1 . Tim, a blind and deaf man, boarded a six­hour flight, travelling from Boston to Los Angeles by himself. He _______ on board as no one was able to communicate with him. After flight attendants (服务人员) looked for anyone _______ sign language, Clara Daly came to Tim’s _______ and talked to him in the only way he knew. Signing each _______ letter, Clara was able to have a _______ with him. Her heart­warming act _______ the attention of a passenger Lynette Scribner, who recorded the whole thing.

The flight attendants _______ wanted to help him, but had no way to _______. They took his hands and _______ so hard to communicate with him, but to no avail (没用). Those sitting next to Tim ________ helped get his food and coffee and ________ him to the toilet. That was when this lovely young woman ________. Clara learned American Sign Language because she had dyslexia (诵读困难) and it was the ________ foreign language for her to learn. So for the rest of the flight, she took care of Tim and made sure his needs were ________. She signed one ________ at a time into his hand. He was able to ________ her signing and they carried on a lively conversation.

Lynette was touched by the strangers’ ________ as everyone did their best to help Tim. She said, “All of us in the ________ rows enjoyed his pleasure of having someone to ________. Actually it was a beautiful ________ that there are still kind­hearted people who are willing to help others.”

1.

A．escaped

B．suffered

C．walked

D．failed

2.

A．knowing

B．writing

C．inventing

D．teaching

3.

A．offer

B．call

C．mind

D．help

4.

A．funny

B．strange

C．single

D．large

5.

A．conversation

B．discussion

C．meeting

D．fight

6.

A．fixed

B．needed

C．caught

D．missed

7.

A．shyly

B．sincerely

C．suddenly

D．finally

8.

A．communicate

B．follow

C．change

D．settle

9.

A．prepared

B．determined

C．learned

D．tried

10.

A．just

B．still

C．also

D．ever

11.

A．led

B．pushed

C．carried

D．drove

12.

A．answered

B．continued

C．disagreed

D．appeared

13.

A．funniest

B．easiest

C．best

D．newest

14.

A．made

B．divided

C．met

D．noticed

15.

A．letter

B．mark

C．vocabulary

D．usage

16.

A．feel

B．hear

C．accept

D．read

17.

A．honesty

B．kindness

C．expression

D．happiness

18.

A．short

B．middle

C．neighboring

D．straight

19.

A．move to

B．reply to

C．agree to

D．talk to

20.

A．idea

B．example

C．accident

D．Suggestion

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 . Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England. He has recently made a significant_______- -loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes, but it can be_______in a clever way. The_______? Chat benches.

Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her_______. The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who _______made her believe that he was her friend, and then she lent him about “f 31,000 . Jones was_______ when she said that she didn’t actually_______ being cheated. “Otherwise, 1would never speak to another person for weeks on end,” she said.

This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely _______ people in his community, who are easy targets of cheating. So he_______ to do something about it. He__________ the police department to allow him to __________   a couple of “chat benches” in two of their local parks. Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that__________:”HAPPY TO CHAT. “Just a few days after the signs went up, he found people sitting there and engaging in active and__________ conversations.

The idea is catching on__________There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England. More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond. All who participated have gained a(n)__________ outcome from getting involved. Jones’ idea has been fully __________-the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help__________ the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.

This effort is not just a(n) __________ at being community minded- -it’s also a __________ measure. It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.

The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that__________ those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.

1.

A．choice

B．discovery

C．visit

D．promise

2.

A．experienced

B．suffered

C．prevented

D．felt

3.

A．solution

B．puzzle

C．excuse

D．intention

4.

A．pleasure

B．prize

C．credit

D．money

5.

A．eventually

B．frequently

C．previously

D．occasionally

6.

A．ashamed

B．shocked

C．excited

D．amused

7.

A．mind

B．forgive

C．risk

D．enjoy

8.

A．active

B．lonely

C．cautious

D．stubborn

9.

A．learned

B．refused

C．pretended

D．decided

10.

A．forced

B．ordered

C．convinced

D．taught

11.

A．put away

B．make out

C．tear apart

D．set up

12.

A．read

B．claimed

C．meant

D．implied

13.

