushed

19.

A．problem

B．choice

C．alternative

D．hesitation

20.

A．spare

B．leave

C．ring

D．control