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.finishing B.finished
C.to finish D.finish
—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