Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I      about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies(慈善事业).But now I believe that you     open up your mind to things because eventually you might     end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to      at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be      .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen    we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m     so socially awkward(糟糕的) I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was     ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the      to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to      food with others.

Soon the     families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was     I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying      , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I       I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It     that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of     . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have       being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do      the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an     mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just     doing one thing you don’t want to do .

1.A.cared       B.joked  C.felt      D.doubted

2.A.should      B.would C.may     D.can

3.A.also B.just      C.not      D.still

4.A.report      B.live      C.donate         D.volunteer

5.A.better      B.sooner         C.easier D.worse

6.A.where      B.when  C.until    D.because

7.A.suddenly B.occasionally         C.hardly D.normally

8.A.shy  B.late     C.alone  D.hopeless

9.A.kitchen    B.house C.club    D.shelter

10.A.pack       B.purchase     C.serve  D.bake

11.A.poor       B.homeless    C.vluntary       D.local

12.A.playing with B.putting away C.looking for  D.holding out

13.A.hello      B.sorry   C.thanks          D.okay

14.A.had         B.earned        C.achieved     D.did

15.A.moved   B.took    C.helped         D.encouraged

16.A.heart      B.luck     C.identity        D.taste

17.A.believed in     B.learnt from C.got over      D.thought about

18.A.more than      B.nothing but C.anything but        D.less than

19.A.intelligent       B.abstract       C.empty         D.open

20.A.before   B.by        C.upon   D.to

 

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I   21  about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies(慈善事业).But now I believe that you  22  open up your mind to things because eventually you might  23  end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to   24  at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be   25  .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen  26  we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m  27  so socially awkward I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was  28  ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the   29  to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to   30  food with others.

Soon the  31  families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was  32  I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying   33  , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I   34   I get to go the top schools. I have a great house  and I have a warm meal every night. It  35  that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of  36  . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have   37   being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do   38  the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an  39  mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just  40  doing one thing you don’t want to do .

21.A.carred                 B.joked                   C.felt                     D.doubted

22.A.should                 B.would                 C.may                    D.can

23.A.also                    B.just                     C.not                     D.still

24.A.report                 B.live                     C.donate                 D.volunteer

25.A.better                  B.sooner                 C.easier                  D.worse

26.A.where                 B.when                  C.until                    D.because

27.A.suddenly             B.occasionally         C.hardly                 D.normally

28.A.shy                     B.late                     C.alone                   D.hopeless

29.A.kitchen                B.house                  C.club                    D.shelter

30.A.pack                   B.purchase             C.serve                  D.bake

31.A.poor                   B.homeless             C.vluntary              D.local

32.A.playing with         B.putting away        C.looking for          D.holding out

33.A.hello                   B.sorry                   C.thanks                 D.okay

34.A.had                     B.earned                 C.achieved              D.did

35.A.moved                B.took                    C.helped                 D.encouraged

36.A.heart                   B.luck                    C.identity                D.taste

37.A.believed in           B.learnt from          C.got over              D.thought about

38.A.more than            B.nothing but          C.anything but        D.less than

39.A.intelligent             B.abstract               C.empty                D.open

40.A.before                 B.by                       C.upon                   D.to

A patient of mine, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way. Happiness was “having the cookie.” If you had the cookie, things were good. If you didn’t have the cookie, life wasn’t worth a damn. Unfortunately, the cookie kept changing. Some of the time it was money, sometimes power, sometimes sex. At other times, it was the new car, the biggest contract, the most prestigious address.

A year and a half after his diagnosis of prostate(前列腺) cancer he sits shaking his head ruefully(悔恨地). “It’s like I stopped learning how to live after I was a kid. When I give my son a cookie, he is happy. If I take the cookie away or it breaks, he is unhappy. But he is two and a half and I am forty-three. It’s taken me this long to understand that the cookie will never make me happy for long. The minute you have the cookie it starts to crumble or you start to worry about it crumbling or about someone trying to take it away from you. You know, you have to give up a lot of things to take care of the cookie, to keep it from crumbling and be sure that no one takes it away from you. You may not even get a chance to eat it because you are so busy just trying not to lose it. Having the cookie is not what life is about.

My patient laughs and says cancer has changed him. For the first time he is happy. No matter if his business is doing well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. “Two years ago, cancer asked me, Okay, what’s important? What is really important?” Well, life is important. Life, life, any way you can have it. Life with the cookie. Life without the cookie. Happiness does not have anything to do with the cookie, it has to do with being alive.” He pauses thoughtfully. “Damn, I guess life is the cookie.”

1.The writer should be a ________ according to the passage.

       A.teacher                B.doctor                 C.psychologist        D.researcher

2.What does “cookie” really mean in the passage?

       A.Desires someone has.                           B.A kind of dessert.

       C.Money he wants to get                         D.A social position.

3.The character in the passage understood the truth of life ________.

       A.when he got cancer                             B.before he got cancer

       C.after he got cancer                               D.unless he got cancer

4.The author writes the article _________.

       A.to make readers know his sharp wit      

       B.to get readers to think about their health

       C.to have readers know how to get cookies

       D.to make it clear that life is important

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