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Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, I was one of those naughty little kids that never, ever stopped asking "Why?”. I used to ask my mum the most __ questions. As a "why" kid, I thought everything __ can be changed and I could make the world better.

When I was in my high school, I __ the chance to go to the Philippines to learn more due to my good ___at school. It was there that I became friends with Sonny, who lived on "Smoky Mountain". But don't let the romance(浪漫)of that name __ you, because it was __ a pile of steaming garbage where kids like Sonny spent hours every single day finding anything of __.

Those days with Sonny changed my life forever. I thought to myself. ''Why should anyone have to __ like this while I have so much? Why should Sonny's life be __ by where he was born?

I later __ that the poverty(贫穷) I’d seen in the Philippines was the result of __ made or not made. That's __, a few years later, I joined with a group of college friends in bringing the Make Poverty History campaign to Australia. And to our __ , the Australian government heard our voices and __ double investment (投资)and fix a problem miles outside of our __ .

Over all these years, I've tried to reconnect with Sonny. __, I've been unable to. I'd love to sit down with him, wherever he is, and __ with him how much the time I spent on "Smoky Mountain" Thanks to him and so many others, I came to _______ the importance of being part of a group of people who are __ to make the world better, who stand together and embrace (拥抱)the amazing __ of the world we share.

1.A. encouraging B. interesting C. annoying D. common

2.A. simple B. unfair C. new D. unfinished

3.A. found B. obtained C. missed D. lost

4.A. performance B. character C. English D. habit

5.A. affect B. bother C. impress D. fool

6.A. originally B. hardly C. actually D. certainly

7.A. beauty B. cleanness C. interest D. value

8.A. live B. say C. work D. study

9.A. changed B. created C. determined D. challenged

10.A. admitted B. explained C. doubted D. understood

11.A. plans B. excuses C. wishes D. decisions

12.A. where B. why C. how D. when

13.A. disappointed B. confusion C. amazement D. regret

14.A. agreed B. refused C. begged D. afforded

15.A. systems B. borders C. networks D. policies

16.A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Surprisingly D. Obviously

17.A. discuss B. debate C. share D. cooperate

18.A. cheated B. understand C. attracted D. amused

19.A. hesitating B. happening C. afraid D. willing

20.A. futures B. places C. wonders D. people

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