5.Danielle was living in a new city with no local bank of her own.She desperately needed to (21)B a bank to cash her paycheck.For more than two weeks,she made (22)D one after another but in vain.How could she continue to (23)C herself and her two children as a single mother?
Taking a break from her (24)B,Danielle decided to attend a meeting at the local women's resource center.The women there had been a strong source of encouragement since she fled her home (25)A for her safety.Sitting next to Danielle,Amy began to share the details of her (26)C situation.She was just days away from (27)D her home and her car.Her phone and electric services were both scheduled to be(28)A.Her husband had gambled away their money.She had nothing left.Nothing.
As Amy described the degree of the situation,Danielle (29)C God's soft whisper in her heart:"After the meeting,give Amy twenty dollars."Danielle immediately thought,"But I can't.I only have forty dollars."She heard the (30)D again.Danielle knew she needed to follow.When the meeting (31)C,she reached into her purse and (32)A handed twenty dollars to Amy.Knowing Danielle's situation,Amy was (33)B to accept it at first.But as a crowd of women(34)B to give Amy hugs of support,Danielle told her that God wanted her to have it.Then Danielle left.
Now with just twenty dollars left in her wallet,Danielle decided to (35)B cashing her paycheck at just one more bank before heading home.(36)D she expected the rejection she had received at so many other banks,she was(37)B filled with renewed confidence and optimism.Hopefully,she walked into the bank next to the women's center.Moments later,the bank (38)C her paycheck with no questions asked.Wearing a big smile,Danielle returned home.
As for Danielle,it has been three years since that day.Realizing true hope has no (39)A,she continues to be(40)D for the lifetime supply that she received for just twenty dollars.
Taking a break from her (24)B,Danielle decided to attend a meeting at the local women's resource center.The women there had been a strong source of encouragement since she fled her home (25)A for her safety.Sitting next to Danielle,Amy began to share the details of her (26)C situation.She was just days away from (27)D her home and her car.Her phone and electric services were both scheduled to be(28)A.Her husband had gambled away their money.She had nothing left.Nothing.
As Amy described the degree of the situation,Danielle (29)C God's soft whisper in her heart:"After the meeting,give Amy twenty dollars."Danielle immediately thought,"But I can't.I only have forty dollars."She heard the (30)D again.Danielle knew she needed to follow.When the meeting (31)C,she reached into her purse and (32)A handed twenty dollars to Amy.Knowing Danielle's situation,Amy was (33)B to accept it at first.But as a crowd of women(34)B to give Amy hugs of support,Danielle told her that God wanted her to have it.Then Danielle left.
Now with just twenty dollars left in her wallet,Danielle decided to (35)B cashing her paycheck at just one more bank before heading home.(36)D she expected the rejection she had received at so many other banks,she was(37)B filled with renewed confidence and optimism.Hopefully,she walked into the bank next to the women's center.Moments later,the bank (38)C her paycheck with no questions asked.Wearing a big smile,Danielle returned home.
As for Danielle,it has been three years since that day.Realizing true hope has no (39)A,she continues to be(40)D for the lifetime supply that she received for just twenty dollars.
21.A.select | B.find | C.consult | D.search |
22.A.decisions | B.choices | C.appointments | D.attempts |
23.A.encourage | B.believe | C.support | D.comfort |
24.A.ambitions | B.struggles | C.failures | D.experiences |
25.A.in fear | B.in debt | C.in public | D.in doubt |
26.A.similar | B.unique | C.desperate | D social |
27.A.ruining | B.leaving | C.missing | D.losing |
28.A.cancelled | B.reduced | C.abolished | D.changed |
29.A.received | B.found | C.heard | D.felt |
30.A.story | B.advice | C.order | D.voice |
31.A.followed | B.lasted | C.concluded | D.agreed |
32.A.quietly | B.politely | C.happily | D.sadly |
33.A.awful | B.unwilling | C.eager | D.embarrassed |
34.A.intended | B.approached | C.managed | D.continued |
35.A.avoid | B.try | C.consider | D.risk |
36.A.If | B.But | C.Since | D.While |
37.A.anyhow | B.somehow | C.therefore | D.otherwise |
38.A.counted | B.checked | C.cashed | D.tested |
39.A.price | B.cost | C.cause | D.purpose |
40.A.ready | B.welcome | C.fortunate | D.thankful. |
2.Disappointedly,my funny summer vacation was completely ruined last year by an advanced device:the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature,I(16)C my e-mail.Instead of paddling an old boat,I(17)A my Twitter feed.Instead of reading great novels,I stuck to reading four(18)Beach morning.
