I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to   16   him.

    Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and   17  . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too   18   for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were   19   over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”

    After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes   20   large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop   21  . Later he said   22  , “I wish I could speak French.” I was   23   — this from a boy who hated and   24   French classes throughout school.

    Usually silent, he   25   Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来).

      26  , the moment that really took   27   breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was   28   a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in   29  . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and   30   to become part of the leadership of the   31   .

   Learning her story, Barrett was as   32   as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a   33   of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work .

   When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay   34   as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This   35   achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday. He’ll be a man.

16. A. comfort             B. please               C. attract              D. educate

17. A. rough                       B. dangerous        C. troublesome     D. violent

18. A. little                 B. much               C. fast                         D. slow

19. A. moving              B. running            C. climbing           D. looking

20. A. too                           B. very                 C. even                 D. so

21. A. joking                       B. crying              C. shouting           D. smiling

22. A. patiently            B. regretfully        C. lightly              D. cheerfully

23. A. ashamed             B. disappointed            C. determined      D. surprised

24. A. took up              B. went in for      C. fought against  D. called off

25. A. befriended          B. disregarded      C. avoided            D. recognized

26. A. Thus                         B. Even                C. Meanwhile       D. However

27. A. my                           B. his                   C. our                         D. her

28. A. asking                       B. interviewing            C. arranging          D. describing

29. A. brain                        B. wish                 C. will                         D. health

30. A. appeared            B. struggled          C. hesitated           D. failed

31. A. village                      B. city                  C. organization      D. state

32. A. pleased              B. bored               C. puzzled            D. touched

33. A. combination       B. composition      C. connection        D. satisfaction

34. A. in                     B. behind              C. out                          D. away

35. A. interview           B. flight               C. article                     D. trip

I work as a volunteer(志愿者)for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to1 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and2. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too3 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were4 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes5 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop6 . Later he said7. “I wish I could speak French.” I was8-this from a boy who hated and9 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he10 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
11, the moment that really took12 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was13 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 14. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and15 to become part of the leadership of the16 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as17 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a18 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay19 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This20 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday. He’11 be a man.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      comfort
   2. B.
      please
   3. C.
      attract
   4. D.
      educate
2. 2.
   1. A.
      rough
   2. B.
      dangerous
   3. C.
      troublesome
   4. D.
      violent
3. 3.
   1. A.
      little
   2. B.
      much
   3. C.
      fast
   4. D.
      slow
4. 4.
   1. A.
      moving
   2. B.
      running
   3. C.
      climbing
   4. D.
      looking
5. 5.
   1. A.
      too
   2. B.
      very
   3. C.
      even
   4. D.
      so
6. 6.
   1. A.
      joking
   2. B.
      crying
   3. C.
      shouting
   4. D.
      smiling
7. 7.
   1. A.
      patiently
   2. B.
      regretfully
   3. C.
      lightly
   4. D.
      cheerfully
8. 8.
   1. A.
      ashamed
   2. B.
      disappointed
   3. C.
      determined
   4. D.
      surprised
9. 9.
   1. A.
      took up
   2. B.
      went in for
   3. C.
      fought against
   4. D.
      called off
10. 10.
    1. A.
       befriended
    2. B.
       disregarded
    3. C.
       avoided
    4. D.
       recognized
11. 11.
    1. A.
       Thus
    2. B.
       Even
    3. C.
       Meanwhile
    4. D.
       However
12. 12.
    1. A.
       my
    2. B.
       his
    3. C.
       our
    4. D.
       her
13. 13.
    1. A.
       asking
    2. B.
       interviewing
    3. C.
       arranging
    4. D.
       describing
14. 14.
    1. A.
       brain
    2. B.
       wish
    3. C.
       will
    4. D.
       health
15. 15.
    1. A.
       appeared
    2. B.
       struggled
    3. C.
       hesitated
    4. D.
       failed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       village
    2. B.
       city
    3. C.
       organization
    4. D.
       state
17. 17.
    1. A.
       pleased
    2. B.
       bored
    3. C.
       puzzled
    4. D.
       touched
18. 18.
    1. A.
       combination
    2. B.
       composition
    3. C.
       connection
    4. D.
       satisfaction
19. 19.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       behind
    3. C.
       out
    4. D.
       away
20. 20.
    1. A.
       interview
    2. B.
       flight
    3. C.
       article
    4. D.
       trip

I work as a volunteer（志愿者）for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to   16   him.

Before setting out. I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and   17  . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too   18   for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were   19   over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard. ”

After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes

  20   large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized（着迷）. He couldn’t stop

  21  . Later he said   22  . “I wish I could speak French.” I was   23   －this from a boy who hated and   24   French classes throughout school.

Usually silent, he   25   Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed（活泼起来）.

   26  , the moment that really took   27   breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was   28   a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in   29  . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and   30   to become part of the leadership of the   31  .

Learning her story. Barrett was as   32   as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a   33   of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.

When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay   34   as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This   35   achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday. He’ll be a man.

16．A．comfort                B．please                  C．attract                 D．educate

17．A．rough                   B．dangerous            C．troublesome         D．violent

18．A．little                      B．much                  C．fast                     D．slow

19．A．moving                 B．running               C．climbing              D．looking

20．A．too                       B．very                    C．even                   D．so

21．A．joking                   B．crying                 C．shouting              D．smiling

22．A．patiently                B．regretfully            C．lightly                 D．cheerfully

23．A．ashamed               B．disappointed         C．determined          D．surprised

24．A．took up                B．went in for          C．fought against      D．called off

25．A．befriended             B．disregarded          C．avoided               D．recognized

26．A．Thus                    B．Even                   C．Meanwhile           D．However

27．A．my                      B．his                      C．our                     D．her

28．A．asking                  B．interviewing         C．arranging             D．describing

29．A．brain                    B．wish                   C．will                     D．health

30．A．appeared               B．struggled             C．hesitated              D．failed

31．A．village                   B．city                     C．organization         D．state

32．A．pleased                 B．bored                  C．puzzled               D．touched

33．A．combination          B．composition         C．connection          D．satisfaction

34．A．in                         B．behind                 C．out                     D．away

35．A．interview               B．flight                   C．article                 D．trip

I work as a volunteer（志愿者）for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 36 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 37. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 38 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 39 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 40 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn’t stop 41 . Later he said 42. “I wish I could speak French.” I was 43－this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed（活泼起来）.
46 , the moment that really took 47 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 48 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 49 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 50 to become part of the leadership of the 51 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 52 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 53 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 54 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 55 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday. He’ll be a man.