A．formal

B．joyful

C．awkward

D．crazy

14.

A．randomly

B．slowly

C．quickly

D．purposefully

15.

A．positive

B．disappointing

C．correct

D．embarrassing

16.

A．realized

B．examined

C．discussed

D．formed

17.

A．break down

B．put up

C．keep off

D．take out

18.

A．glance

B．attempt

C．knock

D．attack

19.

A．heart-breaking

B．risk-taking

C．face-saving

D．crime-cutting

20.

A．forbids

B．appoints

C．encourages

D．troubles

4 . A group of schoolchildren were on an outing on Sunday. Almost all of them were playing ball except Monty, who was seen as a bit________. He didn't like fights, or sports, or anything really. He wouldn't even ______ himself when they started hitting him! He was so_______ that not even on that day of the outing did he play football with the others.The only_______he kicked the ball that day, it ended up over in a little cave, in which they________ a wooden box containing an enormous book. The book was _______ a magical shine. The children ran to give it to the teacher. They all ________ to read it in class in the coming days.

The book was called The Great Gifts, and it had ________stories about great inventors, artists, wise writers and explorers. The children became more ________ the book. Finally, they reached the _______ page of the book. The teacher read:

“It's said that before one is born, each heart is given a special ________. But sometimes there's something ______. In those cases, the hearts fill up with a last gift which makes the person________. In many ways they can be________from everyone else. However, when their special gift is discovered, their _________ will become part of books like this one."

When the teacher closed the book there was a long _________ in the classroom, with nobody speaking. They all looked at Monty, and they________that he was just one of the special cases. They felt________ about having laughed at him before. From that day forward, never again did they try________ Monty. Instead, they all worked together to try to help him ________ his special gift.

1.

A．happy

B．foolish

C．rude

D．ugly

2.

A．hurt

B．excuse

C．enjoy

D．defend(保护)

3.

A．brave

B．energetic

C．strange

D．famous

4.

A．time

B．hope

C．result

D．reason

5.

A．found

B．made

C．returned

D．broke

6.

A．cutting down

B．giving off

C．handing out

D．putting down

7.

A．refused

B．protected

C．failed

D．agreed

8.

A．puzzling

B．crazy

C．wonderful

D．shocking

9.

A．interested in

B．satisfied with

C．careful with

D．upset about

10.

A．new

B．last

C．next

D．only

11.

A．attention

B．gift

C．memory

D．operation

12.

A．useful

B．active

C．wrong

D．smart

13.

A．discourage

B．fear

C．uncomfortable

D．unusual

14.

A．different

B．far

C．free

D．safe

15.

A．troubles

B．awards

C．achievements(成就)

D．purposes

16.

A．speech

B．discussion

C．sign

D．silence

17.

A．proved

B．understood

C．expected

D．remembered

18.

A．sorry

B．anxious

C．sure

D．careful

19.

A．paying attention to

B．getting close to

C．making fun of

D．taking care of

20.

A．exam

B．develop

C．lose

D．drop

5 . I remember sitting in an airport one day, waiting for my flight. 1 was______because I had a first-class(头等的)ticket. And in first class, the seats are______and the food is more delicious. Actually, I had the best seat on the whole plane! Seat 1A. Before boarding, I______a young lady who had a big suitcase(手提箱)and several carry-on bags was holding a crying baby. _______,the handle(把手)of her suitcase broke and the suitcase fell to the floor．She tried______the case and her bags landed on the floor, too.

“Let me help,”I said to her.

__ her suitcase over my left shoulder，put her bags on my right and asked, ‘‘Where to?”

“Gate 20, ”she said, and showed me her ticket. Seat 24B.

“Oh, we are on the same flight.’’

Boarding started, and I______that she needed the first—class ticket. ‘‘It looks like you could use this first-class ticket more than me. I know how______it can be flying with a kid. Why don’t we trade tickets?’’

“Are you sure'?”she asked.

“Yes, just take my ticket and give me yours. I really don’t______. I’m just going to be working the whole time, anyway.’’

“That’s very kind of you,”she said, and expressed her______as we traded our tickets.

