When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__16_ that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 17 . She wanted to help, 18 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 19 and hand out to people. When _20_ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the _21_ meals. I began making sandwiches and 22 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my 23 cookies in them and began to 24 , offering them to anyone near me.
I 25 an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __26_, and his eyes 27 a little bit and said, “ No one has 28 called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It __29_ me.
I explained I had been raised that 30 color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It 31 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 32 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 34 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the __35__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?
A．accident B．incident C．event D．affair
A．participate B．join C．choose D．go
A．however B．but C．yet D．so
A．bring B．fetch C．collect D．take
A．arriving B．getting C．reaching D．coming
A．remained B．remaining C．remain D．left
A．shared B．gave C．helped D．assisted
A．classmate’s B．schoolmate’s C．sister’s D．family’s
A．walk around B．knock around C．come around D．stand around
A．went B．came C．approached D．met
A．had B．called C．would D．do
A．watered B．cried C．tore D．dropped
A．already B．ever C．still D．yet
A．hit B．occurred C．struck D．beat
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of
A．strengthened B．saddened C．frightened D．pleased
A．handed B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．what B．when C．whether D．why
A．single B．poor C．ordinary D．normal
A．lesson B．class C．truth D．reality
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 16 everyone, except her loving boyfriend who was 17 there for her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could only see the 18 , I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of 19 to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, 20 her boyfriend for the first time. He asked her, “ 21 you can see the world, will you 22 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was 23 . The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t 24 that. The thought of looking at them for the rest of her life led her to 25 to marry him.
Her boyfriend left 26 and a few days later wrote a note to her, 27 : “Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for 28 they are yours, they were mine.”
This is how the human brain often 29 when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what 30 was like before. Life is a gift. Today before you say a(n) 31 word, think of someone who can’t speak. Before you complain about the 32 of your food, think of someone who has 33 to eat. Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven too early. Before you complain about your old house, think of the people who are 34 in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of the 35 . So enjoy what you have and don’t forget your past.
A．liked B．respected C．disliked D．thanked
A．always B．sometimes C．seldom D．never
A．sight B．world C．earth D．people
A．shoes B．glasses C．trousers D．eyes
A．including B．containing C．wishing D．joining
A．Even if B．Now that C．As if D．In case
A．follow B．love C．marry D．see
A．ugly B．sick C．short D．blind
A．expected B．hoped C．asked D．noticed
A．decide B．agree C．refuse D．hate
A．in a hurry B．without delay C．with doubt D．in tears
A．explaining B．saying C．replying D．announcing
A．before B．after C．once D．since
A．stops B．improves C．stays D．works
A．mind B．happiness C．position D．life
A．important B．unkind C．wise D．ridiculous
A．taste B．price C．nutrition D．fat
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．wandering B．living C．walking D．working
A．admired B．interviewed C．unemployed D．satisfied
Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where. People usually get surprised or frightened by such things.
One day I 36 a taxi to go to a meeting. As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly.The 37 got out looking very puzzled(迷惑). A big 38 which had been following the taxi stopped, too. The taxi driver was now 39 at the corner looking up 40 the sky and the truck driver got out and 41 him. A number of cars behind them were 42 to stop as well and a large crowd of people had 43 at the corner.
The cause of all this 44 was a very strange noise. It 45 as if thousands and thousands of 46 were chirping（鸣叫）.The sound of so 47 birds toghter was quite surprising and many people looked 48 . The most extraordinary thing was that,except one or two 49 , there was not a bird in 50 . No one was able to know why — 51 two policemen arrived on the scene. They walked all around the area for a while and then went over near the railroad tracks beside a big board advertisement(广告)for a 52 . Since the noise seemed to be coming from around there, they climbed up and found that two loudspeakers had been 53 behind the advertisement.The bird noises were being broadcast to 54 attention to the film advertisement.
The cinema that made this advertisement was 55 to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused trouble and people were tired of them.
