It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she ____ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, ____ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. 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 ____ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing ____ and beggary.
A few days 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 ____ 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. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ___. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? ____, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ____ us right over.
The building was in a sad 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. ____ 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 in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) ____ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities. I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something ____ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and ____ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ____ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has ____ more?
1.A. pulled B. glanced C. waved D. aimed
2.A. would B. can C. need D. must
3.A. general B. true C. heavy D. curious
4.A. area B. part C. eyesight D. world
5.A. insects B. dogs C. animals D. birds
6.A. coldness B. illness C. suffering D. ignorance
7.A. delivered B. returned C. devoted D. posted
8.A. held B. hurried C. signed D. lined
9.A. casual B. sorry C. astonished D. excited
10.A. creative B. valuable C. shocking D. simple
11.A. warn B. stop C. allow D. push
12.A. back B. away C. up D. out
13.A. Therefore B. Obviously C. Still D. Also
14.A. called B. promised C. invited D. helped
15.A. As B. Once C. Because D. Though
16.A. stay B. visit C. adventure D. challenge
17.A. fair B. famous C. difficult D. enjoyable
18.A. collect B. make C. order D. wear
19.A. let B. made C. watched D. noticed
20.A. improved B. benefited C. tried D. seized
French author Le Clezjo, a brilliant novelist ______ as a child of all continents, won the Nobel Prize in literature in October, 2008.
A. honored B. honoring
C. being honored D. having honored
-- Has Nancy gone back to her home in the UK?
--Yes. She ______ here only for three days with her friends.
A. stayed B. had stayed
C. has stayed D. was staying
A good teacher must be able to help his students learn the subject with great interest ______ he reaches the last minute of the class.
A. when B. unless C. until D. after
--I’m exhausted. I ______ on a design day and night.
--You’d better have several days off after finishing it. Otherwise you might break down.
A. work B. worked
C. had worked D. have been working
-But for your timely warning, we ______ into great trouble.
--You know we’re friends.
A. would get B. must have got
C. would have got D. couldn’t have got
