1、 14condition, but it appears that Brecon can 15walkif he gets his surgery, and I cant right now. So I thought I might as wellpass the money on to him. Pmincredibly 16to everyone who has helpedme out, but this boy needs it 17I do at the mo-ment. And so he took his dream out of the bank and 18it over
2、to Brecons parents, telling them,“It would make mevery happy to see the 19nade to Brecons life.” “I wanted to help someone whose life could get better,” he said. “ If I can help someone to walk,I will. Even if itmeans 20a dream to do it.”1.A.lyingB.walkingC.jumpingD.working2.A.angryB.embarrassedC.ca
3、lmD.excited3.A.recoveryB.achievementC.discoveryD.commitment4.A.benefitsB.hopesC.barriersD.experiments5.A.generousB.practicalC.valuableD.suitable6.A.inspiredB.StressedC.InstructedD.Motivated7.A.activitiesB.coursesC.observationsD.competitions8.A.researchB.dreamC.concernD.possibility9.A.spoke ofB.belie
4、ved inC.thought ofD.heard about10.A.suffersB.learnsC.differsD.survives11.A.swiftlyB.clumsilyC.unaidedD.untrained12.A.wasteB.collectC.depositD.require13.A.freeB.busyC.hardD.nice14.A.commonB.sameC.generalD.different15.A.rarelyB.confidentlyC.distinctlyD.definitely16.A.friendlyB.gratefulC.shamefulD.reli
5、able17.A.more thanB.rather thanC.better thanD.other than18.A.castB.spreadC.handedD.distributed19.A.differenceB.effortsC.damageD.preparations20.A.realizingB.changingC.sacrificingD.recalling2. After being inspired by a video of a young Pakistani man celebrating his 22nd birthday with 22 acts of kindne
6、ss,I mentioned to my girlfriend Tamara that Id like to do the same for my upcoming 55th birthday in December. Well, she grabbed onto theand made it happen. We wore goofy reindeer antlers to make people smile,cheery stickers on the shirts of children, cleaned up a park,delicious Mexican hot chocolate
7、 to those in the parkmany of whom appeared homeless,bottled water and compassionate(有同情心的) listening in the shopping mall,played rock with a bored 10-year-old boy who was waiting for his sisters to finish5 , and more. The highlight (最显著部分) for meat the end of the day when we were passing out carnati
8、onin a retirement home after their dinner. At first I found myselfmy motives(动机) and how it would be received. Itthat the local Unity Church had a largethere at the same time singing to the residents. , the first thing that took me a bit by surprise was how almost every man alsoreceiving a flower, n
9、ot only from Tamara,but also from me. Then, Imyself giving the women longer deep caring hugs. Onethat she had not beenlike that for years. But then my heart was permanentlywhen another woman told me that she had not been hugged like that by a man for five decades! I didntthe number of kind acts we d
10、id that day,and neither do I count thatas one of the good ones. Without a , I KNOW it was my best! Im feelingfor Tamara and every person who has ever inspired me.1.A.actB.dateC.ideaD.chance2.A.placedB.movedC.sentD.painted3.A.gathered inB.sold outC.picked upD.passed out4.A.emptiedB.offeredC.filledD.a
11、rranged5.A.eatingC.shoppingD.singing6.A.occurredB.endedC.leftD.settled7.A.lettersB.cardsC.signsD.flowers8.A.strengtheningB.questioningC.changingD.fixing9.A.taken upB.kept offC.turned outD.broke down10.A.groupB.actorC.classD.school11.A.ThereforeB.NextC.BesidesD.However12.A.mindedB.keptC.enjoyedD.avoi
12、ded13.A.regrettedB.foundC.rememberedD.compared14.A.commentedB.complainedC.forgotD.envied15.A.scoldedB.praisedC.huggedD.informed16.A.hurtB.curedC.surprisedD.touched17.A.countB.missC.addD.hate18.A.deedB.birthdayC.thoughtD.influence19.A.choiceB.blankC.doubtD.cake20.A.gratefulB.ashamedC.sorryD.meaningfu