A．ran B．drove C．took D．rode
A．travellers B．passagers C．driver D．conductor
A．truck B．bus C．car D．bike
A．riding B．moving C．sitting D．standing
A．for B．after C．over D．at
A．prevented B．joined C．watched D．left
A．told B．ordered C．forced D．driven
A．appeared B．gathered C．aimed D．covered
A．accident B．thing C．matter D．trouble
A．heard B．looked C．felt D．sounded
A．animals B．people C．birds D．beasts
A．big B．wild C．strange D．many
A．disappointed B．frightened C．wondered D．worried
A．stars B．trees C．snakes D．sparrows
A．distance B．snow C．sight D．silence
A．after B．until C．as D．since
A．shop B．film C．factory D．notice
A．hidden B．kept C．broken D．fixed
A．direct B．pay C．give D．call
A．suggested B．advised C．ordered D．persuaded
A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 36 . As they drive past 37 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 38 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 39 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 40 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 41 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 42 or other.
I 43 answered politely and made sure I 44 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 45 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 46 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 47 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 48 . Imagine my 49 when two days later they 50 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 51 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not 52 on your random（随意的） gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 53 to others, nor how many broken or 54 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 55 .
A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．nothing
A．ladies B．neighbors C．friends D．relatives
A．composing B．requesting C．reporting D．explaining
A．important B．easy C．interesting D．little
A．accused B．warned C．reminded D．convinced
A．challenge B．job C．task D．matter
A．jokes B．advice C．explanation D．complaint
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．waved B．stared C．noticed D．laughed
A．started B．continued C．mentioned D．decided
A．smile B．attitude C．decision D．anger
A．add B．recommend C．reduced D．drove
A．place B．roof C．gate D．fence
A．interest B．smile C．surprise D．face
A．whispered B．stopped C．shouted D．wandered
A．brought B．wished C．threw D．expected
A．take in B．take up C．give in D．give up
A．refers B．means C．relates D．contributes
A．kind B．light C．hard D．warm
A．sorrow B．hope C．imagination D．kindness
A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 36 . As they drive past 37 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 38 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 39 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 40 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 41 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 42 or other.
I 43 answered politely and made sure I 44 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 45 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 46 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 47 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 48 . Imagine my 49 when two days later they 50 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 51 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not 52 on your random（随意的） gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 53 to others, nor how many broken or 54 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 55 .
A．nobody B．someone C．anyone D．nothing
A．ladies B．neighbors C．friends D．relatives
A．composing B．requesting C．reporting D．explaining
A．important B．easy C．interesting D．little
A．accused B．warned C．reminded D．convinced
A．challenge B．job C．task D．matter
A．jokes B．advice C．explanation D．complaint
A．seldom B．never C．always D．sometimes
A．waved B．stared C．noticed D．laughed
A．started B．continued C．mentioned D．decided
A．smile B．attitude C．decision D．anger
A．add B．recommend C．reduced D．drove
A．place B．roof C．gate D．fence
A．interest B．smile C．surprise D．face
A．whispered B．stopped C．shouted D．wandered
A．brought B．wished C．threw D．expected
A．take in B．take up C．give in D．give up
A．refers B．means C．relates D．contributes
A．kind B．light C．hard D．warm
A．sorrow B．hope C．imagination D．kindness
At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my 31 .“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no 32 for this disease.”
My father 33 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually 34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both 35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old， 36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world 37 as the darkness fell， 38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But 39 I tried to find some hope and 40 ，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had 41 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of 42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to 44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he 45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later， 46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His 47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a 48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own 49 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to 50 my life in a whole new light.
A．mouth B．eyes C．ears D．throat
A．solution B．reason C．excuse D．cure
A．carried B．spread C．infected D．raised
A．damaged B．lost C．recovered D．gained
A．rapidly B．nearly C．completely D．terribly
A．though B．but C．so D．since
A．broke down B．broke off C．broke away D．broke out
A．realizing B．sharing C．disturbing D．destroying
A．when B．before C．unless D．until
A．honour B．beauty C．strength D．failure
A．handed B．rewarded C．given D．taught
A．contribution B．determination C．challenge D．honesty
A．move B．settle C．arrange D．send
A．enjoy B．declare C．apply D．win
A．accepted B．admitted C．overcame D．met
A．as B．like C．for D．to
A．knowledge B．journey C．situation D．event
A．cruel B．inner C．modern D．dark
A．promises B．hopes C．roles D．changes
A．touch B．end C．save D．see
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