And that was the problem:I was acting (19)B I were still in the office.My body was on vacation but my head wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something (20)D:getting away from the Internet.I knew it wouldn't be easy,since I'm not good at self-control.But I was determined.I started by (21)B the iPad to my wife.Then,a stroke of luck:The cell phone signal at our cabin was (22)D than in the past,meaning that I couldn't cheat.I was (23)B,forced to carry out my plan.Largely (24)D from e-mail,Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites,I had little way to connect to the world (25)D radio-and how much radio can one listen to,really?I had no(26)A but to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.
This experience has had a (27)C ending-for now,at least.With determination and the strong support of my wife,I succeeded in my vacation struggle (28)B the Internet.I (29)D realized that it was me,of course,not the iPad,that was the problem.
I knew I had (30)A when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi."Don't need it,"I said.(31)B,as we return to post-vacation situation,a test begins:Can I (32)Cwhen I'm back at work?And I don't plan to (33)A my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes,(34)B often leads to following my Twitter feed.
A vacation is supposed to help you reset your (35)C to become more productive (高效的).Here's hoping this one worked.
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Instead of looking at nature,I(16)C my e-mail.Instead of paddling an old boat,I(17)A my Twitter feed.Instead of reading great novels,I stuck to reading four(18)Beach morning.
And that was the problem:I was acting (19)B I were still in the office.My body was on vacation but my head wasn't.
So this year I made up my mind to try something (20)D:getting away from the Internet.I knew it wouldn't be easy,since I'm not good at self-control.But I was determined.I started by (21)B the iPad to my wife.Then,a stroke of luck:The cell phone signal at our cabin was (22)D than in the past,meaning that I couldn't cheat.I was (23)B,forced to carry out my plan.Largely (24)D from e-mail,Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites,I had little way to connect to the world (25)D radio-and how much radio can one listen to,really?I had no(26)A but to do what I had planned to do all along:read books.
This experience has had a (27)C ending-for now,at least.With determination and the strong support of my wife,I succeeded in my vacation struggle (28)B the Internet.I (29)D realized that it was me,of course,not the iPad,that was the problem.
I knew I had (30)A when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi."Don't need it,"I said.(31)B,as we return to post-vacation situation,a test begins:Can I (32)Cwhen I'm back at work?And I don't plan to (33)A my convenience completely.But I hope to resist the temptation (诱惑) to check my e-mail every five minutes,(34)B often leads to following my Twitter feed.
A vacation is supposed to help you reset your (35)C to become more productive (高效的).Here's hoping this one worked.
16.A.received | B.wrote | C.checked | D.recognized |
17.A.followed | B.ignored | C.organized | D.founded |
18.A.magazines | B.newspapers | C.journals | D.letters |
19.A.so that | B.as if | C.even though | D.ever since |
20.A.upset | B.calm | C.crazy | D.different |
21.A.sending | B.handing | C.destroying | D.burying |
22.A.better | B.stronger | C.less | D.worse |
23.A.shocked | B.trapped | C.defeated | D.frightened |
24.A.set off | B.turn off | C.put off | D.cut off |
25.A.more than | B.rather than | C.instead of | D.except for |
26.A.choice | B.way | C.means | D.idea |
27.A.meaningless | B.hopeful | C.happy | D.peaceful |
28.A.for | B.against | C.to | D.in |
29.A.entirely | B.frequently | C.gradually | D.finally |
30.A.won | B.lost | C.suffered | D.recovered |
31.A.Therefore | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Anyway |
32.A.stop | B.escape | C.continue | D.change |
33.A.give up | B.give in | C.give off | D.give away |
34.A.that | B.which | C.when | D.who |
35.A.body | B.heart | C.brain | D.thought. |