13、l3. I entered my office on the afternoon of December 20th and began to work. As the volunteer coordinator (协调人) , I was for filling 2,500 volunteer positions in the month of December alone. the phone rang. The voice on the other end herself as Kinberly. She said she was to see if there were still an
14、y positions for her son Jake, who was expecting a (n) of coming to help. She explained what a it would be for Jake to have something to7 since hed been diagnosed (诊断) with cancer. However, I having to tell him I could offer him very little because there were no more positions. After the phone call,
15、I was deep in thought. Then, Mark, in charge of the pony (矮种马) rides, came in . In a (n) 10 voice, he said, “ I have to lift one more kid on one more horse, I may die. Jessica, I need another one with a strong back, even if its just for a couple of hours.” A smile lit up my face, and I said, “I thin
16、k I13 a guy.” And a phone call later, Jake was scheduled to Mark each night through the end of the event. The next day, I made my way toward the pony rides. Jake15 with his back to me on the platform. Another volunteer waved at me, and Jake . A moment later he me and smiled. “Jessica!” he said . “Th
17、ank you for getting me this . Mark says Im doing a good job, and also my mom is of me!” Then Jake hugged me. I felt very happy!1.A.anxiousB.famousC.responsible2.A.SuddenlyB.FortunatelyC.FinallyD.Slowly3.A.consideredB.viewedC.madeD.introduced4.A.comingB.callingC.runningD.leaving5.A.abilityB.opinionC.
18、chanceD.problem6.A.reliefB.surpriseC.failureD.question7.A.sayB.donateC.needD.do8.A.riskedB.regrettedD.stopped9.A.approvalB.moneyC.workD.doubt10.A.tiredB.happyD.sweet11.A.BecauseB.AsC.ThoughD.If12.A.neverB.reallyC.almostD.seldom13.A.requireB.arrangeC.knowD.order14.A.helpB.praiseC.callD.instruct15.A.j
19、umpedB.liedC.sleptD.sat16.A.turned upB.turned aroundC.turned offD.turned out17.A.recognizedB.admiredC.metD.accepted18.A.patientlyB.quietlyC.excitedlyD.coldly19.A.giftB.lessonC.friendD.job20.A.ashamedB.proudC.awareD.fond4. The other day I was doing some shopping. A man, who was , walked towards a gro
20、up of us at the checkout. I heard him talk to the man in front of me,“I dont want tofrom this store. Would you buy me some food?” The mannot to hear him ; it was as if he were invisible. I waited patiently for my turn to be , but it never came.I asked him, Can I buy you something to ? Heaccepted. Th
21、e man got a bag and beganhow many he had got and he replied 10. The cashier looked at meand then added them to myAfter I was through, the man said he wanted something to drink,too. Theseemed tobe keeping a close eye on him. II was too, as I didnt want him to steal anything either! I told the cashier
22、 that if he got a(n)Id just pay for it. Finally, we both ended up leaving the ,but he stood right outsidethe loaves in his hands and talking to himself. Or maybe he waswith someone who he thought was there. This mans circumstancesme. How many of the homeless also suffer from mental Maybe thats even
23、what led him to beI also thought about theeyes the cashier and I kept over him. I hope tohim again someday. Maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.1.A.richB.cleanC.handsomeD.untidy2.A.borrowB.stealC.learnD.hear3.A.managedB.struggledC.pretendedD.determined4.A.rememberedB.questionedC.answeredD.required5.A.SoB.AndC.ButD.Or6.A.eatB.useC.wearD.take7.A.silentlyB.gladlyC.worriedlyD.carefully8.A.directlyC.quicklyD.doubtfully9.A.collectionB.orderC.invitationD.promise10.A.cashierB.managerC.salespersonD.customer11.A.decideB.explainC.admitD.complain12.A.drinkB.bag
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