(山東省淄博市2009屆高三三模)

As I entered the already crowded church, my stomach jumped. What if I ___36___ how to play my piece? What if I skipped a note? My parents gave me a look of ___37___ as I sat at my place. I kept looking over at my parents and they would smile back at me ___38___. Dad started to unpack the seen-too-often video camera. How I ___39___ that thing! He pulls it out constantly!

This is my night, I thought to myself as Mrs. Depperman introduced the ___40___. This is the night I could really ___41___ them. I had to play perfectly. I noticed that we were all seated according to our ___42___ to play. I was number fourteen and there were 1, 2, 3...twenty-two students here, which ___43___ I was about in the middle. Well, that wasn’t so bad. I couldn’t ___44___ to hear the last two performers. They were ___45___ to be the best.

I am next! I played the ___46___ of my pieces in my head. I was playing a sonatina and a contemporary piece. I knew them by ___47___, which helped. I can play them with my eyes closed. This should be ___48___, I thought, reassuring myself. It seemed as if I had gone through what seems to be permanent ___49___ this girl finished. Then it was my ___50___ ....

I stood up, walked toward the piano, and placed my fingertips on the ivory keys. By now, the keys were ___51___ from the fingers before mine. I waited a couple of seconds and ___52___ into the deep waters of my piece. With each note my confidence grew. By the end of my piece, I ___53___ myself in Symphony Hall with the crowd roaring! I was completely ___54___ myself in my second piece. When I was finished, I stood up from the bench, smiled confidently, and bowed. I felt ___55___! I was actually proud of myself. My first recital went well.

36. A. mentioned          B. forgot               C. remembered      D. neglected

37. A. strength                   B. doubt                C. confidence        D. courage

38. A. proudly             B. sadly                 C. wildly               D. bravely

39. A. enjoy                  B. appreciate          C. admire                     D. dislike

40. A. schedule             B. plan                  C. program            D. calendar

41. A. frighten             B. impress             C. please            D. strike

42. A. ages                 B. grades               C. order                D. ability

43. A. meant                 B reflected             C. explained           D. represented

44. A. stay                  B. wait                  C. delay                 D. expect

45. A. arranged           B. designed            C. supposed           D. guessed

46. A. record              B. comments         C. remarks            D. notes

47. A. heart                 B. head                 C. hand                 D. mind

48. A. natural                B. easy                  C. smooth             D. comfortable

49. A. when                B. after                  C. before               D. while

50. A. turn                  B. circle                C. command          D. control

51. A. cool                    B. cold                  C. hot                   D. warm

52. A. fell                            B. dove                 C. dropped            D. jumped

53. A. introduced         B. described           C. pictured            D. faced

54. A. involved            B. included            C. confused           D. puzzled

55. A. moved                B. excited              C. worried             D. surprised

 (江西省南昌二中2009屆高三5月模擬考試)

Horror gripped(緊握)the heart of the World War I soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. Caught in a  36   with continuous gunfire whizzing(颼颼地移動(dòng))  37   his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant(中尉), if he might  38   into the “No Man’s Land” between the trenches to bring his  39   comrade back.

“You  40   go”,      said the Lieutenant. “but I don’t think it will be  41   it. Your friend is  42   dead and you may  43   your own life away.” The Lieutenant’s words didn’t matter, and the soldier went anyway.

Miraculously (不可思議地) he  44   to reach his friend, hoisted (扯起) him onto his  45   , and  46   him back to their company’s trench. As the two of them  47   in together to the bottom of the trench, the officer cheeked the  48   soldier, and then looked  49   at his friend．“I told you it wouldn’t be worthy of doing it,” he said．“Your friend is  50   , and you are mortally wounded.”

“It was worthy of doing it, though, sir,” the soldier said．

“How do you mean ‘worthy of doing it’?” responded the Lieutenant. “Your friend has already died!”

“Yes sir,” the private answered．“But it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive, and I had the  51   of hearing him say, ‘Jim, I  52   you’d come.’”

 53   in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it.

Take up all your  54   and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not

 55   not doing it later in life.

