My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning. We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there, a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily, we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.
Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full, My daughter was left with nothing to do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it seemed that they were almost done. I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn't seem to mind. I happily accepted it.
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.
1.From Paragraph 1 we can learn that _____________.
A.the author did collecting every morning
B.the author usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle
C.most people did recycling in the morning
D.there were four recycling machines in all
2.The author let the woman recycle her cans first because ___________.
A.there were many other families there
B.the woman seemed to be in a hurry
C.the author wanted to hear a story
D.the woman was very grateful
3.Why couldn't the author finish her recycling in time?
A.Because her daughter's machine stopped working.
B.Because the other family was still using the machines.
C.Because she let the other family use her machine first.
D.Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.
4.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The kindness. B.The offer.
C.The machine. D.The 5 bottles.
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My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning. We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there, a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily, we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.
Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full, My daughter was left with nothing to do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it seemed that they were almost done. I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn't seem to mind. I happily accepted it.
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.
1.From Paragraph 1 we can learn that _____________.
A.the author did collecting every morning
B.the author usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle
C.most people did recycling in the morning
D.there were four recycling machines in all
2.The author let the woman recycle her cans first because ___________.
A.there were many other families there
B.the woman seemed to be in a hurry
C.the author wanted to hear a story
D.the woman was very grateful
3.Why couldn't the author finish her recycling in time?
A.Because her daughter's machine stopped working.
B.Because the other family was still using the machines.
C.Because she let the other family use her machine first.
D.Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.
4.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.The kindness. B.The offer.
C.The machine. D.The 5 bottles.
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—Where _____ Mary have put the empty bottles?
— She _____ them away. They must be somewhere.
A．can; can’t have thrown B．must; needn’t
C．must; must have thrown D．can; mustn’t have thrown
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Years ago while lying in my hammock（吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor’s 10 – year – old daughter’s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as “natural caused”.
Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor’s Volvo pulled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: “D—A—D—D—Y!!!”.
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do.
Her father less than calmly shouted, “What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl’s rabbit and put it back in its cage?”
1.The girl was shocked because ________.
A．the rabbit was killed by someone
B．the rabbit was too clean
C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage
D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage
2.That day the girl ran to the cage ________.
A．because her rabbit was there
B．because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit
C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again
D．because the rabbit was dead
3.We can infer that the rabbit ________
A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it
B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it
C．was in the cage playing with the dog
D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog
4.According to the story, the writer ________.
A．was helpful to his neighbor
B．did a smart thing
C．was honest
D．made a mistake
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I am looking forward to the day _____ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her.
A. as B. why C. when D. where
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In the Frick Collection you can also explore Frick’s beautiful home and garden which are_____ .
| A．very worth a visit | B．well worth a visit |
| C．well worth being visited | D．very worth visiting |
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My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I pulled in the driveway. It wasn’t like him to be home so early. The disbelief on his face told me that something was up.
"Do you still have a job?"
"No. Redundant," he answered, looking away from me.
"OK. We’ll figure it out," I replied calmly.
I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out. I immediately started to think of how we’d cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with. That night, after David had fallen asleep, I cried myself to sleep, and frequently sobbed in the shower in the days that followed.
I knew the loss of David’s income would have great effect on us. He had worked for the same insurance company for twenty-one years and was our main income. I work at home caring for Laura, and my freelance(自由职业者的)income is uncertain. We have debts, and job hunting takes time.
Still, I was more concerned about my husband’s emotional state than our financial situation. David’s sense of identity was tied to his job. He called his parents to tell them about losing his job, but didn’t say a word to anyone else for weeks. He told me that he felt like "a failure".
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment. One night a couple of weeks after he lost his job, David woke me just before midnight, sweating, pacing the bedroom floor and saying he felt funny. We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack. Thankfully, it was just a serious anxiety attack. It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through. Here is what I learned from my own experience—and from talking to experts—on how to support your spouse through a job loss.
1.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "Redundant" in Paragraph 3?
A. A piece of cake. B. Out of question.
C. My treat. D. Out of employment.
2.What did the writer do about her husband’s situation at first?
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice.
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried.
C. She began to write about her husband’s situation to the newspapers.
D. She went to consult some doctors.
3.What can we know about David?
A. He was fired by the company he had worked for twenty-one years.
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless.
C. He was aware of the family’s financial situation.
D. Upon leaving the job, he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor.
4.What will be talked about in the next part of the passage?
A. What the writer did to help get some income.
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment.
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period.
D. Why the insurance company fired David.
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A single mother and her daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally , mixing with nobody. As they drive past neighbors they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of other people. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other little .
Upon moving into this neighborhood, I was of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击 ) me with some or other. I answered politely and made sure I as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give, Maureen and I decided to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to these two unhappy ladies to our list and a packet of cookies on their gate. Imagine my when two days later they at my gate and jokingly said they were hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they brought me a bunch of（一束）flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not give up on your random（随机的）gifts of kindness. You may never just what this to others, nor how many broken or hearted people you may just change a simple act of kindness.
