4. You’d better try to sell or　　　　 all these expensive but useless things you’ve collected.

　　　 A. take away　 　　 B. give away　 　　 C. get away　　　 　　　 D. clear away

3. I met my kindergarten teacher　　　　 at the restaurant last night. What a pleasant surprise!

　　　 A. on purpose　 　　 B. by the way 　　　 C. by accident　　　 　 D. on duty

2. Money usually takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it　　　　 .

　 　　 A. on time　　 　　 B. ahead of time 　 C. in time　　　　　 　 D. in no time

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. I don’t want to be　　　　 first one who breaks　　　　 sad news to her.

　 　　 A. the; the　　 　　　 B. the; a　　 　　　 C. a; the　　　　　 　　 D. /; a

I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around，feeling sorry for their misfortune.But later I became a single mom with no home，a huge 　1　 and hardly any income.As a result，I stopped giving and became very 　2　.

Things started to change.I became 　3　 enough to have a home，and 　4　 a backyard，and I started to pull myself out of debt.One day we saw a homeless person with the sign，“Will work for food.”I 　5　.My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 　6　.I replied，“Honey，they just use that money for 　7　 or other bad things.”She didn't respond.But when I said that，it didn't feel right.

Three days later，I was driving to pick up my daughter from school.A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 　8　 me to help him.So I stopped my car，and he ran over with 　9　.He said，“God bless you，I only need 77 cents.” I 　10　 into my ashtray and 　11　 enough，there sat three quarters and two pennies.

Greatly shocked by this coincidence，I gave him all the money in the ashtray.He 　12　 with joy and tears in his eyes，“You just made it 　13　 for me to see my mom for Christmas！The bus 　14　 this great sale is leaving right away！”It was a moment I'll never forget.I think that man won't forget it either，but I was the one who got the best gift in life－giving.It also reminds me that nothing is a coincidence，　15　 everything has meaning.

1.A.debt　　　　　　　　　　 　B.responsibility

C.shadow 　　　　　　　　　D.pressure

解析：由本句及下文“pull...out of debt”可知作者当时负债累累。

答案：A

2.A.awkward　 　　　　　　　　　B.hopeless

C.sensitive　　　　　　　　 　D.bitter

解析：bitter意为“(生活)艰难”。

答案：D

3.A.fortunate　 　　　　　　　　　　B.wealthy

C.generous　 　　　　　　　　　D.successful

解析：此处wealthy(富裕)与上文中bitter(艰难)相对应。

答案：B

4.A.even　 　　　　　　　　　B.still

C.yet　 　　　　　　　　　D.only

解析：此处even，表示递进关系，符合语境。

答案：A

5.A.got by　 　　　　　　　　B.pulled out

C.passed away　 　　　　　D.passed by

解析：passed by表示作者未伸手助人，与后文中“it didn't feel right”相衔接。

答案：D

6.A.emergency　 　　　　　　B.danger

C.need　 　　　　　　　　D.panic

解析：in need (of)需要，固定搭配。A、B、D项词义均不符合语境。

答案：C

7.A.food　 　　　　　　　B.alcohol

C.medicine 　　　　　D.entertainment

解析：由下文“for other bad things”可知此处应是作者认为他人“行乞”为“不

良”之事。

答案：B

8.A.required 　　　　　　　　　B.challenged

C.permitted 　　　　　　　　D.drove

解析：drive sb.to do...意为“驱使某人做事……”，符合语境。

答案：D

9.A.courage　 　　　　　　B.enthusiasm

C.care 　　　　　　　　D.anxiety

解析：由上文可知：作者的良心驱使着自己停车助人，而对方因渴求得到帮助自然表

现出“热情”迎上来。

答案：B

10.A.reached　 　　　　　　　　B.checked

C.broke 　　　　　　　　　D.searched

解析：reached into...“伸手到……”，符合语境。

答案：A

11.A.amusingly 　　　　　　　　　B.strangely

C.exactly 　　　　　　　　　　D.naturally

解析：因求助者所要求的钱数与作者不经意摸出的钱数一致，故感到“不可思议”。

答案：B

12.A.poured out　　　　　　　　 　B.let out

C.broke out　　　　　　　　 　D.burst out

解析：burst out“大声叫喊”，符合语境。

答案：D

13.A.necessary 　　　　　　　　B.difficult

C.possible 　　　　　　　　　D.suitable

解析：句意：你让我能够看我妈妈了。make...possible“使……成为可能”。

答案：C

14.A.offering　　　　　　　　 　B.demanding

C.delivering 　　　　　　　　D.serving

解析：offer“提供”符合语境。

答案：A

15.A.or　　　　　　　　 　B.and

C.so　 　　　　　　　　D.however

解析：前后两句之间为并列关系，故用and。

答案：B

10.解析：前面有定冠词the，该填名词。

答案：pleasure

9.解析：指前面提到的“帮助(offer)”。

答案：it

8.解析：此处表被动，下次你受人帮助的时候，不管是什么帮助，你都不要拒绝。

答案：are offered