Ever since I was little I loved doing things for other people. As I got older I began doing random (随意的 ) things for people. For example, during holidays, such as Christmas, I would make an extra1along with the ones for my relatives. Then I would go and find someone in the grocery store and just hand it to them and walk away. It was so much fun. I admit,2, the first time I did it I was so3. I didn’t know who to give the card to. So I said a little prayer and knew that the4person would just appear. About that time an elderly man ran5me with his shopping cart. It was an accident, and he 6a million times. We smiled and he walked away, and I knew that he was the one. Later I found him in a different isle(过道), handed him the card, and smiled. I said Happy Holidays, and then walked away. It was so great, and the7I had afterwards was unexplainable.
Then one day I came across yourwebsite (the coolestwebsite ever) and8some Smile Cards. When they came in, I started a new project. When I go into a store, I locate a person who I think needs a9. Then, I buy a flower, a carnation, to be exact, and10it in the most beautiful paper they have. I tie lots of ribbons on it to make it11, and then slip the smile card into an envelope and12it to the flower. After that, I pay for it and explain to the cashier13it is to go to (I live in a pretty small town so it’s easy to get the help of the cashiers). They then give it to that person when they come through.. Once in a while I’11 buy the flower and then just leave it for the cashier. That gets smiles.
My favorite time was when I picked out this elderly woman who was walking around the14somewhat confused. I had come across her numerous times and she only smiled slightly once. When she came to the check out (I was watching from outside) her face15and the smile was the biggest I had ever seen. Later that week the cashier whom I had had16me told me that the lady had been so surprised and while she was walking out with the grocery bag to her car, she was planning what she was going to do for someone else. It was awesome.
I absolutely love the random acts of kindness cards. I17at least two in my purse and others in my car, locker and everywhere I go. As I mentioned, my club, STARS, is doing a Random Acts of Kindness Project with the smile cards so they also are using them. I look forward to hearing about their success. It’s really great. I18used them in school. I bought my entire math class cans of pop after lunch one day. They came in from lunch and a can of pop and a smile card were setting19that day. It totally lightened the mood in the class that day20we were studying for a test. Thank you for all of the help that you provide. The smile cards are a great program that brings smiles into the lives of many!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      present
   2. B.
      card
   3. C.
      wish
   4. D.
      promise
2. 2.
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      therefore
   2. B.
      anyway
   3. C.
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   4. D.
      however
3. 3.
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      excited
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      disappointed
   3. C.
      nervous
   4. D.
      cautious
4. 4.
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   2. B.
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   3. C.
      right
   4. D.
      lucky
5. 5.
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      into
   2. B.
      across
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      for
6. 6.
   1. A.
      thanked
   2. B.
      apologized
   3. C.
      forgave
   4. D.
      admired
7. 7.
   1. A.
      chance
   2. B.
      action
   3. C.
      reward
   4. D.
      feeling
8. 8.
   1. A.
      ordered
   2. B.
      copied
   3. C.
      downloaded
   4. D.
      saved
9. 9.
   1. A.
      gift
   2. B.
      smile
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      comfort
10. 10.
    1. A.
       hide
    2. B.
       cover
    3. C.
       put
    4. D.
       wrap
11. 11.
    1. A.
       expensive
    2. B.
       natural
    3. C.
       unique
    4. D.
       diverse
12. 12.
    1. A.
       devote
    2. B.
       attach
    3. C.
       submit
    4. D.
       join
13. 13.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       where
    3. C.
       who
    4. D.
       what
14. 14.
    1. A.
       restaurant
    2. B.
       hotel
    3. C.
       school
    4. D.
       store
15. 15.
    1. A.
       lit up
    2. B.
       put up
    3. C.
       got up
    4. D.
       made up
16. 16.
    1. A.
       help
    2. B.
       deliver
    3. C.
       promise
    4. D.
       remind
17. 17.
    1. A.
       arrange
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       take
    4. D.
       keep
18. 18.
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       hardly
    2. B.
       somehow
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       ever
19. 19.
    1. A.
       in their baskets
    2. B.
       on their desks
    3. C.
       in their bags
    4. D.
       in their drawers
20. 20.
    1. A.
       because
    2. B.
       unless
    3. C.
       after
    4. D.
       whenever

