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When I was 14， I got tired of school and left my hometown in search of my fortune in big cities. One day I was    1    in the street when I noticed an old beggar at the corner. After    2    me for some time he asked me， “Boy， come with me and I have something good for you.” Feeling    3    and puzzled I followed him to a small house.

The beggar first asked me to wait for a moment. A few moments later， he returned with a couple of old    4   . “There are two things that I want to    5    you， young man，” said he. “The first is to never    6    a book by its cover， for it can fool you.” He    7   ， “I bet you think Im a    8   ， dont you， young man？” I said， “Well， uh， yes. I guess so， sir.” “You are    9   ， but Im sure you are a dropout，” he said    10   . I got shocked.

“Well， young man， Ive got a little    11    for you. I am one of the    12    men in the world. I have probably everything any man could ever want. A year ago， my wife passed away. I    13    there were certain things I had not yet    14    in life， one of which was what it would be like to live    15    a beggar on the streets. For the past year， I have been going from city to city and doing just that.”

“The second is to learn how to    16   . There is only one thing that people cant take away from you， your    17   .” Then， he reached forward， caught my    18    and put them upon the books.

The beggar then    19    me back on the streets near where we first met. His parting    20    for me was to never forget what he taught me. I headed for my home that very day and returned to my school the next day.

1. A. shopping B. wandering C. running D. singing

2. A. watching B. questioning C. following D. helping

3. A. scared B. nervous C. curious D. impatient

4. A. bags B. gifts C. photos D. books

5. A. show B. teach C. lend D. give

6. A. buy B. judge C. admire D. borrow

7. A. went on B. held on C. kept up D. ended up

8. A. teacher B. seller C. beggar D. worker

9. A. perfect B. smart C. confident D. wrong

10. A. naturally B. anxiously C. firmly D. happily

11. A. surprise B. test C. lesson D. joke

12. A. greatest B. wealthiest C. saddest D. kindest

13. A. doubted B. remembered C. realized D. explained

14. A. caught B. enjoyed C. used D. experienced

15. A. like B. for C. with D. by

16. A. survive B. cheat C. read D. research

17. A. health B. wisdom C. appearance D. money

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. character B. step C. request D. figure

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“What kind of Thanksgiving can I provide？” I said to myself. Living in a small house and still jobless， I    1    to make ends meet.

Still， I counted my blessings when I    2    that a young family in a nearby home lost everything because of a flash fire. I watched as the entire community became involved in their    3   ： A church provided shelter; others    4    food， bedding and clothing. Lines of busy people willingly gave their time    5    their money.

The afternoon before Thanksgiving， two women came to our house    6    donations. Although we had little to    7   ， I helped carry items to their car，    8    in my heart to give more.

As we stood outside    9   ， my little Helen， only three， screamed， “Wait！ Dont anybody move.” She rushed into the house， complaining， “We    10    something！”

I looked apologetically at the ladies， but before I could follow her， Helen was back outside， carrying her    11    toy bear， which I had made for her birthday just two months before.

“Mommy，” her green eyes searched my    12   ， “the little girl doesnt have any toys. I have to give it to her.”

My heart quaked. I thought about the few    13    Helen had and how many hours I had spent sewing this one. Now she wanted to    14    it away. We stood in    15   ， the ladies staring at me. I struggled with my    16   . I thought of all the things we needed and didnt have.

Everyone held their    17    as I bent down to face Helen. “Of course， Helen，” my voice nearly    18   . “Youre right. We forgot the toy. How    19    of you to remember！”

And I    20    my own heart would never be as big as the one pounding in my daughters little chest.

1. A. struggled B. decided C. prepared D. happened

2. A. expected B. announced C. learned D. believed

3. A. trouble B. rescue C. experience D. work

4. A. removed B. exchanged C. chose D. gathered

5. A. except for B. instead of C. rather than D. as well as

6. A. collecting B. providing C. requiring D. allowing

7. A. share B. talk C. spare D. sell

8. A. refusing B. offering C. waiting D. wishing

9. A. watching B. counting C. chatting D. thinking

10. A. needed B. found C. owed D. forgot

11. A. expensive B. favorite C. old D. ugly

12. A. face B. head C. heart D. body

13. A. books B. clothes C. friends D. toys

14. A. take B. throw C. give D. put

15. A. honor B. return C. doubt D. silence

16. A. difficulties B. feelings C. attitude D. determination

17. A. promise B. interest C. breath D. position

18. A. broke B. failed C. appeared D. stopped

19. A. proud B. thoughtful C. active D. clever

20. A. admitted B. hoped C. explained D. realized

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As a banker， Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown， New Jersey， seven years ago.  by farms， he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend， he  tomatoes， potatoes and eggplant—enough to feed his family for the summer.

