The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We
41 the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city
42 the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply
43 us all --- the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,
44 under a low bridge, we came across
45 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on
46 the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty was
47 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many
48 and cried. Spending time in this
49 moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had
50 . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult
51 that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together
52 a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that
53 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my
54 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that
55 the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all
56 that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.
57 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the
58 we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on
59 they could do, a sense of determination
60 the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
小题1: | A.put up with | B.got back to | C.looked back on | D.made up for |
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小题2: | A.now that | B.so that | C.as if | D.even if |
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小题3: | A.puzzled | B.annoyed | C.embarrassed | D.shocked |
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小题4: | A.marching | B.running | C.passing | D.moving |
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小题5: | A.entire | B.normal | C.average | D.general |
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小题6: | A.beyond | B.with | C.till | D.for |
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小题7: | A.stronger | B.deeper | C.worse | D.less |
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小题8: | A.gave up | B.broke down | C.set off | D.held on |
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小题9: | A.environment | B.hotel | C.house | D.background |
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小题10: | A.inspected | B.attempted | C.witnessed | D.challenged |
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小题11: | A.feelings | B.decisions | C.thoughts | D.impressions |
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小题13: | A.neither | B.either | C.none | D.each |
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小题14: | A.experiences | B.schedules | C.data | D.position |
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小题15: | A.once | B.while | C.since | D.unless |
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小题16: | A.supposed | B.advised | C.confirmed | D.agreed |
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小题17: | A.Surely | B.Rather | C.Now | D.Indeed |
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小题18: | A.burden | B.suffering | C.anxiety | D.difficulty |
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小题20: | A.replaced | B.changed | C.covered | D.improved |
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