There is a Chinese idiom that says to “return good for evil”. It means to always show your kindness to people, ____ they break your heart or hurt you in some way. Do you believe in the idea of ____ good for evil, or not? Here is such a story.

Vicky worked in Chicago. Every day, she traveled by bus between her office and home. She noticed ____ special about the bus driver. ____ the passengers got on the bus, he would smile at them. Everyone would give him a big smile back.

However, Vicky also noticed a passenger ____ never smiled back at the driver. It seemed that he never had any clean clothes. He often made big ____ when he coughed. Every time he got on the bus, he forced the other passengers to ____ the seat to him ____ a loud voice.

Even this didn’t make the _____stop smiling at the passenger. ____, the “noisy” man seemed to never see the smile.

This got Vicky more_____. Once, she asked the driver, “Sir, may I ask you a question? Why don’t you throw that ____ man out of the bus?”

The driver looked at Vicky and said, “He’s my guest.”

“Then take back your smile at least. Don’t be so nice to him!”

“Let me tell you about my dog,” the driver said ____. “Each time the moon shines, my dog barks at it crazily.”

____ this, Vicky was confused and said, “Sorry, but I’m not sure what you’re trying to tell me.”

The driver said, “It keeps barking, but the_____ still shines.”

1.A.what if B.even if C.such as D.but also

2.A.giving B.asking C.returning D.requiring

3.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

4.A.Whatever B.However C.Wherever D.Whenever

5.A.whom B.who C.where D.what

6.A.sounds B.voices C.noises D.smiles

7.A.give up B.put away C.throw away D.set up

8.A.with B.in C.on D.under

9.A.driver B.man C.girl D.passengers

10.A.Besides B.Though C.Instead D.Also

11.A.excited B.interested C.bored D.annoyed

12.A.polite B.happy C.noisy D.dirty

13.A.sadly B.quickly C.angrily D.patiently

14.A.Hearing B.Seeing C.Listening D.Feeling

15.A.sun B.moon C.driver D.bulb

What would you do if you felt anxious(焦虑的)? Would you feel better if other people could share their e1. with you? In the United States, two teenage girls came up with the idea of s2. up a mental health camp called “Healing(治愈) Hearts” to help people what to d3. with anxiety.

The idea of creating the camp came from Dinah Martinez, 17, and her schoolmate Janet Martinez, 18. B4. girls suffered from anxiety.

Dinah Martinez always did well in school. “But then I just started to collapse(崩溃),” Dinah Martinez said. She stopped talking to her friends, stopped going to school for three weeks and stayed at home.

Janet Martinez was anxious in elementary school. Things got even w5. in junior high. “It was a lot of pressure(压力) I put on myself. I would wake up in the morning and it was like my heart was racing.”she said.

The girls’ camp idea got s6. from Girls Leading Our World(GLOW) in the US. The organization awarded them $5, 000 to put on the camp for other teenage girls.

The “Healing Hearts” camp was created to “help deal with anxiety, e7. with girls in high school because that’s when they are the most vulnerable(脆弱的),” Janet Martinez said.

On the first day of the camp, 10 girls were there. Experts at the camp talked about anxiety. They helped girls who were experiencing anxiety. The girls learned how to c8. themselves down when they are anxious. They learned about calming methods l9. deep breathing and guided mediation(调节).

“It’s good to know that someone else is going through the same thing a10. me and we can both help each other out.” Dinah Martinez said.

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给):

People normally think of dogs as man's best friend,but to Brian Wilson,his two pet parrots are his best friends.

It all began in 1995,when Brian was still a fire fighter.A car accident caused s1.damage to his brain.After several months of treatment,Brian's doctors said that he would never talk again and would have to spend the r2.of his life in a nursing home.

However,according to Brian,his two pet parrots didn't give him up eye e3.They kept talking to him day and night,until one day,he said one word,then a4.,and all of a sudden was talking like a normal person again!

Brian was so thankful that he decided to set up a home for birds which are not wanted by their owners.

Now 15 years later,his house is home to about 80 birds,which included many kinds of birds.The birds fly around from room to room,some cackling(发出咯略声),others talking like humans.T5. , they all have big cages,Brian lets them fly freely inside the house.

Over the years,Brian has developed a special relationship with birds.The birds who bite other humans,seem to like him and can get along with him well.He is now c6. a bird whisperer(鸟语者).

Brian pays for most of the costs of looking after the birds from his own money, but has recently set up a foundation(基金)to accept donations(捐助). He and his birds also earn money by p7. at birthday parties, weddings and other social events.

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