He ended up with so much  that he couldnt give it away. Thus he found a local food ， and by the time he delivered his last harvest， he had  120 pounds of fresh vegetables.

The following year， with a handful of  from his church and a memorable name “Americas Grow-a-Row”， Paillex planted， ， and harvested 2，500 pounds of vegetables， all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers， rented more  and donated more vegetables.

Pailex also  local school kids. On a  Friday morning in May， 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field， each  with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two， they loosened the dirt， then carefully  the plants. Several rows later， they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody .

“The  makes kids know there are people ，” said Paillex. “When they become tomorrows ， it will be much more possible for them to  their coworkers and employees to get  in something like this.”

“Paillex makes people want to ， ” said Colleen Duerr， a mother of two who has signed on as an  “Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Paillex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart. ”

1. A. Trapped B. Surrounded     C. Prevented     D. Occupied

2. A. tasted B. collected C. picked     D. planted

3. A. advice       B. produce     C. cost         D. time

4. A. bank       B. market       C. shop       D. factory

5. A. donated     B. sold         C. found         D. weighed

6. A. neighbors   B. employees     C. volunteers     D. tourists

7 . A. delivered B. stored   C. bought D. tended

8 . A. food B. land   C. grain D. crop

9. A. refuses       B. welcomes     C. chooses       D. pushes

10. A. cloudless     B. snowy       C. foggy       D. rainy

11. A. compared     B. combined     C. filled D. armed

12. A. spread B. counted       C. positioned D. pulled

13. A. laughed B. complained     C. left D. competed

14. A. program B. example     C. lesson       D. thought

15. A. at risk B. in danger       C. on business     D. in need

16. A. farmers B. workers C. leaders   D. owners

17. A. force       B. encourage     C. order D. wait

18. A. locked     B. moved     C. involved     D. turned

19. A. grow     B. relax     C. settle D. help

20. A. unpaid     B. unexpected     C. unseen   D. unknown

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I believe in miracles because Ive seen so many of them.

One day， a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “Theres a    1    in my upper jaw，” she said. “I told my own dentist its nothing， but he    2    I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He wanted to add something， but she stopped him. She wanted to    3    everything herself. I found a large cancer that    4    over much of the roof of her mouth. A careful examination later    5    that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment， I explained to her the    6    of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said， “I know youre    7    with me， but Im just fine.”

I thought otherwise. After considerable    8    on my part， and kindness on her part because she wanted to    9    me， she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him， but as I predicted，    10    the treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office， still energetic and    11   .

“How are you？” I asked.

“Im just fine， honey，” she responded in high    12   .

Surprised to see her at all， I answered    13   ， “Let me take a look in your mouth and well see about it.”

I couldnt believe my eyes. The cancer that had    14    nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness    15   .

I had    16    of such things happening， but had never seen them with my own eyes. That was my first    17   . Since then Ive seen many others， because they keep getting    18    to see. In fact， miracles are daily events for me now. And people are miracle， for through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to    19    the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle， Ive come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is    20    we choose to find it.

1. A. cut B. pain C. wound D. cancer

2. A. declared B. admitted C. promised D. insisted

3. A. learn B. take C. tell D. manage

4. A. spread B. came C. brought D. left

5. A. confirmed B. explained C. considered D. concluded

6. A. possibility B. importance C. seriousness D. result

7. A. curious B. sure C. worried D. sorry

8. A. permission B. support C. approval D. effort

9. A. persuade B. please C. encourage D. astonish

10. A. declined B. provided C. received D. required

11. A. healthy B. independent C. optimistic D. strong

12. A. position B. spirits C. quality D. pressure

13. A. eagerly B. confusedly C. patiently D. confidently

14. A. covered B. reached C. controlled D. grown

15. A. cured B. appeared C. expanded D. remained

16. A. thought B. dreamt C. talked D. read

17. A. case B. treatment C. miracle D. lesson

18. A. easier B. better C. happier D. closer

19. A. hear B. make C. keep D. see

20. A. whatever B. wherever C. whoever D. whichever

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I had a habit of skipping to the last page of a book. I just wanted to see how it    1    while I was still in the middle of it. This habit    2    first my mom， then my friends， and    3    even my own daughter. Often my    4    wouldnt be limited just to the books I read but also to what others were    5    as well. Then one day my daughter told me in anger， “Dad， please just read a book one    6    at a time like everyone else！”

At times I didnt    7    this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and    8    out what to do months or even years from now instead of    9    each day at present. Although I knew that the book of my    10    wasnt done yet and that I had many pages    11    to go， I still couldnt    12    my burning desire to write the ending of it halfway through. Time and time again， I would    13    jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happened. Life， however， doesnt work like that. It loves to    14    us， and you never know what new problems， changes， or opportunities each    15    day will bring about.

