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(一)
An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and__1__, the old man guarded the hills,__2__the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have__3__and polluted the fresh flow of water. The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful__4__words.
Years passed. One evening the town__5__met. As they reviewed the budget, one man's__6__caught sight of the salary __7__being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked, “Who is the old man? Why do we__8__to employ him? No one in the town ever __9__ him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job. His position isn't__10__any longer.” Then they voted to__11__the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed…
By early autumn, the trees began to__12__their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pool of the hills,__13__the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowishbrown__14__in the river. A few days later, the water was much__15__. Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible __16__was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the __17__. The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.
Quickly, the__18__town committees called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in__19__, they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a__20__.
1.A.regularly B.suddenly
C.naturally D.actually
2.A.cut B.burned
C.removed D.selected[
3.A.carried B.poured
C.changed D.blocked
4.A.beyond B.with
C.in D.after
5.A.offices B.associations
C.departments D.committees
6.A.eye B.care
C.hand D.mind
7.A.list B.form
C.figure D.account
8.A.promise B.continue
C.stop D.tend
9.A.visits B.hires
C.tells D.sees
10.A.powerful B.important
C.necessary D.suitable
11.A.find B.fire
C.support D.forget
12.A.lose B.miss
C.fall D.grow
13.A.pulling B.speeding
C.slowing D.pushing
14.A.fish B.color
C.flower D.leaf
15.A.deeper B.cooler
C.warmer D.darker
16.A.sound B.smell
C.wave D.taste
17.A.managers B.passengers
C.villagers D.tourists
18.A.embarrassed B.annoyed
C.discouraged D.disappointed
19.A.arrangement B.assignment
C.judgement D.amusement
20.A.suggestion B.difference
C.progress D.decision
(二)
A Night with the Homeless
Every Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando.
We want to see __1__ it is like in the life of a homeless person.One special thing I like to __2__ is that my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be __3__. We all get together in the __4__ and prepare the food.Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water.Sometimes my mom __5__ a steaming hot delicious meal.We then __6__ them all up to feed 30 or more people.
Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family __7__.A lot of people __8__ homeless people.Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people.Some are really nice; some of them just had __9__ things happening to them.
__10__ when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their __11__, because a lot of people are __12__ to them for no good reason. But __13__ they see us every week they __14__ us.We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with __15__.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.
We have become really close __16__ the man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal __17__ in shopping carts. After we __18__ them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Howard University. He __19__ teach French and Spanish.
After we finished feeding the homeless, it makes me __20__ what I have at home. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone's life.
1.A.what B.how
C.whether D.why
2.A.talk B.imagine
C.mention D.remind
3.A.thirsty B.hungry
C.homeless D.helpful
4.A.hall B.yard
C.kitchen D.street
5.A.buys B.takes
C.brings D.prepares
6.A.make B.pack
C.press D.add
7.A.prayer B.ceremony
C.party D.adventure
8.A.disappoint B.misunderstand
C.ignore D.dislike
9.A.terrible B.normal
C.personal D.common
10.A.At last B.At least
C.At first D.At once
11.A.trust B.thanks
C.admiration D.love
12.A.generous B.cruel
C.unfriendly D.merciful
13.A.in case B.now that
C.for fear D.provided that
14.A.care for B.believe in
C.agree with D.worry about
15.A.sympathy B.courage
C.feelings D.determination
16.A.to B.by
C.of D.with
17.A.belongings B.clothes
C.groceries D.goods
18.A.departed B.saved
C.helped D.greeted
19.A.would B.used to
C.was to D.ought to[
20.A.remember B.realize [
C.recognize D.appreciate
