A Shelter for the Homeless

Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was　 16　 only two classes in summer school, so I had some　 17　 time.

Three nights a week, I　 18　 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and　 19　 for 45 people hot meals　 20　 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people　 21　 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.

I　 22　 this volunteer work, making　 23　 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, 　24　 me.

I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories　 25　 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had　 26　 with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad　 27　 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and　 28　 she lost her job. She looked for a　 29　 job, but couldn’t find one, for she was too　 30　 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture - sofas, chairs, and tables　 31　 she could pay for her food. The woman　 32　 on job hunting, but she　 33　 couldn’t find one. She had no money for her　 34　 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, 　35　 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

16. A. studying　　　 B. planning　　 　　　 C. holding　　　 　　　 D. taking

17. A. full　　　　　 　　 B. free　　　　 　　 C. extra　　　　 D. long

18. A. helped　　　 　 B. waited　　　 C. appeared　　 　　　 D. washed

19. A. ordered　　　 B. bought　　　 C. cooked　　　 　　　 D. finished

20. A. with　　　　 　　 B. from　　　 　 C. by　　　　　 　 D. in

21. A. demanded　　 　　 B. needed　　　 　 C. collected　　　 D. requested

22. A. wanted　　　 　 B. had　　　　 　 C. owned　　　 　 D. enjoyed

23. A. decisions　　 　　 B. wishes　　　 　　 C. friends　　　 　　 D. changes

24. A. as　　　　 　　　 B. like　　　　　 　 C. except　　　 　 D. besides

25. A. struck　　　　 　 B. filled　　 　　　　 C. seized　　　　 D. provided

26. A. habits　　　　 　 B. worries　　 　　 C. difficulties　　 　 D. problems

27. A. luck　　　　 　　 B. pain　　　　　 C. experience　　 　 D. loss

28. A. so　　　　　 　 B. again　　　　 　 C. then　　　　 　　 D. thus

29. A. good　　　　 　 B. fresh　　　 　　 C. skilled　　　 　 D. new

30. A. old　　　　　 　　 B. poor　　　　 　 C. sick　　　　 　 D. dull

31. A. if　　　　　　 　 B. because　　　 　 C. so that　　　 　 D. in case

32. A. went　　　　 　 B. moved　　　 　 C. came　　　　 　 D. worked

33. A. also　　　　　 　 B. still　　　　　 　 C. almost　　　 　 D. even

34. A. block　　　　 　　 B. cottage　　　 　 C. building　　 　　 D. flat

35. A. afraid　　　　 　 B. shy　　　　 　 C. shocked　　　 　 D. mad

15. The student couldn’t ______ what the teacher was trying to explain. 　　A. recognize　　　　　　　 B. grasp　　 　　　　　 C. study　　 　　　　　 D. achieve

14. Education in the government college is very cheap, but if you go to the _____ colleges, it is much more expensive.

　 A. private　　　　　　　　　 B. personal　　　　　　 C. public　　　　　　　 D. personnel

13. With Mr. Smith _____ at going home, I’ve _____ a car to pick him up tomorrow.

　 A. aimed; arranged 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. aiming; arranged for

　 C. aiming; arranged with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. aimed; arranged for

12. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, ____ it more difficult.

　 A. not make 　　　　　　 B. not to make 　　　 C. not making 　　　 D. do not make

11. He went back home without having _____ any success.

　 A. completed　　　　　　 B. achieved　　　　　　 C. finished　　　　　　 D. accomplished

10. The proposal _____ by a large majority of the teachers.

　 A. was supported 　　 B. was for　　　　　　 C. was in favor of　 D. support

9. The people on the island _____ on the supplies.

　 A. acted　　　　　　　　　　 B. called　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　 D. relied

8. _____ to become a film star.

　 A. No every child wants 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. No every child want

　 C. Not every child wants　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not every child want

7. We should keep our strength _____ for the big race.

　 A. in store 　　　　　　　 B. in shop　　　　　　　 C. in savings　　　　　 D. storing