Every Wednesday,I go to Cantata Adult Life Services,a local retirement community,with my classmates to do community service.
Our visits last about an hour,playing board games and cards with the residents __1__ we're there.
You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then” ,but nothing __2__ with talking to the people who were actually there.Just hearing their stories has __3__ me in a way never thought possible.
Whether it was talking to 98-year-old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days __4__ a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor,I was completely attracted by every single __5__ the residents wanted to share with me.
Even the residents who don't have __6__ memories make the experience fulfilling.I remember visiting Mrs.Robinson.She couldn't __7__ much about her past,but she told me she'd
__8__ forget how kind I was just to listen to her “ramblings(漫谈) ”.It made me realize that it's the __9__
things that make life worth living.That's something I won't __10__ anytime.
If there's one thing I've realized in my three years of visiting Cantata,it's that __11__—just being there—that means more than anything to many of the residents.And despite how __12__ our lives are,there's always time to make them happy.
For me,it feels great to be a __13__ of happiness,a smile on a bad day or a(n) __14__ for old memories.And at the end of the day,that's all that __15__.
It's easy to feel like you don't have much in common with the __16__—especially,when you're a(n) __17__.But that's not true at all.
I hate to make much comment here,but age really is just a(n) __18__.As young adults,it's important for us to realize this sooner __19__ later.We can learn a lot from the elderly,and they can often __20__ from teenagers,too.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者和同学们到养老院陪老年人聊
1.A.until
B.unless
C.while
D.before
2.A.compares
B.competes
C.combines
D.connects
3.A.touched
B.reached
C.captured
D.disgusted
4.A.like
B.as
C.about
D.towards
5.A.imagination
B.truth
C.picture
D.memory
6.A.suffering
B.depressing
C.amazing
D.longing
7.A.concern
B.describe
C.recall
D.mention
8.A.ever
B.always
C.even
D.never
9.A.important
B.little
C.major
D.sweet
10.A.care
B.skip
C.believe
D.forget
11.A.presence
B. appearance
C.companion
D.protection
12.A.messy
B.happy
C.easy
D.busy
13.A.trend
B.chance
C.source
D.cause
14.A.mind
B.ear
C.tongue
D.heart
15.A.matters
B.favors
C.differs
D.exists
16.A.friendly
B.lively
C.lonely
D.elderly
17.A.adult
B.teenager
C.adolescent
D.waiter
18.A.amount
B.difference
C.advantage
D.number
19.A.or else
B.rather than
C.other than
D.except for
20.A.hear
B.differ
C.judge
D.benefit
“I...I thought you could use it for something.”Susan's __1__ did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant(零头布料) was being __2__ as a birthday gift.The murmured “thanks” could be barely heard as Holly tried not to allow her disappointment to show.
Holly's disappointment didn't become __3__ until the following evening.“Well,I guess we know how much my best friend __4__ me,huh,Mom?”she said __5__,with her head down.
The next morning,I carried a garbage bag outside.My heart sank as I __6__ the lid of the garbage can and saw Susan's carpet lying there.__7__ only a moment,I picked it up and brought it into the house.
“Susan __8__ you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow.”Weeks later Holly announced as she arrived home from school.__9__ her voice carried a so-what attitude,I sensed she was pleased by the invitation.
The next day we __10__ to the destination along the winding country road.A tall woman stood in the doorway to __11__ us as we approached the small farmhouse.The house was __12__ but neatly decorated with used furniture.From the __13__ with the woman we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan's foster mother(养母).
A warm light shone in her eyes as she __14__ to me her fondness for Susan.I came to respect this __15__ woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life.
As daylight began to __16__ we offered our thanks and said goodbye.Holly sat quietly in the car leaning her body forward as if willing the car to move faster.No sooner had we come to a stop than she __17__ opened the car door and walked purposefully toward the garbage can.
“Is this what you were looking for?”I held out the piece of __18__.“Thanks,Mom.”A tear or two __19__ from her eyes and fell onto the remnant,as if __20__,that had become the most precious birthday present in the world.