Ever since I was little I loved doing things for other people. As I got older I began doing random ( 随意的 ) things for people. For example, during holidays, such as Christmas, I would make an extra   21  along with the ones for my relatives. Then I would go and find someone in the grocery store and just hand it to them and walk away. It was so much fun. I admit,   22 , the first time I did it I was so   23 . I didn’t know who to give the card to. So I said a little prayer and knew that the   24  person would just appear. About that time an elderly man ran   25  me with his shopping cart. It was an accident, and he   26  a million times. We smiled and he walked away, and I knew that he was the one.  Later I found him in a different isle(过道), handed him the card, and smiled. I said Happy Holidays, and then walked away. It was so great, and the   27  I had afterwards was unexplainable.
Then one day I came across your website (the coolest website ever) and   28  some Smile Cards. When they came in, I started a new project. When I go into a store, I locate a person who I think needs a   29 . Then, I buy a flower, a carnation, to be exact, and   30  it in the most beautiful paper they have. I tie lots of ribbons on it to make it   31 , and then slip the smile card into an envelope and   32  it to the flower. After that, I pay for it and explain to the cashier   33  it is to go to (I live in a pretty small town so it’s easy to get the help of the cashiers). They then give it to that person when they come through.. Once in a while I’ll buy the flower and then just leave it for the cashier. That gets smiles.
My favorite time was when I picked out this elderly woman who was walking around the   34  somewhat confused. I had come across her numerous times and she only smiled slightly once. When she came to the check out (I was watching from outside) her face   35  and the smile was the biggest I had ever seen. Later that week the cashier whom I had had   36  me told me that the lady had been so surprised and while she was walking out with the grocery bag to her car, she was planning what she was going to do for someone else. It was awesome.
I absolutely love the random acts of kindness cards. I   37  at least two in my purse and others in my car, locker and everywhere I go. As I mentioned, my club, STARS, is doing a Random Acts of Kindness Project with the smile cards so they also are using them. I look forward to hearing about their success. It’s really great. I   38  used them in school. I bought my entire math class cans of pop after lunch one day. They came in from lunch and a can of pop and a smile card were setting   39  that day. It totally lightened the mood in the class that day   40  we were studying for a test. Thank you for all of the help that you provide. The smile cards are a great program that brings smiles into the lives of many!

Ever since I was little I loved doing things for other people. As I got older I began doing random ( 随意的 ) things for people. For example, during holidays, such as Christmas, I would make an extra   21  along with the ones for my relatives. Then I would go and find someone in the grocery store and just hand it to them and walk away. It was so much fun. I admit,   22 , the first time I did it I was so   23 . I didn’t know who to give the card to. So I said a little prayer and knew that the   24  person would just appear. About that time an elderly man ran   25  me with his shopping cart. It was an accident, and he   26  a million times. We smiled and he walked away, and I knew that he was the one.  Later I found him in a different isle(过道), handed him the card, and smiled. I said Happy Holidays, and then walked away. It was so great, and the   27  I had afterwards was unexplainable.

Then one day I came across your website (the coolest website ever) and   28  some Smile Cards. When they came in, I started a new project. When I go into a store, I locate a person who I think needs a   29 . Then, I buy a flower, a carnation, to be exact, and   30  it in the most beautiful paper they have. I tie lots of ribbons on it to make it   31 , and then slip the smile card into an envelope and   32  it to the flower. After that, I pay for it and explain to the cashier   33  it is to go to (I live in a pretty small town so it’s easy to get the help of the cashiers). They then give it to that person when they come through.. Once in a while I’ll buy the flower and then just leave it for the cashier. That gets smiles.

My favorite time was when I picked out this elderly woman who was walking around the   34  somewhat confused. I had come across her numerous times and she only smiled slightly once. When she came to the check out (I was watching from outside) her face   35  and the smile was the biggest I had ever seen. Later that week the cashier whom I had had   36  me told me that the lady had been so surprised and while she was walking out with the grocery bag to her car, she was planning what she was going to do for someone else. It was awesome.

