I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a 41 . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a 42 to tell me.
About six months 43 it seemed that I had 44 a letter to her which had her street 45 on it but was addressed to another house with the 46 number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to 47 the letter at the correct house.
It turned out that the letter had been 48 for Johnson, who happened to be 49 . They talked for a little while, and later on he 50 . Then they started dating and had been going 51 together ever since.
I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was 52 that I had brought these nice people together.
A few months later a(n) 53 sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding 54 were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened, 55 Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.
A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in 56 yard. I feared the 57 might be in trouble, so I made up a(n) 58 to go to their door and 59 on them.
Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to 60 .”
41. A. telephone B. mailbox C. school D. shop
42. A. story B. notice C. fact D. message
43. A. after B. earlier C. later D. ago
44. A. sent B. written C. delivered D. given
45. A. mark B. sign C. board D. number
46. A. correct B. wrong C. same D. different
47. A. put down B. drop off C. hand out D. give away
48. A. provided B. prepared C. inferred D. intended
49. A. free B. single C. lonely D. simple
50. A. left B. invited C. called D. introduced
51. A. out B. in C. away D. off
52. A. amazed B. pleased C. surprised D. interested
53. A. Sale B. Sales C. On Sale D. For Sale
54. A. arrangements B. preparations C. invitations D. announcements
55. A. but B. and C. while D. until
56. A. her B. his C. my D. their
57. A. friendship B. connection C. marriage D. wedding
58. A. apology B. trouble C. excuse D. regret
59. A. check B. examine C. test D. try
60. A. change B. settle C. separate D. move
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 16 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 17 . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 18 for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were 19 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 20 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop 21 . Later he said 22 , “I wish I could speak French.” I was 23 — this from a boy who hated and 24 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 25 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来).
26 , the moment that really took 27 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 28 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 29 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 30 to become part of the leadership of the 31 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 32 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 33 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work .
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 34 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 35 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
16. A. comfort B. please C. attract D. educate
17. A. rough B. dangerous C. troublesome D. violent
18. A. little B. much C. fast D. slow
19. A. moving B. running C. climbing D. looking
20. A. too B. very C. even D. so
21. A. joking B. crying C. shouting D. smiling
22. A. patiently B. regretfully C. lightly D. cheerfully
23. A. ashamed B. disappointed C. determined D. surprised
24. A. took up B. went in for C. fought against D. called off
25. A. befriended B. disregarded C. avoided D. recognized
26. A. Thus B. Even C. Meanwhile D. However
27. A. my B. his C. our D. her
28. A. asking B. interviewing C. arranging D. describing
29. A. brain B. wish C. will D. health
30. A. appeared B. struggled C. hesitated D. failed
31. A. village B. city C. organization D. state
32. A. pleased B. bored C. puzzled D. touched
33. A. combination B. composition C. connection D. satisfaction
34. A. in B. behind C. out D. away
35. A. interview B. flight C. article D. trip
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
| The snowstorm in our city last week wasn’t a large one, but it ______ many accidents. The snow started to come down in | |
| the late afternoon. I saw it ______ the window of the office building where | ___ |
| Mary and I work as ______(秘书). It had been snowing for an hour | ___ |
| b______ I started to drive home. After twenty minutes, the accident | ____ |
| happened. My heater didn’t work, and the snow ______(结冰) on my | ___ |
| window, so I couldn’t see well. I had to c______ my window every few | ____ |
| minutes. To make matters ______, the car hit the hill, turned over | ____ |
| and stopped. I looked to see w______ I was hurt, but I wasn’t. | ___ |
| _____(幸运) I’d been wearing my seatbelt. Soon the police | ____ |
| came to r______ me, and I managed to return home later. | ___ |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011—2012学年度山东省曲阜师大附中高三9月教学质量检测（英语） 题型：完型填空
I work as a volunteer（志愿者）for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 36 him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 37. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too 38 for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were 39 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned（咧嘴笑）, “Pretty hard. ”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 40 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized （着迷）. He couldn’t stop 41 . Later he said 42. “I wish I could speak French.” I was 43－this from a boy who hated and 44 French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he 45 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed（活泼起来）.
46 , the moment that really took 47 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was 48 a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 49 . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 50 to become part of the leadership of the 51 .
Learning her story, Barrett was as 52 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a 53 of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 54 as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This 55 achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江省金华一中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：完型填空
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to___1____ him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and ____2____. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ___3____ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ___4____ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ___5___ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop ___6____. Later he said ____7____ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ___8___— this from a boy who hated and ___9____ French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he ___10___ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
__11___, the moment that really took __12___ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was ___13___ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ___14___. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and __15___ to become part of the leadership of the __16___.
Learning her story, Barrett was as ___17___ as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a ___18___ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ___19___ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ___20____ achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届浙江省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to___1____ him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and ____2____. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too ___3____ for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were ___4____ over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes ___5___ large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop ___6____. Later he said ____7____ , “I wish I could speak French.” I was ___8___— this from a boy who hated and ___9____ French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he ___10___ Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
__11___, the moment that really took __12___ breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was ___13___ a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in ___14___. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and __15___ to become part of the leadership of the __16___.
Learning her story, Barrett was as ___17___ as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a ___18___ of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay ___19___ as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This ___20____ achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.
1. A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate
2. A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent
3. A．little B．much C．fast D．slow
4. A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking
5. A．too B．very C．even D．so
6. A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling
7. A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully
8. A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised
9. A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off
10. A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized
11. A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However
12. A．my B．his C．our D．her
13. A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing
14. A．brain B．wish C．will D．health
15. A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed
16. A．village B．city C．organization D．state
17. A．pleased B．bored C．puzzled D．touched
18. A．combination B．composition C．connection D．satisfaction
19. A．in B．behind C．out D．away
20. A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip
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