Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she   1   him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.

         One day she ordered a(n)   2   breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she   3  , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the   4  , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He   5   her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several   6  . She couldn’t help but feel   7   and was glad she finally took   8  .

         She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that   9  , herself included, had offered him   10  , support, food, or drink. She   11   explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to   12   needy people.

         So her “Tradition of Kindness”   13  . Each day she and her son went on to   14   the homeless man breakfast. The   15   was kept until they moved away several years later,   16   the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.

         My friend   17   every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this   18   tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the   19  .

         What a great tradition that he can   20   to his children as well!

1.A. sent                      B. dropped                   C. called                      D. drove

2.A. light                      B. expensive       C. ordinary        D. extra

3.A. stopped                        B. escaped                    C. backed         D. hid

4.A. shop                     B. market             C. hotel           D. restaurant

5.A. recognized                   B. refused                     C. thanked        D. found

6.A. days                     B. minutes                     C. months              D. weeks

7.A. cold                      B. good                          C. strange          D. nervous

8.A. action                            B. time                           C. care                     D. effect

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

10.A. education                  B. information     C. comfort         D. safety

11.A. again                           B. further             C. once                    D. first

12.A. contact              B. encourage      C. follow                      D. help

13.A. began                         B. existed             C. failed                       D. changed

14.A. win                     B. buy                            C. show                    D. award

15.A. promise            B. agreement      C. order                       D. practice

16.A. although           B. so                      C. but            D. because

17.A. cries                            B. jumps               C. jokes                    D. smiles

18.A. school                   B. childhood         C. youth                            D. adulthood

19.A. office                          B. cinema            C. store                    D. library

20.A. connect            B. relate               C. pass                     D. move

 

讀下面短文，從短文后面各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Every summer a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the    26         are in seasonal work, mainly connected with wourism and    27         

The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the     28     of travel. You can pick grapes on farms in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are  29     jobs in hotels and restaurants.

   But it is not easy now to find work. “    30    you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says Althea Ellis, an adviser in     31        for students.

“If you work with a family in Italy, you’ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Pairs, the owner will expect you to speak   32     . British students only have a language     33      for jobs in the USA and Australia.”

       34      enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been     35      .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was      36       home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the      37       they made, and what’s worse, Sarah herself was robbed on her only    38     evening of the entire trip. “ I did visit a lot of new places,” she says,“ but it wasn’t worth it. The pay was     39      and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. The kids never slept!”

“The troubles is, students expect to have a(n)     40     time of it.” Althea Ellis points out. “After all, they see it as a    41      .In practice,     42       ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual (臨時(shí)的) work. You’ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. In the other words, you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that     43     you. But you have      44     employment rights. As soon as the holiday season      45      ,they’ll get rid of you.”

1.	A. works	B. challenges	C. changes	D. hardships
2.	A. service	B. industry	C. business	D. science
3.	A. pains	B. comfort	C. difficulty	D. excitement
4.	A. always	B. hardly	C. never	D. seldsom
5.	A. If	B. Unless	C. Because	D. Although
6.	A. health care	B. vacation work	C. language studies	D. tourist safely
7.	A. Italian	B. English	C. French	D. Spanish
8.	A. chance	B. ability	C. possibility	D. advantage
9.	A. No one	B. None	C. Not everyone	D. Everybody
10.	A. abroad	B. employed	C. sad	D. respected
11.	A. driven	B. ridden	C. left	D. flown
12.	A. friends	B. decisions	C. noise	D. destruction
13.	A. busy	B. free	C. tiring	D. pleasant
14.	A. nice	B. reasonable	C. fair	D. poor
15.	A. hard	B. easy	C. difficult	D. ordinary
16.	A. holiday	B. job	C. festival	D. study
17.	A. besides	B. therefore	C. however	D. meanwhile
18.	A. fires	B. employs	C. recommends	D. appreciants
19.	A. few	B. little	C. all	D. much
20.	A. starts	B. lasts	C. approaches	D. finishes

 

Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she   36   him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.

       One day she ordered a(n)   37   breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she   38  , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the   39  , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He   40   her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several   41  . She couldn’t help but feel   42   and was glad she finally took   43  .

       She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that   44  , herself included, had offered him   45  , support, food, or drink. She   46   explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to   47   needy people.

       So her “Tradition of Kindness”   48  . Each day she and her son went on to   49   the homeless man breakfast. The   50   was kept until they moved away several years later,   51   the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.

       My friend   52   every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this   53   tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the   54  .

       What a great tradition that he can   55   to his children as well!

1.A. sent                      B. dropped               C. called             D. drove

2.A. light                            B. expensive             C. ordinary          D. extra

3.A. stopped                 B. escaped                C. backed        D. hid

4.A. shop                            B. market                        C. hotel            D. restaurant

5.A. recognized             B. refused                 C. thanked        D. found

6.A. days                      B. minutes                C. months         D. weeks

7.A. cold                      B. good                    C. strange          D. nervous

8.A. action                   B. time                     C. care                    D. effect

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

10.A. education                    B. information                 C. comfort               D. safety

11.A. again                   B. further                        C. once                   D. first

12.A. contact                B. encourage             C. follow             D. help

13.A. began                  B. existed                        C. failed               D. changed

14.A. win                            B. buy                      C. show                  D. award

15.A. promise               B. agreement            C. order               D. practice

16.A. although                     B. so                        C. but                   D. because

17.A. cries                        B. jumps                  C. jokes                  D. smiles

18.A. school                 B. childhood             C. youth                  D. adulthood

19.A. office                  B. cinema                 C. store                   D. library

20.A. connect            B. relate                   C. pass                    D. move

 

Maricel Apatan，22，stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri—La Hotel in Manila，preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be  a（n）__ __ task for a pastry(糕點(diǎn)) chef，but Maricel is no __ __ chef－she has no hands．

“When I first saw Maricel, I was worried she might __ __ herself when using a chef’s knife __ __ that has never been a problem, ” says Maricel’s manager. “She doesn’t get __ __ treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the chefs.”

