Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well, that’s how I about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters’ club assisting philanthropies (慈善事业). , my feeling changed finally. Now I believe if you adopt an attitude, you might just enjoying it.
Six months ago, my mom told me the club asked us to work as at Saint Vincent de Paul Homeless shelter. That meant I had to in the dirty homeless shelter for at least 20 hours.
The first time we went there, a lady led us to the kitchen where we my five fellow Madcaps classmates they also wore the same expression. Since I’m usually socially , I had never talked with any of them earlier. Worse still, my mom was asked to help outside the kitchen, leaving me totally to serve food with them. Soon large numbers of homeless families in like rushing river. A little girl, around 5 years old, walked up to me. I her a cold sandwich. She took it and joined her family quickly. As she walked away, I she was wearing a coat, clearly too big for her, hanging on her thin body, and couldn’t help thinking how much I had with her. It suddenly struck me that how I am.
After that moment I had a of heart. Now I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting. I have awkwardness when communicating and have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do more than the 20 hours of philanthropies.
So that is how I have made a by doing one thing I don’t want to do. If you have an open
about things you can accomplish more and become a well-rounded (全面的) person.
A．heard B．worried C．felt D．brought
A．Otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．optimistic B．ordinary C．aggressive D．honest
A．keep on B．give up C．end up D．insist on
A．members B．volunteers C．friends D．clerks
A．wander B．walk C．teach D．serve
A．ran into B．cared about C．looked for D．passed by
A．excited B．awkward C．scared D．fragile
A．afraid B．doubtful C．alone D．patient
A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured
A．awarded B．returned C．handed D．bought
A．discovered B．guessed C．thought D．concluded
A．neatly B．carelessly C．constantly D．loosely
A．compared B．connected C．covered D．competed
A．eager B．lucky C．proud D．strong
A．relief B．loss C．surprise D．change
A．remembered B．realised C．overcome D．developed
A．allowed B．required C．included D．finished
A．difference B．promise C．sacrifice D．mistake
A．study B．plan C．mind D．question
Is the world really going mad? 26 day I was sitting in a restaurant 27 a quick drink and a talk with a few friends when I suddenly 28 that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long 29 the whole room was 30 with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission(允许) to 31 a window to stop myself 32 !
Nowadays air pollution is something that hardly question any more. However, I still can’t walk down the street in any of the big cities without 33 that people are 34 from the air pollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission(废气排放) controls on all cars and 35 the public transport system to encourage people to 36 their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it really makes him 37 when he climbs above the smog layer(烟雾层) and looks down 38 it and thinks: “I’m breathing that!” This kind of 39 results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can 40 should, be treated properly. Road construction, House 41 , and industrial development are all earthmoving(earth-reducing) operations and can change the balances of 42 created over millions of years. I would like to 43 serious studies done on all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 44 national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of countries in their natural 45 .
A．The other B．Another C．Every D．Each
A．reserving B．drinking C．having D．buying
A．remembered B．realized C．watched D．showed
A．full B．filled C．arranged D．surrounded
A．break B．recover C．shut D．open
A．standing B．sitting C．talking D．dying
A．thinking B．forgetting C．deciding D．learning
A．suffering B．existing C．resulting D．surviving
A．increase B．reduce C．improve D．raise
A．put B．stop C．drive D．leave
A．sick B．tired C．foolish D．excited
A．on B．at C．from D．for
A．thought B．question C．pollution D．operation
A．but B．yet C．or D．and
A．work B．building C．achievement D．setting
A．life B．mind C．humans D．plants
A．see B．look C．observe D．watch
A．fewer B．less C．more D．no
A．situation B．states C．soils D．places
My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would__36__ the correct answer. When I was young，I thought__37__ was very important to us as humans，so I said，“My ears，Mummy.” She said，“No. Many people are __38__.But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first __39__，I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her，“Mummy，it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and said，“You are __40__ fast，but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
__41__ the years，Mother asked me a couple more __42__ and always her response to my answer was，“No，but you are getting __43__ every year，my child.” Then last year，my grandpa __44__.Everyone was heartbroken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our __45__ to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me，“Do you know the most important body part yet，my dear？”
I was__46__ when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a __47__ between her and me. She saw the __48__ on my face and told me，“This question is very important. It shows that you have really__49__ your life.” I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said，“My dear，the most important body part is your __50__.”I asked，“Is it because they hold up your head？” She replied，“No，it is __51__ on them a crying friend or a loved one can rest his or her head. I only hope that you have enough __52__ and friends and that you will have a shoulder to cry __53__ when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a __54__ one. It is sympathetic to the pain of __55__.