Recently when I found myself living in the    16    again， I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “    17    one day at a time.” When I heard those words， I    18   ， turned the book of my life to the    19    page， and thanked God for today.

Each of us has to    20    the book of life line by line， moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end.

1. A. happened B. developed C. ended D. appeared

2. A. confused B. annoyed C. scared D. satisfied

3. A. usually B. obviously C. accidentally D. finally

4. A. impatience B. misunderstanding C. disappointment D. disagreement

5. A. saying B. reading C. doing D. watching

6. A. page B. copy C. chapter D. edition

7. A. contribute B. devote C. apply D. limit

8. A. try B. figure C. give D. turn

9. A. working B. skipping C. enjoying D. spending

10. A. life B. plan C. work D. research

11. A. forgotten B. left C. kept D. asked

12. A. follow B. stand C. control D. comment

13. A. consciously B. strangely C. foolishly D. quietly

14. A. surprise B. cheat C. betray D. frighten

15. A. tiring B. new C. important D. long

16. A. present B. future C. memory D. dream

17. A. choose B. remember C. correct D. live

18. A. regretted B. cried C. hesitated D. smiled

19. A. last B. hopeful C. colorful D. right

20. A. write B. review C. explain D. understand

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In recent weeks customers have been queuing at Donut City， starting at 4：30 am， to buy dozens of doughnuts （甜甜圈）. Customers say the doughnuts are    1   . But the taste is not the reason why theyve been waiting in    2    to buy them.

It started a few weeks ago， when customers started noticing that something was    3   .

Every day for the past 28 years， the friendly husband-and-wife    4    of Donut City—Stella and John Chhan—have stood behind the counter selling doughnuts. But then one day， Stella Chhan wasnt there.

When customers enquired， John Chhan， 62， told them Stella had fallen ill and was    5    in a nursing home. He would visit his wife once all the doughnuts were    6   .

Dawn Caviola， a    7    of Donut City， thought if    8    people would buy a dozen doughnuts every morning， John Chhan could close early and go to    9    his wife.

After Caviola posted the    10    on the neighborhood message board， neighbors and fans responded in a positive way. They started    11    up in the dark， ordering dozens of doughnuts.

Jenee Rogers has been a    12    Donut City customer for the past 20 years. She saw a local news story about the    13    to help the Chhans， which included trying to set up a GoFundMe page to    14    money to help the Chhans， but they    15    the offer. Rogers said she and all of her friends started to spread the word to go to the shop    16    and buy doughnuts.

When Stella Chhan    17    fell ill a few weeks ago， John Chhan said， she couldnt speak and had trouble    18   . Now shes talking some and can sit down on her own and she is getting better and better.

In a phone interview， John Chhan expressed how thankful he is to his    19    customers.

“I    20    it，” he said. “I just cant say enough thank you and thank you.”

1. A. cheap B. delicious C. smelly D. juicy

2. A. line B. exchange C. panic D. return

3. A. common B. interesting C. awkward D. wrong

4. A. customers B. neighbors C. owners D. waiters

5. A. caring B. volunteering C. recovering D. visiting

6. A. taken out B. sold out C. called off D. put off

7. A. worker B. citizen C. reporter D. fan

8. A. tough B. enough C. thoughtful D. easygoing

9. A. accompany B. praise C. encourage D. recognize

10. A. choice B. activity C. idea D. advertisement

11. A. turning B. looking C. messing D. making

12. A. modest B. regular C. responsible D. strict

13. A. command B. courage C. effort D. ability

14. A. raise B. earn C. save D. borrow

15. A. sacrificed B. advocated C. delayed D. declined

16. A. early B. rarely C. mainly D. frequently

17. A. eventually B. initially C. occasionally D. gradually

18. A. listening B. seeing C. tasting D. moving

19. A. honest B. generous C. polite D. considerate

20. A. regret B. mean C. appreciate D. deserve

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After 21 years of marriage， Bill Henrichs and Mary Ziegler concluded that they were no longer a good match. The couple politely divorced in 1995 and went their    1    ways， but they continued to see each other when meeting their    2    at their school and sporting events. In February 2018， though， she and Henrichs learned they were a    3    in a different way.

Henrichss kidneys （腎） were    4   ， and he was in need of a    5   . After nearly 40 family members and friends were tested as possible    6   ， the result surprised all—only one person    7    to be a perfect match—Ziegler.