Then we boarded the plane.I was surprised at the good______it gave me while watching her sit down in seat l A. In fact, seat 24B or______I was sitting didn’1 seem that bad at all. At one point during the flight I really wanted to see how she was doing. So I______, walked to the first—class section, and had a look. There she was with her baby, ______asleep. Seeing they were sleeping in big and______seat l A, I felt like a million bucks. I’ve got to keep doing this kind of thing.

1.

A．excited

B．bored

C．sad

D．worried

2.

A．smaller

B．bigger

C．dirtier

D．shorter

3.

A．asked

B．learned

C．noticed

D．thought

4.

A．Seriously

B．Successfully

C．Secretly

D．Suddenly

5.

A．finding

B．1ifting

C．putting

D．changing

6.

A．knocked

B．threw

C．pulled

D．hung

7.

A．hoped

B．regretted

C．realized

D．suggested

8.

A．strange

B．easy

C．hard

D．funny

9.

A．mind

B．understand

C．want

D．stand

10.

A．pity

B．fear

C．advice

D．thanks

11.

A．taste

B．chance

C．memory

D．feeling

12.

A．however

B．whatever

C．wherever

D．whoever

13.

A．got up

B．put up

C．turned up

D．took up

14.

A．all

B．both

C．either

D．neither

15.

A．popular

B．terrible

C．straight

D．comfortable

6 . My dad and I were enemies. And I was not the only one in the family that made him ________. When he and mom argued, they would make the house a ________ place. They would ________ for hours over the stupidest things.

My brother and I would clearly get out of their ________, trying to keep their yelling at a distance. Often we’d ________ up in the backyard with the cats which were afraid that dad might ________ them.

My mom was the ________ person, who was kind, and easily gave you ________. It wasn’t that hard to side with her against dad. The ________ didn’t change until I was 18 and had a job. My dad was so much older than mom and had become weak ________ could still act up. I was so hating him that I planned for an ________! After one year, I told mom we were all, ________, going to get free of dad. I got her to agree to ________ with us.

Nobody ever actually said to my dad, “You can’t ________,” but it was understood. He stayed behind, alone in the house. From that time on, he seemed to age ________ into a fearful and lonely old man.

Two weeks later, my dad was hit by a car. In the ________, for the first time, I felt sad and guilty that he was badly hurt and in ________. I had been so angry and so busy ________ everything for my mom, my brother and me but left out the person who needed ________ most. In fact, some people simply don’t know how to be their best selves. If nobody ________ to help them get free, there’s no way for them to change.

1.

A．guilty

B．sick

C．mad

D．careless

2.

A．scary

B．funny

C．pretty

D．proper

3.

A．discuss

B．complain

C．listen

D．quarrel

4.

A．topic

B．chance

C．way

D．interest

5.

A．sit

B．end

C．hit

D．wake

6.

A．kick

B．follow

C．notice

D．drive

7.

A．cleverer

B．nicer

C．uglier

D．shorter

8.

A．food

B．money

C．hugs

D．orders

9.

A．appearance

B．sense

C．reason

D．situation

10.

A．though

B．unless

C．but

D．and

11.

A．escape

B．example

C．answer

D．apology

12.

A．on time

B．at last

C．in fact

D．by accident

13.

A．leave

B．play

C．travel

D．live

14.

A．refuse

B．sit

C．speak

D．come

15.

A．finally

B．frequently

C．quickly

D．secretly

16.

A．field

B．hospital

C．college

D．yard

17.

A．pain

B．doubt

C．debt

D．surprise

18.

A．keeping

B．changing

C．making

D．checking

19.

A．safety

B．loneliness

C．experience

D．help

20.

A．breaks in

B．stands up

C．gives up

D．reaches out

7 . Mike and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We made a ______ at our favorite restaurant, but when we arrived, our ______ wasn’t well prepared.

We walked toward the bar in the restaurant to wait. Mike ______ a chair for me and the man next to me ______ over to give me room to slide in. I smiled my thanks.

“I’m here on business. Can you ______ some interesting things to do ______ when I have some time off?” the man asked.

Mike and I immediately shifted our attention to the stranger. We love our adopted hometown an quickly suggested half a dozen fun ______.

