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I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   1  .

    As I was sitting at my desk, I   2   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   3  .

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   4  to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    5    to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  6     of a birthday this year. As always,    7   , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   8   .

    After I hung up, I couldn’t   9   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    10    feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   11   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   12   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   13   for the little effort it had taken.

    When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   14   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   15    my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   16   we take the time and make the   17   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   18   .”

    Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   19   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   20   . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

1. A. special           B. positive         C. nervous          D. proud

2. A. explained     B. complained           C. remembered       D. informed

3. A. family            B. training         C. work             D. school

4. A. decided       B. continued            C. agreed               D. refused

5. A. surprised     B. disappointed     C. bored                D. prepared

6. A. much          B. many             C. little               D. few

7. A. though            B. besides          C. therefore            D. otherwise

8. A. admitted      B. called               C. succeeded            D. apologized

9. A. experience        B. imagine          C. shake                D. understand

10. A. Almost           B. Even             C. Never                D. Still

11. A. luckily          B. finally              C. unhappily            D. hardly

12. A. convinced        B. advised          C. promised         D. reminded

13. A. response     B. contribution     C. reward               D. share

14. A. careless     B. lonely               C. weak             D. curious

15. A. troubled     B. taken                C. wasted               D. made

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

17. A. suggestion       B. friend               C. effort               D. call

18. A. tries            B. receives         C. expects          D. cares

19. A. opportunities    B. dreams           C. choices          D. regrets

20.A. someone       B. something            C. everyone         D. Everything

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I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   1  .

As I was sitting at my desk, I   2   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   3  .

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   4   to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,   5   to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have   6   of a birthday this year. As always,   7  , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   8  .

After I hung up, I couldn’t   9   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.   10   feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   11   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   12   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   13   for the little effort it had taken.

When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   14   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   15   my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   16   we take the time and make the   17   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   18  .”

Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   19   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   20  . And the wonderful thing is that as we do it, it changes things for the better for us too.

1. A. special                  B. positive                    C. nervous                    D. proud

2. A. explained              B. complained        C. remembered             D. informed

3. A. family                   B. training                     C. school                      D. work

4. A. decided                 B. continued          C. agreed                      D. started

5. A. surprised              B. disappointed              C. bored                D. prepared

6. A. much                   B. many                       C. little                         D. few

7. A. besides          B. therefore                  C. however                   D. otherwise

8. A. admitted        B. called                C. succeeded                D. apologized

9. A. experience            B. imagine                    C. shake                D. understand

10. A. Almost                B. Even                        C. Never                      D. Still

11. A. luckily                 B. finally                       C. unhappily          D. hardly

12. A. convinced           B. advised                     C. promised           D. reminded

13. A. response             B. contribution              C. reward                            D. share

14. A. careless                     B. lonely                       C. weak                       D. good

15. A. found                 B. taken                        C. created                     D. made

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

17. A. suggestion           B. friend                       C. effort                       D. call

18. A. tries                    B. receives                    C. expects                    D. cares

19. A. opportunities              B. dreams                     C. choices                    D. regrets

20. A. no one                B. anyone                     C. everyone           D. someone

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The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky.The poor men held on to any bit of ____ they could find. They called to the Marie for ? ? ? but she was far ? ? ? the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some ? ? ? were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the ? ? ? were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The ? ? ? of the ship that had arrived at the scene ? ? ? to save their lives was Ellen. What had ? ? ? her to the exact spot ? ? ? the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known ? ? ? of the wreck and had, indeed,? ? ? to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

? I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I ? of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, ? caused me to think it rather ? . While I was this ? , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew ? in the same way as before. I was then ? to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far ? I heard a strange voice; and when I tried to ? where they came from, I found I was in the middle of people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.”

1.A. land????????????? B. grass????????????? C. hope????????????? D. wood

2.A. food????????????? B. help????????????? C. rest????????????? D. stop

3.A. off????????????? B. out????????????? C. beyond????????????? ????????????? D. from

4.A. people????????????? B. lights????????????? C. ships????????????? D. houses

5.A. sailors????????????? B. captains????????????? C. rescuers????????????? ????????????? D. swimmers

6.A. name????????????? B. owner????????????? C. captain????????????? ????????????? D. finder

7.A. ahead of time????????????? B. at times????????????? C. on time????????????? D. in time

8.A. brought????????????? B. carried????????????? C. kept????????????? D. caused

9.A. in ????????????? B. on ????????????? C. through????????????? ????????????? D. around

10.A. everything B. nothing????????????? C. something????????????? D. Anything

11.A. attempted B. managed????????????? C. allowed????????????? ????????????? D. demanded

12.A. Just as????????????? B. In case????????????? C. Only because????????????? D. Even though

13.A. paid no attention? B. took good care??? C. took no notice????????????? D. kept close watch

14.A. which????????????? B. what????????????? C. that????????????? D. this

15.A. Interesting? B. funny????????????? C. friendly????????????? D. unusual

16.A. searching????????????? B. expecting????????????? C. considering????????????? D. studying

