Question

I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people     I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a    person.

I think my     started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my    and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever       to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really     . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n)    . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big     for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of     are still my best friends today. 

A bigger cause of my new     , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my      . Every time I came into her room, she was so   because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never     her, so I took her place. She let me   that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was   , but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much      person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not     these experiences. They have      me to care about other people more than about myself. I     who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A. since B. before C. or D. unless

2.A. famousB. simpleC. different D. skilled

3.A. education B. careerC. tourD. change

4.A. balanceB. homeworkC. degree   D. interest

5.A. talked B. wrote     C. lied D. reported

6.A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty

7.A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

8.A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

9.A. dream B. problemC. duty D. step

10.A. usB. which C. them D. whom

11.A. attitude     B. hobbyC. hope D. luck

12.A. friendB. partner    C. guide     D. guest

13.A. politeB. happy C. strange D. confident

14.A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

15.A. explainB. guessC. declareD. see

16.A. homelessB. heartbroken    C. bad-tempered D. hopeless

17.A. quieterB. busier C. better     D. richer

18.A. forget B. faceC. improve D. analyze

19.A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

20.A. missB. like C. wonder D. expect

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要是讲我过去是以自我以中心的人，但是两年前，我因为一些事发生的变化，正是这些人这些事让我发生的变化，成就现在的我。

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考点：故事类短文