Question

A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 1. As they drive past 2 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 3 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 4 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was 5 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 6 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 7 or other.
I 8 answered politely and made sure I 9 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 10 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 11 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 12 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 13. Imagine my 14 when two days later they 15 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 16 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not 17 on your random（随意的） gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 18 to others, nor how many broken or 19 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      nobody
   2. B.
      someone
   3. C.
      anyone
   4. D.
      nothing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      ladies
   2. B.
      neighbors
   3. C.
      friends
   4. D.
      relatives
3. 3.
   1. A.
      composing
   2. B.
      requesting
   3. C.
      reporting
   4. D.
      explaining
4. 4.
   1. A.
      important
   2. B.
      easy
   3. C.
      interesting
   4. D.
      little
5. 5.
   1. A.
      accused
   2. B.
      warned
   3. C.
      reminded
   4. D.
      convinced
6. 6.
   1. A.
      challenge
   2. B.
      job
   3. C.
      task
   4. D.
      matter
7. 7.
   1. A.
      jokes
   2. B.
      advice
   3. C.
      explanation
   4. D.
      complaint
8. 8.
   1. A.
      seldom
   2. B.
      never
   3. C.
      always
   4. D.
      sometimes
9. 9.
   1. A.
      waved
   2. B.
      stared
   3. C.
      noticed
   4. D.
      laughed
10. 10.
    1. A.
       started
    2. B.
       continued
    3. C.
       mentioned
    4. D.
       decided
11. 11.
    1. A.
       smile
    2. B.
       attitude
    3. C.
       decision
    4. D.
       anger
12. 12.
    1. A.
       add
    2. B.
       recommend
    3. C.
       reduced
    4. D.
       drove
13. 13.
    1. A.
       place
    2. B.
       roof
    3. C.
       gate
    4. D.
       fence
14. 14.
    1. A.
       interest
    2. B.
       smile
    3. C.
       surprise
    4. D.
       face
15. 15.
    1. A.
       whispered
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       shouted
    4. D.
       wandered
16. 16.
    1. A.
       brought
    2. B.
       wished
    3. C.
       threw
    4. D.
       expected
17. 17.
    1. A.
       take in
    2. B.
       take up
    3. C.
       give in
    4. D.
       give up
18. 18.
    1. A.
       refers
    2. B.
       means
    3. C.
       relates
    4. D.
       contributes
19. 19.
    1. A.
       kind
    2. B.
       light
    3. C.
       hard
    4. D.
       warm
20. 20.
    1. A.
       sorrow
    2. B.
       hope
    3. C.
       imagination
    4. D.
       kindness

Answer 1

ABCDB ADCAD BACCB ADBCD
1.选A。根据mixing with nobody 可知她们不与任何人来往，完全与别人隔离了。
2.选B。acknowledgement 意为“致意；打招呼”。
3.选C。根据music played too loud, dogs barking. . . 等信息可知她们向当地警局反映情况，故用reporting。
4.选D。“petty little affairs”意为“琐事”。event 大事，体育赛事；incident 事件，（尤其指不寻常的 事）如暴力事件，issue 问题，都不合语境。
5.选B。邻居们非常不喜欢这对母女，作者一搬到这里就有人告知他这些情况。warn sb. of sth. (警告某人某事)符合语境。
6.选A。根据more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast me可知，作者要和她们好好相处是个挑战。
7.选D。上文讲到这对母女喜欢投诉，可知她们找作者来抱怨。
8.选C。根据下文，作者想用自己的行动感动这对母女，故总是很有礼貌地同她们讲话。
9.选A。当她们经过时，作者向她们打招呼。
10.选D。make a kind remark 意为“说好话；赞扬”。这也是作者友善的示意。
11.选B。尽管作者一再表示友好，她们的态度仍然没有改变。
12.选A。add. . . to. . . “把……加到……中”。作者决定把她们也列入要送礼物的名单中。
13.选C。根据语境，作者把饼干放在她们家门口。
14.选C。根据. . . at my gate and jokingly said. . . 可知她们出现在作者家门口，说话态度很好，让 作者感到惊讶。
15.选B。根据上下文，她们在作者家门口停留。
16.选C。她们从作者的善意中受到了感悟，开玩笑说正在“考虑”在即将到来的圣诞节在门口挂上 圣诞袜来接收更多的礼物。
17.选D。根据You may never know just what this. . . to others 可知，不要放弃对别人的善意，不经 意的善意会对人产生很大影响。
18.选B。一个人的善意对别人意味着很多。
19.选C。文章告诉我们，这对母女开始很固执，铁石心肠，后来在作者的感化下态度发生了改变。
20.选D。用善意之举改变别人，故用介词with。