I absolutely love the random acts of kindness cards. I   37  at least two in my purse and others in my car, locker and everywhere I go. As I mentioned, my club, STARS, is doing a Random Acts of Kindness Project with the smile cards so they also are using them. I look forward to hearing about their success. It’s really great. I   38  used them in school. I bought my entire math class cans of pop after lunch one day. They came in from lunch and a can of pop and a smile card were setting   39  that day. It totally lightened the mood in the class that day   40  we were studying for a test. Thank you for all of the help that you provide. The smile cards are a great program that brings smiles into the lives of many!

【2011·江苏南通市第二次模拟】

    Bobby Qualls was shopping when he received a text message: Fire on Beechmont, one-story house, child trapped inside. “I was picking out gifts for the family our engine house adopted for Christmas,” remembers Qualls, who has been fighting fires in Memphis for 24 years. “I had this sinking feeling as I got in my car and headed over.”

    The last time Qualls had been on Beechmont Street was to install smoke detectors (感应器) at the Bateman-Tubbs home. He’d been on a secret task to see if they needed extra help during the holidays. There he discovered that the four Bateman-Tubbs children were sleeping on bare mattresses (床垫), and he found two of the boys playing outside in 30-degree weather with no shoes or coats.

    Qualls learned that Leonard Tubbs was doing his best to make ends meet laying floors while Kimberly Bateman stayed home with the kids.

    “When Bobby told me his team wanted to be Secret Santas and buy my kids toys, at first I thought we didn’t need any help,” Bateman recalls. “It really touched me. I told him what the kids really needed was warm clothes.”

    That’s exactly what Qualls was shopping for on December 9, 2010: winter jackets for Christopher, seven; JoJo, four; Madison, one; and two-month-old Charles. While driving over to Beechmont Street, he dialed Bateman’s cell phone. She answered on the first ring, screaming, “The house is on fire—JoJo’s trapped inside!”

    By the time Qualls reached the house, the family had gotten out, but their home was severely damaged. His coworkers had found JoJo hiding under a pile of clothes in a back bedroom. He had stopped breathing and had been given CPR and rushed to the hospital. Qualls learned that JoJo was now on life support and might not make it through the night. He rushed to the hospital with Lt. Mark Eskew, who placed a stuffed teddy bear in a firefighter’s suit on JoJo’s bed.

    “I just kept praying my little boy would open his eyes,” Bateman recalls. “There was nothing else I could do. They were pumping black and thick liquid out of his lungs and stomach for days.”

    After a few days, though, JoJo regained consciousness, and the tubes were taken out of his throat. While he began to slowly recover, the local newspaper and TV stations got hold of the story, and the Secret Santa Plan of Qualls and his fellow firefighters snowballed. Before long, the fire station was overflowing with boxes of toys, food, towels, and clothes. People called, wanting to donate furniture and appliances (电器) too. By December 23, Bateman and Tubbs had moved their kids into a new rental home. By Christmas Eve, JoJo was ready to leave the hospital, and the firefighters were ready to deliver the family their very own Christmas miracle.

    “These guys aren’t just firefighters,” says Bateman, “they’re our guardian angels. If they hadn’t installed a smoke detector that first day they came to our house, we wouldn’t have known when the fire started. Then they went the extra ten miles to give us a Christmas.”

67. What did Qualls do after he received a text message?

A. He drove to the burning house.   B. He hurried to the fire station.

C. He went to pick out gifts.    D. He went shopping in Beechmont.

68. Who saved JoJo out of the burning house?

A. Bobby Qualls. B. Leonard Tubbs.   C. Kimberly Bateman.  D. Firefighters.

69. We can infer from the reading that _______.

A. JoJo is a naughty child     B. smoke detectors are very useful

C. Tubbs’ home is filled with gifts   D. the fire was caused by the bare mattress

70. The purpose of this story is to _______.

A. encourage people to install smoke detectors

B. advise people to take good care of their children

C. ask people to give gifts to the firemen

D. praise the firemen for their good deeds