II.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
There is a saying, "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." After seeing all the good that her parents and other people had done, Judith O'Reilly wanted 2012 to be the 18 of her doing good. So at the start of 2012， she 19 to do a good deed(行为)every day in the coming year. A full 365 days later, she has 20 in fulfilling her plan. She has done a total of 365 good 21 ， from picking up litter on the beach to making cups of tea for builders. She felt these small acts 22 a lot to others.
She tried to be good in 2012. 23 her past year, Judith humorously concluded there were both good and bad things. 24 her deeds started to spread, Judith decided to record them and has written a book about her 25 ： A Year of Doing Good. "When I made the decision, I didn't 26 what I was taking on that year," she said. "The idea of doing one good deed a(n) 27 has changed into something else. It made me 28 what a good life is, and how we give our lives meaning. It also 29 me that doing good is harder than it looks."
A year of doing good has helped make Judith a 30 person. Since then, she has been 31 with charity work. She became a companion for cancer patients, and taught32 disabled children to read and write. She even 33 up her own charity collection called the Jam Jar Army. That is， she put any small 34 she had into a jam jar. Thousands of people joined her, and 35 an amazing £26 ,000 for a variety of good causes.
The book A Year of Doing Good 36 people with the day-to-day journey of meaning, pleasure and joy, which come from 37 the lives of others in so many creative ways.
18. A. age B. year C. date D. cycle
19. A. agreed B. decided C. appeared D. refused
20. A. failed B. improved C. lost D. succeeded
21. A. deeds B. models C. plans D. examples
22. A. increased B. remained C. meant D. held
23. A. Speaking highly of B. Ending up with
C. Looking forward to D. Looking back on
24. A. Once B. As C. Unless D. In case
25. A. imagination B. task C. challenge D. fault
26. A. realize B. fear C. offer D. observe
27. A. hour B. day C. week D. month
28. A. question B. control C. hope D. promise
29. A. gave B. served C. left D. taught
30. A. poorer B. healthier C. stronger D. better
31. A. angry B. tired C. busy D. limited
32. A. strangely B. finally C. mentally D. partly
33. A. set B. took C. picked D. made
34. A. cake B. box C. change D, plate
35. A. earned B. raised C. wasted D. borrowed
36. A. inspires B. awards C. satisfies D. decorates
37. A. cheering up B. slowing down
C. connecting with D. contributing to
