1 . 阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Have you ever been too shy to express thanks towards someone? Well, a new study says you should not worry about that so much.

Recently, researchers have published a study on how people gave and     1    (receive) letters of thanks.     2    they found was that expressing and receiving appreciation increased     3     (happy) for both sides, but people's self-consciousness ( 自我意识 ) often made     4    less possible for them to express their appreciation.

In the experiments, the researchers asked     5    (hundred) of participants to write an email to someone close to them     6    (express) their appreciation and giving     7    specific example of how that person made their lives better.

The writers often underestimated ( 低估 ) the positive effect that the emails would have     8    the receivers. They thought that the receivers would feel     9    (awkward) and uncomfortable over the letters than they actually were. Contrary to the writers' belief, the receivers were thankful, warm and understanding.

So next time you feel hesitant about expressing your appreciation for others, remember that it will most     10    (probable) go a lot better than you think.

3 . Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless in the city of Orlando.

We want to see what it is like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to_______is, my family and I do not eat_______we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the_______and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mum_______a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people. 

Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for _______in a family prayer. A lot of people_______homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice; some of them just had bad things happening to them. 

_______when my family and I go out on the street we have to earn their trust, because a lot of people are_______to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week they _______us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with________.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy. 

We have become really close________a man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal________in shopping carts. After________us several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Howard University. He________teach French and Spanish. 

After we finish feeding the homeless, it makes me ________ what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless and making a difference in someone's life.

1.

A．talk

B．imagine

C．mention

D．remind

2.

A．until

B．before

C．while

D．after

3.

A．hall

B．yard

C．kitchen

D．hotel

4.

A．buys

B．takes

C．brings

D．prepares

5.

A．protection

B．possession

C．allowance

D．expectation

6.

A．hate

B．misunderstand

C．understand

D．support

7.

A．At last

B．At least

C．At first

D．At once

8.

A．generous

B．kind

C．mean

D．grateful

9.

A．rely on

B．believe in

C．talk with

D．worry about

10.

A．love

B．expression

C．feelings

D．money

11.

A．to

B．by

C．of

D．with

12.

A．belongings

B．clothes

C．groceries

D．goods

13.

A．feeding

B．missing

C．meeting

D．finding

14.

A．would

B．used to

C．needed

D．ought to

15.

A．dislike

B．own

C．recognize

D．appreciate

4 . Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was _______ in career and often complained that he had been fooled (欺骗) by others. One day he told his wife he was _______ disappointed with the city that he had to _______ .

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday _______. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly _______and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have _______ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light _______ on his door.

“Who is it?”he wondered. Terry knew _______ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be _______. He opened the door impatiently (不耐烦地). At the door was a little ________, shyly asking,“Sir, do you have ________? I’m your neighbor.”“No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door ________.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and ________ the same little girl outside. But this time she was ________ two candles radiating (放光) red light. She said,“My grandma told me the ________neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to ________you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ________ his failure in life. It was his indifference (冷漠) and ________ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ________ himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ________ mind.

1.

A．experienced

B．unlucky

C．unsuccessful

D．interested

2.

A．rather

B．very

C．so

D．such

3.

A．leave

B．travel

C．stay

D．choose

4.

A．morning

B．afternoon

C．evening

D．noon

5.

A．went out

B．went down

C．went by

D．went on

6.

A．wanted

B．forgotten

C．decided

D．remembered

7.

A．sounds

B．calls

C．strikes

D．knocks

8.

A．nobody

B．anybody

C．somebody

D．everybody

9.

A．liked

B．followed

C．troubled

D．learned

10.

A．boy

B．girl

C．postman

D．shopper

11.

A．candies

B．toys

C．lights

D．candles

12.

A．easily

B．heavily

C．happily

D．worriedly

13.

A．met

B．found

C．touched

D．knew

14.

A．holding

B．seeing

C．bringing

D．drawing

15.

A．poor

B．kind

C．new

D．young

16.

A．buy

B．give

C．borrow

D．sell

17.

A．made

B．developed

C．caused

D．stopped

18.

A．laziness

B．unkindness

C．sadness

D．unhappiness

19.

A．besides

B．except

C．but

D．than

20.

A．open

B．right

C．warm

D．cold

5 . When we are young we are taught that it’s wrong to lie and we should always tell the truth. Unfortunately, most children lie even if they’re told not to. Research carried out at the Institute of Child Study at Toronto Univercity has shown that this might not be such a bad thing. Apparently (显然地), children who tell lies when they’re two years old have a good chance of becoming successful adults (成年人).

According to the research, at the age of two, 20 per cent of children lie. At the age of three, 50 per cent lie, and at four almost 90 per cent lie. By the age of 12 almost every child tells lies.

Lying needs much brain work, and the better the lie is, the more work the brain has to do. By training the brain early, researchers believe children will be able to think more clearly when they are adults.

Recent research, carried out by the Science Museum in London, has shown some interesting facts about the way we lie as adults. According to the research, the average British man tells three lies every day; that’s over 1,000 lies a year. However, the average woman apparently only lies twice a day.

Most people think women are better liars (说谎者) than men although in fact they tell fewer lies. Popular women’s lies include ‘Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine’, ‘I don’t know where it is, I haven’t touched it’, and ‘It wasn’t that expensive’.

Some people say you can lie as long as it’s a white lie. A white lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. One of the most common lies for both men and women is ‘It’s just what I’ve always wanted’, said after opening a present from their partner.

1. What will happen to young children who lie?

A．They will possibly do wrong later.

B．They’re likely to succeed in the future.

C．They will keep lying when they grow up.

D．They may have a good chance of losing others’ trust.

2. What do the numbers in Para. 2 show about children?

A．Older children tell bigger lies than younger ones.

B．As they grow, they often lie about their age.

C．The older they are, the more likely they lie.

D．It’s quite natural for them to tell lies.

3. What did the research by the Science Museum find out?

A．Men lie more than women.	B．Women are better liars than men.
C．Women’s lies are usually not serious.	D．Men sometimes have to lie to women.

4. What’s the true feeling behind the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A．You know me so well.	B．I don’t like the present.
C．You are good at picking presents.	D．I haven’t received a present I really like.