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阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home. It seemed as if it needed , but little did I know it would help me too.
During my first visit I helped to polish (擦光) some ladies’ nails . One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my , she started to share some of her hidden . By listening to her, I realized I had helped her a lot: she looked from some of her past pains.
When she was finished, she told me something that me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to me. You’ll come back next week, right?” After blowing on her newly coated nails(指甲), I smiled and , “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”
That day, I was gladdened by the that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as as listening became something much more.
During every second I spent there, I realized how much of a difference my could have on the lives of others. The hardest part of living there is that it breaks the human between those in today’s society and the nursing home.
Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to that connection again, to share their worries, and to shape someone’s life. In turn, that also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the of being part of this process – this connection between humans.
1.A. courage B. money C. help D. repair
2.A. answers B. performances C. appearance D. behaviors
3.A. secrets B. hurt C. facts D. truths
4.A. aware B. sure C. scared D. relaxed
5.A. forced B. invited C. allowed D. encouraged
6.A. listen to B. say to C. write D. connect to
7.A. gently B. hurriedly C. simply D. comfortably
8.A. admitted B. promised C. shouted D. greeted
9.A. belief B. dream C. courage D. fact
10.A. certain B. simple C. smart D. modern
11.A. methods B. actions C. experiences D. hopes
12.A. memory B. personality C. connection D. custom
13.A. tie B. find C. continue D. break
14.A. thought B. situation C. activity D. moment
15.A. welcome B. message C. gift D. invitation
---Are you willing to live on Mars one day?
--_____ It sounds exciting, but it still worries me.
A. Of course I am. B. I’m not sure.
C. Why not? D. Are you joking?
They offered her a house for 100,000 dollars, _____ it was worth .
A.as much as twice B. as much twice as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
---Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
---I went to Sichuan Province and ____there for two years.
A. stayed B. have stayed
C. would stay D. had stayed
---What else should we pay attention to _____ building the bridge ?
---The change of the weather ,I think .
A. finish B. finished C. to finish D. finishing
---Alex Honnold is planning to climb the mountain, without even using a rope.
--What? I’ve never heard of ______ idea before.
A. a crazier B. the crazier
C. a craziest D. the craziest