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Life became hard when I was 14. My mother and I moved to New York to 36 my father, who’d moved there to find 37 work when I was three years old. He had a job at a restaurant and only visited us 38 every couple of years.
Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the 39 when I was 40 to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.
When I 41 in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n) 42 language I couldn’t understand. I 43 that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always 44 my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read 45
46 after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things. 47 just made my life worse. If I was going to 48 in this new concrete jungle, I had to 49 . I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own 50 school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers 51 my improvement and moved me into a more 52 English class. I could go to the store and ask for things that I wanted to buy without 53 frustration. For the first time I felt like I was living on earth again 54 .I didn’t hear foreign talk. I 55 understand people.
36. A. find B. join C. see D. help
37. A. good-looking B. well-dressed C. better-paying D. highly-thought
38. A. once B. other C. each D. only
39. A. case B. condition C. situation D. state
40. A. packing B. trying C. managing D. arranging
41. A. reached B. entered C. got D. arrived
42. A. strange B. unusual C. standard D. foreign
43. A. hoped B. wished C. expected D. demanded
44. A. staring B. looking C. checking D. watching
45. A. texts B. newspapers C. English D. poems
46. A. Although B. Even if C. But D. Since
47. A. It B. They C. I D. Things
48. A. live B. study C. survive D. continue
49. A. adapt B. adopt C. adore D. admire
50. A. for B. in C. after D. at
51. A. made B. noticed C. concerned D. remember
52. A. modern B. advanced C. difficult D. convenient
53. A. even B. ever C. some D. any
54. A. if B. though C. ever D. because
55. A. could B. should C. would D. might
I could still __5__ talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, listened politely, but he didn’t __6__ about it any further. He learned about my loss and, with great __7__, moved on to another __8__.
After the next __9__ of interviews, Bruce asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had __10__ his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his __11__, I realized that he had experienced the same __12__ as I had --- a pain that was almost impossible to __13__ to someone who had not lost a loved one. He __14__ his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the __15__ or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I __16__ needed help.
From that one act of kindness, __17__ he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family __18__ with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business __19__ into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme __20__.
1. A. reason B. story C. fact D. advice
2. A. warm B. keep C. get D. take
3. A. deepen B. gain C. reduce D. stop
4. A. key B. nice C. old D. present
5. A. terribly B. hardly C. greatly D. finally
6. A. think B. guess C. say D. ask
7. A. patience B. effort C. respect D. help
8. A. subject B. interviewee C. manager D. officer
9. A. time B. round C. chance D. visit
10. A. loved B. divorced C. got D. lost
11. A. explaining B. crying C. sharing D. comparing
12. A. pain B. loss C. work D. life
13. A. talk B. explain C. throw D. give
14. A. passed t;&?nbsp; B. left C. showed D. offered
15. A. job B. school C. permission D. aid
16. A. yet B. even C. ever D. once
17. A. since B. when C. so D. because
18. A. deal B. live C. struggle D. improve
19. A. case B. card C. task D. interview
20. A. danger B. concern C. need D. situation
Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My gift 36 was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front gate the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I 37 the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”
I saved the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly 38 where she lived. I 39 decided upon a house nearby where I 40 her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.
This morning I noticed a small 41 inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply — Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the 42 and took out a Thank You card. The 43 said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you 44 on the gate of Richard Kelly. It was very 45 of you. Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped 46 about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of 47 . He really appreciated it.”
I was sincerely 48 . I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been 49 ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by 50 . I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was 51 to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not 52 a fruit basket from me, but I believe that 53 she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.
I feel blessed to have made Richard Kelly’s last days more 54 . This just further strengthen my belief that there are never any 55 in life.
