摘要: take sb. in one' s arms 拥抱某人

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When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__16_ that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to  17  . She wanted to help, 18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  19  and hand out to people. When _20_ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the _21_ meals. I began making sandwiches and   22   them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  23  cookies in them and began to  24  , offering them to anyone near me.
I  25  an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __26_, and his eyes   27   a little bit and said,  “ No one has  28   called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.
It __29_  me.
I explained I had been raised that  30  color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It   31   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  32   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   34   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the __35__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.
How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

【小题1】
A.accidentB.incident C.eventD.affair
【小题2】
A.participate B.join C.chooseD.go
【小题3】
A.however B.butC.yet D.so
【小题4】
A.bringB.fetchC.collect D.take
【小题5】
A.arrivingB.gettingC.reaching D.coming
【小题6】
A.remainedB.remainingC.remainD.left
【小题7】
A.sharedB.gaveC.helpedD.assisted
【小题8】
A.classmate’sB.schoolmate’sC.sister’sD.family’s
【小题9】
A.walk aroundB.knock aroundC.come around D.stand around
【小题10】
A.wentB.came C.approachedD.met
【小题11】
A.hadB.calledC.wouldD.do
【小题12】
A.wateredB.criedC.tore D.dropped
【小题13】
A.alreadyB.ever C.stillD.yet
【小题14】
A.hitB.occurred C.struckD.beat
【小题15】
A.in spite ofB.regardless ofC.concerned aboutD.for fear of
【小题16】
A.strengthenedB.saddenedC.frightenedD.pleased
【小题17】
A.handed B.offeredC.provided D.supplied
【小题18】
A.whatB.when C.whether D.why
【小题19】
A.single B.poorC.ordinaryD.normal
【小题20】
A.lesson B.class C.truthD.reality

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When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was   1    for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the ___2_ out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter(避难所) not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to join in . She wanted to help,   3    she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to __4_____ and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I passed out the   5   . I began making sandwiches and shared them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I walked   6  to an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me   7  and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had , and his eyes  8  a little bit and said, “No one has ever called me sir.” So he was completely   9 . It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of (不顾)   10  and social status(地位), everyone deserved(值得)  11 . It saddened me to think that just because he was homeless, no one offered him the honor . It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   12  no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was   13   me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every single person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that   14    and the lesson it taught me. Somtimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in   15  life.

【小题1】
A.uncommonB.unusualC.universalD.simple
【小题2】
A.winnersB.losersC.hopelessD.homeless
【小题3】
A.butB.soC.whileD.though
【小题4】
A.enjoyB.eatC.take D.produce
【小题5】
A.mealsB.cookiesC.chocolatesD.chips
【小题6】
A.nearB.closeC.forwardD.along
【小题7】
A.brieflyB.swiftlyC.highlyD.directly
【小题8】
A.criedB.openedC.wateredD.lit
【小题9】
A.disappointedB.movedC.spoiledD.relieved
【小题10】
A.incomeB.painC.colourD.goal
【小题11】
A.respectB.praiseC.happinessD.laughter
【小题12】
A.whatB.howC.whyD.whether
【小题13】
A.in front ofB.belowC.behindD.beside
【小题14】
A.wordB.memoryC.feelingD.sadness
【小题15】
A.someone’sB.anyone’sC.everyone’sD.no one’s

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Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 53-56.
Important words to learn: E Essential I Improver A Advanced
shoot [?u:t]
▲verb (shot, shot) WEAPON→1 E to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them: If he’s not armed, don’t shoot. ⊙The kids were shooting arrows at a target.⊙She was shot three times in the head.⊙He has a license to shoot pheasants on the farmer’s land. ⊙A policeman was shot dead in the city centre last night. ⊙ The troops were told to shoot to kill. SPORT→2 A to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting or throwing the ball towards the goal: He shot from the middle of the field and still managed to score. MOVE QUICKLY→3 A to move in a particular direction very quickly and directly: She shot past me several meters before the finishing line. ⊙ He shot out of the office a minute ago ─ I think he was late for a meeting.⊙They were just shooting off to town so we didn’t stop to speak.
shooter ['?u:t?] noun[C]He’s thought to be the best shooter in the league.
▲idioms have shot your bolt UK INFORMAL to have already achieved all that you have the power, ability or strength to do and to be unable to do more: He started off the game well but seemed to have shot his bolt by half-time.
? shoot yourself in the foot to do something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself
? shoot your mouth off INFORMAL to talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled way: It’s just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people’s affairs.
? shoot for the moon US to ask for the best or the most you could hope for: You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.
? shoot questions at sb to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly, one after the other: He shot questions at me so quickly that I didn’t even have time to answer.
? shoot the breeze US INFORMAL to talk with someone or a group of people about things which are not important: We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
▲ phrasal verbs shoot sth down to destroy an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc. fall to the ground by shooting at it: He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down.
shoot sb down to shoot and usually kill someone, showing no sympathy: I saw Tom shoot him down like a dog in the street.
shoot for/at sth US to try to do something: It’s worth taking chances when you’re shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
shoot out If opposing groups or people armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups or people is dead or defeated.
shoot through AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL to leave a place very quickly, especially in order to avoid having to do something
shoot up INCREASE→INFORMAL to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly: David has really shot up since I saw him last. ⊙Prices shot up by 25%.
▲ noun PLANT→1[C]the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant: Two weeks after we’d planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear. ⊙FIGURATIVE The first green shoots (="hopeful" signs) of economic recovery have started to appear.
FILM→2[C USUALLY SINGULAR] when photographer take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place: We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modeling swimwear. WEAPON→3[C]an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals
shooting ['?u:ti?] noun 1 A [U]when bullets are shot from guns or other weapons: We heard some shooting in the night. 2 A [C]when someone is injured or killed by a bullet shot from a gun: There have been a number of shootings in the capital this week. 3[U]the sport of shooting animals or birds: pleasant/grouse shooting ⊙ He goes shooting most weekends.
【小题1】What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “You will be bound to see that the green shoots of your English level start to grow.”?

A.Great efforts.B.Signs of improving.
C.Learning ability.D.Change in method.
【小题2】Fill in the blank in the sentence “When it is achieved, there will be other plans to _________.”
A.shoot atB.shoot upC.shoot downD.shoot through
【小题3】If you are suffering from the consequence of the plan without full consideration, we say you are __________.
A.shooting the breezeB.shooting your mouth off
C.shooting yourself in the footD.shooting questions at somebody
【小题4】Choose a word to complete the sentence “__________ is one of the oldest sport events, which is popular with people both at home and abroad.”
A.ShooterB.ShootC.ShotD.Shooting

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