It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon some fifteen or sixteen years ago. I took my two kids to the local playground. As soon as we got there my daughter headed for the swings(秋千)and asked for a _______. I noticed another little girl _______to get her own swing going high as I was _______my daughter to go higher and higher.
I walked over to the little girl and asked _______she needed help. She smiled and said YES and I soon had her feet flying towards the _______while she laughed happily. For the next two hours I found myself pushing swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. By the time we headed home, I was _______tired, but my spirits were flying _______than those swings.
Three years later I was _______again after a day’s work. Still, I needed to _______my kids from their school before heading home. I stood in the ________waiting area waiting for my children. Suddenly, I felt two ________arms wrapped around my legs. I looked down and there was the little girl I met 3 years before in the ________smiling up at me. She gave me a big hug before running away to ________the school bus. As I watched her ________, I didn’t feel tired anymore and my spirits were once again ________with that swing.
The love we ________with others will find its way back to us. It will travel from heart to heart. It may take seconds or it may take ________. The law of love, ________is never broken. We will get back what we give. We will harvest what we ________. The kindness we give and the joy we create will always come back to ________us.
1.A. pull B. push C. jump D. climb
2.A. failed B. decided C. stopped D. managed
3.A. encouraging B. helping C. refusing D. advising
4.A. why B. how C. when D. whether
5.A. swing B. ground C. clouds D. trees
6.A. finally B. suddenly C. mentally D. physically
7.A. faster B. more quickly C. higher D. more slowly
8.A. embarrassed B. annoyed C. disappointed D. exhausted
9.A. look after B. pick up C. take away D. bring up
10.A. parents’ B. teachers’ C. patients’ D. passengers’
11.A. strong B. long C. tiny D. weak
12.A. playground B. school C. kindergarten D. classroom
13.A. drive B. catch C. reach D. repair
14.A. hands B. head C. face D. back
15.A. flying B. crying C. running D. falling
16.A. own B. care C. find D. share
17.A. hours B. days C. months D. years
18.A. still B. therefore C. though D. besides
19.A. save B. plant C. design D. offer
20.A. scare B. interest C. excite D. shock
Rather than____a bike in the freezing weather she preferred____on a crowded bus.
A. to take; to ride B. to take; ride C. ride; to ride D. ride; ride
I often oversleep in the morning. ____, my roommates always wake me up.
A. Fortunately B. Naturally C. Hopefully D. Immediately
–Is there anything I can do for you?
---I’d appreciate____if you could explain how the email system works.
A. you B. that C. it D. one
Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.
A. amused B. amusing C. to amuse D. to be amused
—Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong?
—Well, I ______ a test and I’m waiting for the result.
A. will take B. took
C. had taken D. take
