kindness today and they didn"t take much time or effort, but I hope they made a small difference to the
people who received them.
This afternoon I went out shopping. My first stop was the supermarket. I wanted to buy some bread
with chocolate for my little daughter Rita. After I got the bread, I went on to my second stop-a local
charity (慈善) bookshop. I wanted to see if I could buy some books on unicorns for Rita.
While I was there, I started a conversation with the shop assistant, during which she commented on
the smell of my bread. I jokingly replied she could either avoid it (if she was on a diet) or go to the
supermarket and get some. She replied she would prefer the second. "Even better. I will give you mine,"
I said. I gave my bread to her and walked straight out. She seemed a little surprised.
When I came out, it was raining hard. Everyone looked quite soaked. They must have been running
in the rain. I noticed a homeless lady selling the Big Issue (a magazine that supports homeless people)
and she looked especially cold, so I gave her all my money to buy her magazines.
I then went back to my car. I had to pay for two hours of parking instead of one because I didn"t
have the correct change, so I still had an hour left on my parking. I waited until I saw a young couple
drive in. I gave them one magazine and they were a little surprised and quite pleased.
You see, doing acts of kindness is that easy.
B. The writer did some acts of kindness today.
C. The writer does some acts of kindness every day.
D. Kindness always makes a difference to the receiver"s life.
B. It mainly sells books about unicorns.
C. It is located in a supermarket.
D. It aims to make money to help others.
B. might like the smell of the bread very much
C. would give the bread to someone homeless
D. expected the writer would give her the bread
B. Surprised.
C. Wet.
D. Excited.
B. tell us that people like being helped
C. encourage us to do acts of kindness to others
D. explain why we need to do acts of kindness
grandmother brought her down to__1__me.I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,
__2__to look at each other.Soon we lost the__3__and started playing with each other.
In the 7th grade,I first lost touch with her.She was__4__family problems and I deserted her to be with
the__5__people.None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had__6__.
However,every summer we__7__always sit at each other"s house and watch soap operas,and talk about
all the boys we liked.
It was last year when I noticed the problem.I guess I was__8__devoted in high school to__9__she
needed someone there for her.Anyway,she made a new best friend and so did I．Then I didn"t know why,
__10__she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed(诊断) with clinical depression.At first,I was very__11__,but we still stayed in
__12__.I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically__13__her and people were calling
her__14__.
Yesterday she came to me and said,"I never knew what a best friend was__15__you were the only
person that would stop me cutting.I__16__you so much,and you didn"t even know you were__17__me."
We both cried.And I guess a kind of__18__from my life so far is never to give up on your friends.Even
if they aren" t as cool as others,or people think they are crazy,they need__19__there.If you desert them,
you will only be__20__ yourself.
( )2．A.scared
( )3．A.temper
( )4．A.taking up
( )5．A.happier
( )6．A.problems
( )7．A.should
( )8．A.much
( )9．A.admit
( )10．A.but
( )11．A.calm
( )12．A.place
( )13．A.confused
( )14．A.crazy
( )15．A.unless
( )16．A.expect
( )17．A.urging
( )18．A.honour
( )19．A.someone
( )20．A.innocent
B．annoyed
B．interest
B．getting through
B．cooler
B．shortcomings
B．could
B．too
B．accept
B．for
B．considerate
B．touch
B．bothered
B．stubborn
B．as
B．influence
B．blaming
B．favour
B．something
B．successful
C．worried
C．confidence
C．going through
C．stronger
C．partners
C．would
C．only
C．consider
C．or
C．upset
C．control
C．reminded
C．clumsy
C．until
C．appreciate
C．helping
C．pleasure
C．anyone
C．guilty
D．delighted
D．shyness
D．making up
D．cleverer
D．disabilities
D．might
D．just
D．realize
D．so
D．helpful
D．mood
D．deserted
D．stupid
D．that
D．demand
D．hurting
D．lesson
D．everything
D．reliable
__1__for his future."I"m going to college, but I need a(n)__2__to pay for it, " DeLuca__3__saying, "Buck
said, "You should open a sandwich shop.""
They agreed to be__4__.And they set a__5__:to open thirty stores in ten years.After doing some
research, Buck wrote a check for $1,000.DeLuca__6__a storefront (店面), and when they couldn"t
__7__their startup costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they__8__.DeLuca was__9__the store and going to__10__at the
same time.Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York.They"d__11__on Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running.They__12__themselves to__13__a second store.And they did in the spring of 1966.
The partners" learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest__14__.Every Friday, DeLuca
would drive around and handdeliver the checks to pay their__15__."It took me two hours and it wasn"t
__16__, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me well, and the personal__17__established really helped out, " DeLuca said.
And having a goal was also important."There are so many__18__that can get you down.You just have to__19__working toward your goal, " DeLuca adds.