【语篇解读】 女儿过生日,她的好朋友苏珊给她送了一块深蓝色的地毯零头布料当作礼物。这个礼物有什么特别之处呢?原来这块零头布料之所以能被当作一件生日礼物赠送给别人是因为它代表了苏珊和她的养母之间深厚的感情。
1.A.adaptation
B.negotiation
C.explanation
D.assumption
2.A.valued
B.deserted
C.described
D.presented
3.A.evident
B.strange
C.slight
D.absent
4.A.goes against
B.thinks of
C.learns from
D.pays for
5.A.apparently
B.regularly
C.miserably
D.consistently
6.A.lifted
B.threw
C.closed
D.repaired
7.A.Pausing
B.Hesitating
C.Thinking
D.Lasting
8.A.expected
B.convinced
C.invited
D.permitted
9.A.Although
B.Since
C.Because
D.Once
10.A.moved
B.drove
C.walked
D.returned
11.A.direct
B.defend
C.arrest
D.greet
12.A.messy
B.noisy
C.shabby
D.smelly
13.A.chat
B.switch
C.exchange
D.debate
14.A.admitted
B.clarified
C.revealed
D.declared
15.A.light-hearted
B.generous-hearted
C.soft-hearted
D.cold-hearted
16.A.end
B.darken
C.drop
D.fade
17.A.quickly
B.carefully
C.quietly
D.skillfully
18.A.gift
B.garbage
C.carpet
D.bag
19.A.flooded
B.poured
C.streamed
D.slipped
20.A.by nature
B.by luck
C.by magic
D.by coincidence
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend.It was so __1__ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was __2__ for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed toward me,saying,“Hi,where are you going?”I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to __3__ her.Clearly she had taken me __4__ somebody else.I returned her greeting with politeness,__5__ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else,my girlfriend __6__ her eyes and found she was pretty.She asked jealously,“Who's she?”The pretty girl,quite __7__ of the situation,spoke out first,“Hi,let me __8__ myself.I'm Nancy,used to be __9__.Very glad to meet you.”She behaved very __10__.
But I was __11__ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors.I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend __12__ the pretty girl again turned to me,“Will you give me your cell phone number so that we __13__ keep contacts(联系) later?”I had to submit(服从) to her __14__.Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short __15__ on my phone—from a stranger.My girlfriend __16__ my phone and read the note.It was from the girl,who said,“Just now,two thieves tried to __17__ your pocket.I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention.I should have left at the __18__ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also __19__ to leave at the same stop.Because of the __20__ I delayed my departure.Now you'll understand all I have done to you.Wish you luck.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者和他的女友乘公交车的经历。公交车上,一个陌生女孩和作者聊天,自称是作者的邻居。此举引起了女友的误解和嫉妒,而作者却无法解释。女孩下车后给作者发了条短信,道明了事情的缘由。
1.A.tiring
B.slow
C.crowded
D.messy
2.A.ready
B.available
C.special
D.suitable
3.A.identify
B.realize
C.remind
D.judge
4.A.on
B.by
C.with
D.for
5.A.preferring
B.planning
C.managing
D.promising
6.A.fixed
B.opened
C.raised
D.focused
7.A.proud
B.careful
C.afraid
D.aware
8.A.explain
B.enjoy
C.introduce
D.help
9.A.partners
B.neighbors
C.friends
D.colleagues
10.A.naturally
B.generously
C.cautiously
D.normally
11.A.in a hurry
B.at a loss
C.at ease
D.in time
12.A.while
B.before
C.when
D.until
13.A.would
B.can
C.should
D.must
14.A.request
B.question
C.command
D.opinion
15.A.suggestion
B.warning
C.notice
D.message
16.A.removed
B.seized
C.found
D.lost
17.A.steal
B.reach
C.get
D.pick
18.A.terminal
B.former
C.previous
D.latter
19.A.pretending
B.intending
C.demanding
D.announcing
20.A.incident
B.matter
C.accident
D.affair
Last March my dad told us that there was a chance he would be deployed(部署) overseas.My brother and I didn't think anything of it and forgot his __1__.Two weeks later,Dad didn't come home on time.We didn't think it was serious __2__ it wasn't the first time.We waited,and __3__ at midnight Dad came in.We asked where he'd been.He just __4__,“I am leaving tomorrow for Afghanistan(阿富汗)”.
Hearing that,we were in __5__,thinking that this could not be happening to us.But when he started __6__ his desert uniforms we knew it was for real.
He sat us all down and my brothers and I had a discussion about __7__ we were going to do while he was away.And then we __8__ and helped him get ready.We __9__ his uniforms and talked more about what we needed to do.We didn't get to sleep __10__ 4 am.Therefore,my dad called school to __11__ we were not going to be there that day.
