1."Are you going shopping today?"my husband,Roy,asked when I answered the telephone."I(16)Ato,"I said.Thanksgiving was only a couple days away.My money was(17)Dand I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day.
For a few seconds,Roy sat(18)Bon the other end of the line.The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness,which I couldn't wait to break through."Why do you ask?"I whispered,(19)Cwhat he might say.
"Nancy,there's a family with six kids that will not have anything to(20)Afor Thanksgiving.The little one is only five years old.While you're at the store could you(21)
Bbuy something for them?"My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had(22)Dfor our family's Thanksgiving dinner.
In the back of my mind I (23)Cthe hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner.I put my head down on my desk,already feeling(24)BThere's no way possible,I thought.But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband's(25)Astruck a nerve inside me.
I replied,"(26)Cbut only if God helps."
I finished my work and(27)Dall the way to the nearest grocery store.I entered the parking lot and noticed a big(28)Bin the grocery store window:Turkeys---29cents a pound."Thank God!"I said to myself.
I went inside,but when I read the sign my heart (29)A"Limit one."But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager.I(30 )A the problem.He made an exception.To my(31)DI had enough money.I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had (32)Bmy heart,even though I had never met her.
Later that afternoon,Roy and I made a special delivery to a home(33)Cwith children of all ages.I will never forget the(34)Don the six kids'faces.
By far,that was the greatest (35)Cof my life.
For a few seconds,Roy sat(18)Bon the other end of the line.The nervousness gradually increased under the wordlessness,which I couldn't wait to break through."Why do you ask?"I whispered,(19)Cwhat he might say.
"Nancy,there's a family with six kids that will not have anything to(20)Afor Thanksgiving.The little one is only five years old.While you're at the store could you(21)
Bbuy something for them?"My head began to spin when I was thinking about the fifty dollars I had(22)Dfor our family's Thanksgiving dinner.
In the back of my mind I (23)Cthe hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner.I put my head down on my desk,already feeling(24)BThere's no way possible,I thought.But the compassion (怜悯) I heard in my husband's(25)Astruck a nerve inside me.
I replied,"(26)Cbut only if God helps."
I finished my work and(27)Dall the way to the nearest grocery store.I entered the parking lot and noticed a big(28)Bin the grocery store window:Turkeys---29cents a pound."Thank God!"I said to myself.
I went inside,but when I read the sign my heart (29)A"Limit one."But I needed at least two so I decided to find the manager.I(30 )A the problem.He made an exception.To my(31)DI had enough money.I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old child who had (32)Bmy heart,even though I had never met her.
Later that afternoon,Roy and I made a special delivery to a home(33)Cwith children of all ages.I will never forget the(34)Don the six kids'faces.
By far,that was the greatest (35)Cof my life.
16.A.plan | B.refuse | C.fail | D.agree |
17.A.private | B.enough | C.endless | D.limited |
18.A.nervously | B.silently | C.friendly | D.excitedly |
19.A.arranging | B.receiving | C.fearing | D.blaming |
20.A.eat | B.do | C.pay | D.say |
21.A.freely | B.possibly | C.gently | D.regularly |
22.A.lent | B.pulled | C.hidden | D.saved |
23.A.invited | B.organized | C.counted | D.connected |
24.A.affected | B.defeated | C.satisfied | D.bored |
25.A.voice | B.face | C.heart | D.body |
26.A.Bad | B.Poor | C.Sure | D.Afraid |
27.A.angered | B.worried | C.wondered | D.prayed |
28.A.flower | B.sign | C.book | D.word |
29.A.sank | B.fell | C.ended | D.held |
30.A.explained | B.promised | C.required | D.corrected |
31.A.horror | B.sadness | C.credit | D.surprise |
32.A.broken | B.stolen | C.operated | D.supported |
33.A.covered | B.shaped | C.filled | D.made |
34.A.sorrow | B.loneliness | C.disappointment | D.smiles |
35.A.year | B.season | C.Thanksgiving | D.reward. |
16.Parents think that only to participate in the civil service exam is the best end-result.______ the opposition from his family,the young graduate decided to follow his heart to set up his own cartoon company.( )
A. | In spite of | B. | In preference to | ||
C. | In exchange for | D. | In line with |
15.To attract Chinese customers,some foreign shopping malls are selling monkey-print T-shirts ______ the Year of the Monkey.( )
A. | in favor of | B. | in honor of | C. | in terms of | D. | in need of |
14.July is about to start and senior 1 students have __________ little time before that most important exam comes.( )
A. | patient | B. | precious | C. | persuasive | D. | physical |
13.I really appreciate that your help is of great .( )
A. | useful | B. | value | C. | important | D. | worth |
12.She doesn't like her present job,and is in urgent need of finding one that is ________to her.( )
A. | suitable | B. | necessary | C. | possible | D. | comfortable |
11.We shouldn't complain about being poor because many families are much .( )
A. | better off | B. | badly off | C. | well off | D. | worse off |
10.Education now only accounts for 4percent of our country's total budgets.______,the figure in some developed countries is around 10percent.( )
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A. | By coincidence | B. | At random | C. | In addition | D. | By comparison |