DeLuca__20__founding Subway Sandwich, the multimilliondollar restaurant chain.
| ( )1. A. proverbs ( )2. A. way ( )3. A. reminded ( )4. A. friends ( )5. A. example ( )6. A. lent ( )7. A. cover ( )8. A. wondered ( )9. A. managing ( )10. A. hospital ( )11. A. discuss ( )12. A. enjoyed ( )13. A. discover ( )14. A. strength ( )15. A. suppliers ( )16. A. possible ( )17. A. right ( )18. A. problems ( )19. A. stop ( )20. A. gave up | B. plans B. means B. repeated B. partners B. direction B. rented B. spend B. supposed B. changing B. church B. quarrel B. encouraged B. invent B. health B. employers B. necessary B. property B. anxieties B. imagine B. ended up | C. projects C. approach C. requested C. colleagues C. guide C. returned C. fill C. expected C. planning C. college C. meet C. convinced C. open C. energy C. consumers C. important C. relationship C. connections C. keep C. stayed up | D. positions D. method D. recalled D. leaders D. goal D. sent D. offer D. explained D. helping D. court D. appear D. taught D. buy D. value D. participators D. convenient D. information D. questions D. risk D. picked up |
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| For years Tom Anderson"s life was withered(枯萎) up by the memory of his part in an outdoor adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates.He and his wife separated after six years of marriage.Then the news about Tom changed.His wife Betty came back；he earned a fine position in a company. One day he told me what had changed his life:I used to think, "Nothing can undo what I have done". The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake.It put a wall between my wife and me.Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I feared most to see-the mother of the college classmate who died."Years ago", she said, "I found it in my heart, through prayer, to________. Betty forgave you.So did your friends and employers." She paused, and then said strictly, "You are the one person who hasn"t forgiven Tom Anderson.Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?""I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived.For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved." It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience.But _forgiving_our_shortcomings_doesn"t_mean_ignoring_that_they_exist.On_the_contrary, it_means_facing_ them_honestly, realistically.Unless you forgive, you cannot love.And without love, life has no meaning. Forgiveness is a good quality. | |||
| 1. What is the best title of this passage?(within 10 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 2. Fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence in paragraph 2?(within 5 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? I would hold back my smile and stop shaking hands with people at the thought of my fault in the adventure. ________________________________________________________________________ 4. What would you do when someone does something wrong to you indeliberately?Why?(within 30 words) ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. ________________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 完形填空. | |||
On a cold winter day,I waited in line to see my hero,Jack Canfield,the author of The Success | |||
| ( )1．A.stretched out ( )2 ．A.Cheers ( )3．A.offer ( )4．A.path ( )5．A.raced ( )6．A.ask ( )7．A.And ( )8．A.careful ( )9．A.opportunities ( )10．A.attract ( )11．A.professional ( )12．A.disclosing ( )13．A.quick ( )14．A.arrow ( )15．A.news ( )16．A.gradually ( )17．A.desiring ( )18．A.lost ( )19．A.sincerely ( )20．A.difficult | B．reached for B．Shouts B．greet B．road B．started B．call B．So B．doubtful B．times B．accept B．secret B．describing B．busy B．gate B．notice B．suddenly B．claiming B．glued B．honestly B．impressive | C．stuck to C．Heads C．like C．steps C．appeared C．demand C．But C．meaningful C．results C．restore C．public C．presenting C．full C．exit C．response C．immediately C．begging C．opposed C．falsely C．early | D．handed in D．Hands D．choose D．route D．existed D．order D．Or D．helpful D．aims D．create D．personal D．sharing D．loose D．entrance D．reaction D．slowly D．worshiping D．devoted D．correctly D．natural |
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My parents influenced us with the concepts of family,faith and patriotism when I was | |||
| 1．According to the text,the author thinks________. | |||
A．he is lucky to have many chances to get a job | |||
| 2．In order to get a discount on rent,________. | |||
| A．his father had to work as a hairstylist B．his father had to work in a cardboardbox factory C．they had to clean the parking lot three nights a week D．his father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day | |||
| 3．Which of the following is NOT true of the author? | |||
| A．He got the graduate degrees from Harvard. B．He took a collegeprep courses at high school. C．He took a parttime job during his senior year. D．He regretted having worked in the parking lot. | |||
| 4．What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean? | |||
| A．The author got a high pay by working hard. B．The author complained of the hard work. C．The effort which he made had no effection. D．The hard work was worthwhile for the author. | |||
| 5．We can learn from the text that________. | |||
| A．it is unimaginable for a child to help his family B．it is honored to work for one"s family as a member C．it is unnecessary to keep work rules of behaviour D．the harder the work is,the more interest one shows | |||