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  When my grandmother moved into a retirement community named Seventy Five State Street last December, I didn’t know quite what to expect. I imagined the place as a terrible nursing home where the residents would need ____21___ to go to the bathroom and where the staff was cruel. To prove my assumption ___22__, my aunt took me to see my grandmother.

   The view of my grandmother’s room was beautiful. Her two rooms with a private bath were __23___ for someone in her 80s. The sofa and chairs were very comfortable. You could tell she ___24__ it.

   After our ___25__, my grandmother brought up the idea of my ___26__ at the retirement community. It was __27___ to visit, but to spend hours talking to old people and hearing their long, boring stories of family and wars didn’t ___28__ me, especially since it would be during my summer vacation. However, it was still winter, and with my busy life, I put the __29__ in the back of my mind. But my grandmother was ___30__ about her idea. To my surprise, she talked to the director without my ___31__. Eventually, I was ___32__ to have a try.

   After scheduling my first day, I became a little ___33__. I wasn’t sure if the residents would ___34__ me. When I finally went in for the beano (雇工宴席) on that summer afternoon, I was ___35__ by what I saw. Instead of a large beano hall crowded with ___36__ people, I found a warm, inviting center. I was immediately drawn into the nicely wallpapered, air-conditioned room.

   Over the next two months, I ___37__ more than 100 hours at Seventy Five State Street doing the beano, social gatherings, picnics and talking to people one-on-one. ___38__, the experience turned out to be well worth my time and efforts.

   It’s a(an) ___39__ feeling to walk down the halls of Seventy Five State Street and be stopped by a resident who doesn’t always know your name, ___40__ who knows you’re someone who cares.

21. A. time            B. help            C. permission        D. guidance

22. A. reasonable       B. good            C. wrong           D. honest

23. A. terrible          B. possible         C. necessary         D. great 

24. A. bought          B. cleaned          C. destroyed         D. liked

25. A. walk            B. ride             C. visit             D. report

26. A. staying          B. volunteering      C. studying          D. arriving

27. A. hard            B. nice             C. strange           D. useless

28. A. interest          B. worry            C. shock            D. satisfy

29. A. story            B. dream           C. suggestion         D goal

30. A. concerned        B. careless          C. angry             D. excited

31. A. promise          B. presence         C. agreement         D. preparation

32. A. told             B. persuaded        C. allowed           D. invited

33. A. bored            B. eager            C. anxious           D. upset

34. A. praise            B. believe          C. accept            D. remember

35. A. surprised         B. frightened        C. cheated           D. encouraged

36. A. famous           B. common         C. busy             D. old

37. A. wasted            B. saved           C. waited           D. spent

38. A. Unfortunately      B. Certainly         C. Hopefully        D. Basically

39. A. horrible           B. mixed            C. awesome        D. real

40. A. but               B. and              C. if               D. unless

21---30 BCDDC  BBACD      31---40 CBCCA  DDBCA

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【小题1】
A.consequentlyB.mentallyC.universallyD.absolutely
【小题2】
A.rather thanB.but ratherC.or ratherD.other than
【小题3】
A.frustratesB.excitesC.surprisesD.delights
【小题4】
A.alarmB.reminderC.reliefD.belief
【小题5】
A.saveB.protectC.tickD.possess
【小题6】
A.holdB.putC.checkD.send
【小题7】
A.WhereverB.WheneverC.WhateverD.However
【小题8】
A.lifeB.competenceC.challengeD.profession
【小题9】
A.flatteredB.flashedC.accomplishedD.figured
【小题10】
A.gave awayB.broke awayC.passed awayD.put away
【小题11】
A.fragrantB.charmingC.historicD.remaining
【小题12】
A.rustyB.dullC.awkwardD.musty
【小题13】
A.WrittenB.AttachedC.DescribedD.Conveyed
【小题14】
A.postponedB.rejectedC.failedD.avoided
【小题15】
A.superbB.patientC.academicD.mature
【小题16】
A.kiddingB.remarkingC.recommendingD.commenting
【小题17】
A.consideredB.takenC.lookedD.treated
【小题18】
A.ruleB.principleC.religionD.tradition
【小题19】
A.reflectB.surviveC.associateD.remind
【小题20】
A.put outB.run outC.thrown outD.brought out

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As I picked up the jar, I suddenly realized something that I had  44  to see earlier. This was the last jar we would ever have from the  45 , loving hands . We hardly ever opened a jar of jelly at table without  46  about those thousands of little jars she had filled. It seems like such a small thing, and most days it was something that was  47   for granted.

No longer was it just a jar of jelly. It was the end of a family  48 . We have hundreds of pictures and many more memories that we expect to   49  the years and to pass on to our children. The jar of jelly won’t keep that long. It will either have to be eaten or  50  ...but not today.

1.                A.consequently    B.mentally        C.universally D.absolutely

 

2.                A.rather than      B.but rather       C.or rather  D.other than

 

3.                A.frustrates       B.excites         C.surprises  D.delights

 

4.                A.alarm          B.reminder       C.relief D.belief

 

5.                A.save           B.protect         C.tick  D.possess

 

6.                A.hold           B.put            C.check    D.send

 

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

 

8.                A.life            B.competence     C.challenge D.profession

 

9.                A.flattered        B.flashed         C.accomplished  D.figured

 

10.               A.gave away      B.broke away      C.passed away    D.put away

 

11.               A.fragrant        B.charming       C.historic    D.remaining

 

12.               A.rusty          B.dull            C.awkward  D.musty

 

13.               A.Written        B.Attached       C.Described D.Conveyed

 

14.               A.postponed      B.rejected        C.failed D.avoided

 

15.               A.superb         B.patient         C.academic  D.mature

 

16.               A.kidding         B.remarking       C.recommending  D.commenting

 

17.               A.considered      B.taken          C.looked    D.treated

 

18.               A.rule           B.principle        C.religion   D.tradition

 

19.               A.reflect         B.survive         C.associate  D.remind

 

20.               A.put out         B.run out         C.thrown out D.brought out

 

 

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