I used to be a very self­centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ___.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____, however, came when I took a part­time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ___ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____, but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

【小題1】
A.since B.before C.or D.unless
【小題2】
A.famous B.simple C.different D.skilled
【小題3】
A.education B.career C.tour D.change
【小題4】
A.balance B.homework
C.degree D.interest
【小題5】
A.talked B.wrote C.lied D.reported
【小題6】
A.careful B.lonely C.curious D.guilty
【小題7】
A.argument B.game
C.experiment D.defence
【小題8】
A.dared B.offered C.hesitated D.happened
【小題9】
A.dream B.problem C.duty D.step
【小題10】
A.us B.which C.them D.whom
【小題11】
A.attitude B.hobby C.hope D.luck
【小題12】
A.friend B.partner C.guide D.guest
【小題13】
A.polite B.happy C.strange D.confident
【小題14】
A.bothered B.answered C.visited D.trusted
【小題15】
A.explain B.guess C.declare D.see
【小題16】
A.homeless B.heartbroken
C.bad­tempered D.hopeless
【小題17】
A.quieter B.busier C.better D.richer
【小題18】
A.forget B.face C.improve D.analyze
【小題19】
A.forced B.preferred C.ordered D.taught
【小題20】
A.miss B.like C.wonder D.expect


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
【小題5】A
【小題6】B
【小題7】C
【小題8】B
【小題9】D
【小題10】C
【小題11】A
【小題12】A
【小題13】B
【小題14】C
【小題15】D
【小題16】B
【小題17】C
【小題18】A
【小題19】D
【小題20】B

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A.workerB.farmerC.studentD.teacher
【小題2】
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A.regretB.stopC.rememberD.consider
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A.butB.andC.soD.still
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A.thingB.manC.womanD.school
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【小題6】
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【小題8】
A.get through B.put away C.test out D.suffer from
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A.guidance B.respect C.criticism D.punishment  
 
【小題2】 
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【小題3】 
A.turn to B.yell at C.hold up D.look after 
 
【小題4】 
A.interest B.comfort C.pride D.pity 
 
【小題5】 
A.after B.behind C.through D.before 
 
【小題6】 
A.belief B.challenge C.concern D.support 
 
【小題7】 
A.track B.attitude C.sense D.choice  
 
【小題8】 
A.special B.worthwhile C.funny D.simple  
 
【小題9】 
A.expects B.appreciates C.deserves D.receives. 
 
【小題10】 
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A.meaninglessB.amazingC.rare D.valuable
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A.moneyB.paperC.book D.card
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A.shapeB.value C.qualityD.size
【小題12】
A.whichB.what C.that D.whose
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A.warned B.pushed C.droppedD.reminded
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A.prefer B.receiveC.faceD.make
【小題15】
A.as thoughB.even thoughC.if onlyD.only if
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A.take B.lose C.miss D.win
【小題17】
A.how B.what C.whereD.who
【小題18】
A.honest B.wiseC.youngD.special
【小題19】
A.keep B.forget C.impressD.leave
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Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I        first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies        always speak the truth.” The man        to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he        for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out       ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I       . If I tell the truth, everyone will start        me and call me a thief. I would be        for stealing.” So the man        not to steal that night, and gave up this        habit.
The next day, he        to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man        he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the        of drinking wine.
In this       , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he        his promise to tell the truth at all times.       he gave up all his bad habits and became a very        person.
Telling the truth is a very good       . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of        and become a person whom everyone        and admires.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

【小題1】
A.give out B.give off C.give up D.give in
【小題2】
A.but B.and C.or D.so
【小題3】
A.persuaded B.preferred C.pretended D.promised
【小題4】
A.drank B.concerned C.thought D.cared
【小題5】
A.stealing B.drinking C.talking D.walking
【小題6】
A.say B.lie C.help D.move
【小題7】
A.catching B.killing C.believing D.hating
【小題8】
A.punished B.ignored C.hurt D.expected
【小題9】
A.forgot B.decided C.pretended D.asked
【小題10】
A.special B.unfair C.funny D.bad
【小題11】
A.wanted B.learnt C.stopped D.promised
【小題12】
A.since B.if C.whether D.before
【小題13】
A.word B.reason C.advice D.idea
【小題14】
A.house B.place C.way D.means
【小題15】
A.planned B.remembered C.broke D.forgot
【小題16】
A.At a time B.At first C.At last D.At present
【小題17】
A.good B.rich C.calm D.poor
【小題18】
A.hope B.helper C.hobby D.habit
【小題19】
A.treasure B.trouble C.pleasure D.wine
【小題20】
A.cheats B.dislikes C.serves D.likes

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