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Last Monday, I was walking home. On my way down some steep(陡峭的)stone steps, I ___ an elderly lady. There must be something wrong with her ____ She was clearly struggling to get down the steps.
As I ____ past, I thought to myself,"If that was me, ____ would I hope for?" So I went to the lady and asked her if she needed any ___ .She looked a little surprised and then ___ accepted.
I took hold of the lady's arm. It took us about ten ____ to slowly get down the steps. This lady told me she was on her way to the ____ for a medical examination on her legs. She could not ____ thanking me and telling me how God had heard her and sent me to help. When we ____ the bottom of the steps, I offered to send her to the bus stop ____she kindly refused. She said she was over the worst part of the journey and I was ____ enough.
It was for the first time that I thought of giving a stranger the act of ____ . I will never forget the look of gratefulness of this lady. I realize that a ____ gesture (善意的举动)can mean so much to others, even if it's just helping with shopping bags, a smile to someone who looks ______ or opening a door. It will make me try to offer help where it is possible.
1.A. saved. B. met C. found D. called
2.A. eyes B.arms C. legs D. ears
3.A. jumped B. walked C. rode D. drove
4.A. what B. that C. which D.who
5.A. food B. money C. guide D. help
6.A. thankfully B. carefully C. hardly D. luckily
7.A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
8.A. park B. hospital C. city D. museum
9.A. stop B. enjoy C. begin D. remember
10.A. looked for B. looked at C. arrived at D. waited for
11.A. and B. so C. or D. but
12.A. strong B. helpful C. brave D. energetic
13.A. strength B. wisdom C. kindness D. courage
14.A. small B. difficult C. creative D. clever
15.A. satisfied B. pleased C. excited D. worried
— Do you know second-hand smoke?
— To protect our health and memory.
A. how we should prevent
B. how should we prevent
C. why we should prevent
D. why should we prevent
— _______ is it from the New Town to the old city centre?
— Less than 30 minutes by underground.
A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How much
— Never give up. If you keep practising speaking English every day, you’ll make great progress.
—Thanks for encouraging me. I know _______.
A. practice makes perfect
B. it never rains but it pours
C. many hands make light work
D. every dog has its day
It’s said that of the water around the world polluted.
A. two thirds; has B. two thirds; is
C. two third; are D. two thirds; have
— Did you see Betty just now?
— Yes. She _____ someone, so I nodded to her and went away.
A. phoned B. is phoning
C. was phoning D. has phoned