1.A. protected B. depressed C. separated D. worried
2.A. helping B. greeting C. hating D. blaming
3.A. accepting B. requesting C. reporting D. refusing
4.A. events B. mistakes C. accidents D. affairs
5.A. informed B. warned C. reminded D. told
6.A. challenge B. success C. failure D. chance
7.A. quarrels B. opinions C. explanations D. complaints
8.A. seldom B. never C. always D. sometimes
9.A. waved B. stared C. noticed D. laughed
10.A. change B. smile C. gesture D. remark
11.A. smile B. attitude C. decision D. anger
12.A. add B. lead C. refuse D. include
13.A. shared B. saved C. left D. threw
14.A. fear B. anxiety C. surprise D. doubt
15.A. whispered B. stopped C. shouted D. lay
16.A. imagining B. watching C. considering D. recalling
17.A. admit B. regret C. know D. doubt
18.A. refers B. means C. relates D. donates
19.A. kind B. willing C. hard D. weak
20.A. to B. for C. by D. with
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In 1992, a group of architects(建筑师)and engineers in Seattle had collected hundreds of canned goods for charity. “We wanted to give back to the community,” said Deborah Ashcraft, organizer for the Canstruction project. Volunteers also wanted to have some “creative fun,” so they used the cans to create a huge map of the State of Washington.
Today Canstruction has thousands of volunteers across the United States and Canada, for the purpose of creating a world without hunger. Castruction members build their delicious artwork in shopping areas and museums, and compete for prizes.
In some cities, such as Tampa Bay, Florida, Canstruction artists are made up of school kids, “Our class built a Wurlitzer organ(风琴)out of cans,” said Jasmine Heaggans, a student at Lanier Elementary. “We based ours on the 77-year-old organ at the Tampa Theater.”
Beginning in September, architects Danni Anstett and Danielle Williams visited class weekly. After a field trip to see the real Wurlitzer, the architects showed the class how to draw pictures of the organ from all sides. They instructed students to do a plan view---a bird’s-eye view of the structure. And they helped the young artists count up how many cans would be used.
On October 24, Canstruction workers from Lanier and three other Tampa Bay schools gathered at the local shopping area to build and display their artworks. The students got to stack (堆)cans. With 1,800 cans, Lanier students had nine hours to get the Wurlitzer ready for the judges.
“The cans had to be perfectly stacked,” student Courtney Keenam recalled, “or everything would fall.”
After four hours, the students were feeling pretty good. The organ was taking shape. Then the kids had an “uh-oh” moment. The cans were facing the wrong way. They had to be turned around son the fronts of the labels showed.
“We fixed one side, and then realized that the other side was wrong, too,” said Qiana Francis. “It turned into a long day.”
At last, the Wurlitzer stood shiny and tall, just in time for the judges to name it “most creative.”
1.What is the aim of the Canstruction project?
A.To sell canned food B.To end world hunger
C.To bring people much fun D.To build better communities
2.How did Anstett and Williams help the young volunteers?
A.By helping design the artwork
B.By building an organ with cans
C.By drawing pictures of an organ
D.By offering them a real Wurlitzer organ
3.Why did the students come together on October 24?
A.To collect cans used by the shopping area
B.To do volunteer work for the shopping area
C.To enter a can building competition
D.To get more people to join Castruction
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At my daughter's recent graduation, a speaker kept repeating, ''You can do anything with a degree in philosophy. '' To that, I thought you can do anything with the right _______.
I didn't have a _______ job until I was 27. When I was hired, I was basically _______. My car had broken down. I was living with two other people and sleeping on a couch. My family and friends thought I was going _______．
I didn't feel that way though. I wasn't doing well _______. Sure, friends of mine got married and bought houses. But neither of those choices _______ me. Taking the road _______ traveled is part of being an entrepreneur (创业者). I wanted to _______ my dream, which was to work with my hands and be creative. I wanted to be my own boss.
At the time, I was _______ toy animals and selling them at street fairs. It wasn't easy, but I stayed true to myself. I was ________ and hardworking. I know those were the qualities that led me to get ________ at my first job. So don't give up hope.
One Sunday, I read an article about a toy company called Worlds of Wonder. I knew I could make a better teddy bear than the one they were ________, although I had designed just a few cuddly toys for another company. The next day, I visited the company's offices in person and told them they needed me. To my surprise, they ________ to interview me. Because they could tell I was enthusiastic.
Many of us don't ________ new things because we're sure we don't have the skills. But from my experience, it's far more ________ to have the right attitude. Almost everything can be taught. Are you a ready and willing student?
1.A.direction B.attitude C.way D.knowledge
2.A.full-time B.special C.creative D.surprising
3.A.blessing B.annoying C.starving D.satisfying
4.A.forward B.nowhere C.anywhere D.somewhere
5.A.physically B.spiritually C.mentally D.financially
6.A.upset B.disappointed C.envied D.excited
7.A.often B.nearly C.less D.easily
8.A.follow B.change C.get D.earn
9.A.copying B.making C.buying D.learning
10.A.enthusiastic B.healthy C.friendly D.intelligent
11.A.hired B.lost C.warned D.supported
12.A.improving B.researching C.designing D.marketing
13.A.denied B.agreed C.refused D.invited
14.A.give away B.take on C.put up D.let down
15.A.funny B.ready C.important D.successful
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When I got there, the coffee cooling in my hand, the corridor was empty. As I ____________ closer, I could see the consultant’s door was ajar. I hesitated outside, but I could hear Mrs Traynor’s voice in my ears all the time now, criticizing me for leaving him.
A.slipped B.leapt C.withdrew D.drew
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