A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to   1   ．She felt tired for fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came．

Her father, a cook, took her   2   the kitchen．He poured water into three pans（锅）and boiled（煮）it．When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots，in the   3   he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee．He   4    them for a few minutes without any words．

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently，not knowing   5    her lather was doing that．After about 20 minutes，her father turned   6    the stove，took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took out the eggs and put   7   in another bowl．After that the  8   was poured into a cup．Turning back to his daughter，he asked, “what do you   9  ?” “Carrots，eggs，and coffee，” she answered．

Her father told her to   10    her eyes and let her touch the carrots．She did and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and   11   them．Then，she got tire eggs，cooked and hard．At last，the father asked her to smell the coffee．“What’s the meaning，Father?” He   12    that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but  ___13    had a different reaction（反应）．The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water．The eggs became hard    14    being cooked．The coffee was very special and it changed the water．“Who are you?” asked her lather，“When calamity（厄运） ___15   your door，what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs，or coffee?”

1．A．grow up                B．give up                C．set up                    D．pick up

2．A．into                       B．within                  C．out of                    D．away from

3．A．first                      B．second                 C．third                      D．fourth

4．A．looked for              B．searched for         C．waited for              D．called for

5．A．that                       B．what                    C．where                    D．why

6．A．off                        B．over                    C．off                        D．in

7．A．it                          B．its                       C．them                      D．themselves

8．A．eggs                      B．carrots                 C．coffee                    D．water

9．A．hear                      B．taste                    C．smell                     D．see

10．A．close                   B．open                    C．wash                     D．drop

11．A．keep                    B．protect                 C．break                     D．drink

12．A．complained          B．explained              C．told                       D．expected

13．A．every                   B．all                        C．each                             D．either

14．A．before                 B．after                    C．behind                   D．under

15．A．lies in                  B．comes across       C．meets with             D．knocks at

I’d like to help homeless people, so I could ________ food at the food bank.

A．put up            B．take away         C．set up            D．give out

 I’d like to help homeless people, so I could ________ food at the food bank.

      A. put up         B. take away         C. set up        D. give out

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled