My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years . Being a waitress changed my  1 . I tried my best to do what I loved---  2 People. I always made everyone , customers and coworkers,   3  good.

One of my   4  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He  5 came for Breakfast on Sunday mornings.  6 I saw the old man coming, I always smiled at him and   7  the best service.

One day, Fred saw me and asked , “What’s up ? You’re not  8 today.” I told him that I dreamed of having my own  9 . but when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款)，they said , “We just don’t have the  10 .”“Fred,” I said to the old man, “I know I can  11 more if somebody would just have faith in me.”

The next day , Fred came and  12 me a check totaling ＄50,000—along with a  13 that read, “The only collateral(抵押品）on this loan is my  14 in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to  15 that dream.

I accepted the money and plans for the restaurant I would  16 . Things did not go well. My plans  17 and I lost the money.

Later I decided to  18 a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was  19 and became a pretty good agent.  20 I paid back Fred the ＄50,000.Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.                A．work           B．life            C．attitude   D．opinion

2.                A．pleasing        B．serving         C．supporting D．understanding

3.                A．seem          B．remain         C．feel  D．stay

4.                A．daily           B．ordinary        C．normal   D．regular

5.                A．ever           B．seldom         C．even D．always

6.                A．As soon as      B．Every time       C．Because  D．Since

7.                A．left            B．made          C．got  D．offered

8.                A．working        B．joking          C．smiling   D．singing

9.                A．house          B．way            C．restaurant D．company

10.               A．time           B．money         C．courage   D．luck

11.               A．do            B．give           C．have  D．share

12.               A．handed        B．showed        C．bought    D．lent

13.               A．gift            B．note           C．picture    D．book

14.               A．wish           B．trust           C．guess D．demand

15.               A．express        B．prove          C．realize    D．explain

16.               A．visit           B．introduce       C．sell   D．open

17.               A．finish          B．change         C．succeeded D．failed

18.               A．keep on with    B．put up with      C．apply for  D．give up

19.               A．paid           B．employed       C．interviewed    D．praised

20.               A．Generally       B．Actually        C．Finally D．Fortunately

Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!

At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 , 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?

At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.

---- Do you live in this city?

      ---- No, we ______ it for holidays.

A. just visit        B. just visited      C. are just visiting      D. have visited

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she  36  at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy,  37  we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden  38  feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her  39 , whether it was  40  in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing  41  and beggary．

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and  42  it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I  43  us up．Nora was  44  about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how  45  our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to  46  myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn  47 ．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this?  48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She  49  us right over．

The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed． 50  inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

Professionals call such a（n） 51  a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something  52 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and  53  clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve  54  her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has  55  more?

1.                A．pulled          B．glanced         C．pointed   D．aimed

2.                A．would          B．need           C．can  D．must

3.                A．general         B．heavy          C．funny    D．simple

4.                A．area           B．part            C．eyesight  D．world

5.                A．insects         B．animals         C．plants    D．birds

6.                A．coldness        B．suffering        C．illness    D．ignorance

7.                A．delivered       B．returned        C．devoted  D．posted

8.                A．held           B．hurried         C．lined D．signed

9.                A．casual          B．sorry           C．astonished D．excited

10.               A．valuable        B．creative        C．shocking   D．simple

11.               A．push           B．stop           C．allow D．warn

12.               A．away          B．back           C．up   D．out

13.               A．Therefore      B．Obviously       C．Still   D．Also

14.               A．called          B．promised       C．invited    D．helped

15.               A．Although       B．Though         C．Because   D．Once

16.               A．visit           B．stay           C．adventure D．challenge

17.               A．fair            B．famous         C．difficult   D．enjoyable

18.               A．wear          B．make          C．order D．collect

19.               A．let            B．watched        C．made D．noticed

20.               A．increased       B．tried           C．benefited  D．seized

For more information about Cambridge, _____ our website at www. Cambridge, org.

A．visit              B．visiting            C．to visit            D．visited