The stranger’s name was Bill. He and Mike ______ to be both mechanical engineers. The two men had ______ to talk about. Seconds turned into minutes and strangers turned into friends.

When the hostess ______ and told us our table was ______, we said goodbye to Bill.

“We’re out to ______ our wedding anniversary,” I said as we ______ to follow the waitress to our table.

“Wow! I really ______ you taking the time to talk to me,” Bill said. “You could have ______ me. Happy anniversary!”

The evening sped by. Soon we had to go home. Mike signaled our waiter for the bill.______, the waiter smiled and handed us a note:

Thank you again for talking to a stranger. I really appreciate your kindness.______ is on me.

Bill

____, we looked at the waiter.

“Yes,” he said. “It’s true. He paid your bill.”

We walked back to the ______ to thank Bill, but his seat was ______. But we never forgot his generosity and decided to pay it forward.

1.

A．reservation

B．wish

C．preparation

D．plan

2.

A．room

B．breakfast

C．table

D．arrangement

3.

A．ordered in

B．picked up

C．took up

D．pulled out

4.

A．moved

B．got

C．jumped

D．came

5.

A．choose

B．think of

C．recommend

D．refer to

6.

A．frequently

B．locally

C．entirely

D．exactly

7.

A．stories

B．books

C．restaurants

D．activities

8.

A．announced

B．seemed

C．pretended

D．happened

9.

A．nothing

B．little

C．plenty

D．everything

10.

A．approached

B．returned

C．replied

D．apologized

11.

A．full

B．collected

C．ready

D．clean

12.

A．congratulate

B．celebrate

C．hold

D．watch

13.

A．got up

B．took up

C．came back

D．showed up

14.

A．imagine

B．appreciate

C．mind

D．enjoy

15.

A．helped

B．seen

C．forgiven

D．ignored

16.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherv^se

17.

A．Praise

B．Blame

C．Responsibility

D．Dinner

18.

A．Curious

B．Surprised

C．Grateful

D．Relaxed

19.

A．kitchen

B．bar

C．door

D．entrance

20.

A．dirty

B．gone

C．empty

D．occupied

8 . The other evening we had a knock at the door. It was a________neighbor who introduced himself and his boys to us. He also invited us to a block party as a way to know the people in the_________as well as celebrate the first anniversary of his two________sons coming to live with him.

We’ve lived here for almost six years and no one has ever come to ________themselves. I suppose we should have________it on to introduce ourselves to people moving in, but we haven’t. In my opinion, it took the initiative (首创) of a young________and his adopted sons to show me how I could________better attention to my own community. We have many local friends but I have to________that I haven’t usually been the one to develop the________in my own neighborhood.

This_________reminded me of one of my favorite quotes, “When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was_________to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to _________my town. I couldn’t change the town and as a(n)_________man, I tried to change my_________. Now, as an old man, I _________the only thing I can change is myself, and_________I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact(影响) on my family and _________on our town.   The impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the _________.”

For those of us who want to make a(n)_________in the world, it’s important we remember what Bucky Fuller said, “Think globally, but act_________.” For me, I’m going to make it point to meet more of my neighbors-staring now.

1.

A．familiar

B．friendly

C．new

D．old

2.

A．town

B．neighborhood

C．company

D．city

3.

A．accepted

B．adopted

C．adapted

D．appointed

4.

A．help

B．treat

C．introduce

D．enjoy

5.

A．put

B．focused

C．turned

D．taken

6.

A．man

B．student

C．woman

D．mother

7.

A．draw

B．fix

C．offer

D．pay

8.

A．forgive

B．admit

C．agree

D．consider

9.

A．habit

B．concern

C．friendship

D．business

10.

A．accident

B．activity

C．thought

D．experience

11.

A．convenient

B．possible

C．interesting

D．difficult

12.

A．make out

B．concentrate on

C．get into

D．refer to

13.

A．older

B．younger

C．smarter

D．wiser

14.

A．student

B．family

C．friend

D．mind

15.

A．realize

B．forget

C．recognize

D．regret

16.

A．suddenly

B．happily

C．actually

D．luckily

17.

A．ever

B．even

C．only

D．still

18.

A．environment

B．world

C．village

D．lifestyle

19.

A．decision

B．adjustment

C．difference

D．discovery

20.

A．carefully

B．selflessly

C．immediately

D．locally

9 . One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be _______ when you are not busy finding fault with it.

Several years ago I _______ a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always _______ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and _______ was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really _______ person.

Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her _______. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost _______ to deal with was that the day before the _______, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her _______ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ________. It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ________ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ________ everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her ________ as well.

Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, ________ when we’re honest, we can be sharply ________ of the world. I’m not suggesting you ________ problems, or that you pretend things are ________ than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — ________ most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big ________.

Train yourself to ＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little ________, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

1.

A．lonely

B．great

C．quiet

D．uneasy

2.

A．received

B．answered

C．expected

D．rejected

3.

A．threatened

B．interrupted

C．bothered

D．spoiled

4.

A．anything

B．everything

C．something

D．nothing

5.

A．caring

B．boring

C．interesting

D．surprising

6.

A．attitude

B．plan

C．measure

D．explanation

7.

A．urgent

B．unnecessary

C．certain

D．impossible

8.

A．occasion

B．event

C．accident

D．adventure

9.

A．memory

B．notice

C．evidence

D．choice

10.

A．hear

B．contribute

C．express

D．admit

11.

A．aware of

B．afraid of

C．curious about

D．confused about

12.

A．discuss

B．realize

C．judge

D．settle

13.

A．family

B．life

C．career

D．education

14.

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．for

15.

A．proud

B．sure

C．hopeful

D．critical

16.

A．face

B．create

C．solve

D．ignore

17.

A．rarer

B．better

C．stranger

D．worse

18.

A．at least

B．at last

C．by far

D．so far

19.

A．task

B．deal

C．result

D．duty

20.

A．practice

B．speech

C．rest

D．pity

10 . Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40-seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver.
A woman in a(n)____suit stepped in. "Hi, Libby." she said. Wow, what a____! The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay. ____many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and____ Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?
In 2003, we'd____this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register. Right away we hit hurdles（阻碍）. "There is no such thing as a____ lunch," one potential landlord sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them ____, shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no____ The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account. ____we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street. We put flyers（传单）around the neighborhood, asked friends to____the word, and held our breath.
Word traveled fast, ____stories in the papers and on TV. Soon we had more than 50 customers a day. A few ate without paying or____an hour of work. But most gave what they could, ____it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more. One of our customers left a ____for 500 dollars. Another bought 1000 dollars in gift certificates. ____another donated a truck so we could transport____from suppliers.
People came here partly for what our cafe____—SAME: So All May Eat. We treat everyone with____ We hoped to develop a sense of community so that we might____one another. The woman in business suit was one of them. Our____to open the cafe was worth it.1.

A．dinner

B．evening

C．business

D．summer

2.

A．change

B．beauty

C．fool

D．coincidence

3.

A．With

B．Like

C．Besides

D．Towards

4.

A．wait

B．sing

C．perform

D．sweep

5.

A．lived

B．hatched

C．ignored

D．achieved

6.

A．packed

B．delicious

C．free

D．delivered

7.

A．crowd together

B．flood in

C．walk away

D．turn up

8.

A．staff support

B．regular customers

C．lunch boxes

D．cash register

9.

A．Unfortunately

B．Finally

C．Interestingly

D．Illegally

10.

A．analyze

B．read

C．spread

D．approve

11.

A．thanks to

B．apart from

C．ahead of

D．according to

12.

A．regretting

B．gaining

C．donating

D．balancing

13.

A．only when

B．and forever

C．so that

D．even if

14.

A．reward

B．check

C．bill

D．list

15.

A．Still

B．Instead

C．Otherwise

D．Thus

16.

A．lunch

B．customers

C．dishes

D．produce

17.

A．stood for

B．applied for

C．benefited from

D．depended on

18.

A．patience

B．generosity

C．confidence

D．dignity

19.

A．protect

B．trust

C．help

D．treasure

20.

A．dream

B．struggle

C．management

D．Style