So on Oct. 16 more than four decades after they said “I do，” she and Henrichs， 62， were    8    into an operating room. And one of Zieglers healthy kidneys was    9    and given to her ex-husband. The surgery went well， and the transplant （移植器官） is    10    well and continuing to improve as Mr Henrichs    11    from the surgery. Henrichs was beyond grateful for his ex-wifes sympathy and    12   ， but he was also worried in the hours before the    13   .

Just three weeks after the transplant， she was back to work and doing yoga—a quick turnaround considering that the    14

kidney donator needs a healing period of six to eight    15   . “This entire experience has brought us all    16   .” She and Henrichs hope that by sharing their story， other    17    will realize that divorce is not always a reason to    18    ties.

“Divorce is divorce. But theres no reason to    19   ，” Henrichs said. “There are lots of reasons why its    20    to get along.” He pauses and laughs. “Someday， you just might need a kidney.”

1. A. separate B. peaceful C. opposite D. favorite

2. A. parents B. friends C. kids D. neighbors

3. A. surprise B. match C. partner D. wish

4. A. failing B. decreasing C. dying D. fading

5. A. transformer B. supporter C. transplant D. receiver

6. A. advocates B. donators C. volunteers D. fellows

7. A. set up B. showed up C. tried out D. turned out

8. A. wheeled B. called C. led D. dragged

9. A. carried B. changed C. selected D. removed

10. A. reacting B. functioning C. beating D. living

11. A. refreshes B. returns C. remains D. recovers

12. A. enthusiasm B. generosity C. optimism D. honesty

13. A. marriage B. departure C. surgery D. decision

14. A. routine B. kind C. uncommon D. average

15. A. treatments B. times C. weeks D. operations

16. A. closer B. farther C. deeper D. healthier

17. A. relatives B. schoolmates C. families D. children

18. A. cut down B. put off C. put down D. cut off

19. A. disturb B. quarrel C. regret D. refuse

20. A. important B. optional C. easy D. tough

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On Dec. 13， 2014， Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of  with an exciting sweet 16 birthday party， the California teen devoted this milestone to  the lives of orphans in Ethiopia.

Through several summers of volunteer work at an Ethiopia orphanage， Nubia learned firsthand the severe poverty so many children . In an email to The Huffington Post， Nubia said that she was  struck by the childrens lack of access to  — their school only went through the fourth grade.

Over the course of her volunteer work， Nubia became interested in one ， Hermela. She writes：

Out of the many students in the kindergarten class， Hermela became  and attached to me to a point where it was becoming  for both of us to leave each other. She is now in the second grade. The thought of Hermela not being able to have her meal and  education after the fourth grade became  and I knew I had to do something.

Thats when Nubia decided that she didnt want a traditional sweet party. ， she wanted to use the money her parents would have spent on a party to  a fifth grade class for Hermela and other kids.

“The money could provide a（n）  solution that will serve for many years compared to the one-day  of my party，” Nubia wrote to Huffpost Live. “In short， I want Hermela to continue .”

After telling friends and family her ， Nubia set up a（n）  page “Keep Hermela Smiling” on Crowd Rise. Her  will raise funds for the Fregenet Foundation， which funds education and community services in Ethiopia.

So far， Nubia has  $2，781 of her $10，000 goal. Nubia says that her parents have been extremely ; theyre selling most of their Ethiopian artifacts to help raise funds.

Nubias birthday may not have been a party， but its truly a celebration.

1. A. communicating     B. celebrating     C. competing     D. compromising

2. A. experiencing     B. enjoying     C. rescuing     D. improving

3. A. concern     B. discuss     C. face     D. describe

4. A. hopefully     B. slightly     C. particularly     D. quietly

5. A. exploration     B. education     C. experiment     D. entertainment

6. A. teacher     B. volunteer C. student     D. parent

7. A. close     B. shy C. funny     D. polite

8. A. difficult     B. strange     C. possible     D. tiring

9. A. provide     B. leave     C. receive     D. finish

10. A. unimaginable     B. unimportant C. unnecessary D. uncomfortable

11. A. Besides     B. Instead     C. Therefore     D. However

12. A. take     B. establish     C. serve     D. keep

13. A. early     B. technical     C. simple     D. lasting

14. A. relief     B. pleasure     C. honor     D. trouble

15. A. yelling     B. smiling     C. talking     D. writing

16. A. belief     B. need     C. secret         D. plan

17. A. question     B. devotion     C. donation     D. appreciation

18. A. story     B. school     C. campaign     D. family

19. A. earned     B. borrowed     C. raised     D. lent

20. A. effective     B. supportive     C. creative     D. sensitive