After the quake hit northeast Japan on March 11, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.
I had to walk home since all the  21  had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I 22  an old lady at a bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  23 . A man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our 24 .” He was 25  his house for people to go to the restroom.
My friend wanted to  26  others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will  27  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place! 
The next day I drove to  28  my car with gas. There is a lack (缺乏) of 29  now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very  30  lines. I got  31 , since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 32 , the man smiled and said, “ 33  this situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that all right?” “ 34 . I’m just glad that we are all able to  35 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.
I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center 36  when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 37  surprised me. “I am very 38  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t  39  any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this  40 .

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On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and    31  with the rented video we had been dying to watch, I was feeling a little   32  , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the   33  .They were so heavy that I decided to   34   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   35   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He 36  a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _37  it.

I suddenly felt very 38 because I was about to do away with a new drink just  39 it was heavy. I knew this man would take all he could  40  , so I walked up to him and  41 the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up 42  and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread  43  his face and this caused me to feel quite  44  . I felt like I  45 be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  46  me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him   47   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I now understand what is   48   by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   49   to do something nice, the image of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  50   of charity.

31. A. equipped               B. covered            C. done             D. offered

32. A. upset                 B. happy              C. tired             D. excited

33. A. video                 B. books              C. pizza            D. clothes

34. A. send off                B. throw away         C. put away          D send out

35. A. after                B. when              C. before            D. while

36. A. owned               B. presented           C. held             D. sought

37. A. going into          B. finding out          C. looking through    D. working out

38. A. stupid               B. guilty              C. disappointed       D. happy

39. A. since                B. until               C. because           D. when

40. A. get                  B. search             C. hear              D. see

41. A. dropped                      B. kept              C. turned             D. handed

42. A. sadly                B. coldly             C. thankfully               D. patiently

43. A. in                 B. across             C. by                  D. through

44. A. regretful           B. satisfied            C. puzzled               D. curious

45. A. couldn’t            B. shouldn’t          C. needn’t              D. mustn’t

46. A. smiled             B. told               C. saw                D. thanked

47. A. whistling           B. whispering         C. listening              D. making

48. A. referred                      B. said               C. meant                      D. spoken

49. A. time                         B. chance             C. idea             D. effort

50. A. power             B. effect              C. result                D. mystery

I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and  31  toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the  32  was $150.
I   33  into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there.  I started to get  34 .  I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the  35  in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a  36 look not knowing what to do.  There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台).  I  37  and said, “Really? It's  38 , no one would hand that in!”  But she  39  me to. “You never know…” she said.
I decided that there was no  40  in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone  41  cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then  42 .  “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied.  She said, “ 43 , yes, someone did!” I was so  44 ! “Who? I want to thank her.”  She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”
I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my    45 ” .  I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both,  46  she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears. 
The next day at work, a person in another department  47  me tickets to the circus.  He handed me 5 tickets. Almost  48  that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head.  After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”.  Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.
She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really  49  this.  She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the   50  number of tickets!  

I was shopping at my local supermarket, as I normally have for years. One particular day, I had done about 2 weeks worth of shopping and  31  toward the register to pay for what I bought. After the cashier had scanned my items and I had bagged them up, she stated that the  32  was $150.

I   33  into my back right pocket to take the money to pay and noticed that there was no money there.  I started to get  34 .  I knew my purse was in the car and I was sure I had put the  35  in my back right pocket. I looked at the cashier with wet eyes and a  36 look not knowing what to do.  There were people behind me on the line. She told me to speak with the courtesy counter (爱心柜台).  I  37  and said, “Really? It's  38 , no one would hand that in!”  But she  39  me to. “You never know…” she said.

I decided that there was no  40  in checking so I walked up to a woman behind the counter and said “I have to ask, did anyone  41  cash by any chance?” She asked “How much?” My face then  42 .  “$200 in the form of one hundred dollar bills.” I replied.  She said, “ 43 , yes, someone did!” I was so  44 ! “Who? I want to thank her.”  She pointed to a young girl about 10 years old and said, “She did.”

