Having retired from business, he now ________himself with the welfare of the disabled.

A. adapts B. charges

C. associates D. occupies

—What do you think of Tim?

—He appears a kind person. I don’t like him ________.

A. even so B. even though

C. though D. yet

Tom was so careless with his spelling that he often _______letters from words.

A. left out B. left behind

C. left off D. let alone

Little _____what you said. I wish you had repeated it.

A. did understand B. I understood

C. I did understand D. have I understood

Can you give me an example ______this phrase can be used?

A. when B. that

C. where D. which

The fact has worried many scientists ______the Earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.

A. what B. which

C. that D. though

The rescue team _________to help but failed to get there in time.

A. had wanted B. have planned

C. were expecting D. hoped

Jane, _____at the news of the earthquake, was at a loss for words.

A. shock B. shocked

C. shocking D. having shocked

So that explains why you caught a cold. You _______out last night without a coat.

A. shouldn’t have gone B. mustn’t have gone

C. couldn’t have gone D. mightn’t have gone

If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness, it’s helpful to do kind, peaceful things. One of my _______ways to do this is by developing my own helping rituals (习惯). These little_______of kindness are opportunities to be of service and reminders of how good it feels to be kind and helpful.

We live in a rural area of the San Francisco Bay Area. _______of what we see is the beauty of nature. One of the exceptions to the beauty is the_______that some people throw out of their windows as they are_______on the rural roads. One of the few drawbacks(缺点) to living out the boondocks（偏远地区）is that _______services, such as litter collection, are less available than those closer to the city.

A helping ritual that I practice _______ with my two children is picking up litter in our surrounding area. We’ve become so_______ doing this that my daughters will often say to me in animated(兴致勃勃)_______, “There’s some litter, Daddy, stop the car!” And if we have________, we will often pull over and pick it up. It seems strange, but we actually ________ it. We pick up litter in parks, on sidewalks, practically________. Once I even saw a complete stranger picking up litter close to where we ________. He smiled at me and said, “I saw you doing this, and it seemed like a good idea.”

Picking up litter is only one of an endless supply of possible helping rituals. You might like________a door open for people, visiting lonely old people in nursing homes, or shoveling snow from someone else’s driveway. Think of something that seems effortless yet helpful. It’s fun, personally rewarding, and________a good example. Everyone wins.

1.A. favorite B. useful C. unusual D. strange

2.A. methods B. idea C. acts D. knowledge

3.A. More B. Most C. Some D. Any

4.A. litter B. box C. cigarette D. bottle

5.A. driving B. rolling C. walking D. running

6.A. private B. public C. water D. electricity

7.A. strangely B. easily C. regularly D. greatly

8.A. considerate to B. popular with C. familiar with D. used to

9.A. sounds B. voices C. noises D. tones

10.A. time B. oil C. money D. book

11.A. develop B. ignore C. need D. enjoy

12.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

13.A. stand B. lie C. live D. stay

14.A. turning B. knocking C. kicking D. holding

15.A. follows B. sets C. makes D. creates