We took off for Madison __12__ he would check in and get ready to leave.When we got there the official told us that he __13__ leave until 5 pm.We had our last __14__ together and then headed to the airport.We were told it was time to leave.We hugged him and said __15__.
“__16__ is going to happen to me,and I love you,”he said.Then he was __17__.We left the airport not saying anything to each other.
My dad is __18__ gone,and he won't be home for a while.He talks to us __19__ on the phone.I hope that my story makes you think about your own family now and what __20__ to you.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者的父亲被派遣去阿富汗工作的事情。作者通过叙述向读者传达了亲情的重要性。
1.A.promise
B.warning
C.birthday
D.appointment
2.A.when
B.though
C.that
D.since
3.A.finally
B.gradually
C.constantly
D.actually
4.A.whispered
B.wept
C.replied
D.screamed
5.A.excitement
B.shock
C.relief
D.peace
6.A.packing
B.wearing
C.searching
D.mending
7.A.how
B.when
C.whether
D.what
8.A.woke up
B.cheered up
C.stayed up
D.turned up
9.A.removed
B.ironed
C.sewed
D.chose
10.A.until
B.over
C.in
D.after
11.A.confirm
B.announce
C.deny
D.explain
12.A.when
B.that
C.where
D.why
13.A.couldn't
B.wouldn't
C.needn't
D.mustn't
14.A.meal
B.weekend
C.talk
D.lesson
15.A.apology
B.hello
C.thanks
D.goodbye
16.A.Anything
B.Everything
C.Nothing
D.Something
17.A.missing
B.gone
C.lost
D.puzzled
18.A.still
B.even
C.ever
D.yet
19.A.seriously
B.frequently
C.loudly
D.occasionally
20.A.belongs
B.appeals
C.counts
D.happens
Four-year-old Cris lived with his cruel father,who beat him when he would not earn money to __1__ his alcohol and drugs.Cris could no longer __2__
this kind of life and decided to run away from their home.He lived in an empty tomb and searched in the dump site for anything he could __3__ to the junk store.There were also old shoes,clothes,and leftover food.He did this for days __4__.With the money he earned,the clothes,shoes and the food,he would __5__ all the small children to give them their __6__.
He used to say that he may be poor with __7__ things but he is rich with love.He taught the kids how to clean their bodies and brush their teeth,and cleaned their __8__.He had some 1,000 kids in this group.Some of these kids decided to __9__ with him to help in his work.
About 10,000 kids had __10__ from the group.It became known as the “Championing Community Children”.With the help of volunteers,they __11__ in colorful boxes all the necessities of street children and gave these out at __12__ times.
Cris had __13__ to be a handsome,well-mannered 13-year-old boy.His __14__ to all the kids he met are __15__ here.Your wealth is your health.Be healthy and you are able to think __16__ and go to school.Love the people around you in many ways.No street children will be left __17__ help.
Cris got his __18__ for all his good work.He was entered in the search for __19__ children in an international search held in Netherlands.Cris got the award for this distinct __20__.He was named as the winner of the International Children's Peace Prize,winning the title and a prize of 130,000 dollars.
【语篇解读】 一个少年因为忍受不了家庭暴力而流落街头,但是他内心的爱使他帮助了其他的流浪儿童,也使他获得了“国际儿童和平奖”。
1.A.bring
B.produce
C.buy
D.pay
2.A.afford
B.cover
C.hold
D.bear
3.A.sort
B.sell
C.undertake
D.deal
4.A.on end
B.on average
C.at length
D.at best
5.A.gather
B.teach
C.encourage
D.introduce
6.A.salaries
B.tricks
C.chances
D.needs
7.A.spiritual
B.hopeful
C.worldly
D.occasional
8.A.homes
B.wounds
C.emotions
D.essentials
9.A.leave
B.settle
C.stay
D.part
10.A.recovered
B.resulted
C.progressed
D.benefited
11.A.packed
B.applied
C.chose
D.bought
12.A.secret
B.regular
C.familiar
D.immediate
13.A.raised
B.grown
C.extended
D.changed
14.A.messages
B.challenges
C.surprises
D.greetings
15.A.caught up
B.built up
C.summed up
D.broken up
16.A.originally
B.quickly
C.clearly
D.fluently
17.A.beyond
B.without
C.except
D.for
18.A.achievement
B.promise
C.pleasure
D.reward
19.A.outstanding
B.traditional
C.extra
D.homeless
20.A.approval
B.agreement
C.change
D.honor
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