A mother and daughter living in my neighborhood were the most unfriendly people I had ever come across in my life. They mixed with   1  . As they drove past neighbors they made no sign of acknowledgement. They   2   went to the local police station to report music played too   3  , dogs barking more than once a day and any other   4   things.

On moving into this   5  , I was warned about them but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a （n）   6  to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and   7 . however, I always answered politely and made sure I  8  as they went past my place and made an effort now and then to make a   9   remark about their garden or pets.

Time passed and I   10   the 29 – Day Giving Challenge （奉献挑战）. In October, as part of the kindness rock give （送爱心石头活动）, I decided to place a kindness rock on their property （房子）. Their   11   remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as   12   as possible. During the Easter  13  give （复活节礼物奉送） to senior citizens, I decided to add these two days later they stopped at my  14  and jokingly said they were   15  hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate. I said I would try that too. I didn’t want them to   16   I had placed the kindness rock. The bigger  17   was that they brought me a bunch of flowers!

So, do not   18   your random （普普通通的） gifts of kindness! You may never know just what this   19   to others, nor how many broken or hard hearted people you may just   20   with a simple act of kindness.

1．A．everybody             B．nobody                C．somebody           D．anybody

2．A．nearly                   B．ever                    C．never                  D．often

3．A．sweetly                 B．slow                   C．loud                    D．impressively

4．A．little                      B．fantastic              C．good                   D．difficult

5．A．neighborhood        B．relationship          C．station                 D．family

6．A．agreement             B．challenge             C．favor                  D．trade

7．A．chat                      B．explain                C．complain             D．apologize

8．A．concluded             B．insisted                C．argued                D．waved

9．A．casual                   B．personal              C．kind                    D．bad

10．A．discovered           B．joined                  C．organized            D．fought

11．A．wealth                 B．attitude                C．location               D．status

12．A．friendly               B．cold                    C．calm                   D．selfish

13．A．enemies               B．relatives               C．friends                D．ladies

14．A．table                   B．floor                   C．gate                    D．roof

15．A．considering          B．avoiding              C．regretting            D．practicing

16．A．know                  B．remember            C．mention               D．forget

17．A．celebration           B．surprise               C．problem              D．difference

18．A．add up                B．hold on                C．hand out              D．give up

19．A．occurs                B．introduces           C．means                 D．advises

20．A．decorate              B．judge                   C．feed                    D．change

I was in a crowded local in Mumbai. I was lucky to find a seat as I had got in at the first station. Soon, the seats were all  21  ,and most people had to stand.

In the middle of all this, I saw a girl about 10 years old. It was   22  that she was used to the crowd and the pushing, because she would silently change  23  to be just a little bit more comfortable. I felt a little sad sitting there  24  her standing nearby.

It struck me that this is the time to  25  an act of kindness. However, I had to overcome some internal barriers before I   26  an act of kindness. “World I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Them I thought. “Maybe this sort of thing is quite common, and   27  would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” I felt a little shy just  28  . But I told myself “Well,   29  you think about it, go the whole way.” So I asked her if she wanted to sit on my   30  for the rest of the train ride.  31  I was a little hesitant while offering it to her, the surprised and   32  look on her face was enough to   33  all my doubts. And then, I began to think—“Why hadn’t I offered it to her even  34  ?” “What was stopping me?” A complete about-face came from my previous thoughts.

  35  , the gift of gratitude she had given me was far more that the ‘scat’ I had offered her! It was  36  to say who was doing the giving. She was so considerate as she sat at the sat at the very edge of my knee,   37  half her weight so as not to make my legs hurt. I told her that she could sit comfortably, and I wouldn’t   38  . I got one more pure expression of   39  ! And luckily, I was in the window seat, so the little grill had fun  40  the sights form the window! This simple give and take made the day beautiful!

21．A．kept  B．put    C．given D．taken

22．A．obvious    B．convenient       C．consequent       D．efficient

23．A．condition  B．occasion   C．position    D．situation

24．A．for    B．about C．beyond     D．situation

25．A．practise    B．play  C．hold  D．manage

26．A．might       B．should      C．could D．would

27．A．anybody   B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody

28．A．passing by       B．giving out C．keeping off      D．nobody

29．A．once  B．even if      C．in case      D．unless

30．A．bag   B．seat   C．lap    D．top

31．A．Because    B．Though     C．So     D．But

32．A．frightened B．amused     C．embarrassed     D．delighted

33．A．increase    B．sweep       C．digest       D．submit

34．A．better       B．faster C．earlier      D．later

35．A．To some degree       B．By chance C．In other words  D．As usual

36．A．difficult    B．strange     C．generous   D．easy

37．A．depending B．supporting       C．concentrating   D．transforming

38．A．advance    B．agree C．mind D．fear

39．A．carefulness       B．gratitude   C．happiness  D．kindness

40．A．keeping up       B．putting up C．giving off D．taking in

 When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling   1  I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table   2  the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.

“Mom, dad,” my   3  became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than   4  else, had taught me that being there for another person is the   5  gift we can give.

