Question

I am a team leader in an insurance company. We are going through a lot of changes right now, which is 1 much stress for all of us.
A few weeks ago I was having a day so 2 that I even doubted if I had the ability to do this challenging work, and was about ready to change to a less stressful job 3. Something happened that day to change my way of 4 and I am so appreciative of this young lady. I want to let her know that the small act 5 .
On the top of my cubicle (工作隔間) I have a small collection of lighthouses (燈塔) to let people know where I am sitting 6 my team members have to find me for emergencies.
That day I came into the office and was about to get the day 7 when Crystal came over. I asked if she needed anything. And she said, “I 8 you something.” I looked at her with a 9 look and said, “Well, thank you, but why 10 you buy me anything?” I had never spoke to this young lady 11. She said, “Every day I stand up and look across the 12 and see your lighthouses. Then I feel I am not alone and I encourage myself that there are always 13 things in life. I saw this on the way to work and thought 14 would like it. I wish it would have the same 15 as your lighthouses do.” In her hand she had a small globe with a lighthouse and a ship on it. I gave her a hug and 16 her. I don’t think she knows how much that small act of 17 changed my day: I remained 18 the rest of the day.
For anyone that reads this, I hope you remember, no matter what the 19 is, you could change someone’s day, 20 even his views on life.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      preventing
   2. B.
      reducing
   3. C.
      causing
   4. D.
      suffering
2. 2.
   1. A.
      funny
   2. B.
      nice
   3. C.
      bad
   4. D.
      dull
3. 3.
   1. A.
      everywhere
   2. B.
      elsewhere
   3. C.
      anywhere
   4. D.
      nowhere
4. 4.
   1. A.
      working
   2. B.
      behaving
   3. C.
      speaking
   4. D.
      thinking
5. 5.
   1. A.
      broke my heart
   2. B.
      touched my heart
   3. C.
      lost my heart
   4. D.
      tore my heart
6. 6.
   1. A.
      in case
   2. B.
      so that
   3. C.
      as if
   4. D.
      even though
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ended
   2. B.
      started
   3. C.
      changed
   4. D.
      avoided
8. 8.
   1. A.
      borrowed
   2. B.
      lent
   3. C.
      sold
   4. D.
      bought
9. 9.
   1. A.
      delighted
   2. B.
      puzzled
   3. C.
      thankful
   4. D.
      worried
10. 10.
    1. A.
       might
    2. B.
       dare
    3. C.
       could
    4. D.
       would
11. 11.
    1. A.
       before
    2. B.
       then
    3. C.
       since
    4. D.
       after
12. 12.
    1. A.
       dorm
    2. B.
       office
    3. C.
       ship
    4. D.
       tower
13. 13.
    1. A.
       bright
    2. B.
       challenging
    3. C.
       bad
    4. D.
       stressful
14. 14.
    1. A.
       colleagues
    2. B.
       leaders
    3. C.
       you
    4. D.
       I
15. 15.
    1. A.
       opinion
    2. B.
       cause
    3. C.
       expectation
    4. D.
       effect
16. 16.
    1. A.
       praised
    2. B.
       thanked
    3. C.
       scolded
    4. D.
       refused
17. 17.
    1. A.
       justice
    2. B.
       courage
    3. C.
       kindness
    4. D.
       tolerance
18. 18.
    1. A.
       careful
    2. B.
       encouraged
    3. C.
       tired
    4. D.
       alone
19. 19.
    1. A.
       present
    2. B.
       work
    3. C.
       act
    4. D.
       intention
20. 20.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       or
    4. D.
       nor

Answer 1

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1.C。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句可推知，應(yīng)是給公司里的人造成很多壓力。
2.C。根據(jù)“I even doubted if I had the ability to take this challenging work”，可知作者覺得這項(xiàng)工作壓力太大，因此這里應(yīng)選“糟糕的”。
3.B。由文意可知，此處表達(dá)：這里的工作壓力太大，所以作者想在別處找一個輕松些的工作。
4.D。聯(lián)系上下文可知，這位“年輕的女士”的行為是對作者的鼓勵，因而也改變了作者之前的想法和認(rèn)識。
5.B。根據(jù)上文“I am so appreciative of this young lady”可知，應(yīng)選B。
6.A。第一段提到作者是team leader，因此他在工作隔間頂上放上燈塔，以防隊員有急事找他。
7.B。start開始。那天我進(jìn)入辦公室，準(zhǔn)備一天的開始。
8.D。bought是buy的過去式，買。我給你買些東西。
9.A。with a delighted look帶著高興的表情。
10.B。dare敢。但為什么你敢給我買任何東西？
11.A。before在……前面。我從沒有在這個年輕的女士前說過話。
12.C。根據(jù)后文“with a lighthouse and a ship on it”可知為ship。
13.D。stressful有壓力的。在生活中總是有有壓力的事情。
14.B。我在去工作的路上，想領(lǐng)導(dǎo)會喜歡它的。
15.C。這位女士送給作者禮物以鼓勵作者，是一種善意的舉動。
16.B。第二段提到作者感到沮喪，再根據(jù)上文的“changed my day”，可知選B。
17.C。該文的主旨是：善良的舉動，無論多么微小，都可以對其他人產(chǎn)生影響。這種舉動不一定就是送禮物，因此排除A；gesture與上文的act對應(yīng)。
18.C。根據(jù)句意“……你可以改變他人的一天，或者甚至是他對生活的看法”可知，應(yīng)選C。