Will you put others’ needs before your own? will you get if you do? Here is an experience of mine.

It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more, I went to work without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.

When I work,I called to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy . Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5:00 p.m.

As I was halfway home, my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift(搭便车)home. My mind said,“I will help him I get the meal.” But my mouth said,“All right, I’ll give him a .”

He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his company but that day the stopped him from making that journey because he didn’t have an umbrella.

There a lot of traffic. A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.

Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But,in fact,he is a friend of a friend.

I wonder if I will see this person again but I feel glad that I was there when he me.

So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you 15 more about others.

1.A. How B. Which C. Why D. What

2.A. fun B. quiet C. hard D. good

3.A. keys B. glasses C. wallet D. notebook

4.A. finished B. over C. complete D. finishing

5.A. gifts B. clothes C. fruit D. dinner

6.A. hot B. first C. simple D. free

7.A. trouble B. danger C. fear D. treatment

8.A. since B. after C. before D. when

9.A. choice B. greeting C. ride D. suggestion

10.A. sorry B. thankful C. surprised D. pleased

11. A. rain B. time C. work D. traffic

12.A. had B. have C. were D. was

13.A. new B. lovely C. close D. common

14.A. chose B. phoned C. joined D. needed

15.A. learn B. worry C. care D. talk

Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,

______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and _______.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts ______ some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too _______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very__________.

Gift giving is different in different _______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone________, because many people have enough things and don’t want ________ gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember________. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to ________ too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things ________, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,____________ money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that ______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift________ has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts _______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1.A. usually B. especially C. commonly D. generally

2.A. dislikes B. unlike C. disadvantages D. disagreements

3.A. whether B. when C. if D. while

4.A. same B. similar C. small D. big

5.A. lonely B. happy C. angry D. good

6.A. cities B. towns C. counties D. countries

7.A. else B. other C. else’s D. another

8.A. many too B. much too C. too many D. too much

9.A. a child B. a person C. a guide D. a teacher

10.A. spend B. take C. cost D. have

11.A. more difficult B. easily C. easier D. more easily

12.A. using B. giving C. receiving D. lending

13.A. counts B. invents C. finds D. knows

14.A. who B. what C. it D. that

15.A. in B. on C. before D. after

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