36．A．hole                   B．place                  C．trench                D．room

37．A．a(chǎn)bove                 B．over                   C．on                      D．to

38．A．go out                B．leave out             C．put out               D．jump out

39．A．fall                     B．fallen                  C．falling                 D．to fall

40．A．should                B．can                    C．shouldn’t            D．can’t

41．A．worthy               B．worth                 C．value                   D．workable

42．A．maybe                B．surely                 C．must                  D．probably

43．A．put                     B．lose                    C．throw                 D．leave

44．A．managed             B．tried                    C．went                  D．walked

45．A．head                   B．a(chǎn)rm                    C．hands                 D．shoulder

46．A．took                   B．fetch                   C．brought              D．drove

47．A．tumbled              B．walked               C．came                  D．went

48．A．dead                   B．clever                 C．sick                   D．wounded

49．A．a(chǎn)ngrily                B．surprisingly         C．kindly                 D．happily

50．A．dying                 B．dead                   C．died                   D．death

51．A．surprise              B．strange                C．excitement          D．satisfaction

52．A．had known         B．have known        C．know                 D．knew

53．A．Once upon a time B．Many a time        C．At a time            D．At one time

54．A．strength              B．courage               C．wisdom               D．power

55．A．forget                 B．remember            C．regret                  D．mean

 (江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試)

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(過(guò)渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him   41     and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was   55   .

36. A. experience           B. spend               C. enjoy               D. shape

37. A. show                B. give                C. leave               D. instruct

38. A. last                 B. first                C. very               D. next

39. A. upward              B. into                 C. down              D. up

40. A. sign                 B. scene               C. scenery             D. sight

41. A. interest               B. instruction            C. courage            D. direction

42. A. failed                B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

43. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

44. A. last                 B. pass                C. fly                 D. remain

45. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued              D. eared

46. A. think                 B. want                C. expect             D. wish

47. A. But                 B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

48. A. wondered             B. regretted            C. minded            D. tried

49. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings             D. attitudes

50. A. important             B. essential             C. hard                D. complex

51. A. disappeared            B. changed             C. progressed         D. advanced

52. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware            D. tired

53. A. by                  B. against              C. on                 D. with

54. A. clumsy              B. gentle               C. absurd              D. moving

55. A. none                B. all                  C. anything            D. everything

 (福建省廈門外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校2009屆高三最后一次模擬)

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large   36  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would  37  his taxi on the road. I  38  why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home  39   work, leave his taxi and go out for his   40  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was   41  .

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I  42  to be outside one evening two weeks  43  , when the garage door was   44  and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（勞斯萊斯）! It shook me completely  45  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But  46  inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）  47  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and  48  him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n）  49  .

We go to bed every night and   50  every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  51  as close friends or go for a vacation as a  52  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  53  the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  54  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  55  we are than what we do!

36. A. window              B. garage                    C. door                       D. yard

37. A. park                   B. stop                       C. check                     D. repair

38. A. knew                  B. understood              C. asked                     D. wondered

39. A. for                     B. out of                     C. without                  D. from

40. A. business              B. national                   C. personal                 D. public

41. A. wasteful              B. meaningful              C. wonderful               D. plentiful

42. A. appeared             B. intended                  C. expected                 D. happened

43. A. later                    B. more                      C. ago                        D. before

44. A. broken                B. fine                        C. shut                       D. open

45. A. once                   B. before                    C. when                     D. until

46. A. far                      B. deep                       C. long                       D. little

47. A. driver                 B. engineer                  C. father                     D. son

48. A. called                  B. made                      C. elected                   D. turned

49. A. experience           B. earning                   C. life                         D. position

50. A. stay up               B. wake up                 C. stay home               D. go home

51. A. competition         B. performance           C. debate                    D. party

52. A. family                 B. company                C. team                      D. whole

53. A. build                   B. climb                      C. stand                      D. lay

54. A. house                 B. garage                    C. car                         D. taxi

55. A. who                   B. what                      C. which                    D. where

 (福建省泉州七中2009屆高三最后一次模擬考試)

Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun  36  --- to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were   37  . When the students  38   their assignment, she found that most of them drew some pictures of their parents, teachers, brothers, sisters, friends or neighbors. “What   39   students! How wonderful the pictures are!” She thought.

   Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   40  boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and __41__. He seldom __42__ with other children during the break __43__ they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and encouraged him to be confident and have a good time with his classmates. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a __44__. Nothing else. His abstract image _45__ the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand，for mother’s hand gives children warmth and __46__. Another child guessed it was a farmer’s hand, because farmers raise turkeys. Still others thought it was a police officer’s hand, because the police __47__ people and care for people. And so the discussion __48__.

   When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk, __49__, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “ It’s __50__, teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was __51__ and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She __52__ how often she had said to him, “Take my __53__, Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.”

   The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and

parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the children like Douglas. They might not always say “__55__” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you reach out to give them love and be grateful to you always.

36. A. assignment                 B. question                   C. suggestion                D. solution

37. A. sorry                B. regretful            C. thankful           D. responsible

38. A. gave in               B. handed in           C. put off                   D. called off

39. A. lovely                B. honest            C. brave                    D. friendly

40. A. strong               B. kind               C. different          D. humorous

41. A. slow                 B. strict             C. angry                    D. sad

42. A. played                B. exercised          C. joked             D. lived

43. A. because              B. though             C. as                 D. since

44. A. hand                 B. face               C. ear                      D. leg

45. A. reduced              B. ruined            C. inspired           D. used

46. A. comfort              B. praise              C. sorrow                   D. coldness

47. A. search                B. question            C. meet             D. protect

48. A. ended                B. succeeded          C. continued         D. failed

49. A. stood up              B. pulled down         C. looked up         D. bent down

50. A. his                  B. yours                    C. my mother’s              D. my father’s

51. A. disappointed           B. annoyed            C. tired               D. touched

52. A. forgot                B. regretted          C. recalled           D. understood

53. A. hand                 B. book             C. lesson            D. gift

54. A. rather than            B. more than         C. anything but       D. nothing but

55. A. I’m sorry            B. Take care           C. I’m all right         D.Thank you

 (湖北省鐘祥六中2009年高三高考沖刺最后一卷)

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he  31  from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months  32  it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收縮). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch  33  on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,  34  will pay any more attention to your scar  35  you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother  36 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  37  high — glad he was alive.

  38 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,  39  you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer  40 .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your  41 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false  42 .

One of my friends in college was very  43 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his  44   for about 10 seconds. This man felt  45  about himself and spent most of his time  46  about other people’s comfort and welfare.  47 , people ignored his looks. What people  48  was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value  49  yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same  50 .

31. A. cured                  B. recovered                 C. improved                  D. returned

32. A. because                  B. though                         C. until                         D. before

33. A. cut                         B. wound                         C. injure                       D. scar

34. A. no one                B. anyone                     C. everyone                  D. someone

35. A. as                       B. like                          C. than                         D. when

36. A. another            B. others                      C. all                            D. us

37. A. put                         B. held                         C. taken                       D. hung

38. A. After all            B. In conclusion            C. In fact                         D. Above all

39. A. as long as            B. if                            C. even if                         D. as if

40. A. house                 B. telephone                  C. job                           D. car

41. A. clothes             B. hairstyle                   C. figure                       D. salary

42. A. means                 B. standards                  C. comments                D. rules

43. A. smart                  B. optimistic                 C. rude                         D. ugly

44. A. manners              B. expressions            C. looks                       D. actions

45. A. lucky                  B. worried                    C. good                        D. sad

46. A. inquiring             B. asking                   C. knowing                   D. caring

47. A. Completely      B. Gradually                 C. Obviously                 D. Suddenly

48. A. wanted            B. understood            C. brought                    D. saw

49. A. within                 B. beyond                     C. except                   D. above

50. A. kindness             B. concern                    C. beauty                   D. perfection

 (湖北省宜昌市一中2009屆高三5月仿真模擬考試)

Where the heart is?