36．A．thought B．idea C．expectation D．opinion
37．A．made B．signed C．wrote D．posted
38．A．certain B．aware C．forgetful D．sure
39．A．eventually B．immediately C．honestly D．terribly
40．A．greeted B．walked C．discovered D．met
41．A．basket B．note C．present D．cheque
42．A．mailbox B．window C．envelop D．book
43．A．author B．owner C．card D．picture
44．A．designed B．made C．provided D．left
45．A．considerate B．attractive C．valuable D．practical
46．A．talking B．asking C．wondering D．worrying
47．A．poverty B．trouble C．illness D．danger
48．A．excited B．interested C．astonished D．inspired
49．A．hardly B．seriously C．hopefully D．probably
50．A．hand B．chance C．day D．turn
51．A．meant B．allowed C．advised D．forbidden
52．A．find B．hide C．buy D．receive
53．A．unless B．because C．though D．if
54．A．cheerful B．hopeful C．wonderful D．meaningful
55．A．mistakes B．regrets C．changes D．secrets
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things 36 our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave 37 notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we 38 a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving 39 instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend 40 what the teacher had told us without a fault．I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．
On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I 41 it, the girls around all 42 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．
I tried to forget about the 43 gift, but when the same girls 44 it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't 45 want it．" The girls laughed at my 46 and filed out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers 47 I thought about my words．It wasn't 48 like me to say things like that．
"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she whispered to me,tears 49 down her face．
From a poor family, she was a 50 at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the 51 and the horrible treatment silently．
I was sick to my stomach as my 52 words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury．
And I had 53 everything for her．
I told her that I had only said those things to try to 54 .
"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled 55 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．
36．A．for B．behind C. through D．like
37．A．convincing B．reminding C. rewarding D. encouraging
38．A．drew B．dragged C．found D．picked
39．A．chances B．help C．hope D．gifts
40．A．learned B．copied C．followed D．discovered
41．A．discovered B．opened C. grasped D．held
42．A．blamed B．shouted C. laughed D．commented
43．A．special B．valuable C. worrying D. embarrassing
44．A．mentioned B．saw C．showed D．suggested
45．A．just B．ever C．even D．only
46．A．remarks B．feeling C. suffering D．expression
47．A．if B．as C．since D．because
48．A．exactly B．perfectly C．normally D．necessarily
49．A．dashing B．getting C. smoothing D．streaming
50．A．goal B．target C．centre D．wonder
51．A．challenge B．puzzle C．teasing D．ignoring
52．A．powerful B．hurtful C．tense D．scary
53．A．ruined B．stolen C．changed D．disturbed
54．A．turn off B．show off C. get in D．fit in
55．A．optimistically B．understandingly C .persuasively D．honestly
I was being interviewed by a senior manager of an insurance company. I told him honestly that the main __1__ that I was interviewing with them was my need to __2__ my family in Boston. My wife of 36 years had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me __3__ the extreme pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important to me to keep her in her __4__ high school.
I could still __5__ talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, listened politely, but he didn’t __6__ about it any further. He learned about my loss and, with great __7__, moved on to another __8__.
After the next __9__ of interviews, Bruce asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had __10__ his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his __11__, I realized that he had experienced the same __12__ as I had --- a pain that was almost impossible to __13__ to someone who had not lost a loved one. He __14__ his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the __15__ or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I __16__ needed help.
From that one act of kindness, __17__ he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family __18__ with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business __19__ into an act of caring and support for another person in a time of extreme __20__.
1. A. reason B. story C. fact D. advice
2. A. warm B. keep C. get D. take
3. A. deepen B. gain C. reduce D. stop
4. A. key B. nice C. old D. present
5. A. terribly B. hardly C. greatly D. finally
6. A. think B. guess C. say D. ask
7. A. patience B. effort C. respect D. help
8. A. subject B. interviewee C. manager D. officer
9. A. time B. round C. chance D. visit
10. A. loved B. divorced C. got D. lost
11. A. explaining B. crying C. sharing D. comparing
12. A. pain B. loss C. work D. life
13. A. talk B. explain C. throw D. give
14. A. passed B. left C. showed D. offered
15. A. job B. school C. permission D. aid
16. A. yet B. even C. ever D. once
17. A. since B. when C. so D. because
18. A. deal B. live C. struggle D. improve
19. A. case B. card C. task D. interview
20. A. danger B. concern C. need D. situation
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