A．notice B．believe in C．doubt D．guess at
A．love B．health C．sound D．sight
A．blind B．deaf C．invisible D．thoughtful
A．discovery B．decision C．attempt D．suggestion
A．learning B．thinking C．growing D．changing
A．Before B．Till C．Beyond D．Over
A．ways B．things C．questions D．times
A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．nicer
A．left B．got ill C．died D．got wounded
A．duty B．turn C．pity D．chance
A．shocked B．satisfied C．interested D．excited
A．game B．test C．match D．secret
A．worry B．puzzlement C．regret D．pain
A．enjoyed B．found C．disliked D．lived
A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair
A．how B．because C．why D．whether
A．respect B．favor C．love D．fun
A．by B．on C．above D．for
A．valuable B．useful C．selfish D．precious
A．others B．the deaf C．Grandpa D．the blind
I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, 36 to look at each other． But we soon lost the 37 and started playing with each other． In the 7th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was 38 family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．” 39 of my new friends liked her as much as I did 40 they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would 41 sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I 42 the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and 43 did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very 44 at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in 45 ． I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend 46 deserted her, when people were calling her 47 , but I knew I still 48 her like a sister．
Yesterday she came 49 me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was 50 I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my 51 ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you 52 me． I 53 you so much, and you didn’t even know you were 54 me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never 55 your friends．
A．pleased B．excited C．scared D．disappointed
A．happiness B．kindness C．shyness D．sadness
A．working out B．answering for C．helping with D．going through
A．All B．None C．No D．Every
A．because B．though C．while D．yet
A．hardly B．seldom C．just D．always
A．solved B．noticed C．faced D．ignored
A．neither B．so C．too D．also
A．mad B．careless C．hopeful D．upset
A．touch B．bed C．hospital D．love
A．luckily B．successfully C．actually D．calmly
A．selfish B．crazy C．brave D．lonely
A．believed in B．waited for C．cared about D．replied to
A．with B．after C．upon D．to
A．until B．when C．since D．if
A．mistakes B．parents C．friends D．problems
A．visited B．encouraged C．called D．prevented
A．tell B．owe C．give D．show
A．helping B．reminding C．cheating D．praising
A．give up B．look back at C．drop in at D．look down on
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I 36 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 37 he knew me. The man had a newspaper 38 in front of him, which he was 39 to read, but I could 40 that he was keeping an eye on me. when the waiter brought my 41 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42 way in which the waiter and I 43 each other. He seemed even more puzzled as 44 went on and it became 45 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the 46 . When he came out, he paid his bill and 47 without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48 . "Well," he said , "that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49 you here because he thought you were the man he 50 ." "What ?" I said, showing my 51 . The owner continued, "He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52 say he looked very much like you ! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 53 ." "Well , it's really 54 I came to a restaurant where I'm known ," I said . " 55 , I might have been in trouble ."
A．knew B．understood C．noticed D．recognized
A．since B．even if C．though D．as if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．familiar C．strange D．funny
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．time C．I D．the dinner
A．true B．hopeful C．clear D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．office D．kitchen
A．left B．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．met B．caught C．followed D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．care B．surprise C．worry D．regret
A．must B．can C．need D．may
A．discovery B．mistake C．decision D．fortune
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
I wandered in the park. The park bench was___21___ as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly (蔓延的) branches of an old willow tree. I was disappointed by life with ___22___ reason to frown, for the world was intent on dragging me down.
___23___ that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of ___24___ approached me, all tired from play. He stood right before me and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower, and what a ___25___ sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn --- not enough rain, or too little light. I faked a small ___26___, wanting him to take his dead flower and leave, and then ___27___.
But instead of leaving he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with surprise, "It surely smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not brilliant colors, orange, yellow or red. But I knew I must ___28___ it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what Ineed."
But ___29___ him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without ___30___ or plan. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that young boy could not see: he was blind.
My ___31___ trembled, and tears shone like the sun as I ___32___ him for picking the very best one. "You're welcome," he smiled, and then ran off to play, not ___33___ of the impact he'd had on my day.
I sat there and wondered how he ___34___ to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he ___35___ my difficult situation? ___36___ from his heart, he'd been blessed with true ___37___.
At last I could see, ___38___ the eyes of a blind child, the problem was not with the ___39___; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been ___40___, I vowed(发誓) to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine.
I held that wilted(枯萎) flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a beautiful rose and smiled as that young boy.
A．equipped B．painted C．deserted D．taken
A．good B．temporary C．opposite D．mistaken
A．For fear B．As if C．Even though D．Now that
A．happiness B．fortune C．question D．breath
A．negative B．serious C．ridiculous D．pitiful
A．gift B．preference C．discussion D．smile
A．turned away B．wandered off C．stood up D．set out
A．take B．adjust C．comfort D．submit
A．in spite of B．instead of C．in case of D．because of
A．connection B．delay C．hesitation D．reason
A．heart B．hands C．voice D．legs
A．praised B．thanked C．approved D．delighted
A．hopeful B．content C．aware D．successful
A．managed B．promised C．desired D．accomplished
A．get across B．know of C．care about D．deal with
A．Actually B．Somehow C．Obviously D．Perhaps
A．love B．experience C．sight D．power
A．With B．Across C．Around D．Through
A．world B．flower C．complaint D．appearance
A．particular B．unforgettable C．blind D．sensitive
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