I would greatly _____ it if you could send me the letter as soon as possible.

A．thank            B．appreciate         C．enjoy             D．satisfy

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter(住所).Every Saturday or Sunday night，my family and I go out and ____the homeless people in the city.

There is one____thing I like to mention here. Before we begin our____，my family and I do not eat. We do this____we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the kitchen and____the food. We then____the food for 30 or more people. I like to write a special____on the bags like “God loves you”.

A lot of people____homeless people. Not all homeless people are bad people. Some are really____.Many people hate them____no good reason. In the beginning，when my family and I  went out on the street，we had to____their trust. Later，as they____us every week，they started to trust us.We____know some of their names. We all have to keep in mind that they also have____.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food，and____ us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are____.

We have become____close to a man named Tony and his wife. After meeting with them several times，he has told us a lot about his____.He graduated from college and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish.

After we get done feeding the homeless，it makes me____what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad，and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless，and ____in someone’s life.

1. A.visit            B．introduce     C．save           D．feed

2. A.common        B．exciting      C．special          D．embarrassing

3. A.show           B．journey       C．vacation        D．meal

4. A.so             B．when         C．if              D．because

5. A.design          B．prepare       C．buy            D．give

6. A.bag            B．cook         C．fetch            D．find

7. A.passage         B．saying        C．note            D．message

8. A.please          B．help          C．love            D．misunderstand

9. A.helpful         B．nice          C．funny           D．beautiful

10.A.for            B．at            C．of              D．on

11.A.bring          B．earn          C．create           D．share        

12.A.served         B．told           C．saw            D．needed

13.A.hardly         B．never          C．sometimes       D．even

14.A.words         B．looks          C．desires          D．feelings  

15.A.change        B．thank          C．impress          D．disappoint

16.A.happy         B．great           C．surprised        D．bored

17.A.only          B．too             C．also            D．really

18.A.dream         B．future          C．life            D．friend

19.A.want          B．appreciate       C．keep           D．think

20.A.taking care     B．watching out     C．showing up     D．making a difference

If you still remember the ______ time of the accident, please tell us. We would ______ your help.

A. approximate; appreciation

B. approximately; appreciate

C. approximate; appreciate

D. approximately; appreciation

As time goes on, I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away.  I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers   1   it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I   2   her more each day. My mother does not change, but I   3  . As I grow older and wiser, I realize   4   an extraordinary' person she is. How   5   that I am unable to speak these words in her   6  , but they flow easily from my pen.

    As a daughter, how to thank her mother for life itself?? For the love, patience and just   7   hard work that go into   8  a child? For running after a toddler (学走步的小孩), for understanding a   9   teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows   10  ? For waiting for the day when a daughter   11   how wise her mother really is?

    How does a   12   woman thank a mother for   13   to be a mother? For being ready   14   advice when asked or remaining   15   when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have said these words  16  ? For being  17   herself-loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving? I don' t know how, dear God, except to ask you to bless her as richly as she   18   and to help me live up to the example she has   19  . I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother   20   in mine.

1．A．as               B．that            C．until               D．when

2．A．approve         B．appreciate      C．need                D．resemble

3．A．do              B．have            C．did                D．will

4．A．how             B．that           C．who                D．what

5．A．sad              B．glad            C．comic               D tragic

6．A．absence          B．presence        C．appearance          D．existence

7．A．common         B．plain           C．normal             D．usual

8．A．raising           B．rising           C．developing          D．training

9．A．childish          B．energetic       C．fearless              D．moody

10．A．anything        B．something      C．everything           D．nothing

11．A．detects         B．discovers       C．recognizes           D．realizes

12．A．pretty          B．foolish          C．green            D．grown

13．A．failing         B．intending       C．continuing          D．keeping

14．A．by          B．with            C．for                 D．on

15．A．silent         B．quiet           C．cool                D．noiseless

16．A．dozen times    B．a dozen of times C．dozens of times    D．dozen of time

17．A．valuably     B．essentially      C．naturally            D．actually

18．A．devotes       B．deserts         C．deserves             D．desires

19．A．set          B．settled           C．placed              D．fixed

20．A．sees         B．finds            C．is                  D．looks

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous.   36   Mr. Larchmont refused to   37   his request? Andrew had   38   so hard in the last 18 months.  39  , he deserved a wage increase.

The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak   40  . Late in the afternoon he finally gathered the   41   to approach his superior. To his   42   and surprise, the ever-frugal (一贯节省的) Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a   43  !

Andrew arrived home that evening,   44   their dining table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal   45   his favorite dishes. Immediately he   46   someone from the office had tipped her off!

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered   47  . It was from his wife, which read: “  48  , my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I’m so   49   of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to   50   how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen   51   he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket. He picked it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you   52   you didn’t get the increase.”

Tears   53   in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not   54   upon his success at work.

The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us   55   our success or failure.

A. What about            B. How come         C. How about        D. What if

A. grant                     B. admit                C. submit                     D. guarantee

A. managed             B. studied              C. worked             D. conducted

A. Finally                  B. Absolutely         C. Successfully      D. Effectively

A. for the weight     B. at the knees              C. in the heart        D. for the leg

A. thoughts            B. force                 C. strength             D. courage

A. shock                    B. enjoyment         C. delight                     D. amazement

A. praise                    B. award               C. reward                     D. raise

A. to find                   B. to appreciate      C. to notice            D. to decorate

A. as                   B. through             C. including           D. for

A. understood             B. recognized         C. figured              D. predicted

A. letter                B. note                  C. envelope           D. mail

A. Best wishes            B. Good news        C. Congratulations  D. Wonderful job

A. cool                   B. admirable          C. cheerful            D. proud

A. call on                   B. reflect on          C. feed back          D. remind of

A. while                    B. before               C. until                 D. when

A. as though            B. even though       C. whether             D. unless

A. welled up                  B. flowed over              C. rushed out         D. streamed down

A. qualified             B. restricted           C. conditional        D. concerned

A. despite                  B. without             C. either                D. regardless of