A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to   6  my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”

“You're   7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I   8  and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.

“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”

So we   9  And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with   10  She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw   11  in her eyes.

I see now that one's presence   12  be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the   13  To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes   14 .

When we are truly   15  for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.

13.A．prize           13．wage     C．bill           D．cost

14.A．a problem      13．an opportunityC．a difference   D．an impression

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping_1_he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in _2_. He knows what he wants, and his goal is to find it and buy it. All men_3_walk into a shop and ask the shop assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock(库存),the deal can be done and_4_is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat to everyone’s _5_.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn’t have what he wants. In that_6_,the salesman tries to sell something else----he_7_the nearest to the article required．A good salesman brings out such a substitute(替代品)_8_and he may say,”_9_know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It_10_to be the color you mentioned．” Few men have_11_with this treatment, and the usual response is :“This is the right color and may be the right size, but I shouldn’t be_12_my time and yours by trying it on.”

For a woman, buying clothes is always done in the_13_way.

Her shopping is not often_14_on need．She has never fully decided what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”.

She is always_15_to persuasion, willing to try on any number of things. Deep in her mind is the thought of finding something that_16_thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value and are always on the look out for the unexpected_17_.Faced with a roomful dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another_18_selecting the dress she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently a(n) _19_one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting_20_.

1．A．for                       B．since                   C．because               D．while

2．A．detail                    B．advance               C．hurry                  D．mind

3．A．simply                  B．immediately         C．soon                   D．quickly

4．A．finally                   B．constantly            C．normally              D．often

5．A．confidence           B．satisfaction         C．amusement          D．surprise

6．A．time                      B．event                   C．case                    D．situation

7．A．offers                   B．gives                   C．presents              D．delivers

8．A．carefully               B．attentively            C．actively               D．skillfuly

9．A．I                          B．You                     C．They                   D．People

10．A．happens              B．is                        C．comes                 D．takes

11．A．experience          B．interest                C．expectation          D．patience

12．A．losing                  B．spending              C．wasting               D．giving away

13．A．same                   B．opposite              C．clever                 D．similar

14．A．based                  B．relied                   C．done                   D．related

15．A．happy                 B．ready                  C．close                   D．open

16．A．nobody               B．somebody            C．anybody              D．everybody

17．A．deal                    B．bargain                C．surprise               D．luck

18．A．before                 B．after                    C．as                       D．by

19．A．exhausting           B．boring                 C．enjoyable             D．graceful

20．A．customers           B．assistants             C．husbands             D．wives

During my second year of college I was looking around for a place to live．One Sunday after church the pastor（牧师） told me to stay in his daughter's room because his daughter was studying abroad for one year．

       To be _1_, I really didn't want to stay with “the pastor's family”．He told me how much the _2_ would be — a very low figure that _3_ one home-cooked meal a day．I thought about the _4_ and decided to move in．

       At the end of the term I had planned to find _5_ living place, since the daughter was to _6_ home．To my delight, they _7_ that I share a room with their son．I seemed to have been adopted into their _8_ —her people．I _9_ accepted the offer．

       As I emptied the daughter's bedroom, I thought it might be _10_ to have a little sister to look after．But when I later met my new sister, I _11_ that she was more independent than I first _32_．

       We finally feel in love, _13_, and have looked after each other for many years．There have been times that life turned out more _14_ than either of us could have known．But we have always been able to go _15_ largely because we knew that we are deeply _16_ ．

       It isn't about marriage …it's about _17_．It's about mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as _18_ as family．It's about anybody who can say, “I'll be _19_ —you can count on me．I'll try to look after you and sometimes I will need you to look after me．”

       Is there somebody you can depend on? And are others counting on you? We travel the path of life best when there is  _20_ to look after, and when someone is looking after us．

1．A．honest                        B．surprised               C．friendly                  D．please

2．A．price                          B．rent                       C．money                    D．pay

3．A．had                           B．included                C．made                      D．contained

4．A．idea                           B．plan                      C．service                   D．offer

5．A．same                          B．different                C．another                   D．extra

6．A．return                        B．go                         C．get                         D．leave

7．A．ordered                     B．agreed                   C．arranged                 D．suggested

8．A．house                       B．family                   C．group                     D．friends

9．A．happily                       B．sorrowfully            C．evidently                 D．efficiently

10．A．bad                          B．exciting                 C．nice                       D．strange

11．A．realised                     B．thought                 C．knew                     D．doubted

12．A．saw                         B．told                       C．imagined                 D．believed

13．A．separated                  B．parted                   C．left                         D．married

14．A．smooth                     B．challenging            C．hard                       D．different

15．A．backward                B．eastward               C．forward                  D．westward

16．A．hated                        B．cared                    C．felt                         D．liked

17．A．friendship                 B．relation                  C．love                       D．family

18．A．close                        B．good                     C．far                         D．long

19．A．away                        B．out                        C．in                           D．around

20．A．nobody              B．somebody          C．anybody              D．everybody