Despite financial __ __ from Archbishop Ledesma, a distant relative, Maricel __ __ to deal with her disability. “I was __ __ dependent on my mother and couldn’t do anything,” she recalls.

In 2004, Archbishop Ledesma __ __ for Maricel to live in the House with No Steps, a training centre for people with disabilities. She __ __ how to write and do regular tasks and, more importantly, __ __ her disability. She became more determined to __ __ hard to live a normal life.

Maricel __ __ graduated from high school and enrolled(注冊) in a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course in Cagayan de Oro City. I have really enjoyed __ __ since I was seven years old,” she says.

After Maricel moved back to Manila to continue her studies, the media started reporting __ __ this determined young woman. She didn't shy away from the __ __.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it's __ __ to live a normal life,” Maricel says.

Later, Maricel's three younger brothers and sisters moved to Manila．She __ __ the rent of their small apartment, __ __ their parents look after the family farm in Mindanao．“It is difficult to make ends meet but I don't lose __ __. I believe anything is possible if you dream, and work hard．”

1.A.  impossible         B.      simple       C.      practical   D.      important

2.A.  ordinary   B.      admirable C.      talented    D.      gentle

3.A.  absorb      B.      express     C.      hurt  D.      forgive

4.A.  for    B.      or     C.      but   D.      and

5.A.  special      B.      equal         C.      official       D.      effective

6.A.  advice       B.      control      C.      information       D.      help

7.A.  hesitated  B.      disagreed C.      struggled  D.      pretended

8.A.  gradually  B.      hardly       C.      increasingly       D.      totally

9.A.  searched  B.      arranged  C.      applied     D.      begged

10.A.explained B.      realized    C.      wondered         D.     learned

11.A.accepted  B.      blessed     C.      cured        D.      forgot

12.A.think          B.      try    C.      listen         D.      relax

13.A.partly        B.      firstly         C.      eventually         D.      immediately

14.A.reading     B.      cooking     C.      writing      D.      drawing

15.A.beyond     B.      by     C.      against      D.      on

16.A.attention  B.      description        C.      decoration        D.      connection

17.A.successful          B.      difficult     C.      possible    D.      certain

18.A.raises        B.      pays C.      collects     D.      receives

19.A.unless       B.      once          C.      though      D.      while

20.A.memory    B.      weight       C.      hope         D.      patience

 

Every summer , a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure Most of the 　1　 are in seasonal work mainly connected with tourism and 　 2　 . The pay is usually poor but most people work abroad for the 　 3　 of travel . You can pick grapes in France , entertain kids on American summer camps , and , of course , there are 　4　 jobs in hotels and restaurants .

But it is not easy now to find work . “　 5 you speak the language of the country well , there will be very few openings ,” says Anthea Ellis , an adviser on 　 6　 for students . “If you work with a family in Italy , you’ll have to speak Italian . When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris , the owner will expect you to speak 　 7　 . British students only have a language 　 8 for jobs in the USA and Australia . ”

9　 　enjoys the experience . Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe . The two teachers and the children had never been 　 10　 . One child lost his passport ; another became seriously ill and was 　 11　 home ; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 　 12　 they made , and Sarah herself was robbed on her only 　13　 evening of the entire trip . “I did visit a lot of new places ,” she says , “but it wasn’t worth it . The pay was 　14　 and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job . The kids never slept !”

“The trouble is , students expect to have a（n） 　 15　 time of it , ” Anthea Ellis points out . “ 16　 , they see it as a holiday . In practice , 　17　 , you have to work hard . At the same time , all vacational work is casual work . You’ll have a job when the hotel , the restaurant , or the campsite is busy . 　 18　 you’ll work if it’s convenient for the company that employs you . But you have 　19 employment rights . As soon as the holiday season 　 20　 , they’ll get rid of you ”.

1. A. work　　　　 B. luck　　　 C. chances　　　　 D. services

2. A. agriculture　 B. industry　 C. hotels　　　　　 D. restaurants

3. A. pains　　　 B. comfort　　 C. difficulty　　　 D. excitement

4. A. always　　　 B. hardly　　　 C. never　　　　　 D. seldom

5. A. If　　　　　 B. Unless　　　 C. Because　　　　 D. Although

6. A. health care　 B. vacation work C. language studies D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian　　　 B. English　　　 C. French　　　　 D. Spanish

8. A. chance　　　 B. ability　　　 C. possibility　　　 D. advantage

9. A. No one　　　 B. None　　　 C. Not everyone　　 D. Everybody

10.A.abroad　　　 B. employed　　 C. alone　　　　　 D. respected

11.A.driven　　　 B. ridden　　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. flown

12.A.friends　　 B. decision　　　 C. fair　　　　　 D. damage

13.A.busy　　　 B. free　　　　　 C. tiring　　　　　 D. pleasant

14.A.nice　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. fair　　　　　　 D. poor

15.A.hard　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. demanding　　 D. adventurous

16.A.After all　　 B. Worse still　　 C. However 　　　D. Therefore

17.A.besides　　　 B. altogether　　 C. though　　　　 D. until

18.A.In a word　　 B. In other words C. What’s more　　 D. More or less

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

20.A.starts　　　　 B. lasts　 　　　C. goes　　　　　 D. finishes