I walked over to the mom and hugged her. She said, “It wasn't me, it was my    45 ” .  I said “I know, I wanted to thank you both,  46  she found it ... it's because of you that I got this back.” I was so happy. I was almost in tears. 

The next day at work, a person in another department  47  me tickets to the circus.  He handed me 5 tickets. Almost  48  that young girl’s face popped (突然出现) in my head.  After work I went back to the supermarket and stopped at the courtesy counter and asked if she had any idea who that woman was. She smiled and said, “Yes, She is a friend of mine”.  Then I asked her to do me a favor and pass along these 5 tickets to her.

She told me that the family of the little girl who found my money were not rich so they would really  49  this.  She also said that they had 3 children, so five was the   50  number of tickets!  

1.                A．showed        B．retired         C．hesitated D．headed

2.                A．percentage      B．product         C．total D．luggage

3.                A．reached        B．searched        C．checked  D．looked

4.                A．particular       B．curious         C．nervous  D．serious

5.                A．card           B．money         C．purse    D．goods

6.                A．shocked        B．moved         C．inspired  D．confused

7.                A．laughed        B．screamed       C．shouted  D．blamed

8.                A．reality          B．evidence        C．cash D．truth

9.                A．forced         B．encouraged     C．discouraged   D．promised

10.               A．doubt          B．need          C．expense   D．harm

11.               A．work out       B．hand in         C．send for   D．take away

12.               A．broke up       B．burst out       C．send off   D．lit up

13.               A．Eventually       B．Actually        C．Finally D．Unfortunately

14.               A．interested      B．worried        C．surprised  D．absorbed

15.               A．daughter       B．husband        C．mother    D．friend

16.               A．because        B．although        C．however  D．besides

17.               A．lent           B．borrowed       C．produced  D．offered

18.               A．simply         B．constantly       C．immediately    D．previously

19.               A．reject          B．buy            C．ignore D．appreciate

20.               A．unique         B．perfect         C．official    D．typical

After the quake hit northeast Japan on March 11, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the  21  had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I 22  an old lady at a bakery shop who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  23 . A man was holding a sign that said, “Please use our 24 .” He was 25  his house for people to go to the restroom.

My friend wanted to  26  others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will  27  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place! 

The next day I drove to  28  my car with gas. There is a lack (缺乏) of 29  now and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very  30  lines. I got  31 , since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my 32 , the man smiled and said, “ 33  this situation, we are only giving $30 worth gas per person. Is that all right?” “ 34 . I’m just glad that we are all able to  35 ,” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center 36  when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next 37  surprised me. “I am very 38  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t  39  any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this  40 .

1.                A．rescue         B．life            C．traffic    D．business

2.                A．missed         B．caught          C．noticed   D．heard

3.                A．kind           B．soft            C．broken   D．warm

4.                A．toilet          B．hotel           C．hospital   D．house

5.                A．selling          B．opening        C．repairing  D．building

6.                A．encourage      B．change         C．save D．help

7.                A．drive          B．follow          C．lead D．send

8.                A．start           B．fill             C．check    D．wash

9.                A．information      B．gas            C．food D．salt

10.               A．direct          B．fine           C．long  D．thin

11.               A．worried        B．lucky          C．sad   D．angry

12.               A．time           B．turn           C．duty  D．decision

13.               A．Except for      B．Together with    C．Because of D．Instead of

14.               A．Not at all        B．Of course       C．No way    D．Never mind

15.               A．share          B．offer           C．learn D．choose

16.               A．singing         B．eating          C．smiling    D．crying

17.               A．words          B．roles           C．ways  D．promises

18.               A．sure           B．grateful        C．surprised  D．proud

19.               A．bought         B．wasted         C．prepared  D．received

20.               A．disaster        B．chance         C．center    D．city