In three days I will leave China behind for a few weeks and head back to Australia to spend time with my family and friends. This will be a very   31   trip for me as, for the first time ever, I will not be   32   to my hometown. You see, my parents sold their house in my hometown and moved about 500 kilometers away.

As it   33  me I would be returning to a whole new place, I was   34   with two questions: Do I still have a hometown? Where is my home? I needed to do some research.

After reading A Story from the Chinese Diaspora, I learned I was not alone in feeling   35   about where I call home. In the story, a Chinese American girl   36   with finding her identity and   37   her past with her present. I realized the place we live now and the place we lived then, have a great   38   over who we are, where we long to be and where we feel   39   and safety.

Back to My Motherland   40   of a woman who left her motherland years ago and started a new life in America--the place she now calls home. But,   41   some people move on from their hometown and   42   a new life somewhere else, others have a strong   43   to the city that they grew up in. In Hometown Boy we learn of a man who clings(堅(jiān)持) to his   44  and continues to make his hometown a   45   of his life for now and for the future. He makes it his   46   to give back to the community that has given so much to him and his family.

As I   47   the days until I head back to my motherland and   48   where exactly my home is, I am   49   to decide where my heart is. And quite   50  , my heart is wherever I am.

31. A. strange                B. serious                  C. unique                       D. curious

32. A. removing             B. returning                C. referring                    D. relating

33. A. struck                  B. clarified                  C. occurred                   D. impressed

34. A. satisfied               B. charged                  C. appointed                  D. presented

35. A. confused              B. convinced               C. depressed                  D. excited

36. A. sticks                  B. starts                     C. struggles                   D. supplies                 

37. A. consulting            B. connecting              C. confirming                D. contenting

38. A. difference            B. advantage               C. impression                 D. influence

39. A. comfort               B. tension                   C. unrest                       D. stress

40. A. talks                    B. shows                    C. tells                          D. learns

41. A. why                    B. how                       C. where                       D. while

42. A. build                    B. trend                      C. survive                      D. expand

43. A. attachment           B. commitment           C. devotion                    D. ambition

44. A. bases                   B. roots                      C. rules                         D. tasks

45. A. soul                     B. sign                       C. role                           D. part

46. A. duty                    B. urge                       C. conduct                    D. purpose

47. A. account for          B. appeal to                 C. centre upon              D. count down

48. A. consider               B. remind                   C. foresee                      D. expect

49. A. directed               B. annoyed                 C. sacred                       D. forced

50. A. simply                 B. gently                     C. merely                      D. awfully

 (湖北省武漢市十一中2009屆高三5月模擬)

Growing roots

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr．Gibbs．He didn’t look like any doctor I’d   31   known．When Dr．Gibbs wasn’t   32   lives, he was planting trees．

The good doctor had some   33  theories on planting trees． He believed in “No pains, no gains”．He never  34   his new trees, which was  35  many people．Once I asked why．He __36  that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will   37   weaker and weaker．So you have to make things   38   for them．He talked about how watering trees  39  shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in  40  of water． I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be___41  ．I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them．Two years of __42__  has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot．Whenever a cold wind blows, they  43  and tremble their branches． Funny things about those trees of Dr．Gibbs’．The lack of water seemed to  44  them in ways comfort and ease never could．

I used to  45  for my sons that their lives will be easy． But  46   I’ve been thinking that it’s time to   47  my prayer．I know my children are going to meet   _48  , and I’m praying they will be strong． The prayer for comfort is seldom met．What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, __49_ when the winds blow, we won’t be  50  away．

31． A． even                   B． ever                   C． never                    D． hardly

32． A． valuing             B． making                  C． enjoying               D． saving

33． A． exciting              B． dull                   C． interesting             D． terrible

34． A． watered            B． raised                    C． loved                   D． sheltered

35． A． against             B． beyond                  C． within                   D． from

36． A． wondered            B． answered                  C． doubted               D． guessed

37． A． grow          B． change          C． appear           D． show

38． A． harmful                               B． favorable             

C． tough                                   D． wonderful

39． A． made for          B． head for             C． allow for              D． care for

40． A． charge               B． favor              C． honor                   D． search

41． A． treasured             B． challenged             C． respected             D． liked

