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When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific 36 that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless 37 in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 38 . She wanted to help, 39 she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to 40 and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I passed out the 41 . I began making sandwiches and 42 them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s 43 in them and began to 44 around, offering them to anyone near me.

I approached an 45 gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes 46 a little bit and said, “ No one has 47 called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.

It 48 me.

I explained I had been raised that 49 color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It 50 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 51 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 52 no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 53 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 54 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 55 make a difference in someone’s life.

A. case B. chance C. event D. accident

A. out B. far C. away D. off

A. participate B. decide C. choose D. go

A. however B. but C. yet D. so

A. enjoy B. eat C. collect D. take

A. papers B. meals C. books D. gifts

A. shared B. provided C. helped D. returned

A. dishes B. fruits C. cookies D. sandwiches

A. walk B. turn C. run D. show

A. well-dressed B. innocent C. old D. modest

A. watered B. cried C. opened D. closed

A. never B. ever C. still D. yet

A. encouraged B. attracted C. struck D. defeated

A. in spite of B. regardless of C. in case of D. because of

A. persuaded B. saddened C. frightened D. moved

A. handed B. offered C. reminded D. promised

A. what B. how C. whether D. why

A. single B. usual C. ordinary D. normal

A. lesson B. class C. truth D. reality

A. possibly B. nearly C. really D. usually

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict(冲突) . It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.

One morning, a man with a carpenter’s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek（河沟）. My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer（推土机）to dig the creek last week to spite(刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 – foot – high fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I’ll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.

At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder.

“No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother.

“I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”

What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?

A．They lived a poor life. B．They lived in peace.

C．They never spoke to each other. D．They lived on the same farm.

It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.

A．unwilling to obey the farmer B．fond of building bridges

C．unable to build a fence D．willing to help others

The best title for this passage is ________.

A．A Fine Piece of Work B．A Carpenter

C．A Conflict between Two Brothers D. Two Brothers

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.

B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.

C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter’s work.

D．The carpenter planned to build an 8-foot - high fence as asked to.

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was   1    for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the ___2_ out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter(避难所) not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to join in . She wanted to help,   3    she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to __4_____ and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I passed out the   5   . I began making sandwiches and shared them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I walked   6  to an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me   7 and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had , and his eyes 8  a little bit and said, “No one has ever called me sir.” So he was completely   9 . It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of (不顾)   10  and social status（地位）, everyone deserved(值得）  11 . It saddened me to think that just because he was homeless, no one offered him the honor . It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   12  no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was   13   me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every single person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that   14    and the lesson it taught me. Somtimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in   15  life.

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I was captured by the enemy and thrown into a jail cell. I was sure from their looks and 36 treatment that I was to be killed the next day. Terribly nervous and worried, I felt in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 37 jailers' search. Surprisingly, I found one. But because of my shaking hands, I could 38 get it to my lips. After several attempts, I finally succeeded, but almost immediately 39 that I had no matches. They had taken those away from me.
I looked through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. 40 one did not care to see a dying man. I 41 out to him, "Have you got a light?" He looked at me, shrugged and came 42 to light my cigarette.
43 he came close and lit the match, his eyes unintentionally 44 mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 45 ， perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 46   not to do that. In that instant, it was as if a spark(火花)jumped across the 47 between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and 48 a smile to his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile. I kept smiling at him, now 49 of him as a person and not just a jailer.
"Do you have kids?" he asked. "Yes, here, here." I 50 searched for the picture of my family in my wallet. He, too, took out his family's and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were filled with 51 . I said that I feared that I'd never see my kids again, never have the chance to see them 52 up. With my words, his eyes turned wet, too. Suddenly, he    53 my cell and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the town. There, at the 54 of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile.
Yes, the smile, the unaffected, unplanned, 55 connection between the souls of people, actually saved my life.
36.A. rough           B. special              C. equal             D. generous
37.A. prevented       B. escaped         C. lost                D. abandoned
38.A. directly         B. easily        C. quickly             D. barely
39.A. realized         B. thought         C. recognized         D. believed
40.A. All in all             B. Above all      C. First of all         D. After all
41.A. called           B. left            C. walked              D. made
42.A. over             B. in                  C. out                D. by
43.A. Until            B. Although       C. Since             D. As
44.A. avoided         B. touched         C. moved              D. opened
45.A. nervousness     B. disappointment C. encouragement     D. calmness
46.A. easy             B. dishonest       C. likely             D. hard
47. A. bridge         B. trust           C. gap                D. belief
48.A. forced          B. brought         C. returned            D. offered
49.A. afraid           B. ashamed        C. proud            D. aware
50.A. aimlessly         B. casually         C. nervously          D. calmly
51.A. tears             B. regrets              C. hopes             D. anxieties
52.A. wake            B. grow          C. come             D. live
53.A. destroyed         B. folded         C. unlocked           D. broke
54.A. center           B. front          C. edge              D. border
55.A. usual            B. natural              C. different            D. enthusiastic

Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 . I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I 38 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try.

I felt tense and 39 . It was the first time, after all. I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to 40 myself. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin.

The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42 and to stay more or less in tune. To my 43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any 44 at all. Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence.

I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually obtaining the truth of the 46 by trial and error. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money---the sight could 47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to 49 his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off most of the earnings, but always leaving two 51 behind.

Old 52 were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids. As for men, heavy drinkers were always willing listeners and so were big guys with muscles. But 53 a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog: respectable types were the least 54 of all. Except for retired army officers, who would shout "Why aren't you 55 , young man?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion.

1. A．violin B．art C．skill D．luck

2. A．station B．spot C．street D．bridge

3. A．played B．wandered C．stopped D．sat

4. A．nervous B．excited C．lost D．strange

5. A．shame B．show C．damage D．declare

6. A．wall B．bridge C．pavement D．road

7. A．smoothly B．slowly C．angrily D．roughly

8. A．excitement B．sorrow C．astonishment D．surprise

9. A．money B．pity C．notice D．rest

10. A．hat B．pocket C．hand D．bag

11. A．people B．trade C．performance D．music

12. A．encourage B．help C．support D．discourage

13. A．fill B．empty C．tear D．hide

14. A．make B．get C．drop D．earn

15. A．modern B．regular C．timely D．economic

16. A．pennies B．dollars C．pounds D．euros

17. A．workers B．teachers C．doctors D．ladies

18. A．never B．often C．always D．sometimes

19. A．generous B．comfortable C．handsome D．selfish

20. A．playing B．working C．cheating D．shopping

A bridge is to be ________ across the river.

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