About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents      shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n)      one.

We often      in the hallway. I always greeted them,      the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually      to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just      their apartment and the little girl was      the outside door open for the others. I      in the car doing      things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to      to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door,      me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how      I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had      an old man’s heart.

The next day there was a (n)      on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite      of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents      me, too.

Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly      .

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and      how I was going to keep my doctor’s      because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn’t it      that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.

1.A. quietly            B. strangely            C. quickly             D. angrily

2.A. frightening          B. exciting             C. sincere            D. kind

3.A. quarreled      B. met                C. chatted             D. argued

4.A. when     B. so                  C. but                D. or

5.A. went out          B. set out         C. took out       D. gave out

6.A. decorating B. cleaning            C. returning     D. leaving

7.A. breaking        B. operating           C. holding            D. unlocking

8.A. kept           B. remained            C. insisted            D. left

9.A. favorite          B. important          C. unnecessary        D. curious

10.A. hurry            B. drive             C. stay           D. greet

11.A. hunting for       B. asking for        C. waiting for            D. calling for

12.A. beneficial         B. influential         C. anxious            D. grateful

13.A. strengthened   B. broken       C. touched          D. saved

14.A. note             B. knock            C. invitation      D. picture

15.A. proud           B. aware            C. afraid                 D. sure

16.A. understood      B. recognized    C. praised         D. thanked

17.A. manner        B. appearance       C. statement             D. announcement

18.A. found           B. doubted             C. remembered       D. wondered

19.A. advice          B. appointment  C. suggestion       D. attention

20.A. amazing       B. confusing           C. disappointing   D. challenging

About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children. Instead, I often heard the parents yelling   __26__   at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a   __27__  one.

We often   __28__  in the hallway. I always greeted them, but the only __29__   I ever got was a “hello” from the eight­year­old girl. I usually   __30__   to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just   __31__   their apartment and the little girl was   __32__   the outside door open for the others. I   __33__   in the car doing   __34__   things because I wasn't eager to be snubbed(冷落) again. Finally, I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling their daughter to hurry and get into the car,   __35__   the little girl was still holding the door,  __36__   me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.

I forgot to tell her how  __37__   I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had   __38__ an old man's heart.

The next day there was a   __39__   on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite   __40__   of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother standing there too. Her parents  __41__   me.

From then on when we met in the hallway we always greeted each other，in a friendly   __42__.

Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and   __43__   how I was going to keep my doctor's   __44__   because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.

Isn't it  __45__   that the small kind act of an 8­year­old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good things come from small acts.

Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.

The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.

She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding. Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”

Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year.

In class, with her baby son is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life.

The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen. That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones. By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Parents who are a child’s first teachers.

B. A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered.

C. A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life.

D. A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers.

2.Covenant Houses’ Mommy and Me class is intended to _____.

A. help homeless young mothers become good parents

B. provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter

C. help mothers in New York be good parents

D. teach some parents how to love their children

3.What can we know about Delores Clemens from the text?

A. She has a mother of five and a grandmother.

B. She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged.

C. She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers.

D. She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House.

4.According to the World Health Organization, which country has the highest births for girls age fifteen to nineteen?

  A. Canada    

B. the United States of America   

C. Mexico    

D. Britain