A horrible thought _________ him when he was waiting for Tom in the airport: what if the plane from Malaysia had been hijacked（劫持）?

A. attackedB. struckC. beatD. occurred

All the travelling fare, unless specifically stated _________, includes admission charges to the attractions, shows and exhibitions we visit.

A. otherwiseB. likewiseC. thereforeD. still

The famous actor keeps fit and athletic by __________ at the gym for an hour every morning.

A. making out B. figuring outC. working outD. turning out

I’m hoping that John will let us have the car tonight; __________, I’m afraid we won’t be able to go out.

A. even ifB. if so C. what if D. if not

______ being an outstanding physician and scientist, he was an accomplished writer and a gifted artist.

A. As far asB. As well asC. As soon as D. As long as

Everybody says Rebecca and John is a perfect match; no one has ever known __________ couple.

A. a betterB. the betterC. a bestD. the best

—I had the computers repaired yesterday.

—How much did they _________ for that?

A. costB. spendC. takeD. charge

—Do you think Catherine likes Fred?

—__________. They don’t seem to get on very well together.

A. It depends B. I hope so

C. I imagine not D. Sounds reasonable

It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”

Usually, when faced with that particular , I have feelings of guilt if I pass by giving a coin or two.

I had that feeling in Venice while on a tour of Italy’s famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge from the in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones, .

Steady of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd, drinking in the vistas（景觀、景色）, but I noticed the young traveler was also the old woman.

A tourist group walked along the street, the woman and walked on. group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched everybody else went on their way, focused on the around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and some money in the woman’s cup. He did this somewhat just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I , the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and some more coins to the cup.

His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that a little.”

I don’t know if the woman understood his English or what had just happened, but I did.

I placed some money in the woman’s cup and continued my travels, after witnessing such a act of kindness.

1.A. soundB. questionC. excuseD. command

2.A. beyondB. afterC. withoutD. before

3.A. many timesB. some times C. only onceD. once again

4.A. crowdsB. familiesC. streetsD. signs

5.A. singingB. cryingC. beggingD. trembling

6.A. streamsB. packsC. massesD. groups

7.A. simplyB. seeminglyC. similarlyD. specially

8.A. showingB. followingC. checkingD. observing

9.A. glanced atB. laughed atC. rushed atD. stared at

10.A. OneB. MoreC. AnotherD. Other

11.A. ifB. sinceC. becauseD. as

12.A. stonesB. sightsC. signsD. tourists

13.A. lendingB. borrowingC. placingD. taking

14.A. accidentallyB. successfullyC. purposefullyD. cheerfully

15.A. watchedB. shownC. understoodD. walked

16.A. changedB. chargedC. foundD. added

17.A. measuresB. helpsC. explainsD. matters

18.A. recognizedB. caughtC. realizedD. figured

19.A. pleasantB. annoyedC. disappointedD. light-hearted

20.A. beautifulB. smartC. pureD. happy

My six-year-old came home from school this week with two envelopes. One was for a donation to help people in the Philippines. The other was to help hungry families have a Thanksgiving meal.

“I’ll put a check in each of these. Then you can add your own money from your piggy bank, okay?” I said, thinking he’d be so excited to put his own stamp on things.

“That’s okay, mom. You put money in. I don’t want to waste mine,” he sweetly sang as he colored. “I want to fill my bank all the way up.”

Ack! I guess I know what our dinnertime discussion will be about tonight, I thought.

I had figured that through watching his parents donate items, helping us take toys from time to time to needy kids and putting money in the basket at church, he would just understand why it was important to help people in need — and even want to do it himself.

But of course he doesn’t really understand yet. “There’s a big disconnect between the people ‘over there’ and my piggy bank,” said parenting educator Vicki Hoefle.

“There’s nothing wrong with the child. There’s just no connection.”

As for having that conversation immediately, or forcing my son to put money into the envelopes: “Try not to do it now,” Hoefle said. Teaching a child about donating their own money or toys or time to people in need “should be a gentle introduction into what we hope will be a way of life for our kids.”

She suggested these things to help children understand the importance of giving:

* Just talk about it. Then explore the issue from a perspective he can understand.

* Use the course of a year to introduce kids to opportunities. That way, they won’t be shocked when you ask them to stuff their own money into an envelope （like this writer just did）.

* Pick a family charity for the year and have a conversation about how you all can help throughout the year.

* Think of this not as something you must teach, but as something to expose them to.

At her house, Hoefle said, “When you got something new, you gave something up.” Each birthday, her children would pick what toys they had outgrown and give them away. “There was a comfort in it. It just became a natural part of the kids’ lives.”

So I will fill those envelopes alone this time. But I’ll make sure he understands why they should be filled—gradually.

1.When the writer asked her son to give money to help the poor, he __________.

A. declined to donate

B. sang a sweet song

C. put all his money in a bank

D. seemed very surprised

2.Hoefle’s attitude towards children’s unwillingness to donate money can be best described as “_______”.

A. criticalB. tolerantC. positiveD. worried

3.Which of the following is Hoefle’s approach to educating kids about charity?

A. Giving courses about charity.

B. Setting a rule for children to give.

C. Inviting a lot of poor people home.

D. Giving children enough real life chances.

4.What can we learn about the writer from the passage?

A. She often makes donations for people in need.

B. She taught her son a lesson over dinner that evening.

C. She is at a loss as for what she should do next.

D. She invited a parenting educator home for advice.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Kids, please help those in need.

B. Why are kids unwilling to donate?

C. Kindness is lost in the young generation.

D. How can we help kids learn generosity?