17.A. back????????????? B. about????????????? C. up????????????? D. down

18.A. forced????????????? B. decided????????????? C. persuaded????????????? D. forbidden

19.A. when????????????? B. until????????????? C. then????????????? D. while

20.A. listen to ????????????? B. search for????????????? C. make sure????????????? ????????????? D. look out

 

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完形填空。
                                             Loving kindness is twice blessed
     I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other  day.It had been dark and rainy, and I just didn't feel so _1_.
     As I was sitting at my desk, I    2   it was the birthday of a dear longtime friend-a single, middleaged
woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her  3  .
     Knowing that she doesn't have a family in town, I   4   to give her a call. Sure enough, she was   5 
 to work late into the evening, and wouldn't have   6   of a birthday this year. As always,  7  , she
sounded cheerful and was  happy that I   8  .
     After I hung up, I couldn't   9   the feeling that she would really  appreciate a little attention on her
special day.   10   feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I
couldn't shake the thought. I   11   gave in, and that evening set off for the hospital with a card, a cheese
cake and some balloons. My friend's grateful smile and joyful surprise   12   me I'd done the right thing
and were a generous   13   for the little effort it had taken.
     When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   14   friend on her birthday, but my
own gloomy feelings had also disappeared.  Making her day had   15   my own!
     Isn't that the way it is  16   we take the time and make the  17   to do something for someone else?
It's like the little saying:"Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who  18   ."
     Life constantly presents us with   19   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a
difference to  20  . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.
(     )1. A. special          
(     )2. A. explained        
(     )3. A. family          
(     )4. A. decided          
(     )5. A. surprised        
(     )6. A. many            
(     )7. A. though          
(     )8. A. admitted        
(     )9. A. experience      
(     )10. A. Almost          
(     )11. A. finally        
(     )12. A. advised        
(     )13. A. response        
(     )14. A. lonely          
(     )15. A. troubled        
(     )16. A. where          
(     )17. A. suggestion      
(     )18. A. tries          
(     )19. A. opportunities  
(     )20. A. someone        
B. nervous      
B. remembered    
B. training      
B. continued    
B. disappointed  
B. much          
B. besides      
B. called        
B. imagine      
B. Even          
B. luckily      
B. promised      
B. contribution  
B. careless      
B. made          
B. how          
B. friend        
B. receives      
B. dreams        
B. something    
C. positive    
C. complained  
C. school      
C. agreed      
C. prepared    
C. few        
C. therefore  
C. succeeded  
C. shake      
C. Never      
C. unhappily  
C. reminded    
C. reward      
C. weak        
C. taken      
C. when        
C. call        
C. expects    
C. choices    
C. everyone    
D. proud        
D. informed      
D. work          
D. refused      
D. bored        
D. little        
D. otherwise    
D. apologized    
D. understand    
D. Still        
D. hardly        
D. convinced    
D. share        
D. curious      
D. wasted        
D. why          
D. effort        
D. cares        
D. regrets      
D. everything    

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The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky. The poor man held on to any bit of  1    they could find. They called to the Marie for

   2  , but she was far   3   the reach of the human voice. At one o’clock in the morning suddenly some   4   were seen in the distance: another ship! The shouts of the  5  were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water. The   6   of the ship that had arrived at the scene   7   to save their lives was the Ellen. What had   8  her to the exact spot   9   the darkness and the pathless sea? Her captain had known   10   of the wreck(沉船) and had, indeed,   11   to sail away from it. But let him speak for himself.

  12  I was forced by the wind to change my course, a small bird flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face. I   13   of this until exactly the same thing happened a second time, 14   caused me to think it rather   15  . While I was thus   16  , the same bird, for the third time, made its appearance and flew   17   in the same way as before. I was then   18   to change my course back to the original one. I had not gone far  19  I heard strange voices; and when I tried to   20   where they came from, I found I was in the middle of the people who had been shipwrecked. I immediately did my best to save them.

1.  A. land           B. grass         C. hope              D. wood

2.  A. food          B. help          C. rest               D. stop

3.  A. off            B. out            C. beyond            D. from

4.  A. people         B. lights         C. ships             D. houses

5.  A. sailors         B. captains       C. rescuers              D. swimmers

6.  A. name           B. owner         C. captain             D. finder

7.  A. ahead of time        B. at times       C. on timed          D. in time

8.  A. brought         B. carried           C. kept               D. caused

9.  A. in            B. on           C. through            D. around

10.  A. everything?      B. nothing        C. something          D. anything

11.  A. attempted       B. managed        C. allowed            D. demanded

12.  A. Just as         B. In case           C. Only because        D. Even though

13.  A. paid no attention  B. took good care    C. took no notice  D. kept close watch

14.  A. which            B. what         C. that               D. this

15.  A. interesting      B. funny          C. friendly            D. unusual

16.  A. searching      B. expecting       C. considering          D. studying

17.  A. back          B. about          C. up               D. down

18.  A. forced         B. decided       C. persuaded          D. forbidden

19.  A. when         B. until          C. then               D. while

20.  A. listen         B. search for      C. make sure          D. look out

 

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