(二)    Last Sunday, I walked into the house in the afternoon to find my brother scurrying(急赶) around in a hurry. As  __13__  as I had taken my coat off, he placed a bunch of papers in my hands and asked if I could start folding them up as quickly as possible, so they  could  __14__  an envelope. He said it needed to get done quickly before it turned dark.    I  __15__  it was probably something for his business and just got right to it, though I was a little  __16__  that something could be so urgent on a Sunday. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I actually  __17__  what I was folding. I found that it was a lovely letter to all the residents of my street and the nearby st reets in my neighborhood. My brother was asking  __18__  to inform him if they needed helping get food, medicine or any other necessities. He left his  __19__  information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would figure something out.    Last week London  __20__  an unusual amount of snow and the city was completely underprepared for it. Only the major roads had been  __21__， but smaller roads and pavements could be quite dangerous. There are a good number of old people in our little community and my brother thought the snow may have caused some  __22__  for some of them, particularly because we live on a hill.    He had a few elderly people get in touch asking for help for things they needed. One of the m was especially appreciative  __23__  his carer assistant couldn’t make it. Everyone was really touched by his  __24__  and wrote wonderful emails. One of our neighbors wrote an email to him saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having such a neighbor who puts other people’s interests first.”    哥哥是一位好人。星期天该是休息的日子，他却忙着给邻居们写信，叫人们有困难就联系他；在下大雪的日子，他又忙着帮助那些老人……

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• 1                                       (一)    Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and tired, came to a small village. The villagers, suffering a(n)  __1__  harvest and many years of war, quickly hid their food and met them at the village square. They wringed(搓) their hands and  __2__  how little their food was.    The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders. “Your tired fields have left you nothing to  __3__， so we’ll share what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from stones.”    Naturally the villagers felt  __4__  and soon a fire was put to the town’s greatest kettle(锅) as the soldiers  __5__  three smooth stones. “Now this will be a fine soup”， said the second soldier; “but some salt and parsley(欧芹) would make it  __6__  ！” A villager jumped up, crying “What  __7__！ I’ve just remembered that there are still some left at my home！” And she ran off, returning with some salt and parsley. As the kettle boiled on, the  __8__  of the village improved: soon carrots, beef and cream had  __9__  their way into the great kettle.    They ate and danced and sang well into the night. They were pleased with the feast(盛宴) and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers  __10__  to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay a bag of the village’s best breads and cheese. “You’ve given us the greatest  __11__  : the secret of how to make soup from stones，” said an elder, “and we shall never  __12__  it.” The third soldier turned to the crowd, and said: “There is no secret, but this is  certain: it’s only by sharing that we may make a feast”. And the soldiers wandered off down the road.    三个士兵通过与村民们分享他们的“从石头里做汤”的秘密，举办了一次美妙的宴会，换来了村民们的信任。你知道是为什么吗？

  A.nice

  B.common

  C.poor

  D.average

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• 2                                       (三)    One day, we took turns to tell stories of our most embarrassing moments. Finally, it came around to Frank. Someone said, “  __25__， Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”    Frank began, “I grew  up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he had his own boat, but it was  __26__  to make a living on the se

  A.He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to __27__ his family.” Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “ __28__ the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would park his car just in front. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and __29__ me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me.” He paused and then went on, “One day, when we got to the school and came to a(n) __30__， he started to lean toward me __31__， but I put my hand up and said，‘No, Dad.’It was the first time I had ever talked to him that __32__， and he had this __33__ look on his face. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss.’My Dad looked at me for long, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him __34__ . He turned and looked out. ‘You’re right，’ he said. ‘You’re a big boy…a man. I won’t kiss you any more.’” For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face. “Soon after that, my Dad went to sea and __35__ came back.” I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, I would give __36__ to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.” 小时候，父亲将“我”送到学校的时候总要给“我”一个“道别之吻”，这让“我”感到非常尴尬。直到有一天“我”以自己已经长大的理由拒绝了他。然而，这却让我遗憾终生，因为那天后不久，父亲 出海后就再也没有回来了……A.Work on

  B.Hang on

  C.Go on

  D.’It was the first time I had ever talked to him that __32__， and he had this __33__ look on his fac

  E. I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss.’My Dad looked at me for long, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him __34__ . He turned and looked out. ‘You’re right，’ he said. ‘You’re a big boy…a man. I won’t kiss you any more.’” For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face. “Soon after that, my Dad went to sea and __35__ came back.” I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, I would give __36__ to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.” 小时候，父亲将“我”送到学校的时候总要给“我”一个“道别之吻”，这让“我”感到非常尴尬。直到有一天“我”以自己已经长大的理由拒绝了他。然而，这却让我遗憾终生，因为那天后不久，父亲 出海后就再也没有回来了……A.Work onB.Hang onC.Go onD.Come on

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• 3                                       (四)    One day we visited a temple in India and a long queue of people were waiting to go inside. Some of my friends were standing in the line, while others  __37__  the opportunity to drink tea, or smoke a cigarette.    I was standing near a shop with my friend as he lit his cigarette when an old woman beggar approached us. She asked us for one rupee to help her buy lunch but we  __38__. At that moment, one of our friends called us over as our group was at the front of the queue.    We had to hurry so my friend crushed his cigarette with his shoes.  __39__  we were hurrying over, I overheard the woman beggar say “these young men will burn more than one rupee for their bad  __40__， but they’ll never give that rupee to a hungry person.” I paid no attention to her and  __41__  hurrying over.    However once I was inside the temple, her remark  __42__  in my ears. I began wondering if there was some truth to what she had said.    When I came back outside, I saw the old woman  __43_ _  standing near the shop. So I gave two rupees to her.    Later that day, as we were returning to our hotel we  __44__  the old woman having her lunch by the road. She was also feeding a little girl in a dirty dress. I asked her who that girl was. She replied, “Sir, this girl is  __45__  in the city and still has to learn how to beg for a rupee for her lunch from the  __46__. She couldn’  t arrange a rupee today. I had two; therefore I bought lunch for her out of the money for my dinner.”    I was astonished at her  __47__ . I thought again about her words and saw how the cost of two cigarettes could feed the two hungry people. I threw my half-burnt cigarette away. In that moment I had the  __48__  to quit smoking.    “我”和朋友在印度旅游。在一座寺庙前，一个女乞丐向“我”乞讨一个卢比买中餐吃。“我”开始拒绝了她的请求，但后来“我”给了她两个卢比。在“我”返回旅馆的途中又看见了她——她正在喂一个小女孩！而喂给小女孩吃的中餐正是用“我”施舍她的其中一个卢比买的。一个乞丐的慷慨震撼了“我”的心灵，“我”决定戒烟了！因为“我”从中认识到：两根烟的代价就能养活两个人啊！

  A.lost

  B.found

  C.made

  D.took

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