42． A． education            B． information      C． preparation       D． devotion                                  43． A． dance                B． shake                    C． spread                  D． lift

44． A． harm                   B． raise                     C． benefit                  D． hurt

45． A． pray                   B． apply                    C． stand                    D． call

46． A． perfectly             B． formally             C． obviously              D． lately

47． A． attend                B． say                    C． change               D． keep

48． A． hardships            B． worries               C． bosses                D． jobs

49． A． or                B． so                       C． and                  D． but

50． A． given                B． sent                   C． broken                  D． swept

 (福建省龍巖一中2010屆高三第七次月考)

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to  36  a different life．It was a transitional(過(guò)渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to   37   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   42   me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me．Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   50  to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was   52   of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine．What I had said to Daniel was   54   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    55     ．

36．A．experience          B．spend               C．enjoy               D．shape

37．A．show               B．give                  C．leave              D．instruct

38．A．last              B．first                 C．very              D．next

39．A．upward             B．into                C．down             D．up

40．A．sign                B．scene            C．scenery          D．sight

41．A．interest             B．instruction        C．courage           D．direction

42．A．failed              B．discouraged        C．struck            D．troubled

43．A．future              B．embarrassing     C．obvious          D．lost

44．A．last                B．pass                 C．fly               D．remain

45．A．counted            B．meant               C．valued              D．eared

46．A．think               B．want                 C．expect             D．wish

47．A．But                B．And               C．Instead              D．So

48．A．wondered         B．regretted          C．minded           D．tried

49．A．views             B．a(chǎn)ctions              C．feelings           D．a(chǎn)ttitudes

50．A．important          B．essential              C．hard              D．complex

51．A．disappeared        B．changed            C．progressed       D．a(chǎn)dvanced

52．A．sensitive            B．convinced           C．a(chǎn)ware             D．tired

53．A．by                  B．a(chǎn)gainst             C．on               D．with

54．A．clumsy            B．gentle                C．a(chǎn)bsurd            D．moving

55．A．none                B．a(chǎn)ll                   C．a(chǎn)nything         D．everything

 (2010吉林市高三第二次市統(tǒng)考)

Loving Kindness Is Twice Blessed

       I felt gloomy (沮喪的) the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   16   .

       As I was sitting at my desk, I   17   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her   18   .

Knowing that she doesn’t have family in town, I   19   to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on B-shift,    20    to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  21     of a birthday this year. As always,    22   , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I   23   .

       After I hung up, I couldn’t   24   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.    25    feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn’t shake the thought. I   26   gave in, and that evening set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   27   me I’d done the right thing and were a generous   28   for the little effort it had taken.

       When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a   29   friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   30    my own!

Isn’t that the way it is   31   we take the time and make the   32   to do something for someone else? It’s like the little saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   33   .”

       Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   34   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to   35   . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too.

16. A. special               B. positive                   C. nervous                  D. proud

17. A. explained           B. complained              C. remembered           D. informed

18. A. family                B. training                   C. work                       D. school

19. A. decided              B. continued                C. agreed                    D. refused

20. A. surprised           B. disappointed            C. bored                      D. prepared

21. A. much                 B. many                      C. little                       D. few

22. A. though        B. besides                    C. therefore                D. otherwise

23. A. admitted            B. called                      C. succeeded               D. apologized

24. A. experience         B. imagine                   C. shake                            D. understand

25. A. Almost        B. Even                       C. Never                      D. Still

26. A. luckily               B. finally                            C. unhappily                D. hardly

27. A. convinced          B. advised                    C. promised                 D. reminded

28. A. response            B. contribution            C. reward                    D. share

29. A. careless             B. lonely                      C. weak                       D. curious

30. A. troubled             B. taken                      C. wasted                    D. made

31. A. when                 B. where                      C. why                         D. how

32. A. suggestion         B. friend                      C. effort                      D. call

33. A. tries                  B. receives                  C. expects                   D. cares

34. A. opportunities     B. dreams                   C. choices                    D. regrets

35.A. someone             B. something               C. everyone                 D. everything