It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora . She wasn’t even four, but she at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my . But I do remember a sudden feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her , whether it was flying or children playing. But now she was noticing and beggary.
A fewdays later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. walking inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home .
Professionals call such a(n) “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I often serve meals to needy people and 54 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?
1.A. was B. did C. has D. had
2.A. aimed B. replaced C. waved D. pulled
3.A. settlement B. explanation C. reply D. expression
4.A. heavy B. funny C. general D. imaginative
5.A. web B. dream C. castle D. world
6.A. birds B. animals C. plants D. insects
7.A. coldness B. suffering C. illness D. appearance
8.A. represented B. returned C. sent D. posted
9.A. concerned B. sorry C. excited D. worried
10.A. creative B. valuable C. shocking D. simple
11.A. push B. stop C. allow D. warn
12.A. back B. away C. up D. out
13.A. Therefore B. However C. But D. Also
14.A. requested B. invited C. promised D. helped
15.A. By B. For C. At D. On
16.A. in surprise B. in tears C. in reality D. in amazement
17.A. stay B. reception C. visit D. challenge
18.A. attractive B. famous C. difficult D. enjoyable
19.A. design B. make C. order D. collect
20.A. let B. made C. watched D. suggest
—What do you want to do next？We have half an hour until the basketball game。
— __________.Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A. All right. B. It just depends.
C. It’s up to you D. Glad to hear that
—Ann is in hospital.
— Really? I _____ know. I ______ go and visit her.
A. didn’t ; am going to B. don’t ; would
C. don’t ; will D. didn’t; will
—If he ______, he _____ that food.
— Luckily, he was sent to the hospital immediately.
A. was warned; would not take
B. had been warned; would not have taken
C. would be warned; had not taken
D. would have been warned; had not taken
I’m not feeling well in the stomach, I _____ so much fried chicken just now.
A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t eat
C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t have eaten
____________, the new machine is now in large production.
A. With the solved problem
B. With the problem solved
C. With the problem solving
D. With the problem to solve
